The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-08-14
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

Special Correspondence to The Republican,
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Aug. 10, 1880.
Dispatches received here from
Alabama bring to light many facts
concerning the frauds psrpetrated at
the recent State election there. The
first report put the Democratic ma
jority (?} at 10000, later reports at
$1,000, and it may go higher. Of
course the size of the majority is at
the option of the Supervisors. The
machinery for producing Democratic
majorities has been brought to state
of perfection in Alabama. The per-
fOrmance in one of the counties NAV
be of interest to General Hancock,
In that county the Republican SUPER
visor, by accident of course, for the
Democrats always see that the Re-
publican Judges are ignorant men, or
idiots, was man of intelligence.
This Judge insisted upon fair count.
But the Democrats Immediately tele-
graphed for State troops. They came,
drove every one from the polls, blew
the lights out in the polling room,
threw the Republican ballots upon
the floor filed the boxes with Demo.
cratic votes, and returned majority
of $50 In other counties the polls
opened late and closed early, MANY
Republican voters being kept from
casting their votes by the Democrats
ahead of them. In others the Dem
ocrats voted at a side door, AS early
and as often as they pleased, while a
long line of Republicans in trent
were kept waiting, or answering
foolish questions put by the super
yisors. There are other tricks equally
infamous, that space does not permit
me to account. General Hancock,
who desires full vote, free ballot
and fair count" should address a
special letter to these Alabama Dem
ocrats. They do not seem to under
stand " hat he said about the bay
onets not being fit instrument to
collect the votes of freemen. But
then, perhaps, Hancock meant U. S.
BayOnets, and thinks it good thing
if State bayonets are used to dispense
Republican voters. Southern meth,
eds may aid The party in that section.
But in doubtful Northern States, the
effect can hardly advance the Demo
cratic cause.
Don Piatt (Greenback editor of the
Cdpital,) in speaking of Hancock's
letter, says that he has fewer views
than any prominent man he ever en-
countered. That he had hopes to hear
from him upon various subjects that
concerned the present interests of the
country, the tariff, class legislation.
the currency &c. &C., and then in
quiries, twas this accident or design
on the part of the Honorable Fl. Is
he really wrestling with the issues of
twenty years ago and dead now, or
did the "superb" fear the loss of his
own State in the event of his attack
ing any of her material interest?
Don't have views. said a shreWd old
Journalist to his mere brilliant, but
inexperienced junior. Views offend
somebody. Have plenty Of nerve
with a little fornication in it and you
will be sure of circulation. The
Honorable III. has only to add little
ferHication to his letter to fill the
bill. But then the Honorable II. is
superb"
Hanc0ck's nomination was SO much
better than the people were lei to
expect. that large hummer of Re-
pubIicans were at first inclined to
hurrah, if not to vote for him. But
the fact grows upon US day by day
that the nearer Garfield. is brought to
the people, the more popular he be-
comes while by the same process,
Hancock is steadily losing IN popu-
lar favor.
LOGAN.