Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-08-21
THE ALABAMA FRAUDS.
A Southern Man on the situation.
To the Editor of the Inter Ocean.


with another of the most honorable
UnlOn-Whig families of this state, all of
whom were opposed to and voted against
secession. Yet, in the breaking out of
the war, promptly Joined the army of
General Lee and served till the close of
the rebellion, receiving desperate wounds
in said service; and, pointing to my civil
and military record, / challenge the re-
spect of all Southern men.
In 1915, after Alabama, by fraud and
the whlte-llne race issue, was sieZed by
the Democratic party, my sense of honor
and justice revOlted, and openly espOus-
ed the cauSe of the Republican party.
For this crime (?) am to-day a stranger
and an alien among the friends of NV
youth and my companions in arms. [
have the honor to he member of the
state Republican Executive Committee,
Chairman of the Republican Executive
Committee of the Sixth Congressional
District, and Chairman of our County
Republican Committee. had the honor
TO represent my county i'm the State Re-
publican Convention, and my district as
a delegate to the late National COnven-
ton at Chicago.
On the 10th day of July went to the
town OF Pleasant Ridge, i'm this county,
to make Republican speech. Soon af-
ter began crowd of white Democrats.
several with open knives and large sticks
In their hands, came up and Immediate
ly began to interrupt me, so that / could
scarcely utter two sentences without in
terruptiOn. demonstrated, assuring
them that they were injuring their own
cause by such course, and distinctly
announcing to them that did not de-
sire to array one race against the other
but simply to break down the white line
race issue raised by the Democratic par
ty; and yet, while reading letter, pub
llshed, Aug. IA. 1879, in the Eutaw Wing
democratic paper, / was stopped, for
hidden by them to read said letter, and
cursed and abused repeatedly i'm the
yllest terms; and one of their number
declared that they were all Democrats,
and that should not abuse the Demo-
cratic party. The accuracy of this state
ment is admitted by the Eutaw Mir
ror. another Democratic paper, publish
ed here On July 20, 1880. But this is not
all. They cursed my little 7-year-old
boy, who stood dumb with fright before
them. Moreover, was obliged to desist
in my effort to speak, and was assured
man, that was in great personal dan
ger; and, but for his protection. I am
fully satisfied that | should have sus-
tanned serious, if not fatal injury. The
aforesaid newspaper, the Mirror, i'm COM
menting on the affair, saws: "That
which seems to have been most offensive
was statement which Mr.. Bird is said
to have nave made to the effect that the
DQmnarafc lax hn choI oil
and then cheated the negroes out of all
they made" ThereupOn the editor indites
a long leader, calculated to infiame the
passions of men. But the charge against
me is miserable untruth. [ simply
read from the said Eutaw Wing the fol-
lowing sentence: "The efforts seems to
have been, with every recent legislature
to so perfect the laws touching agricuI-
ture that the mOneyed man could shut
his eyes and sleep the year out, and then
gObble up all the laborers made" This
explanation was made to said editor.
who engaged to do me justice i'm his col
umns, but has so failed to do so.
On the I'd inst. we had here that which
Republicans fOOlishly expected would be
an election, which proved to be hollow
count. This county. in which the Re-
publicans are better organized than they
have been for years and which gave Hayes
and Wheeler 1851 majority, was turned
over to the l.. emOcrats. At one box.
where we had three respectable gentle
men 1.-TWO of whom were Democrats) to
inspect the tickets and see them deliver
ed into the hands of the managers. our
6lS Republican ballots on the final count
turned out to be only 343, the balance
going to swell the Democratic vote: so
that this box that gave Hayes and
Wheeler 525 majority is now counted
Democratic by Is majority. At another
box, where five competent witnesses in
spected every ticket carefully, and where
every voter marched singly to the box
with his ticket in full view and placed
it into the hands of the manager, our
$50 votes PANIED out only 70. OF these
tickets 100 were rejected, as we are in
formed, because they were not folded.
when the truth is folded every one
with my own hands except 1876. These
are samples of this miserable travesty
upon fair elections. This is the terrible |
mode i'm which the South has been made |
solid.
Sir. we are to-day existing under a |
despOtlsm more dreadful than the Rus |
land, the man who is devoted to the Wing |
principles of his fathers dare not give |
utterance to his views, for fear of stud |
led precautiOn and ridiculous prescrip-
ton. No good Samaritan goes to him to |
"bind up his wounds. pouring i'm oil and |
wine." He is pilloried i'm the public |
press. He who dares rebel against this |
cruel Oligarchy writes in burning char
acters over his welcome door that ter
rible inscription from Dante, "WhO en-
tiers here leaves hope behind" His |
lintels and dOOr-posts are spattered with |
the blood of his sacrificed reputation. |
and friendly feet turn away from the |
fatal place i'm instructive dread of the |
socially destructive fires that flame I'D |
on his hOspitable threshold. The fOrked !
tongue of SANDER pursues him and his |
innocent family; and. be the hapless |
man ever so virtuOus, drunken libertines,
Ignorant parvenueS, and social Outcasts, |
by beSliming him, seek and gain gal
yanized responsibility, and sure pass
port to Democratic society. These |
wretched pariahs. whom our fathers
would have disdained to set to watch |
their flOcks, have become the tutelary
saints of southern chivalry. and honor.
To the care of such abandoned |
creatures are our priceless repu
tatiOns committed, vile cOunterfeits of
noble race, who, aside from their instinct
i've baseneSs, have neithe the intelligent
to comprehend high political principles,
nor the yirtuOus courage to maintain
them.
oh, free north! "Can such things be,
and overcome US like summer cloud |
without our special wOnder?..
WINEICI N @ DrDD