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ment was that polillchi preJuuico oA's'ou ~
Texas, and republicans were not only politi-
cally but socially ostracised; that a free
ballot and a fair count could not be obtained,
and that at the election in November last
mob violence and intimidation were carried
on in the state, especially in Harrison county.
This statement was only detailed at second
hand by the senator of course, he basing his
remarks upon information he had obtained,
lint unless he knew these charges
to be true, or had indubitable, un-
deniable evidence Of their truth, IT
wss uubecoming in him, a senator from a
great state, and speaking upon the floor OF
the United States senate to mske them. Made
as they were, they were dignifed with the
oticislness of his exalted position and be-
coming a part of the record. became a part
and a parcel of the archives of the country.
1t was uni ust to the people ofthis great state
republicans as we'll as democrats, northern
men az we'll as southern men, to invest witt
the sanctity of an official utterance, charges SO
untrue, so base,so slanderous, obtained at mere
hsphszard, from a partisan and irresponsible
e,urce. The republican senators have taken
turns in pouring out the bitterness OF their
Gall upon the southern states, not collective
ly, but one by one,naming them by state aud
hurting accusations against them as unfound-
ed in fact as they are preposterous sud un-
reasonable. Senator Coke YVES quick to
respond in behalf of Texas, and not only
promptly taking up the gauntlet thrown AZ
his feat by the senator from Maine, met him
in the midst of the fray with u~ndaunted
front and with his keen lance of sarcasm,
satire and POLISHED ipvectiye against the
author of the SANDER and Its retailer, and
with his terrible battle.sxe oflogic and truth,
pierced the points of the doughty Maine
senator's armor, and beating down his buck
Ter smote him hip and thigh, as did the
knights of old the heather on the plains OF
Syria. There was a charge made shortly
after the election in Harrison county that
the democrats had carried that
county by fraud and intimidation. Several
cases were made out on this charge in the
United States district court, sitting at Jetfer-
son, and the persons accused were arraigned
before the court. The result was that when
the testimony came to be heard, and there
we're near thirteen hundred witnesses sum
moned by the government, about ninety-nine
one hundredths of whom were negroes, the
cases were dismissed, thrown out OF court
because the charges were groundless. 1t is
true that Harrison county has fully fifteen
hundred republican msjority, the negroes
mostly being republicans, but IN the contest
for district and county officers the democrats
had no tickets in the field, and the republi-
cans, especially the colored republicans
supported the peoples ticket, made OF
men they knew to be honest and honorable,
and fair and just regardless of their politics,
against-whom? Why against, SO far as the
county officers were mostly concerned, re-
publicsns nominated by a little iunts OF
office seekers, men who had ruled the repub'
lican party 10 that county and dictated to it
for years, and of whose rule and dictatlon
they were tired. 10 the congressional race a
democrat and a q resnbacker we're candidates,
and as between the two a republican GER
tainly was free from party behests in his
choice; and for district Judge, a democratic
nominee and an independent democrat were
the candidates, and if the republicans as
between two democrats preferred to support
the democratic nominee, who had for several
wears been on the district bench, and
whom they knew TO be efficient
lust, impartial and worthy of the position
who is there TO say them nay? Will the
senator from Maine or any other republican
senator, who talks SO much about a free
ballot, pretend to say that these republicans
had not the right 10 vote that wayi Mustthey
be intimidated by the grardiose aud verbose
e~loauence Of republican senators and leaders
who never were in Texas and know nothing
of its moral, social or political affairs save
upon the ipse dixit of some man who can
not support his words by q scintIls OF e'.-
0enCeI As DeuhbOE OOho eeJe- "O
of heaven shines not upon a land wherein
thought end uttersncs and action OF
the people of ali c%lssses, conditions
and colors, are freer than in Texas" Why
of the LOCO 900 inhabitants ofthis state, not
less than s00,0 900 are from the northern end
western states, immigrants here since the
late civil war ended. These people have
homes here, hive male and are making
property here, they go in tbe best circles
of society, are met cordially and welcomed
everywhere; express and practice their ppliti-
cal and religious faith at wlll, hold Offices,
some Of them, and no \ ever asks them
where they come from or has 3 thought or .
care for IT, Il hiss been but . little over two
weeks since Dallas, q democratic city elected
a rppubIicsn and the nominee Of his party o
MAYOR. Elected him with democratic
yOsss.snd Other cities in the ststs on the same
dsy slsctsd republican mayors and other Of
6csrs. cities that are dsmOcrsiic- A repub-
Hc.u congress pssssd . Law crssting election
supervisors with power 10 appoint resistant
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