Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1882-06-29
90 1926 1928

10 convert Iillmans majority into
q majority for smal!a would puzzle
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 ere not allowed to vote.
There being e colored majority in
the Filth District it follows, accord
ing to Republican logic, that 5nalls
was elected. amalls, therefore, de-
manded that iha whole vote OF Col.
Teton, Barnwell and Edgetial1 be
thrown o'lt or lhe ground Of fraud
Th!= wss not faoneh, 40 he proposed,
besidsa. to figure down the Demo,
cratic yote i, Hampton and Aiken
90 az TO- leave him small majority.
The testimony in the case disproves
every allegation OF general intimiaa-
ton and i'raud. Take Edgefeli az
al example. The proof there is shat
the Republican leaders massel i:leir
followers at The Courthouse, armed
with cInbe and biulgaons, with the
intention Of taking and holding the
polls 50 as to prevent the whites IRON
voting. The town WAS actually be-
leaguered by bands oil negroes who
camped on the different roads and
fired Oh citizens who went ont 10 SIX
their intentions. More thar Two
hundred negroes marched up to the
polling place on the morning OF cleo
lion, swinging their clubs end en-
deayoring to seize the polle. They
were prevented from doing thA end
invited to go up and vote Sss &
They snllenly withlSa,r Sc /
where. 1FhsS Ag elsa in the
charges Of violence in Edge6eld, snd
BY that county the other imlTsned
counties can be Judged.
There was large colored vote ior
Tillman. Except in Beaaiort, colored
men are found to have voted the
Democratic ticket al every precinct.
At Aiken 100 co!ored men are prrved
to have voted for Tillman, at Meeting
atreet 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 cne club at Allendale. This,
together with the nnpopularity OF
smalla, accounta for Tiiiman's alec
tion, The usual election rows, such
az take place everywhere, there were,
10 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 Smails.
Giving to smslla the benefit Of every
allegation which has g color Of proof,
there ia atill handsome majority fer
the sitting member.
The Stalwarts i'll 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 assumptions that they
are entitled to the whole colored
vote on the color line, they pnt in
the Republican contestants. as in the
Chalmers, Wheeler, Finley and Dib-
| bic cases in defiance Of law and fact.
No compromise is possible with such
party acting in so shameless man.
ner. South Carolina is sohdifed
The whole South, excepting hapless
Virginia, is in splendid lighting tim
Tue democracy will repeat in lSS-
the victories Of 1875 and 1880, know.
ing that in obtaining a Democratic
majority in The Houss Q: RArresen
t4tivas is the only hope ot securing
justice in Washington and peace a,
our ireai,.ea at home. News and
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