The Russellville Democrat., 1878-09-19
TILL PULASKI COUNTY
 ELECTION,


 spoken words are from the Iita. Rock Daily Gazette, of Wcdncsa.v Huh inst.
 We regret that we are 1unablc to give this morning the result ol tko recent electlQn ol this county. Wa have had official returns from nc2rg every county in the state, and ye. we are in the dark as to the resnl, If this county. We had been lcd ta suppose that on last Monday the f. Ind count could be completed and rb.. result announced; now We are tol5 that the result cannot be reached ho 1 fore Thursday The delay is gef. ting to be annoying, and jastioe conpels ns to say, throws q shadow of suspicion upon the proprioty Of the proceedings,
 With the judges of election clerks ballet boxes and all the machilerg oi government in the control of ong friends, the possibility Is upos, t!.om to see that the laws are ennorc cd and the voice Of the people as expressed through the baIiot-box 1 publicly and duly proclaimed.
 Ne gre toid by the Little Rock Democrat that the vote of Campbell Township should not be counted The reasons alleged therefor are tle same as those given hy the Radicals in throwing out the returns from many of the Louisiana parishes in the late Presidential election, which were university condemned by the l Judgement of the Democratic party / throughout the Nation.
 We are pncompromisiDgly oppos. ed to all such protcxts and prutea. ses nnllifying the voice of tue people and destroying the efficacy of tie b4I- lot-boX. Democrats cannot afford to initiate the example of the republi can party in practices that have sunk that party into odium and dis grace. In behalf of the Democratic party and of the principles of right and justice, we dcmand that all the votes legally cast in the late election in this county be speedily md fairly counted, without reference to re- suits.
 There is no other honorable alter native for Us to pursue, and any o,h- CT eourse would be full of disastrous results to the future sucess and pros peuty Of the party, and bring the blush of modification and shame, to the face of every honest Demo. crat. Again, we repeat, let the count proceed without delay, and let it be q just and honorable one; and whether beaten or not, we will at least come out with honor untar- nished, which is worth tenfold more than victory purchased with fraud and injustice.
 We have watched with no httie anxiety, and we must confess, after seeing so lengthy delay, with some grave appreheasions, to see what re- suit the recent clectton in Pulaski county would develop. After thrce four and five days, and then q whole week had passed away, and yet no result had been announced, We be- gan to fear that there was something wrong, We then began to watch the course of the Democratic papers of Little Rock to see if they would countcnanee the tamperlng with the ballot boxes or the doctoring of the returns. We are proud, therefore, to see that the Gazette has come out so manly, so plainly and so seusibly and honorably on this subject, and we heartily endorse what the Ga zette has said So well.
 IL will never do for the Democra- cy of Pulaski county to try to retain office and power by fraud and ras' cality at the polls, and the Demo cfats of the State should be quick to let it be known that such Q course will not be tolerated. We say that thc people will not stand it to have disgrace and contumely brought up on the party by the conduct of few men in Pulaski County, who think more of the spoIls of office than they do of the good oi the party. We profess to la been lighting radical corruption and rascaiity for the past sixteen years, and it won't do for Us to go to the same kind of work.
 The Democracy throughout tho State will endorse the position Of the Gazette, and will fix it's mark of condemnation indoliibly upon the men who venture to diagrayv the par ty hy attempting to defeat the will of the people as expressed at the polls.
 Our elections mnst be free, fair and houorably conducted. If we cannot win ny fair means, must }.He our time in patience and not blast the future prospects Of tho pat.y l..