The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-25
Another oreenbaeksr's Experience IN
the South.

the South.
II seems to have been mistake on thu
part Of somebody out West in regard Il
Mr.. Weaver having repudiated the inter
view with him by an ISrELLIaEscRR re
porter while he was in this city. W,
thought 1t strange that any such repudia
ton could be made by Mr.. Weayer'l
authority. sf
And now It seems that Mr.. ]. q. Ran
dali. who spoke here last night and thu
night before, TO the Greenbackers, and who
is fresh from q Southern canvass, has hsG
rougher time by far than anything thai
Weaver personally experienced in Ala
bama. Weaver had his experience in the
way OF observation and hearssy only, but
Randallthad his visited upon him in per.
son. He gives an inkling Of it in the FOL.
lowing letter to the National Greenback
organ at Washington City:
To ne Editor of tie National Nitp: The
following extract from~a letter dated Au.
gust 10, 1880, in Alabama, tells Its own
story:
i"it was currently reported here that you
were killed at shubuda, and the Bourbons
were jubilant over 1t. was attacked,
abused, and threatened al the polls, which
were controlled by about one hundred un-
der. bulldozers, for expressing my opinion
against their conduct. Thursday night,
after the election, they assembled near my
house, threw, firebrands into my yard, and
threatened me with violence, and said that
! must and should leave, nearly frighten.
ing my family 10 death by keeping up Q
frightful yelling until past midnight.
They intimidated the freedmen, counted
US out, and counted themselves in. 1pre.
sumo many other counties are like this.
We beat them 500 majority, but they count
ed us ont by 200 majority, making q
change OF 700 votes. We need and must
have United States Marshals here to se.
cure fair election in November next. l
am now in danger OF mob violence any
night, but shall stand my ground until
killed. You could not come here again.
They would murder you"
We withhold the name Of the party and
the place from whence this letter comes,
lest It's publication would stimulate the
wrath OF the Bourbon aends. Nothing
that can be done will be left undone to
squelch any but the Democratic Han.
cock English aristocracy vote OF the Solid
South. How long, oh, how long, must
freedmen unprotected be left to endure
and suffer from the savage hate OF the
olIice.hungry wolves that call themselves
the great party Of labor, the real party OF
slave labor, cheap labor, disfranchised Ia
Dor? Must we be ruled over by q Presi.
dent such as It selects, and haye oil the
departments OF the Government presided
over by its bulldozing leeehes7 May this
cup Of bitterness be passed from US. But
Hit be necessary TO open the eyes OF the
intelligent people Of this country and
bring them to their senses, 30 they will
rise aud wipe out this remnant Of q fued.
al and effete aristocracy going mad, let It
come. J. ID. RANDALL.
What a delightful country the South is
in which to carry into effect the Demo-
cratic plank in the Cincinnati platform in
favor OF free ballot and fair count.
That plank should have been modelled
after their tariff plank, which declared for
"a tariff for revenue only" and should
have read free Democratic ballot only and
a free Democratic count only. This is the
only way the South interprets the plank,
and the only way in which they intend to
respect 1t this fall.
Hail Columbia! happy landl