, 1879-03-07
TIE pLAQUEM1NE FRAUDS.
a "Reminiscences How the Democrats Cheat
cd Clay Ont Of Louisiana.

r.,r l,rt s,ton ffnd,
hi ~ ,,.. ~" i'o.n 'nc,no IN rantul
hatl VA" apo''lnaole 17ao'''' .''1 o".'"s.u''s'
fatrant rcrlurtes, Ehlell aro notofloustS perft~
tratc,t In all ttc great cties." "rcnnsrlvania"
],c conttnuca. "If, 4, tbcy sav, she las gIrra
=. ~ .,,o .' H. i,,,, - tt,ro,t,t,
o,eV' 'o1 oaf au'elep."et liza oo.e ,s'.,
The l'ascst ffas!H. Is IL not soi anu look at
New York. Iu tlIe city tlrre were thrown 1900
votes. or ono yotc .jor every tive !nlablta1,te.
I'M KNOW '''at aF'y ',.l ''o''s'"' S"''e @'''' 10
no s"els 1hl1i3 Oh eaFth.'
They mat'agc'l tI'r 81 s',ltgs somewhat bcttrf,
however, ,iown in rlno,.c,ntnc, wusc swarnph In
i''' I'.s."'''e'4 -. ',' ~, - .''. ..',.i
ald children; ''t'i whIrs l"'lca 'lsat }'as luta'
vote Ut 40. III 1si9 tho vutc had lallc'I 10 2ia;
in 1919 It had risen $40; Ia 15itit wos brought
r,,t.tnit ain. 1u,nrmo ,rnInrItv rns NftJ:
~, w. J., ~, 49, ~ ,,,,o ,xo, raj
IoEka sha1ofity III slie ota'o W 'a'Go W. "''
which lhc flIiG Returning Boaru ot tf'at daJ
,yot,id doubtless haze reduced li:nw zero Iv
Throwing t,l,t Ilr parish altogether, for good
ars s,tIlIclc,it rcarone.
IIr. Trrst ,rI,,ial election occup:gI more tla,
week il, lY,i tno,t Of tt,c Statrs voting u, HE
iii W Noycu,be., but sn:nr Ms late q. tie ilth
uuj mn. I.oljsiana lcsan with tl.. earliest.
tut. owiny In lcr *,,a,sc settlement, kept tho
country pt!!ls upcn tor i!,ree days Tits custom
wa, tl.,t la, On .tl,gr LcuN1rtI. tlr I.Oc0for0
i;cprrtrntntivc of tE: Parish vf plao,.e,,,lnc IN
t!.: a,e,.isiars Legislature. Ilc chartered
couple III stea,nhoats At New Ur'naus, shc Agnrs
and ;,, ri..,,rr. nut on toar4{ so,,,u }D votcrs
mostly Irish u1ttl er,na,,c, SUM. III wltonI elIl
1s. s;nal. n word ut English. kept tilcm well
supplied with lt.(aor, in ku look them tlywn
III: l.ycr 20 l1s three puI.fslg places In tic par
lsl, tlr fir It l,cirg Ilist below his own hume.
On ,It. rla;,tc: 1l:crc Wns great net}y;,v lurIn.
ltu tr',, In fillu. up tnx.rcleipts-a Task which
wns Incompletc whru tic frat 1antl[us was
REACHED, int which pIorcd outr s1.p.;jlut,,s Us
ttn3j1f NJ u,
rccrfpt; wlrn offered him Though tI.E law I'm
ptsei a prutryty qualification. The tick
Cts wyrc ta!:eu as fust as i1ev could
be s,lo;rI into f}r bo.., no questions ,p,,,w
asked, s,ul every fot,cI Iallp, hctnr opructt,
Ihr fyoam men IT.. msesYpa, feem p!u. to eB,it,aer
AMI calm. .bov, werc male to s:cn up alnt vote
3ur Polk. TIT! s1len this great moral spectarlG
lad closed ut olr lu,li! il WAS repeated ut tie
uey!, co t13al Cael, ri Lhs &3gttsutt.;s uutuyeu
1hr iHest1niAbc rirtl: uf suffrage from one 10
three times. Mtnntttnc Il, Wh!.s Of New Or
leans. yet llnE wind Ut The nIlnlr. had Dispatched
loa, to wines. ,hs prosseu'n.;' but tl,e sheriff
that l!c wns exmct[ne voters ty ho4,. l}y this
lie Ura,,t tat ilc hpuekt teIluwa il, u,ieatful,
wol,ll not BRONX delay, for elsewhere. wltn
take,, to task uy Wing voter:i.ir having uprl'ctl
declared tn. PEOPLE were cla,ror"n, 10 vote, ,n,l
he Ind .rat:!icd them. With euua cons!aerate.
