Daily Republican., 1880-08-21
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' OF III thiuS iuoso anu iohuVih eeeoA iV-s
about tie Alabsua election by the
Democratic presa, and the Every Even
ing publishing the notorious Hundley
T letter did so because IL W as asserted to b
authentic and signed by a responsible
party, and written from county which
was said to be one of those in which
! the greatest frauds were committed.
The pul lishing Of the letter was
juetif d because although Hundley
hal lem a confessed rebel, and there
was DO change yet, it was signed by a
responsible party and gave the lie 10
the loose flying garbled reports which
had been published in the leading Re.
publican papers without any RESPONSE
bic signature. Tho editor who few
with such eager haste to publish Hun
iley's lies, and to justify these lies III
= column editorial, if he is honest will
publish the address Of the Alabama
republicans signed by George Tuner,
Chairman Of the State Republican
Committee, equally and much more a
responsible man than Hundley. II
authenticity is wanted, 1t is there; if
responsibility and standing is wanted,
Mr.. Turner has il. The four
column address published in the
New York Tribune, on Friday, carries
truth and conviction with it to every
urprejudiced and honest mind. II
Southern elections are 10 be held in that
style and fraud praetioed as it has been
at the recent Alabams election to make
a solid South for the Democrats, then
honest men may we'll hide their heads
in shame and despair Of the Republic.
The address is so long that we can only
publish an extract or two to give cur
readers some little idea of how the
South is made solid. We hope that
Every Democrat who reads the REPUs
LIcAN, and there are thousands of them
will think over the matter seriously |
and ask himself whittier is the nation
drifting? Can it staad and be Re-,
public uuder such elections as have
been held in Alabama? More insignif
cant offences have led to long bloody
civil wars. Are we sure that such
elections will not plunge this country
into another civil wa? Surely it will
II an attempt is made to inaugu.
rate q President who owes his election
o such gigantic frauds. Here is q
State tina. upon an honest election
,uoh as has usually been held in any s
Northern State, that would be for the +
by a. least 20, COO majority, y
'&rried for the Democrats through the L
most outrageous and unheard Of frauds
" 5000 majority. II it is right to
AIRY an election by such means in :
Alabama, it is equally right in Ohio
md Pennsylvania. The only way in )
which such frauds can be met and $
checked at the present time Ia BY the u
North becoming solid FOR the Republi-
IAN party, not by fraud and dishonesty,
cut by the real force of public opinion. 4
The flood tide of fraud that is rolling o
Up from the South and which threatens Q
o engulf the government can only be II
hecked in this manner. The old Ma
on and Dixon line must be made the
reaktr between fraud and honesty,
8 it was once the breaker between -
Iavery and freedom. Let the impair. \
lal reader note the various devices a
sed to crush Gu; the vote Of the Re-
ublicans. In some districts State troops o,
ere called upon, though the Demo IN
ats have been loud in their condem-
alton OF troops at the polls and -
eneral Hancock says the bayonet is !
OF a fit instrument with which to tV
ather the votes Of freemen. At some 4
oints the boxes were 80 stuffed that 50
here were more ballots than voters. D.
t other points there were more votes ar
LIST than the whole population would NJ
arrant. AT other points, though heavy -
epublican maiorities were cast, heavy \
emocratlc majorities were returned. 1t NJ
stated in the address with simplicity h2
I'd great force that these frauds by the Inc
emocratic party, infamous as they are, -,
eet the approval of citizens called re- n
'ectable, because public opinion justi- Of
6 the practical publication Of negro ten
frage. So long IS the Republicans "a,
. mainly colored, the people who call y
emselves decent and respectable in n
. South do rot hesitate to counte- q
.Dcs the most shameless frauds, in
der 10 deprive the colored majority oil z
Eightful power. But this according M mr.
Democratic logic and reasoning is ga eth
'e ballot and far count" -
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