Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-27
THE ALABAMA FRAUDS.
Nv ADDRESS Br THE REPUBLfCIN STATE
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IN THE LATE ELECTION THE RECORD or
sTUPENDoUs yILLA1SY-FACrs THAT EVERY
NORTHERN MAN SHOULD READ AND PONDER
The Republican State Committee Of Ala
bama have issued q calm, temperate and ad-
mirably constructed address, in which they
give some illustrations of the manner in which
the Democratic officials IN that State mauipu-
lated the returns at the late election. We
have such excellent authority as Gen. Han
cock, Democratic candidate for the presidency
of the United States, for the assertion that
ut is only by full vote, free ballot and fair
count that the people can rule in fact, rs re-
quired by the theory of our government. 1t
must interest Gen. Hancock to know how his
adherents In Alabama interpret this principle
and what their idea of "a full vote, free bal
lot and fair count" is. We have space only
for few Of the cases which the committee
cite in their address cases, il should be add
cd, in which the evidence is so clear that
Democratic journals have not attempted to
refuto it, choosing the more convenient plan
of keeping dark in regard to it,
The case at McGohee's Switch, in Mont
gomery county, has been given greater pub
licity than any of the Others because there "A
ullllAhi1 Nblllhiil huh an hIluth lDnNtg AllNltl
the orders Of the governor of the State were
present to assist in the fraudulent count
thereby illustrating another of Gen Hancock =
sonorous sentences, that "the bayouet is not
n fit instrument for collecting the votes Of
freemen.' At this voting station the Repub
licans polled G72 votes by actual ount-the
Republican voters receiving their tickets from
one man, giving him their names, aud going
direct to the polling place, holding their tick
ct in view as they depostedit. These special
precautions were adopted because at the cleo
ton two years ago tho Republican votes were
returned as cast for the Democratic candidate.
| When the count began, out of the first 10
votes taken from the box 10 were Republi-
can and 30 Democratic. At this point the
candle was eXtinguishcd the ballot.box dis
| appeared and then reappeared full Of tickets,
and finally the only Republican inspector was
| expelled and the count went on under Demo
cratic auspices, with II company Of soldiers to
| guard the building and protect the cauyassers
in their nefarious work. Tho return of the
! inspectors gave the Republicans l32 aHd the
| Democrats $40 in the total vote. To believe
| this return to have been an honest one, we
should have to believe that of the first Ia
votes in the box l1G were Republican, while
Of the l97 counted while the Democratic in
spectors were alone, only lG were Republican.
| We should also have TO believe that 1872 Re
| publican voters were enabled so TO terrorize
80 Democratic voters that the governor was
| justified in sending troops TO protect the lat
| ter
At Kendal's Beat in the same county by
actual count "a Republican and O. Demo
cratic votes were deposited, but the Republi-
can majority of 40 was reduced TO Is in the
count and even this was thrown out by the
! board Of supervisors. At Robinson's Gross
L J.. u. I II
Democrats 30, but the inspectors made nc
official report of the returns. At Porter's
Beat the inspectors publicly announced that
the Republican majority was $780, but in spite
| Of this they suppressed the returns altogether
| and thus DISTINGUISHED the district, without
| any preteNt or excuse. At Old Elan. 80
Republican votes were polled to IL Demo
| cratic, and the count proceeded until POO Re.
publican aud , Democratic votes had beer
counted, when the candle was cxtinguished
and the count suspended and no return wa,
made At Union Academy and Dooley's the
Democratic inspectors were so jealous in roll
ing up II majority for their party that they
stuffed the boxes 30 that the total number oil
votes was in excess of the total number OF
male citizens, over p years Of age, reported
in the census returns. Here are some spoci
men frauds in Wilcox county:
| Before the election, the leading Republicans o
Wilcox county, fearing that they could not get a fai
count IN the eastern end Of the county, concluded
advise the Republicans IN the several precincts not L
| vote, and then the democratic steal would be mad
more palpabe. Republicans posted themselves nea
the polls, and took down the Of every coloret
| mum Who voted. At SNOW Hill seven colOred mel
voted The Democrats gave themselves, IN their on
cial return at this precinct 800 votes but accordn
TO the census returns Of last June there are only 10
whites living IN the precinct over q years Of age
Add to the white the seven co0red votes and hAV
total u l5g votes poed at this precinct-iG1 les
than the oHBcal return. At Attention precinct tw
colored men voted. The Democrats gave themselyo
347 votes The last census shows hut CO whites IN IL
precinct over u years Of age. Total &c yotes-2 70
less than tie official return 1t was the same at Pin
Apple.
In Bouham's precinct the returns gave the Eepubll
caus y votes aud the Democrats 476, making a tota
vote Of 49S or l42 more males Il years Of age, tina
reside IN the precinct, according to the b
for the fret time since the war, is made to return
Democratic majority Of over 1000"
In Lowndos county also, which has Away
cast its vote for the Republicans, and whicl
has n legitimate Republican majority of 1000
the Democrats counted themselves in by POO
majority. Careful lists Of voters were KEEP
Mt the polls in the several precincts. Her
are some OF the official figures, showing tn
shameless frauds perpetrated there:
CoGey, Democrat, $500; McDumc, Republican, 1900
| owen, Independent, 5O3,
BESroS BEAT returned I2j votes FOR CofYey, 20 70
McDuihe. McDuGie has obtained the names OF Ia
Erif. 90 votes.
CHuRoH NH BEAT returned CoHey 100 votes, NJ,
Duthc Is. McDufhe has the names Of III men VIII
voted FOR him. NfJrIu3 in this bat, IOA votes
CoLLEnISE BEAT returned CoGey Isl votes, McDu
he "a. McDufde got here 80 votes, and the Republ
u the beat stand ready to swear to it. NJrdu
~ has beat, 2O0 votes.
GRIDRoSvILLE.-McDuHie's voters registered tine
names publicly, giving 442 votes. The returns CAV
him l02 votes; the remainder TO Cohey. Net fraud
hts precinct, $40 votes. At this beat there weI
white men who voted for McDutie and not for II
| balance Of the ticket, and vet the Republican tick
got the same vote for all the candidates on it, accor
ing to the returns.
PRAIRIE HILL BEAT.-There are but four whit
men living here, aud one Of them voted for Medium
The returns give Cohey SO and AcDuffe only n vote
McDuie has the names Of 1856 men who voted for hi
there. Net fraud IN this beat, so votes.
LEroHArcMR.-Oneh hundred and eighty-seyen me
voted for McDufe. The returns give CoGey 2I2 vote
McDuthe 30. Net fraud ia this beat, IO5 votes.
LowSDEsBoRo' BEAr.-McDuthe got 44O votes; IL
returns gave him 24a votes aud CoGey 272. Net frat
ia this beat, 100 votes At previous elections III
Democrats did not get over IS votes at this box and
less number Of colored votes We're poled for tue
there at this time than ever before.
WHITEHALL PREoISCT.-McDuhie has the names
9T6 persons who voted for him still the returns gi,
him only Il votes, but go for CoGey. Net fraud
this beat, SSo votes.
Such facts as these cannot but excite Ill
indignation and distrust even of those poop
who have tried to believe that the South il
tends fair play at the elections They const
tute painful commentary upon the glitterin
and high-sounding expressions in Gen. Han
cocks letter of acceptance, and they sho
how jocose are those Democratic journa
which publish Hancock's sentences in itali,
in one column, while in another they ejoiC
over the results of the frauds which made I'll
Alabama election farce and a mockery.
wade HHamPtOn's speech.
! The great Southern leader of the Democr