Daily Republican., 1880-11-15
Nou,nern Election Frauds.

give overwhelming Republican majori
ties II fair elections were held. Thii
they never expected, but there were
those who thought that perhaps there
was more cha 90 in Florida than In any
other Southern State and they wer'
| o. Q pared to hear ofsither victory ride
feat Just as the bull-dozsrs and ballot
box suffers Of that State took notion
The slt etion was held ard
We hays the result. II the Republic
cans outvoted the Democrats Of which
there Ia rot the least doubt, the Demo
rats heat them in counting ont. The
state has tesn returned solid for the
Democracy. Remembering the trouble
they had in not returning 3 large
N ,jori.y for Hull two years ago In the
First Congressional District, they made
surs Ct 1t this time BY counting in the
Democratic candidate by majority that
allowed no trifling. Blu. the ballot box
suffers were little too anxious TO do
their work we'll and went to such
an extreme that their fraudulent work
is likely to prove boomerang and will
return to plague them, and they may
stand a chance Of losing both Of their
Congressman from Florida aud their
United States Senator, which is to be
elected by the Legislature just elected
As this Legislature is elected BY the
most glaring frauds IMAGINABLE, It lie
difficult to see how q United State
Senator can be legally elentei by an il
legal Legislature. The following from
the Jacksonville Florida Correspondent
Of the New York Times dated Novem.
er 18th, gives fsne idea Of how the
election was held in the state Of rerpet.
ual spring.
"Thers vas no election, so far as Re.
oublic4Ds were concerned, outside o.
Duval and Leon Counties. tlnited |
States laws and the State election Laws
we're openly and defantly set aside.
United States Marshals were driven
rom the performance Of their duties at
The points Of snot guns; some were
aiken 10 Georgia and elsewhere;
.hous nds of Republican voters wers
lrivea from the polling-placss "tis.
Jue ballots" and the "littls jokers"
we're put in the ballot. boxes to such ar
.xtsat tina; for the want OF Republican
ballots the Democrats were compelled
70 take out their own ballots in order
% make the vote cast tally with the
Supervisors Of Elections
md Marshals, acting under the United
Stat . laws, were refused admittance
inside the polling. places during ths
counting Of the ballots. In other words,
hers is not q single provision Of the
Election laws, either Of the United
states or the State, that has not beer
Violated witfully and knowingly by the
Democrats Of Flor do.
"The Republicans have moi, however,
been asleep, and the Executive Com.
nlttse has now in its possession the
arnss Of the offenders, and as the
United States Grand Jury has been
onvened one may expect TO hear VI tho
hereafter not contemplated in the Dem
cratic platform. There is not a Re-
publican in the State 10 day but would
corn an Overture, and this is onl: !
1entioned as the Democrats have made
n attempt in that direction which was
o promptly repulsed as to discourage
hem from further effort. Bisbse, Re.
uklicsn, will get his seat from the
'Irst Congressional District, and With
rspoon will succeed Davidson, Demo.
rat, 10 the Second District, while
ones, the present member of the Demo
ratio Senate, will find 1t exceedingly
ificult to succeed himself"
As the election has been held in Flo.
ida 80 has it been held in South Caro-
ma and Mississippi. Both Of these
.st named States have Republican
lajority in them Of Is, 900 each at the
west computation II fair election
as held and ye: they Ec:s counted for
10 Democrat. At $4,000 majority esch
I'd each Of them with q solid Demo.
attic delegation to Congress. How
ing are such miserable fGrces as the
sctions wers In these States to be tol- Is
atedi
For the sake Of honesty and common
scency, we hope the new Congress
Ill grspple this growing evil with a
rong hand, from q district where
lotions were held like those in South '
arJlins. Florida and Mississippi.
trough the vigilance of the Re
lblicans, the outrageous frauds and
rgeries of the Democratic party in
ew York have been laid bare to the
sLs OF the public, and what is wanted
,w is q little Armness in regard 10
lsse fostering Democratic frauds OF the
nth, that they may be checkmated y
the same manner. Nothing will
eak up the government sooner than t.
,cognize elections like those held in
10 Southern Stats named IS legal.
they are tolerated, then Republican
overnment is at al end.
KBrwARD PHILIPS the alleged forger Of
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