The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-21
NOTES.

JEFF Davis disabilities are to be
removed as soon as Congress again
assemblies. His friends say they are
going to put him 10 the United States
Senate as soon as "the niger Bruce's
term expires"
The latest estimates as to the
North Carolina Legislature, by North
Carolina Democratic papers, is TO
this effect: Democrats, 100 Repub-
~licans, 81 Independents, II. Seven
counties yet to hear from. In the
last Legislature the Democrats had
I24 members, and the Republicans
46. Then the Democrats had a ma
ljority of IS on joint ballot now the
Democratic papers only claim a ma
jority of 80.
A resident of Phillips county, Ark,
writes the Memphis Aralanehe that
the Democrats Of that county make
no secret Of their purpose TO elect
their ticket by bulldozing. They
have organized several companies Of
infantry and cavalry, numbering in
all 100 men, and in addition have
formed an artillery company. They
propose to force the colored men To
vote the Democratic ticket or not al
low them to vote at all. In 1876,
this county gave Hayes 2,S6I votes,
and Tilden 9S2 votes.
Oae would think that 0hio had
quite enough Of Democratic county
officers. There are forty-six Demo-
cratic counties in the State, and in
twenty-one Of these there have been
defalcations by county officials. The
records having been burned 10 some
cases, it is impossible to tell just how
much has been stolen, but the gross
amount 10 nineteen Of the forty six
is almost S650,000. Of this sum
more than half q million has been
lost TO the people, but only FIVE of the
d~efaulters have been punished. 1t is
almost as safe and profitable to be a
Democratic County official in Ohio
as to hold an Office of trust in a Mas
sacbusetts corporation.
When JEFF Davis talks treason and
glonfes rebellion, the Southern pa
pers pirate about free speech and in-
dividuaf rights. But when q Re
publican proposes to talk patriotism
and Republicanism 10 districts Re-
publican or Democratic, the tune is
changed. A proposition was made
to send Jere Hsrelsen into certain
counties of Alabama to make Repub-
lican speeches. This calls u from
the Selma ala Times the follow
ing, addressed to Hsrelsen:
We know exactly what We are
talking about, and have weighed
well every word We here put in
print. You are 10 danger. you devil,
spd before you know it, will bite
yourself with q snake. You cannot
longer 60 over Dallas county max
ing incendiarv speeches to the ne
grocs, and using every means in
your power to create riot and blood
shed. In doing such acts you be-
come q public enemy, and you are
liable to be shot down by any one.
Now, while we will not advise any
one to shoot you, we are free to say
that if you continue in your present
course, and it is done, we shall shed
no tears over your demise. We un-
derstand that you were supplied by
the Radical Executive Committee
with funds to return to this district
and whoop 'em up 10 the STYLE we
have alluded to. II this is 80, you
had better use your uneKpended bal
ance 10 getting away from this coun-
ty and section. Your incendiary
speeches must be stopped somehow
or somehow else. Do you under
stand?
The Edgeield Is. c. Adrertiser
has reached that point in Cancellation
when it advises Democrats 10 kill
Independent members of the psrty.
1t SAYS: "Do not be satisfied with
abusing and ostracizing them, but
hang them ~ Wonder il this is in
accord with the Southern policy?