Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-10-25


that the Republican party, always brave, al
ways heroic, said to the Speaker of the
House OF Representatives, it cannot be pos
sible that motion to adjourn or to take a
recess or any dilatory motion is in order
when proposition is before the body to
amend the rules to enable it to do business.
Then it was that the Speaker so decided, and
the rule was adopted Then it was for the
first time, when they had exhausted all the
tactics known to parliamentary law, that we
were able to proceed with the consideration
of this case In no single instance was a
Democrat from a Southern State un Gated
by Northern Democratic votes, but in every
instance every member of the Democratic
party remained silent and shielded and de-
Tended the men who had stolen the seats.
Now what kind Of a case was this first one
that was called up? Let US see what the
Democratic party proposes to defend in this
country, will not weary you with recital
of the case at length, but l viii give you an
account of what transpired at one polling
place only. At Hope Engine polling house,
In the city of Charleston, the poll lst-and
they keep lists Of voters there as we do
kept by the Democratic managers of the
elections, the list kept by the Democratic
United States Supervisor and the list kept by
the Republican United States Supervisor
substantially agreed. One of them said that
1918 men had voted. The other two said
that l PA had voted This was the only diff
ference between them. Taking the name of
every voter as he deposited his ballot the
list only differed four names Either 1,214
or 30 men had voted Now, after every
vote had been cast you would find in that
box either | I'D OF ], 21S ballots. But at sun
down, when the proclamation was made
that the poll was closed the box was
opened, the ballots put upon the table
and counted and there were found to
be Just 9, 2S9 votes. 1t was not much of aday
for voting either. Just /, Oh more votes in
the box than there were voters all told The
Democratic party of this nation declared,
"You shall not exercise your right to inquire
into that practice. Another peculiar thing
about the count or about the ballots was tn s:
That of the 2, 2S9 votes in the box ,6>3 were
straight Democratic ballots This was 465
more Democratic votes in the ballot box than
there were voters at the polling place. Yet the
Democratic party said: you shall not inquire
into this matter. How was this accom-
plished? The process is the simplest in the
wor d. Here are the ballots they cast (hold-
ing up specimens Of the ballots used). I
show you the Democratic ticket and the Re-
publican ticket. Each is plainly to be seen
and plainly to be distinguished. You will
notice however one popularity about the
Democratic ballots, that one is wider than
the other and they always travel in pairs in
that country. The process was simply to
fold up the wide ticket until there was
single fold and then fold narrow
ticket or dozen of them, if you
those INTO the ballot box There you have
your elective franchise fully satisfied By
that process they put into the box these
fraudulent votes But" you say to me,
I'd d they count the whole 22S9?" o. no.
Tat won d be too bald They said we
viii not do that, we VII do the fair thing
and we will draw out the excess to show the
people that we take no unfair advantages.
So they blindfolded a Democrat and told him
to draw. That was not fair. WHAT ous hit to
have been done in the case was to paralyze
tie Democrat so he could not feel. But to
make show of honesty they blindfOded
him and then allowed him to draw out the
ba los. Was 1t any wonder that he drew
the Republican ballots? When put on the
stand he testified that he DIR W out every
Republican ballot except two They as6ed
him why he did not d aw those oat, AMI he
sad he could not find them. Yet for the
first time in the history of this country
the national Democratic party de larea:
You shall not inquire into such a case you
shall not consider it. At another polling
place this tr ok was played: There were put
into the toX JUS fOr5y- ak Democratic vot s
for it was a black district-and 037 Re-
publican vote. The pOli-liSt Tailed with The
votes in the box. There was no mistake
about that The pc Is We're closed and the
box shut It was tied up and sealed with
ajing-wax. Then it was given into the
char e of a Democrat to take to the county
seat to a Democratic Canvassng Board.
When those ballots were can assed on the
day for the CanVassng Board to discharge
it's duty, to the surprise OF everybody there
were found to be Just forty-six Republican
votes and 1, 037 Democratic. The peculiarly
about the Democratic votes was that they
were all clean and fresh and had never been
voted Examination disclosed the fact that
the box had been twice sealed, once with red
wax and once with green SO the fraud
was dis overed. When the will of the PEG
pie had been made known at that polling
place and had been declared in favor of the
Republican party in the darkness OF night 1t
was ruthlesSy aSsaSSinated And the Demo-
cratic party of this country stands by that
outrage. | will not enlarge upon these cases.
Let me say in regard to this case that
there were cast g, $50 fraudulent votes How
long would the people Of Detroit, how long
would the people of this district submit to
have their Will stolen at night; to have
man fOisted upon them whom they never
elected? Suppose, when you cast your bal
lots for member of Congress in this district,
that he has naiority--as he Will, OF 2,OOJ.
Suppose it should be counted for the other
man and you knew it, would that be your
government? Would that be government
of your creation? Yet that is what is done
throughout the South to-day, and men axe
making. laws for you who have no bust
ness to exercise that high preroga-
tive. Now, my fellow-citizens, here
lies the danger to this republic L
Democratic party in the Forty-eighth Con-
gress the men who are clothed with certif-
Gates of election will hold their seats and leg
islate for you and me, I care not by what
method it is done. [ remember a case be-
fore the last Democratic Congress- that Of
Bisbee against Hull, a case examined by a
Democratic committee; they declared that
their man was not elected; that the Demo-
GRAFT had no business to be there, yet they
refused to report upon the case until the
expiring hours of Congress, keeping him in
his place to vote upon measur IS for you and
for me, and then finally declared unani-
mousy that he was not entitled to his place.
My fellow citizens, [ repeaG that here es
the danger to this republic. The Republic
an party is determined to fight this contest
as it fought for the liberty OF race until
every man in this republic, rich or
poor, black or white, shall have
cast one honest ballot and that
ballot honestly counted Until that
is done the foundations of this republic are
not secure. You may assassinate the head
of the nation, but the country will endure.
Twice our Executive has fallen at the hands
of the assassin. Abraham Lincoln fell be-
fore the war of the Rebellion was scarce
over, when chaos was upon every hand
and as we met in the streets, taking each
other by the hand, we thought the Govern
ment would certainly go to pieces; but so
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