Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-27
HOW THE SHOT GUN HAS DONE
ITS WORK.

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HOW THE SHOT GUN HAS DONE
IT'S WORK.
The solid South controls, to-day, both
houses of congress. Both are Demo-
cratic and the solid South furnishing a
majority of the Democratic members is
able to control the caucuses and the
caucuses dictate the policy to be pur-
sued. In order to understand how
efficient the shot gun has been in bring
ing about this state of things, it is only
necessary t9 eah fsnt t fdssved f fta IN
the State of Arkansas 22,l12 votes and
the electoral college. In 1872 he
received H. 1873 and the electoral college.
In 1875, Hayes had 1860. In 1873,
the Republican vote disappeared, sup
pressed in blood and terrorism and
fraud.
In 1876 President Hayes received
50,446 votes in Georgia. In 1873 the
Republican vote had almost entirely
disappeared; only 5,257 were cast, or
rather counted. The rest had been sup
pressed by the Ku Klux in blood and
terrorism and fraud.
In 1872 Gen. Grant received in Louis
lana II, ,663 and the Republicans elected
solid delegation to congress. In 1876
Hayes received 77,174. In 1873 that
heavy Republican vote had disappeared
and unanimous confederate delegation
was returned to congress. What became
of the Republican vote of 1875? 1t
was suppressed by the knights of the
White Camelia" in blood and terro rism
and fraud.
In North Carolina in 1868 Gen.
Grant received 96,769 votes. In 1872
he received 94,769 giving him the elec-
toral vote by 24,720 majority. In
1876 by the confederate count Hayes
received loS,4l7. Two years later a
majority of the Republican votes had
disappeared. What became of the Rep.
ublican majorities I? They were suppress.
ed in terrorism and blood and fraud.
In 1868 Gen. Grant received in Ala.
bama 1896 votes. In 1872 he receiv.
ed 90,272. Even in 1876, after all
the confederate manipulation, Hayes
was given $3.50 votes, yet only twc
years later, at the election for governor
not single Republican vote was coun.
ted. What became of Grants majorities
of '6S and '72 and Hayes votes of 1876
They were suppressed by the shotgun
in blood and terrorism and fraud
In South Carolina in 1868 Gen
Grant received 62,30l votes. In 1877:
he had 1920. In 1876 Hayes receiv
ed 9l,970. But in 1873 there wa.
not Republican vote counted on cover
nor. What had become of Grants ant
Hayes votes ? They had been suppress
ed by the rifle clubs in blood and terror
ism and fraud.
In 1868 Grant received in Mississippi
large majority. In 1872 his maiorit,
was 34,967. In 1876 the confederate
counted for Hayes 52,605 votes. Ii
1873, the Republican vote, an immens,
majority of the State, almost who'll,
disappeared. Only 2.085 Republican
votes were returned cast. What ha,
become of the rest? They had beel
suppressed by the shotgun in blood an,
terrorism and fraud!
In 1876, even by the confederat
count, the Republicans polled l,O96,52
votes in the South, but in 1878 the
were allowed to elect but six member
of congress. The Democratic part
holds by usurpation and the power o
the shotgun twelve senators and twenty
one members of the house of representa-
tives, which they never could gain b
fair voting, and these give them bot
houses of congress.
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Having gained this majority by tn
use of the shotgun, they mean to kee
1T by the same means. Hence whe
even Democrat is inclined, like tn
late Dixon, of Yazoo, to run as an indie
pendent candidate, he is removed frol
the power of doing anything to decreas
the Democratic majority, by the promE
use of the shot gun. If Republica
attempts to reorganize his party the sho
gun is promptly brought into use as
was in the case of Brice, at Wallalla,
South Carolina. Or even if Republica
has the hardihood to accept postoffie
formerly held by Democrat, he is fl
ished like Nix, the late postmaster
Blackville. in the same State.
The only place left where free vol
may be had is in the true and 10y
North, and if the signs of the times il
dicate anything, they indicate that Il
people here mean to make it as solid f
the right. through fair means and ia
:, voting, as the South has been made sol
for the wrong by the shotgun and bloot
deeds Ogdens6sry Journal
''Bub, did you ever stop to think
said grocer recently, as he measur
r | ant half uool1 &c xn8o{one k.&bn& IL /,