National Republican., 1882-02-15
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CAPITAL TIEATRE-Nnriety.
The Bourbon Rottcnncss in Alabama.
The Democracy of the white counties
in Alabama are at war with those Of the
black counties. 1t must be understood
that white county is one in which the
whites largely prevail, while black
county is one in which the blacks have
large majority. The white counties are
very much exercised because the Demo-
Gratis of the black counties insist upon
representation in the next Democratic
State convention proportioncd to the
votes counted by them in the State cleo
ton last August. The white county
leaders claim that in the black counties
there was fraudulent count, and that,
however convenient that may be when
an election is at stake, it furnishes no
criterion by which to apportion the
votes in Democratic convention. There
WAS n oldtt III hu-
gust 1880, and there was national
(presidentiaD election in November Of
the same year.
In the black counties gigantic frauds
were perpetrated in August, and the
Democratic vote was, by false counting
made to seem much larger than it really
was. In the white counties there was
less inducement to cheat, because local
officers could be chosen by an honest
Democratic vote. The question now
arises whether the black counties shall
have number of delegates in the next
Democratic State convention in accord
ance with the stuffed returns, or only in pro-
portion to the real Democratic vote. The
black counties respond that in August
they polled as many votes in excess
of the November vote us did the
black counties. The reader will bear in
mind that at the August election no Con-
gressmen were voted for and that there
fore no United States supervisors of
election or deputy United States marshals
were on hand to check ballot-boX stufling
or false counting. This was not the case
in November, when the votes were
watched and counted under the national
election laws. In the quarrel between
the Bourbons of the black and the white
counties as to the number of delegates
each shall have in the Bourbon conven-
ton the shameless truth comes out un-
disguised that in the black counties there
was an immense fraudulent Democratic
vote.
The Troy Inquirer is a model Bourbon
Democratic paper in Pike County, Ala
bama. Pike is county in which the
whites largely predominant. That out
spoken journal demands that the repre-
sentation of the black counties in the
Democratic State convention of Alabama
be cut down for the following reasons. 1t
says:
One Of the most serious questions, and one most
difficult of adjustment in State politics, Is the rep.
resentatiOn u which each county will be entitled
in the conventions TO be held the present year to
nominate candidates for State Offices and members
of Congress. By a resolution passed at the last
State convention 1t was provided that each county
should have one Representative for every two
hundred Democratic votes cast in the State elec
tion then to fOlow-August 1880 That would
seem very simple rule by which 10 arrive at and
determine the number of Representatives to which
each county would be entitled, yet when anayzed
Il is not plain and easy as the first glance might
seem TO indicate. At that election not only the
State officers but also county officers were elected
many 10 serve six years-and in counties where
the negro vote prepOnderated II WAS determined
upon that Democrats should be elected by the
returns, and II was accomplished Any plan,
scheme, or device, that would accomplish the re-
suit, regardless Of the cTmnaty of its exercise or
use, was 20 have been invoked and was executed.
TO express the belief that more than one county
has officers who were not elected by the vote east
Is 10 voice the opinion Of almost every one who Is
well informed, But It is immatcria 10 far AS that
affects this question. To cheat "A Radical candi.
date out of an Office is patriotic net In the eyes
many; but the swindle does not end at that. The
illegal, fraudulent, and stolen votes that were used
70 defeat II Radical now come 20 the front IN swim.
die Democrats by representation in convention
The "black belt" counties have third less Dem
ocrAtC votes than the "white" counties yet In the
next State convention they will cast n third more
votes. This is uuiuir, II Is unjust, Il is wrong
The voters Of these white counties know
It and are discussing It with no uncertain meaning
70 their uueancos. A vote east II a very dihercn
thing from stolen vote, u msCOunied vote, OF
any other kind Of dishonest vote, and the white
counties will protest against any such wrong be
ing pmcticed upon them ss permitting represents
uNeS al tie fraudulent votes counted IN counties
thn' could cusly be named, to overcome and de-
feat lhc power honestly acquired by them. Le
Uu illus, alton show more plainly the difference
One county has $500 Democratic Voteu
rRoy 10 serve the party IN any trial; nm
other hus l,s00 that may be relied upoI
IN such M emergency. At the last election thC
70 mer cast about 2,a0 and the other had abOu
4,AQO b,mlcutic votes by the count. The iorme
Will have fourteen delegates ana the latter twenty
two delegates. The lOIIner is in fact, a thrC
stronger 90 votes, Int The latter Is third stOuge
IN approximation IN convention, A large por
zion Of the votes counted IN lLe black belt
eOuuu,s not Ouiy do not represent the vote
Of members Of the party, but were ueyo
eGst Tor th' candidates Of tie party. Delegate
t0 convention who represent this quas
strength lave 40 batis for u claim 10 represen
anything or 10 sp,ak for anything unless they ar
the oNpuncuts Ofa fraud chat has been pcrpetrGted
that counted 30 much, ana they cmbydy and re
Gect 81. Yttsuch delegate ohsets aud overcome
the lolce aud eroct Of the voice Of two hundre,
4. g...- al. Ia.