Daily Republican., 1880-08-04
rhe Alabama Elecsion.

The AlabAma Election.
Alabama has fred the fIst gun Tor
the solid South in this fsll's elections
I and the Gazette gleefully refers to the
50, 900 majority she rolled upon Monday
for the Democratic ticket. We sec
nothing in this to bring rejoicing to
the Democratic heart. Had it been
Pennsylvania, Nsw-York, Ohio, Illinois
or even Indiana, the whole measure Of
Democratic joy might have been filed
But it is only Alabama that has held
an election and she could as easily have
given 100000 Democratic majority as
SO, 900. The State Ia one Of the corner
stones Of the solid South and there was
| nothing which she could do that would
have made her more solid. At the last
election In Alabama at which there was
any pretenoe offairness the Republicans
carried the State by 11,0Go majority,
but the Ku.Klux, the White Liners, and
shot gun brigades were organized and
took the field, and there was an end TO
Republicans success. Even the Mont
gomsry Congressional district with
a conceded Republican majority
of 1900 has been carried by
force and fraud by the Democratic
bull-dOzer Shelley. No doubt there is
an overwhelming and honest majority
in the State against the Democrats, but
it is powerless against tissue ballots
and Democratic false counts. The po-
litical conscience Of Alabama, as tender
as the apple Of the eye, restrained her
from announcing mere than $4,000
Democratic majority. That was full and
sufficient. There was no use Of over
doing the work. The result does not
disappoint those who were well inform
ed in regard to the manner Of carrying
elections in the South. We frankly
told all who were foolish enough TO
predict victory for the Independents,
that they would be egreRiously disap-
pointed when they got the news on
Tuesday. The South must be kept
solid for the Democracy, no matter how
large the Republican vote may be. 1t
is part Of the great plan Of Democratic
violence and fraud that Is counted
upon TO elect Hancock, and 1t must
be carried through. Georgia, with
an undoubted Republican majority on
1 full and fair vote will vie with Ala
bama as to the size Of the Democratic
Florida will bs counted for
Hancock no matter how her people
vote. Mississippi with at least rs, 600
majority will be counted
for Hancock by 10000 majority. Lou.
isiana, which would give Is, 900 major
ity any day fol. the Republicans II they
could be allowed to vote without the
fear of being murdered, will be made
10 give thatmuch maj ajority for Hancock.
South Carolina, where it Is not denied
that the Republicans have a majority
If rs, 900 will be counted for Hancock,
''the superb"
Whether there is fusion Of Repub-
Licsns, Greenbackers, and Independents
Or no fusion, or whether the Democrats
are outvoted or not makes no differ
ence, Hancock is TO have one hundred
and thirty-eight votes from the
South, and he will get them
Then lie Is to get forty-seven
more from tho North where COM
fair elections are held, and
This Is to elect him. Bat will be get the
4tterf Not where fair elections az
held. Neither would he get more than
,he half of the electoral vote Of the
south If fair elections were held in that
jection. 1t is useless for the Republi-
,ans to expect any votes from the South
Ind so every energy should be bent to
make the North as honestly solid for
he Republicans as the South is dis
10 aestly solid for the Democrats.