New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-18
SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS.
GLOOMY FEELING AMONG THEN.


DEMoRALzED IN SOME sECrIoNs-THE EXTENT
OF THE DEMOCRATIC FRAUDs-socIAL DEMoR-
ALIzATIoS RESULTING FROM TYEM.
fFRoh THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRfBUNEl
WASHINGTON, Dec. Ill is not surprising. per-
haps. that gloomy view Of Republican prospects
should prevail among the men who have been IN
vited by their constituents to at home after
the 4th of March next It isthe fact however, that
q good deal of Respondent ak is heard ia Washing
ton. Among lass Of Republicans Is this more
marked than among the Southern men in Congress
and IN the departments. The possibility that the
Democratic party NAV get possession of the Ma
tional Government has a darker look to them proO-
ably. than to the Northern Republican. because
they fee that 1t means more. The Government al
Washington once in the hands of the Democracy
and their last hope of checking trauI and BULLDOG
ing and Fighting such wrongs after they had been
committed would be lost.
Some of them find other causes for dependency
also" SAID a well-known North Carolina R'pubhcsn
who was in the city thu other day. The fact Is
the negroes are getting demoralized. Ihey are
learning to IL their votes, AMI the old idea oil
gratitude TO the Republican party is losing lls hold
ON the younger generation Tbis Is so In Norm
Carolina at least. The Democrats u'ed mo ey in
on election TO It unhear of before. and the
n'Troes seem to be getting the ideaof making some
thilg out OF their votes only too rapidly. No,
don't mean that there is much indscrimina'e buy
ing but they buy le4dershere and there. Very often
these preachers and have a great influence.
Well let the Idea get about that the loader is max
ing money and the rank and file soon want to know
what they going to get. The older men-tbose
who are old enough to know what the Republican
party has done for them-stand as firm and true as
still think the only hope of the South Is in
Independent Democratic movements. There will
be division of the white vote between the two
parties. and of the black also; and when that day
comes the Republican party will have chance to
get the best pari Of the viii voie."
Other well-informed Sou hern Republicans from
various parts of that section deny that the negroes
are being bought mp in any large numbers in their
States losing their gratitude to the RepuOll-
can party. One of them, who was from South Car
olna, said it was not necessary for the Democrats
to do any hing of that kind in his state. In the
days when they needed ali the votes they could
get" said he, "they would argue with coored men.
paw them attention and try to Influence them; but
now they don't ed their votes, and SO they don't
make he IN ghtest attempt 10 cOnclliate them"
He then went on TO d scribe device by which
Congressman Mackey mana led to carry his county
i'm spite OF the new e.ectIOn laws. These require
separarp box for each KIND of ballot, and AL bal
lots cast in the wrong boxes are jecied. The
Democratic inspectors usually refuse TO tel the
negroes. who cannot read. what the different boxes
are tor, aud even when they do the negroes
cannot read their ballots. The result Is
that a good many throw away their bal
lots altog Their. his said The law
amounted to an educational qualification. Mackey
knew that he had 5000 Republican votes in his
county ag inst loo Democratic votes, and made
ND his mind that he could elect Republican county
| Dan Ii tda fOr he
House and Senate by pro ,er manage nent. He lii
vided the Republican voters into three sections
abor equal TO rhe first 5000 ne sent nothing
but ballots for Republican county officers and
enough of those to allow eacn yoer to put one IN
each Of tn seven blllot-bOxes. To tue second
8 600 he seat only ballots for Republican csndi-
da rs for the member Of thu House. and to the third
5000 only balios for senator. The negroes went
to the polls each carrying his seven duplicate bal
lots aud vot d in every In the cJuutIng SIX
OF than were rejected. but the seventh when got
into the rignt box by this means was counted, and
the Republicans carried the county on these three
tickets. 1 his Soutnerner was v.ry respondent re-
g,rdmg the future of tn, party in the South. With
tue light of voting practically crushed out of the
negroes. ne could see no lght ahe ID The depres-
SION of tue parry IN the North affected taem also.
An Alabama post master, WAC was h re recently,
SAID that the negroes in his region old and young.
were lust as 10 a, TO the republican party ever.
He and 9th rs comp aimed bitterly Of the ap THY of
Nor bern Repu ,licans tn subject. " wish"
saId Judge Reynolds who Is First Auditor of the
Treasury Depart neat. " that these Northern Re-
publicans. who say they're tired OF the bloody
shirt would come down into Alabama, aud go
through campaign with Us, and see whether We
haven't much more reason than they have to be
tired OF the bloody shirt. lha Republicans of the
south are all tired, very tired, Of the bitterness
DEVELOPED ia AL their campaigns, and
of tie methods used 10 MAINTAIN Demo-
cratic ascendancy" Judge Reynolds is one
Of the most respected officers in the Treasury De-
uarrmeuf and mis- utterdnces on such a point are
not oDsn 10 such question they might be, coming
from some of he trading Southern politicians.
When was speaking at one OF our meetln0s TINS
fall told the ca. ore men tina, tney had perfect
ri0ht 10 vote for General eey, the Democratic
can.Idate for Congress if they wanted 10. No one
woul hinder them, nor had any one tn rl-bt TO
oppose or Iallenge them III 20 'oing. iheh ASKED
an . one who wauieh to vote for General shelley 10
hold ND his hand. and tell us his -asons. NOT
hand wen; ND then asked tnOse " no we're going
to vote for Craig, the Rrpu llcan candidate, 10
snow their HANDS and it looked IKE lore OIL
hands turned to some Democrats VINO were
nre.eni and SAID Gentlemen, TINS is the case All
pver he DIS ret where nave spoken WAL the bal
lot-Doxes show that after the votes nave Deen
conn Ell Y Perhaps thus will give you an idea what
IN " are doing with the ballOt-bOXes III Alabama
Hire Is the vote OF Wilcox county on Congressman
A. IL was cast aud IL vas csunte the taOe oeng
len uear in mind, from Democratic paper
published at Camden. the county seat;