Daily Republican., 1882-12-07
THURSDAY. DECEMBER z. Iss@.
TUe sou.n Carolina rarc e.

that there is returning reason alnouss'
the Southern people aud that tair olec-
tjous are to be the rulc and not the ex-
ceptIon. How stands the case IN sou'h
carolina? Let us produce some tactS
and figures to prove that electlohs III
that State are as much Of farce no"
as they ever were in the paAmleSC o%yS
of Southern terrorism. The true SVS'e
of the case is that only about one thlFd
of the voting population exercise the
votinp privilege. The elections THIS
wear are claimed to be eXcepionaoly
fair and yet in South Carolina the toIaL
vote at the late election was only ST.
S77, not three times the vote OF Deia'
ware, though South Carolina elec'S
seven congressman and Delaware only
nne. In 1876 the vote was lS2, $50, OF
which Hayes had over 81, 1000 and LII
den over 90, 900, or at least that was the
way the vote was counted out. In 1851
when the vote should have been larger
It WIS 0,956, of which Garneld hao
over So 900 and Hancock over llZ'oOo'
In 1873 Wade Hampton ran for Gov
ernor alone with no opposing candidate
aud polled 119, 900 votes. From 1870 10
1882. six years, the total vote has fallen
off over one half or nearly $4,000 votes
Not half of those who had been accus'
toned to voting, voted at the late cleo
tion. Between 1880 and 1882, two years.
the vote has fallep eff over $4,000 votes
According to tie late census there are
2O5, ,7s9 votes in the State, only 81, SH OF
whom voted at the last elecuon' OF
rather whose votes were counted. Inc
number of votes missing is 117,9l@. Ol
the 81, ,S77 votes counted, the Bouroons
claim a majority of 49,439. That makes
the Bourbon vote 81, 15S and the Repuo-
lican 1919. Was there ever such
farce? 1t will be seen that the Beur'
bon total is just about third OF the
voting population given in the census,
In commenting on the result the
Bourbon organ shows signs OF eelng
troubled, If there Is such q thing az
troubling Bourbon. 1t cared not for
itself, but the figures look bad wAen
the lighT is turned upon them. 1t thinks
some votes we're lost by the new syStem
of registration now in force. No doubt
this is true, as the law was made to ac-
complish that purpose rs it was in
Delaware. 1t says the registration was
about 100 900. But even this is 56,OOU
less than the voting strength gwen IL
the census and the yUte cast IL 62,OoO
less than the registration. These are
plain facts and cannot be retuted. Inc
Bourbons intimidate tho Republicans
from voting, and if they cannot intiml
date enough without resorting to suci
severe and bloody means to give then
the majority, they deliberately take Re
publican votes from the ballot buxe
and replace them with Democratic bal
lots.
But the election is over and the Bour
bons are successful. OF course the,
are. 1t was never intended to be other
wise. That there might be a sigh
glimmering of fairness, one Repnbli
can Congressman is permitted to be re
turned elected. He comes from tn
black belt, into which the strong Re
publican districts are crowded-from
district where the population is 1877 90
compared with $4,000 in other di
tricts. The Legislature is almost sollC
ly Democratic, just as it was intende
1t should be, no matter how the vote
were cast. That Legislature has alread
met and has gone through the farce I
re-electing Hamburg Butcher Butler
the United States Senate, where he wi
remain six years, standing, sittinl
walking insult to the honest sentimel
of the people.
These are serious facts to conteu
plate. Sonth Carolina, Mississippi
Alabama and other Southern States a
Southern frauds, 80 far as honesty
elections are concerned. What is Il
use of any body voting in those Stat
at all? Why should they go to the Q
pense of holding elections? The Bou
bon candidates are sure to be electe
NO matter whether they have MAORI
Of the votes cast or not. Why not no
q Bourbon Convention and appoi
Democratic State officers, Democrat
Congressman and Democratic Legisl
tors at once without going throui
the miserable farce of an election
Such a process would be Just as lawi
and much more decent than the prese
so called election. Republican vot'
have 10 voice in public affairs in tho
States whatever. In South Caroli
they have cIear and undisputed m
jorlty of 10000. In spite of Kuklu
night riders and assassinations in 1S
they cast 9l,7S6 votes, which WI
counted, besides thousands more u
were not counted.
In 1880, In spite OF still greater obst
cles, they cast 5S, OH votes, which We
counted, besides those not countt
This year they drop down to 18,C
v,tes. Their 10000 majority has be'
swept away and succeeded by Den
cratic majority of $4,000 on total vO
1000 smaller than the Republican vo
six years ago. What can honest Der
cratic voters think of this7 Major
rule is dead il South Carolina, Geor
and the gulf States. A minority OF