Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1882-06-29

" 'H'J OA'"J AoA 1''' "O"1N N-''iN
any one who relied on trustworthy
evidence and palpable facts, but
Smalls had faith in the party. The
Republican doctrine is that every
colored man naturally and inevitably
votes the Republican ticket, and that
| those who do not are driven from the
polls and are not allowed to vote.
There being e colored majority in
the Filth District it follows, accord
ing to Republican logic, that 5nalls
was elected. qmalls, therefore, de-
manded that ihe whole vote OF Col.
Teton, Barnwell and Edgeliald be
thrown oat OF lhe ground OF fraud.
This was MI; eaongh, so he proposed,
beaidea, 10 figure down the Demo
| cratic roSe il, Hampton and Aiken
so az TO- leave him small rnaiority.
The testimony il the case d.sproves
every allegation OF general intiDiaa-
ton and iraua. Take Edgeield az
al example. The proof there is shat
the Republican leaders massel i:leir
followers at The Courthouse, armed
with cIlihs and bu,lgaons, with the
intention Of taking and holding the
polls So as to prevent The whites from
voting. The town was actually be-
lea2uered by bands oi negroes who
camped on the different roads and
fired Oh citizens who went out to SIX
their intentions. More than Two
hundred negroes marched up to the
polling place on the morning Of cleo
tion, swinging their clubs srd en-
deavoring to seize the polls. They
were prevented from doing tbA Aend
invited 10 COUP and vote Iss
! They au]lenly with sa-
where. EFhsa1g else in}the
charges Of violence in Edgefeld, sand
by that county the other imGFsned
counties can be Judged.
There was large coIored 7ete ior
Tillman. Except in Beaufort, colored
men are found to have voted the
Democratic ticket at every precinct
At Aiken 100 colored men are proved
to have voted for Tillman, at Meeting
street precinct 200 colored men voted
for Tillman, at Beldoc 30, at Millett's
SIS, and so on through the different
counties. In Barnwell County alone
there were 1872 colored men in the
Democratic clubs; and there were
225 in one club at Allendale. This,
together with the unpopularity Of
smallz, aecounta for Tiliman's alec
lion. The usual election rows, spch
as take place everywhere, there were,
20 doubt, and it Is not to be supposed
that the Democrats failed to nse
every proper influence to prevent the
colored people from voting for smalls.
Giving to smalls the benefit Of every
allegation which has color OF proof,
there IL atill handsome majority fer
the sitting member.
The stalwarts in Congress want
additional votes in the House, and
they do moi care straw whether the
men we're elected or not. Proceed
ing upon the assumption that they
are entitled to the whole colored
vote on the color line, they pnt in
the Republican contestants: aa in the
Chalmers, Wheeler, Finley and Dlb
bic cases in defiance OF law and fact
No compromise is possible with socl
q party acting in 80 shameless man
: ner. South Carolina is sohdifed
The whole South, excepting naples
Virginia, is in splendid lighting tim
Tue democracy will repeat il lSS:
the victories of 1878 and 1880, know
ing that in obtaining Democratic
majority in the Houss 9; RArresen
tativas is the only hope d! s5ccfini
justice in Washington and peace a
our iiresidea at home. News an
Courier.