Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-10-21
Millions Against Votes.

The Republican party has BEEN
In a majority, Moth aud South,
since 1871, wheu the tidal wave OF
that year swent away n maj joIitv Of
Que hundred in the House of Rep
resenta,ives. Th, ee times success-
lveiy. in 1874, in 1876, and i'll 1878,
the Democrats carried the popular
branch of Cougre ess. and last year
they gai, ea the Senate. In 1876
Mr.. Tnden had u popular majurl y
of one million of white and black
vo: :es, over quarter of million
OF white votes alone, and Il maJoi-
i,y of thirty seven in the Electoral
Colleges.
L. the J, cal elections OF 1878
and 1879 the Republicans hadsa
majority in but fourteen Of the
twenty-five Northe,u states, which
aggregated 126,437, and they
we. in IA minority of 16S S37 ~
the other eight of those states. In
the present House of Representa-
lives fo,ty four Republicans, or
about one thl,d Of their whole
number, a,e minority members.
1t is thus shown by all these
great and decisive tests, extending
over q period Of Fix ears, that the
larty now on trial before the
country has been aid still Is in n
minority By foul fraud, back. d
by money and by the regular army
this party got pctsessi,n of power
IN 1876 against ,he popuIa, will,
as confessed by the chiet beuefci-
asy OF that iDiquity the day after
the election.
The power thus infamouslv &C
quired has been openly used to
lntimidate, to blibe aud to buy off
those elements of opposition that
could be reached In 10 other way.
Casting aside even the mantle of
chesy hypocrisy with which they
have hitherto sought to cover their
corruption, the members of the
fraudulent ADMINISTRATION, t b 9
whole force of officehobers, and
all the influences that the immense
governmental patronage can any
way reacb, are now enlisted in a
desperate effort to elect the cor
rupt candidate whose casting vote
in the Electoral Cnlnm.ssion put
Hayes iuto The White House.
They know we'll that a large ma
jnrity of the people Of the Unned
States, North as well as South, are
opposed to the rotten rule of the
Republican party, 10 it's prodigal-
ity, to its pluudering practices, and
to its defauce of asl constitutional
restt aints when political-olitc, is
to be sol we'd. How, then, do they
propused to overcome thus admitted
majority st3.rH.. .eauu3 G.
The answer to that question is
to be- found il the recent action oa
Il powerful combination Ct aeu ill
New York, PAlI.-deiphia, Boston
aud other large cities, some oil
whose fortunes have been made by
disgraceful favolitlsm in w uships.
ton. baE. zsa
We find no fault with those who
choose to contribute to the prope,
lexpenses of Carrying on II Ptesi-
dential caapaigp As our polite.
are now managed, this has become
n costly business to both sides. and
the cost is Increased where y
third party engages in the bust
ness. To bear this outlay, and to
j plant seed in doubtful states, the
Republican snanagers assed all the
Ufficehoiders two per cent. on thei,
salaries, and demanded q n,ucf
la,g sum from those above the
average grade. 1t is estimated
that from this assessment and tbs
usual sources of supply reune
million Of dollars was raised Il
start with. That part of tbi.
sum was foolishly invested js Ger.
taio, and that another part Of i
bad to he unexpectedly applied Il
4 Vermont and Maine is well know I,
!; The magnificent jewel. sough