ness, When Il stranger mas challenged ~ he
sworn 10 to hts qualifications, ,!le sheriff
61tEjlEl lIlq j5plc fIoln lDt EtGFtH lItst!J nIt
foybalc tic administering uf tue oatn. Whsl
tie Clay voter had succeeded. h5ter ttr
ptcatc:t difficulty, III ulnklllg Ills way through
lhu thronE to deposit Ills ballot, cnntrary tC
what was required Of I'll: t,uti.rrsidcnt ai!rns
a.r. minors he was regularly sworn; hut Ills
ballot tuu Was unfoldcd, and, II sometimes re-
| ceIvr,l, vas sometimes thrown upon the floor,
/ uni sosnc,i1lca L.eo!oco tailpt WIS sul,sti'
tuted for It. One Wing, VIM tried III VI to
react, "t!lc talile IN which was tie uux of tl'c
srrretnrY," pru.lcl.iy rcs,rcd iron. lie cnbarc,
anu .ivent nut on .hr road, where the etuwts
wcrr hurraliiu: Tor pulk uE.t Dallas OF atl sides
und cru"tu. iiHc coy:ts." ihtrc having seen =
rsn m c . ': . 10 js y ohs ws e d. H.
unfortunate, "wit,Iout Ills l,at and wounded
his SHIFT covered with blnoll, . lie tnlt
me that the Sheriff had stsuc's him With stiel;
tIt,l hal inflicted u severe wound Oil the head
.nt1 Ele Shovel ns severe l,ruIsc I'll thu righ'
shoulder. 'r'cn AMI MI MY trrnds wiu wish
ell 10 vote were Obliged to 'eaye and 70 to OH
lIollcs, fearin. that, II wc renla!ned, We Shout
Illu Whi. Senator In Congress. Mr.. barrow
sall III Ills place ssl !" he kuew full well lila
the lutte Presidential clectionE In Louisiana la
been carried by The mos. Infamous frauds. II
purtfUuW The 1p1 uf iImtStatr, 1t would be foam
eutfruces in favor Of Henry C1nr.' 10 this u.
Slidc;l {Dcm.) replied, IN the llonsr, that Nj
| D1tfQH WIS nut II gtSpOM5llhE
a,,pposr, III the arc.cn,'ss 4cuso ui thu tern,
lint there might haze been .sns prosabIy wer
Illegal votes Inst for tns Democratic Ticket
tAal this sur. of th!n.. always occurred !
wurtnly-r>,rtestcl elections, anil especially /
districts wl,cre parties were ntrcly baa,,rcl
Ile denied ii,at il,r leaders Of lin Democrat
party In Louisiana Ind encouraged or fanytioEc
ira ira IDS, a,,,l gave it rs Ills ,'hoIrn1n and dcr,
alc conviction u l.at n;uc-tcn;ts Ut ali thu Gle.
| tion frauds ever ncrpcLratctl fl, the Stats weT
0f Wiz origin mud in tnYur OF Wing cn,,.l
tiatcsJD Whether bee1.use II this hra*cn d
nyuwai, or pf th. investigation ordered b
tln, LpuIe!aua House on motion Of
member from East FcIciau. {a.anst vhir
cvcry DEMOCRAT voted hut twu1 Of brcuuse d
lila subsequent appointment as Minister
Mexico, Mr. S!ideil'e nainu l,ns come duwn
ilE III directly associated witt, tho plaqucM,
frauds, Ccrta!uly thr nrlt;,mctical appearance
, were o,moscl to tl,e correctness Ut ILLS denin
and lus sworn atllilnyits mn.le before tho Nc
UrIrnns CLAW Club Colnlnittcc were strong
corrouratiyo Of thu Whie charges.
Il partlai rc1ncdy ior tl,tsr evils, within Il
nroyinyo Of {he Federal Government, wus II
liking u uaform dny for hnlt!i,,. the election
50 ts to prts;unt waters going from ono State