Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-07

North may wonder that it is SO. But
| wish they might witness how it is
00ne.
II is asserted tina. the colored peo-
pie have gone over to the Democratic
party, aad that, as Hampton affirm
ed, $4,000 voted for him. But a
greater lntruth was never uttered.
1t Is perfectly astonishing how the
colored people cling to the Il epubli-
can party, and that, too, in the face
Of the strongest opposition from the
white people, who own the soil to a
great extent, and control the capital.
They often submit to be driven from
house and home rather than vote
the Democratic ticket. The Demo.
cratic party can get only a very few,
comparatively worthless colored
men, to train in their ranks; those
who are inclined to be idle and in
temperate. You may well ask then
how they control the State? | will
send you ia this a specimen of the
ballots by which, in this section they
counted out a large Republican
majority given by this county. We
have here from 800 to 1900 Re-
publican majority. At the last
election they overcame this, and Sc
cured some 800 majority for the
Democratic party. The tissue bal
lots which l send you were voted,
and counted they are from ballot
box after the returns had all been
duly made. The Democrats here,
without blushing, freely boast of
bow they did it. Merchants, claim
ing to be respectable, instructed
their clerks how to do up and con-
ceal the tissues in their regular
ballot. Ministers claimed to think
it was al right, as il was done for
a coed purpose. Two Democrats
in this county boosted of casting
$50 ballots; one voted twice, casting
80 at one ballot. AT the polling
place, where | reside, there were
found over three hundred more bal
lots in the box than names on the
list. The number Of ballots were
reduced by extracting the excess III
Republican ballots, and counting
the Democratic. This could easily
be done when one was blindfolded
by the sense of feeling. They re-
fused to allow respectable Republi-
cans to witness the count. Ii any
one, they claimed to be a Republi-
can, was allowed to be among the
managers it was some one too stupid
to understand how the thing was
done, or else plians tool that
could be used to their own liking,
In an election held in this county
for a judge Of probate, it is now
known and conceded, even by Dem
ocrats, that the man run for the
office by the Republicans had two
votes on the count to one of his OPP
ponents, still they counted in the
Democratic candidate. There is no
difficulty here in getting tools to do
this dirty and illegal work for that
party. The idea seems quite prev
aIent here that the eud jusLifes the
means, They seem to think that
the negro has no right to vote any
way, and for that reason 30 harm
TO pentralize his vote. It is done,
they say, to keep bad men out OF
Office.
Senator Hampton never uttered
more truth in the same number OF
words than when he declared the
Of Lee and Jackson to be
the ones for which they were now
conteuding. Some suppose that the
reason slavery does not now exist
the cause for which they fought has
disappeared; but this is not the
ease, The spirit OF slavery still
lives in the South, the same pet
ideas in regard to state governments
and rights, and the same determina-
zion to control the co!ored people TO
serve their interests, and the same
Unsuitable desire and purpose to !
control the general government.
They are now seeking by strategy
aud diplomacy to secure the object
they failed to reach III the contest of
arms. That cause is as dear to the