Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-22
REPUBLICAN, INTRIGUE.
The Revolutionary Methods
Employed to Obtain Ma
jorities.
The Infamous Election Laws and
How they Have been Manip-
ulated.

tHG hulbNA DbHiCb StuHlt wv lHob oNpclOHt
gave the following bri,f history Of the
election laws, which the republicans
were determined should remain upon the
statute books;
Now, let us see how these laws purify
elections. | said that ! was here when
they passed. ] rccolIcct the debate very
we'll II lasted long time. What was
the principal reason urged, that which
seemed TO have most weight for passing
thcmY II WINS said TINT u was necessary
to pass them in order to protect The
poor freedmen down south from the ku-
klux and the whiteleaguers and the
Lord knows what. | did not believe II
then, and the history has demonstrated
that my Incredibly was well founded
Let us see whether or not these laws have
been used TO protect the poor freedmen
down south, or whether they have been
used 10 Cypress the lreemen of the north
First, let me show where the laws orig
mated. Did they originate in The south
among the poor freedmen? Did they
originate In the fertile brains of that
historical clnss Of people called "carpct-
baggcrs" who took upon themselves the
peculiar guardianship Of the poor freed
menY Not bit OF 1t. They did not
originate anywhere near Tint They
originated In The city Of New York, and
they originated In the Union League
Club of The city of New York; par.
tsnn political club. spcnk from the
book. If my memory Is not Mt fault,
md II IN pretty good memory for IN
old mnn, think can show that IL was
admitted in the debate on this iloor that
Al, InI la \
clubs | do not however, stand on any
such admission ns TINT, but ! will offer Il
little proof Of IL, and that VIII be found
In The report made by Mr.. Cnullield from
The committee on expenditures In the
department Of justice TO the house of
representatives on the 9th Of August,
1870, forty fourth congress, first session,
report No 800. ! will begin ON page
173 To read the testimony OF Samuel j,
Classy Who was Samuel j. GlassoyY
never saw hlm | have no knowledge
Of him except what he states about him.
self; but ] should suppose lhat our
friends ON The other side Of the chamber
will give crcdence to him as n respect
able man, for he appears To have been
the chief counsel employed by the Union
League Club of the city of New York to
Rtl WI lHtht WI lHNNt HtIFluit NV
presumption IL TINT he is n respectable
man; at least that ought to be the pro,
sumption on that side of the chamber.
But he took 10 his assistance II man who
liz not so respectable and who has bo.
come quite notorious, one John |. Dnycn.
port, md that duality oi law and pur.
tisnnshlp went tO work Mr. classy
sDys In his sworn testimony;
The Union Lenguc club, on tho evening of
Thursday, thc 9th of November, lhHS, appointed
Investigation mnGr into thc frauds alleged TO
have been committed NJ the election held on tho
TnrHdny Of that week, iva days before, That
committee wan composed OF i've orslx prominent
mombeiH of tho club all gentlemen well known
IN the community; ana ~ tho Instance Of TINT
committees WINS retained one or two day after
ward 10 net m counsel Tor tho Union League Climb
10 conduct Tint investigation. General John A.
Foster, well known lawyer OF this city, was
about the Hnmo limo retained IA my nHaoClatG,
lle ANA hnd u consultation together on tho day
inter we were respectively informed that we Ind
honn selected to do TINT work. aud arrived NJ IN
understanding bctwotn ourselves M To tho man.
her IN which II should hn DONE thu objects 10 he
sought, the methods Ia ha purauuh. mad immo.
dihtuly pm, ourselves IN communication with
the committee
Hero Is the way thcsc'laws originated,
not at all In tho interest of the freedmen
OF the south, rs has been SO often con.
tended but solely for the purpose, or
mainly for the purpose, of controlling
the elections Of the city of New York,
and by Tint means Of the great state of
New York
Now, how have they been exrcutcdp
Their execution proves Just what | shy
Let me give you some few figures upon
th0t subject taken from the official rc.
ports OF the attorney general and from
Tho reports OF investigating committees
In 1876 under these laws there were 4,
SB3 supervisors of election appointed,
and of those 100 were appointed in the
state of New York, nearly one half of
them IN Tint single state Again, there
were 6l0marshals appointed, and more
than onc'iourth ct them were appointed
In the state of New York. But now look
whore the money was spent for that IL
the main point There was expended
under those acts In that year the sum Of
SeS5,02i21. How much oi il was cXpend
ed TO protect the poor freedmen at the
south In the southern states, to wit: Ala
bnmn, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Missouri, North Carolina, South Carroll
m, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, $iS
1lOS6 were spent, while In the other
states $pai ,20a2l That IL TO shy, one.
alNlh ~ me money WAS spent III the south
and five siNlhs of il was spent IN The
north, That Is the way they protected
the poor freedmen, They had given him
the right 10 vote; they had compelled the
south In selfdciense 70 give him the right
TO vote. They guaranteed him against
any discrimination ON account of race,
color, or previous condition of servitude;
but when IL came to using the money Of
the United States, for = that they gave
to protect him, TO guarantee him, they
spent - 10 corrupt elections at the north
and TO deprive men of their right to vote
at the north
Yet the proposition "a repeal these
laws, which were thus brought 10 bear
upon the people of the north, to Cypress
them, and totrcad under the iron heel
Of dcspoIism the adopted citizens Of this
country, il all n device, we nre told, Of
the confederate hrigadicrs" wonder
that they have the face TO show them.
selves in this chamber when they have
such diabolical intent They are bad
men, for they shy that YOU ought Is
spend two hundred and odd thousand
dollars TO deprive northern treemen of
fi..an 81 II