The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-06-08
THE. SOUTH KENTUCKIAN.'
ADvERTIsING RATE.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsllixdtos, .Juhs G., 1880.

| VjI,.. ,k,v ;oiuf r,tle rovulatii,V' lid
p,as,S%LCrn,u AL xvi,;ehE has ,9ssed
,Iih Ssna,, aud';s likply py rjass tho
,Ionss liz hss hte,,. yinlI,,i,y attacked by
,hs R.d;sai mrs.g and politicians M
III s",, .ms a. soc,te tho uresidency,
80, oy.ry oHe ot these shriekers
Ln,,,,s'u,:,,ha I;.s aud that the ruld
T. s"s.n,ir ns n can be made. The old
3s,,J ioi,tt rule used by the Republic
,:nns mn ~ i'm the mower OF either
Lnuse IN re;cct MD euiife vote of
St,,c, Tb;s new rule. while in other
rrsnect. substantially tho same as this
EoId oue rc,,nirrs the concurrence Or
hn,l Ln,sea m rciect auy vote. which
4 il crrtain,v n change in favor Of saie-
i ~ anj tsirness. So these Radicals
locc,,nv tho vrrv consistent and hon
Lesr' aiii,ulle Of deuouncina their own
rnlc careiullv improved. What they
wnnted now ,hnt the other side con-
trolls Cnnvress. Ia come bin or scheme
lilo tha, nr ihe willy E,lulunds, by
whi,h ,hsv soild trick the majority
,hyo,Jh, Tho nresidjng officer of the
sana,c .ad,l n l. not certain tlst. etefi
no,y sn,ms,,inv of that sort will not
Ihs ottomn,ed by ths advocates ofa
E"s,ronv government. 'et taF @
I Rnver,l's bll ieuislatipy present
| Elec,ion Superyisors out of Office
,nsr .Tulr lst and making future APP
nnin,e.. .uhie,I 10 confirmation by
,hc senate, was Tie OCCASION of a prrt-
liy lively debate IN the Senate this
werk, hit tLe hill. M slightly amend
.l hv Ssnu,or Thurman was passed.
Wr f,nntIinc made n particularly Bit
irr sucech npninsl II. charging that IL
| WIS rime,l II supervisor Davenport
nf Nav York Civ more than any
nne el.e This ~ course ia not true
,hnu,h II its only effect was to de-
uo.c .ncl, thorough rascal NJ ''little
Johnny Davenport" the bill world
hr wise mud uroper. The Rebhbli.
cans were ycrv hitter against the
measpre and nc ,lsed the Democrats
Of nearly everything including the
nae Of ,issue ballots 10 South Carroll.
M. II did no, occur 10 any Demo-
crst to remind them of the fact that
tho noiorious tissue ballots are Ito.
pnblican inyention. They were first
nsed In 1910 IN Florida by tho Re-
nuldicons ma Was i,r0yed before
lf,onvross;onal con,nitlee and NOT DO
Med by the Republicans al the time.
The Southern carpet .baggers were
IinvepiousielIows In this kind OF po-
, | lii,ic,I tyand. and tho tissue ballot was
Inv no means the only sample of their
, ys,,,us In Mobile they established
q regular school of rcpenters where
yang. of men trained for weeks be-
fore election In voting. returning TO
tho room. exchanging hats and coats
with others and going out 10 vote
again. and II was shown before u
: Congressional committee that these
: tr,;nrd reneaters voted as many as
\ tventv five times n day, 1t Is anus
: inv n scnr Renublican Scnat ors bold-
Liz and erayely accusing the Demo-
,r,,s of election frauds when they
+, rnnw thai ihore is no kind o election
h rraul and violence which was not
| systommatically practised by their
e own Marty for wears. not In one
= southern State. but IN almost hll Of
!. them. and whom they have resisted
evorve effort of men like Mr.. Bavartl
. o,. .h;s aa..;on ~ i,nnrove tha fe;ierar
]",o.,;o, ] IL a,.s u.h,ch are act nowIedeed
% nN...h,;,,.ns i;ha NJ Ear6nlI fn
- -! p,o,,Sno,,; 4, oyder tn nrevent
maeu nv a.n"saa, aU ahms.s ~
. "9 ~ 49, ,.s, ., ,hn ,hroc nronosc,t
@ ,,. ~ a. ,ho o,cc,;on laws viii
,,c ,.u',', corara al a, onec n a M
I,I.., W ~ o.rast of Stat. a,cetior
,h pa,.nra hv 1sdsrai e,ec,ion officers OF,
ino,;n % 4 Th.v',nav he nrreated
s'o.,h o" .,.so ~ ,Lo elo.,,on and ara
n MnS,o Si ~. o oo'rsa ror miscordnct Tho
!. a ,h,n ~ ,'roya,,. S,oto ty,cers from,
Ir bI boIur drsgged from m. polls during
,%o v nro"sass ~ ,he election. as han
~ o P,; P,nno r., sovaro, ;nstances thus
j. Ivv ~' ,So ,oJ.rai oaiccrs who ara
e ,n,nr;ss uas l"' s,rnna nar,isan IN abso.
N ~ ,,,,n sna ,,nras,ri.,od control ot the
lu'V anu un'e',..v.u" ill.,. 7, ,r;j,
w IcuicNuucIcu thns sho cs"sS e".'Ss
v nes haVe ~ Po"et .s,';...,