The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-06-19

60 those established another within q
Few miles. .Fa.ia. .a8. bua civ
At Rushland, which is near the city
|of Charleston, and art und which :
large majority of the colored people or
the island live, the poll was abolished
about six hundred colored voters live
at that end of the island. Campbelps
Church poll, which ID in, the center OF
the island, was abolished also. The
poll at Andell's store, which is at the
extreme end Of the island, and ut which
a very small vote, is cast, net more
than one-sixth of the vote of the island,
was the only poll left on that island,
SO that the large number Of people at
husband had to make round jour.
|ney of forty miles to vote. bo4 rsll
Mr.. R. M. Wallace, United States
Supervisor, thus testihes: ~, III
Question. Had you any sconversa-
ton with any parties, democrats, dur
ing the day, about the use of these It's
sue ballots t"E ,..-.... a. .......
Answer. I did not. n va 9o ID.
@. Did you have any conversation
with any parties, democrats, after.
ward in referenceSto their being used
A. I had frequent conversations
in relation to the matter after the elect
ion. They regarded it generally as u
huge joke which they had perpetrat-
ed on the Republicans. They did not
pretend to deny the fraud. E+
of He further swears: .a FIX .
During the day, after dinner afftter
twelve o'clock-a man came to me
whomI knew to be an active and
prominent Democrat. Ue said to me
that he was Democrat, but that he
was q friend Of Mr. Campbell. T had
long known him to be q Democrat of
the most straight-out sect. He had
been very active, and had done all he
could to break down the Republican
party, but he was in favor OF. honesty
and fair dealing. He was also, as i
have said, friend of Mr.. Campbelrs,.
and desired his election. And no W -
said he to me Indignantly, "they are
stuffing the ballot-boxes all over town."
x x He told me also that a plan
had been agreed upon 10 seize and de-
stroy the poll list at the Washington
engine house. The reason of that was
because it had been too closely scru-
tinized by the officers who went there
to allow any Of those tissue tickets to
be put in. The result was that there
would no doubt be large Republican
majority at that poll, and therefore the
Democrats had determined to destroy
it. .,5..<.4.t -A...... w.. I'd
O. Was the box destroyed? a
A. Tt was destroyed.
After giving various extracts to
show that the Democrats would not
permit any Republican meetings I'M
less they would yield one-half of the
time to them, and various other meth
DDS to intimidate the colored voter,
Mr.. Williams closes in the following
eloquent manner: . a
Gentlemen Of the South, you think
us moved by spirit of hate you think
us actuated by selfish motives; you
imagine that we seek to keep open
these sectional issues for political pur-
poses. You were never more mistaken
in your lives. If there is anything the
people of the North long for, yearn
for, pray for, it is political peace and
commercial prosperity. Without fact
to stand upon sectional issue could
not live an hour in the North the peo-
pie are tired of sectional issues; they
want peace, but they love justice.
They realize that you suffered in the
war as we'll as they; that your homes
were stricken, your fields laid waste,
your cities made desolate; they know
tllat,in defeat your pride was wound
ed, and that5in all you do you have to
contend with the, education, the asso-
Citations and the surroundings Of life
time; they appreciate your accomplish
ed manners and genial ways in social
life, and we Of the West realize how
many interests we have in common
with you. Let this reign of barbarism
ease let social ostracism for political
opinion be nofmore; let the example of |
your brave Longstreet and your Gen
eral Key be followed. In short let all