Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-09-24

In Loundesbury precinct at previous
elections, the Democrats did not poll
over 20 votes; yet there are returned
for them 272. In Brooks 236 Demo-
cratic votes were returned, where there
are not TO exceed 20 Democrats in the
precinct.
Ia Green county the Republican can
didate for Probate Judge had 1000 una
jority, but the Democratic candidate
was declared elected by 27. Among
the means employed was the breaking
into the Sheriff's office and stealing a
ballot box containing votes giving
4,l20 Republican majority and destroy
ing the contents.
These are but samples of the WAYS
and means employed in robbing the
honest voters OF Alabama of Just rights
The fact is, that Republican hads 20, 900
majority, on fair count, and vet the
scoundrels who managed the returns
pretend that there WAS Democratic
majority OF 95,000at the recent election.
Gen. Weaver and Mr.. Randall, Green
hackers, who stumped the State, de-
elared that there is no doubt as TO the
Democrats having been beaten 10000
majority. In proof Of the enormity of
the outrage, is the fact that even Demo-
cratic papers in that State, alarmed at
the probable effect of the same, are pro-
testing against the ertent of the villainy.
Thus, the Birmingham (Ala.) True
Issue, which flies at the head of it's
editorial columns the names OF Ham
cock and English, has the following
editorial denunciation OF the great
crime
"The Democratic papers realize the fact
that great damage has been done TO General
Hancock in his race for the Presidency by
the Put-up majority Of $4,000. The cry Of
fraud has been raised by a cheated and
wronged people, and is repeated throughout
the land. exaggerated doubtless, and it is
telling fearfully against him in the North,
and bligLting with fear chances that were
bright up TO the time the manipuators ham
died that iniquity that disgracas the legisla-
ton OF the last sessiOn-the new Election
law. Had it not been used as II was 1t
would have failed, perhaps Of its purposes.
~ bears on as face fraud, and, OF course, as 1t
is intended 10 dsfrdud, it Ipds so used 1t was
too much, however aud the 95, 900 majority
looks about as ugly now as the eight TO seven
Commission did four years ago. Both these
Democratic performances are understood
BY the great mass OF the people,
and they are not 30 much surprised
at either A. the prea seems to b now At tho
$1,000 majority. They know who planned
aud executed them, and what for aud they
will not fail 10 Ssy II Hancock is defeated
that the defeat came 10 him through the
same channel As the cheat did 10 Tilden.
There was, In our opinion, NO NECESSITY
FOR so GIGANTIC A FRAUD for any
party purposes. Twenty thousand or $4,000
majority would have been enough TO fully
secure all the officers OF the State aud tested
the working capacity Of the "machlne"-a
machine that can grind out ballots and add
up mGjorihss thai don't erist; that disfran-
chisu The people and denies them ths right
Of a free ballot and an honest count, the
most sacred civil right ever wrested from the
citizen. Alabama, carried by ne fraud Qfa
msda, tiliiaaous Elseh0n lao, loses 10 the
party In the United States the choice Of a
Presidsnt and makes perhaps . Radical
Congress. What may the psopls hope from
a party that % oulfages them and thslf
rlehisf NslhisE sui wee v thaa aAd the