Daily Republican., 1882-09-27
ne Largest circulation of
any paper in Delaware. We
court an investigation from
the public. =gCl
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBEh2 ~. 80.
Ru,,dozInr in seuth Carolina.

BuIIdOzlng i'm South Carolina.
In 1876 masked men with red shirts
united to terrify and intimidate the Re-
pu blicans to keep a full vote from be-
ing cast. In 1878 and 1880 tissue bal
lots and false counts did the work with
less expense and less violence, bnt those
two like the first have had their day
and now something new must be brought
into vogue. But the South Carolina
Democrats a"e never without expedi-
ents. Their sources for fraud and elimi-
rating the votes of the Republicans are
inexhaustible.T The Charleston Mercury,
an accredited organ of Greenback theo.
ries, throws some light upon the plan by
which the State is to be kept in the
clutches of Democracy. The Demo-
cratic campaign it appears opened at
Anderson Court house the week before
last 18th the usual pomp and cere-
znopy of war and firearms. A general
was present and reviewed a body of
State troops to start with. This was
for the purpose of alarming and in
tiTnidsting the majority of the voters.
We have no doubt that wherever and
Whenever there is a meeting of Repub-
licans, the adjutant general of the State
will attend and have grand military
review, and these reviews will become
more formidable in the low lands where
negroes and Republicans are more nu-
nerOHs. The Mercury is authority for
saying that from all parts of the State
comes accounts of renewed activity in
the formation of new military COmpa-
nies and the reorganization of old
Rpd neglected ones Of the previous cam
paign. The State adjutant. general is
busy issuing new commissions and fire
arms to white companies and battalions
in all the weak districts. By the time
the campaign commences in earnest we
suppose the whole force will be under
marching orders to defeat the popular
will at the polls. This is what is called
free election in South Carolina and
what is meant by the banner counties
in the State.
Is there any other civilized State i a
the Union that finds it necessary to
have military parades and reviews to
ConducJ its party campaign, except
South Carolina? The seal and sanction
to the whole abominable outrage is
given by the State administration. Has
its adjutant general no other employ
RaeRt but to organize and equip new
companies to carry the elections and to !
bu jldCze the voters? That one of its
public officers, that Dretends to be cleo. |
ted by the majority vote, should be
used at each election to keep the min
ority in power by guns, bayonets, sa-
bres and artillery furnished by the
State, is about as clear a case of mill.
tary usurpation as can well be imag.
5nsd. What would be thought if the
United States armed and equipped the
to meet the Democratic
torce2 Our nSti:utions are not safe
nntil every citizen entitled to vote is
allowed to do 30. The Republic is not
SECURE nntil every vote is honestly
Whoever casts an illegal
vote, whoever refuses to count legal
Dne, is traitor to the great principles
IGpon which our government is founded
The existence of the nation depends
npon our ability to ascertain the will of
Ahe people. If we cannot prevent fraud
from tainting the ballot and perjury
from annulling the returns, the Repub-
lie must soon cease to exist.