Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-05-03

NJ. Frye.-I do not know, sir.
Mr.. Coks-I can tell the Senator.
think they were fined 81.
Mr.. Dglcss.-I think that would be about
the estimate down there.
M. Coke.-That, perhaps, viii explain
why they plead guilty. II was wiser 10
pay their fine and go home, than to stay
there.
Mr.. Fye.-But the Senator forgets that
down at that court where the Judge fined
them 81, il was done at the earnest plead
ing of these respectable citizens or Texas,
these leading lawyers OF Northeast Texas,
and the plea they put In was that these
men would not put the government to the
expense OF proving them guilty, but had
confessed themselves guilty; and, again,
that there were hundreds of witnesses
brought long distances TO that court, TO
appear sgainst these men, aud when the
costs We're divided between the defendants
il would be found that pretty heavy line
had been put on Southern democrats, con-
sidering the frequency of the crime.
Nr. C0ke.-I will state To the Senator,
that the Judge of that Court il very true
Republican, and that he is not In the habit
of granting favors 10 Democrats or being
very lenient with them.
Mr.. Frye know the Judge gave ~ q
reason that the costs were very heavy.
At voting precinct No. =. Harrison COuu-
". $50 republican votes We're polled AZ the
election. No return made. Judges aud
officers OF election Indicted under sec. J.SlJ
Revised Statutes, defended by same coun-
sci. plead guilty In OPEN court q the charge.
At voting precinct NJ >, in ii trrisou Co,
81 republican vosvs pplled on d'y OF cleo
ton. No return iuadc Of any OF them
Officers of election indicted, plead guilty
In open court to the charge. At voting
precinct No ). in Harrison County, on the
day of election, $50 republican votes were
polled. No return made. Oniccr> OF eiec-
ton indicted aud plead guilty u the charge.
Al voting precinct NJ &, Harrison coun-
~. on the day OF election. 1913 republican
votes were pollei. NJ return of the votes
made Officers of election Indicted and
plead guilty To the charge. At voting pre-
cinct No. :, Ia Harrison county, on thc day
OF election, 6S republican va - were poIscd.
No return made OF any of these votes.
Officers Of election indicted and plead gull
~ 10 the charge.
At voting precinct No. 10. in Harrison
county. on the day OF election, lS5 repuo-
lican votes were polled. No return made
II any OF these votes. Onicers OF election
indicted and plead guilty 70 the charge.
At voting precinct M. l., IN Harrison
county. on the day OF election. $40 repub-
ncan votes were polled. No return made
of any of these votes. Officers OF election
indicted aud plead guilty - the charge.
Az voting precinct No. - In harrison
county. on the day Of election, l3j repu6-
~, NJ
any OF these votes were made. Officers or
election indicted and plead guilty TO the
charge
AT voting precinct No 20, in Harrison
county, on the day OF election, 40 repubii-
eau votes were polled. No returns OF any
OF these votes were made. Officers of the
election indicted aud plead guilty TO the
charge.
Total number OF persons convicted. 40 :;
total number OF votes failed 20 be counted
aud returned, l,j03; all republicans. How
j that for fair, peaceable, Tree, honest
election and a fair count:
Mississippi came To the rescue. IL was
bold on the part of the Senators from Mis-
>is>ippi II requires brave men to stand
up here and in the presence OF the country
declare that in Mississippi there i free
ballot. There Is no free ballot In MisSis-
sippi and never has been since the war.
Hear this at the December term Of court
for the northern district. after the Novem-
Der election. there were my or sixty con
victiOns for election fraud and violence and
hundreds of warrants that were not served.
Go into Rhode Island and find 4 county
where there j Que conviction for fraud
and violence. IL cannot be done. Go into
all New England aud Ind one conviction
for an offence against the right OF suffrage.
IL cannot be done. Yet here in one term
OF court were tfly or sixty trials aud con
VictionS or sentences on the plea OF guilty
and MANY warrants that were not served.
In LOwudes Couuty Mr.. Randall was
United States supervisor. he was driven
away from the polls with pistol az his
head. That was 4 common occurrence in
Mississippi In Tchula, Holmes County
think the Senator from Mississippi Mr.
George lives Ia Holmes COunty-the dem
ocrat, had cannon AZ the polling place.
ONLY thiuk Of that. \ free ballot AZ the
South: aud the democrats had car nou at
the polling place aud hrei il from time to
time at the fences IL was loaded with
gravel and stones, and they showed the
GARFIELD niggers" how il stove the fence
% pieces, aud the &c Ird-li nigger," took
To the woods. Mr. Hull was born in Ms
sisstppi, the editor of a grecnback paper,
aad Mr. Perry was republican, both of
them white men. They came early - the
polls To distribute ballots. The Democrats
refused TO open the polls while these two
men were there distributing ballots, and
they did not, but Gu the contrary they
made a mob, they seized those two white
men. dumped them Into buggy, and drove
them of. No republican ballots were al
lowed 10 be distributed ~ that free poll.
Again, in Holmes county, where the
Senator from Mississippi Mr.. George
lives, | think, early in the day colOred
man ofcrvrd his vote. Icuppose Southern
Senators understand perfectly well that
there are many cases where two color.d
men have the same name. II there is one
John Brown there may be three or four
John Browns This man came up aud Of
fered MS vote.
Mr.. GeOrge.-lf the Senator deems il
material where reside in Mississippi, |
will inform him that | do not reside in
Holmes county.
Mr. Frye.-A colored man came and Of
fered his vote; his name was John Brown.
After he had voted, another colored man
came and called his name; IL WAS John
Brown. They challenged his vote at once
and told him he had voted. He told them
that he had not. They insisted that he
had, and that II was enough 10 let q
damned Niger vote once. We would
regard that Is enough up North. There
was an intelligent, educated colored man
by the name OF Hill, known 10 verybody,
s,apd;ny hv Mr. Hill nicked ont the coll
ored man who had just voted and brought
him up, aud then the other colored man
who said his name Was John Brown, and