Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-09-21
Fraud and Force.

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'Neither fraud nor force must BIZ
allowed to subvert the rights Of the
people,"
The above is one o: Hancock's honied
phrases in his letter Of acceptance, and
has become catch paragraph for most
Of the Democratic newspapers. As an
expression of Democratic sentiment
when compared with the actual condi-
tion Of things in the South the express
sion is bare faced falsehood. General
Hancock must lave known it was false
when he wrote it. Editors Of Demo-
cratic papers cannot help but know
that it is untrue when they put the
quotation forth as q plank in Demo-
cratic doctrine. Hancock is no fool.
He is a gentleman Of education and
large experience, and we'll booked up
in regard TO what is transpiring. He
knows very well that without fraud and
force he stands no more chance of be.
ing elected President than he does of
being suddenly transformed into ap
archsngel. Fraud has within few
weeks past given $4,000 Democratic
majority in Alabama, where there are
not 80, 900 Democrats all told in that
State. Fraud has just given $1,000
Democratic majority in Arkansss, when
it is we'll known that the majority of
the voters If left to themselves would
vote the Republican ticket. Fraud tried
q year ago to steal the State govern
ment Of Maine. Fraud and force made
Wade Ha~~'on first Governor of North
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Carolina and then a United States Sen
ator. Further down South they don't
mincs matters great deal, the Demo-
oracy instead of saying what Hancock
says, say that fraud and force must
carry the Democrats into poRsr, since
they cannot hope to succeed without
them. They m Ike no secret Of this,
but coolly and unblushingly assert it,
and yet there are men who complain Of
this fraud, who condemn it heartily
and yet will vote for the party that
commits it. Such things are inexplioa-
BILE, and hard to le accounted for. The
following are few illustrations Of how
the anti-raud principles protested by
General Hancock and the full vote, free
ballot and fair count works:
"Ex-aovernor B. F. Perry, Of South
Carolina, has published . letter in
which he demands that the poor, mis-
cradle, unprinciplsd white man who
tries to restore the radical party to
power in South Carolina should be
socially ostracised, and not even spoken
to on the streets, and the negro refused
employment who dares to vote the Re-
publican ticket"
II this ia not enough to show how it
works, here is another practical illus
tration, not taken from "a lying radi.
cal" sheet, but from the columns Of
q Charleston, South Carolina, Demo.
cratic paper, and is headed can anus
ing affair -
"The Republican County Convention
met here yesterday at II o'clock. Bust
ness was suspended, and everybody
turned out to hear what the RAIDS would
say. Only two members Of the conven.
ton were white, Tolbert and Keller.
When Tolbert arose to address the
meeting everywhere was confusion.
Our boys cried, Take him down. Black
him Make him kiss Alb Titus !! Amid
the confusion and excitement Col. Goth
ran appeared and attempted to per.
suade the boys to retire, and allow
them to 60 on with the meeting. The
boys did not go worth a cent. Col.
Cothran was enthusiastically called for
by the whites. He mounted the rostrum
and delivered short and meaning
speech. He told the RAIDS this 10 oul
country, and 1t shall remain ours."
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