National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-04


veloped since the nomination, that the
confirmation is not desirable, he need
only to leave it to be defeated. If the
idea of withdrawal of the nomination
does not comport with his sense of dig
nifty and propriety, then his best friends
in the Senate can do him and his admin
istration and the party M better service
than to vote against it. IF an intention
to do this should become apparent, what
real friend of Judge Robertson's would
not advise him to ask that his name be
The Republicans of the
Senate have great responsibility upon
them in this matter. They do not,
of course, wish to deal unkindly
with the administration. On the
other hand, they do not desire to
follow the lead of the New York World
in relation to New York matters. If they
believe the Republican party in New
York and its best interests are better un-
derstood and represented by Vice-Presi-
dent Arthur, Postmaster-General James,
Senators Conkling and Platt, all the Re-
publican Congressman, Governor Cornell,
all but four of the Republican members of
the State Assembly, and all the
reliable Republican party press of
the State than they are by the
New York WOrId, Mr.. Whitelaw
Reid, and the dissenting delegates at
Chicago, who, in order to get there, had
to go disguised as Grant men-if the
party is to be saved alive, then it
would seem the sensible thing for them
that is to say, the Republican Senators
go to the Presidentand con-
fer over the matter. They would not
until the best conclusion had
been arrived at.
A peaceable solution of this difficulty
is of vast Importance to the future. A
rupture between the administration and
such forces as those which, by natural
control the Republican party in
New York will endanger the senatorial
elections two years from now, and render
the result hopeless in New Jersey. 1t
would likely lead to such series of
disasters as, beginning in 1874, gave both
Houses of Congress for six years to
.he opposition. 1t would make the
a suppliant at the
ieet of Bourbon Senators for eonfrma-
ions of all its nominations, North and
South, and would create such disturb
ances as would again paralyze the busi-
ness of the country. The political exc
,ution of Senator Conkling, even if it
could be accomplished, which is not yet
would hardly compensate for
such results. Let us have peacei
rhe South Carolina Election Frauds.
The majority of Hancock and English
n South Carolina was announced at
Il ,241. This, of course, has reference to
he count rather than to the VOTE As it
S announced that Senator Butler, of that
State, is to speak to-day, he may see fit to
make some allusion to the following state
nents, made by the State executive COM
nittee: Under the laws of South Caro-
ina there are three managers for each
ooll, appointed by a county board of COM
the county commissioners
Ire appointed by the Governor.
In nearly all the counties of the State the
Governor appointed all three of the COM
nissioners in each from the Bourbon
party, and in the few excepted counties
wo of the three in each were Bourbons
In the county of Beaufort, which is
,reat Republican stronghold, a Republi-
an manager was appointed for each poll.
N the counties of Lexington, Oconee,
oickens, and Greenville one out of the
hree managers at each poll was either
who could not read or write
IF Bourbon pretending for the nonce to
De Republican. With these exceptions
,very man conneakd with receiving and
the votes was Bourbon Demo-
rat.
The State laws, as thus administered,
no chance for Republicans
o even see whether their votes went
nto the ballot-box in most places,
much less to see whether and how
hey came out, the hated United States
election laws were appealed to. Under
hese laws at least one witness is guaran-
eed for each party. The passion of the
south Carolina Democracy for free bal
OF and a fair count was illustrated, say
he committee, by hindering, obstructing,
nd preventing the United States super
,isors from discharging their duties, and
many were driven away from the polling
,laces by force.
Senator Buffers particular attention is
allied TO the following specific cases
tied by " the State Executive Committee
# the Union Republican party" of his
State. Senators Hill and George were
Unable to recall any misdeeds of their
,arty the other day. 1t is our purpose
o produce from day to day such facts as
seem tc have been well established for
he instruction of those Democratic Sena-
ors who do not know that there have
been any outrages in the South. We are
going to set " the outrage mill " to rum
ling. Each day we will endeavor to re-
resh the Bourbon memory with facts
which cannot be cried down as generali-
les can. To-day we present a few re-
ninders from South Carolina:
Violence and threats prevented the ac-
eptance by any Republican of the ap-
,ointment of supervisor of election in
4aurens County, OF in Willets OF Rob-
,ins precincts in Barnwell County.
In Aiken County the Republican su-
,ervisors for Miles's Mill and Vancluse
Republican meeting at Ellen
on three days before election, and were
'adly beaten by armed Democrats, who
,roke up the meeting and ran them off,