New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-31
THE FIGURES FOR SOUTH CAROLINA.


LETTER FROM A PROMINENT AND wELL-INFoRMED
REPUBLICAN IN THAT sTAIE-How THE DEMO-
Gratis HAVE PREPARED TO ENGAGE IN FRAUD
THIS FALL
The following communication has been made
public at the headquarters of the National Repub-
Ican Committee III this city. 1t was received
primarily by General James F. Hail, of this city,
from prominent Republican of South Carolina:
The Democratic purpose to maintain the South solid
by fraudulent count clearly shown by the prepare
tions made tns end that 1t cannot be ignored or
DOUBTED The first step would be naturally so TO doctor
posed event appear piausibe to prepare tie expana
tion in advance Iney %ele dime g 10 sun M 'ae
they wanted they are making hay wnhe ihe sun shines
formed on some points relative to that State which
vince me Of q PREPARED fraud, and tapulate some
IN the North The census returns OF 1850 give South
Carolina population OF 9sl 400. increase since 1870
Of 29J 279 more tnan 40 per ceht Now cannot re-
oure an argument 10 convince any one tha THIS is not
True During most of that decade the state was under
Republican rule and IL Is iavorte Claim Oh 'he Demo
Gratis that the Radical rule bad that IT not only
kept back immigration but drove away actual residents
tbs true, they would ask US TO 9eeVe tnat tns
gain has occurred under the Democratic gov
OF the last -four 3 d Other san S n
operated 10 prevent immigration. That was not sum-
Gent TO keep away the flood OF emigrants to Florida
That state rapidly in population and wealth under
Radical rule. have an intimate acquaintance Win
been immigration. Northern people are not attracted
10 TO reside prferring home where BULLDOG
leu machinery. and where they are welcomed.
Nos tolerated mere merely-and that that. too. only
on political subjects in their pockets Northern capital
has ed 10 the state witness the Charles
ton City waterwork) No manufacturing OF any conse-
a1euee has been inaugurated.
some oored iaborers come into the State from
berth Carolina TO work turpertDe and have settled
along the islands, which are sort Q1 black mans
paradise Many coored peonle have buit homes mere.
they have come mostly from the interior say
without fear OF successful contradiction that the M
crrase from white Immigration has not been enough
1870 be classed factor IN the result OF the
census. The Democrats claim that families larger
South in the North which. If true, Is stll
rnafe true of the coored OF the white families. The
ssproportiOn made still greater by the number OF lille
Rinnae mUlattoes which ought 10 snow constant gain
Of Republican But this Is gned
90 tha ana VIII not
PREPARING TIE PUBLIC FOR COMPLAINT.
lately the leading papers of South Carolina have been
publishing edtorals-as much alike II they ali
dicsated from the MISUNDERSTANDING the
oussry which they anticipated would be made against
tls returns Of the South as II to oresta public
condemnation.
TIE purpose Of making exaggerated returns Is two
foe First for present any TO account
ths large fraudulent count which Is premeditsted In
tbs election: and second. 1t succeed, to gain IN
creased representation in Congress. The South has
leaned that 10 can carry elections surely and
easily by counting than by Violence as II docs not COL
trxsict their assurance perfect peace regns and
that is harmed Tor bis political opinions quite
bky Republican go 10 the polls TINS fai and
deposit his ballot without molestation, because they
AAy, You VOTE but we have the counting" Vio-
hence and outrage, intimidation and murder were neces
S&ry to wrest the Government from the hands
q the majority and such means were I ss,i
sSxGrol. the Democrats can Keep u by fraud.
ssx they consider this safer method. will men
6@ two examples, with the particulars OF which am