The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-11-28
Infamous Outrages.

The Democratic party, that is going to brin &
honesty, economy and peace once more to tho
country, establish justice and equal rights, and
restore the right of majorites to rule, is giving
delightfnl foretaste of that happy time, as it
goes along. The recent election in South Caro-
lima was one Of the most Infamous outrages ever
perpetrated. Three fourtbs of the legal voters
in the State are Republicans; yet in some Conn
ties, heretofore Republican, there was not Re
publican vote cast. Ia one County only did the
Republicans have majority, and measures arc
on foot to deprive the members of the Legisa-
ture from that County of their certificates.
Counties heretofore giving very large Republi-
can msjorities, now give Democratic majorties
ranging from 1000 to 1000. The way these
large majorities were obtained-being, in some
Counties, larger than tine entire legal Democrat
ic vote-has recently been exposed. The Cincin-
natl Gazette, last week, sent in every copy Of
the paper fac simiie of the tickets used. They
are very small in size, printed on tissue paper of
blush cast These tickets were supplied to the
Democratic managers in all the precincts by the
thousand. The regular Democratic tickets were
larger, printed on heavy white paper, bnt diff
ferent from that on which the Republican tick
cts were printed, SO that the difference could be
distinguished by feeling. Some of the small
tissue tickets were openly voted, in order that
the prcsence.of such tickets in the ballOt-box
might not create surprise. But most of the
Democrats voted the larger and heavier ticket,
SO loosely folded that they would readily un-
close after going into the box, aud in each tick
ct were enclosed from five to thirty of the tissue
tickets, their thinness not preceptibly increasing
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the judges would thrust stick into the box,
and violently stir the tickets about, causing the
tickets to be freed from their confinement, aud
thoroughly mixed with the Others. The clerks
of election would, during slack times of voting,
add large number of ictitiuos names on the poll
list, in order TO make the number something
nearly equal to the number of tickets in the box.
But even then, the number of tickets far exceed
ed the number of names. An ingenious remedy
was devised for this. Persons were bndfolded,
and permitted to draw tickets from the box, to
reduce the number to the proper amount; but
it was observed that they never drew out q tis-
sue ticket, but invariably Republican ticket,
il there were any iu the box. Ballot-boxes were
opened and tampered with long before the time
for closing the polls; and when the United
boxes, they were informed that the duty had al
ready been attended to- and in some cases they
were assaulted.
Republican was elected to Congress in Geor
gia, but bis votes we're thrown out, and the
Democrat returned as elected. Four Republicans
were elected in North Carolina, but two have
been counted out in the same way, and the 9TH
er two probably will be. An attempt was made
to countout the Republican elected in Florida, but
m order from the Supreme Court compelled the
plotters to canvass the Republican votes. In
this way, the Democrats have secured major
ity in the House. There they will at once pro-
ceed to increase their strength by unseating Re-
publicans, and seating Democrats in their plac-
es. Nearly every Republican from the South
will be ousted. Every Republican from the
North, elected by small majority, will have his
seat contested, and will be turned ont. In Iowa,
a few Democrats in each District held an elec-
tion on the 5th of November, aud voted for DEM
ting up the plea that the 5th Of November was
the proper time for holding the election, and
they boast that they will be successful. In view
of the Colorado experience, there is reason to
believe that it " ill turn out as they say.
This is Democratic honor and fairness. II is
the spirit that so lately took the form of rebell
ion. 1t is Fastening to that end again, as rapid
ly as it can. Yet We find Republicans, every
election, who raise a clamor against the candi-
dates of their own party, and work their hard
est to elect Democrats to Office.