The Van Buren press., 1878-09-10
Let Us Have No Juggling.

The Little Rock Post has set up q
hue and cry that tho greenbacker5 are
to be cheated out OF their election IN
Pulaski county. The following article
from the Gazette, meets our views eX-
aetly. The Democratic party OF the
State cannot afford to have a stigma
cast upon it by an unfair or unlawful
means, in rendering q decision which is
not expressed at the ballot-boX. Let us
have no Juggling, but straight forward,
open work, that will bear the most scar
ching scrutiny, and if the Democrats
are defeated, say so. This is the Ga
zette's article;
A great deal is said, and much indigna-
tion expressed about the alleged traudn-
lent intentions Of the proper authorities
in declaring the result Of the late olec-
ton in this county.
We do not put any credencc in the
wild aud extravagant rumors that are
being circulated to the detriment of
those who are entrusted with the official
duty and responsibility Of making fair
canvass OF the returns, and footing up
the result according to the nature and
number Of the ballots east
There does not appear to be any just
grounds of fear, or cause of alarm in
what has yet transpired. 4hn canvass
ers, rs we understands have said that 'ney
would not be prepared to announce the
final result before next Monday. Pre-
suming that these gentlemen understand
the law under which they are acting, and
that they are honest and honorable men,
we have been contented to wait until
they announced the final result, before
entertaining even suspicion that they
would fail to do their whole duty with
out fear, favor or affection We are sat
isfied that, as honorable gentlemen, good
citizens, and worthy Democrats, they will
do nothing to tarnish their own eharac-
ter or the reputation OF their party, to
say nothing Of the stab that they would
intlict upon the cause of good govern
mont by pcrpetrating a fraud upon tho
ballot box and outragiRg the most sa
cred rights Of citizenship.
If there were no higher considerations
to deter them from committing such n
wrong, the mere fact that it would be
used as Il powerful weapon against us in
the approaching Congressional elections
at the North and West, would be sutlie-
lent to control their action.
We therefore hope that our greenbaell
friends will possess their souls in pa
tience, and await final developments, be
fore working themselves into an unreas-
enable passion. We have no doubt but
that everything will come out all right.
If they have received Il majority Of the
votes lawfully cast, they are entitled to
the offices to which they have been cleo
ted, and will most assuredly get them.
We are certainly in tayor of that and
will not countonaace, aid or abet any
unlawful attempt to deprive them of the
least of their rights. In a mere party
point OF view, it would be better for us
to lose dozen counties like Pulaski,
than to be put in an attitude that would
be used with such tremendous effect
against us in the infinitely more import
ant Congressional elections that are soon
to come off in the Northern States.
SnoI. ,''i.e, osSrfet - a 'zTe,s' ,gv,for q
the Radical cause that is now anguish
ing for tho want of well-authcnticated
Southern outragos' to inspire it with
fresh zeal and renewed hope. We know
that our friends are too sagacous to put
such dangerous weapon as that in the
hands OF our enemies, and therefore we
await their t0al action with full conf
dcnce in its iustness and propriety.