The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1882-10-19
DIR. w. II. rBLToN's AUGUSTA
SPEECH.
From Canton Advance.

From Canton Advance.
DIR FELTON, in his speech deliver
cd in the city of Augusta, on the
31st of January last makes the fol
lowing charges against the demo-
cratic party.
THE truth is at many precincts
in Georgia, election day is carni
val Of fraud, of deception, of bribe>
ry, Of intimidation, and of all the
arts and stratagems of INSCRIPTIONS
politicians. Why is all this posi-,
BILE I Because the entire machinery
of our election is in the hands of the
dominant party. The ordinsries of
the several counties, are democrats,
the Justices of the Peace are demo
Gratis, the managers and tally clerks
are democrats, and at many of our
precincts, no friend Of the opposite
party is allowed place around the
ballot box. The organization con.
trolls everything, and the count is
unusually favorable to the managers
party"
Now let me ask the homes. iDde>
pendent democrats, who are supports
ing DR.. FELTON,, if this sounds like
the speech of democrat. If you
we're to read it, and did not know
whose language it was, would you
not suppose that it was uttered by
some bitter radical politician who
was heaping virtuperatiou and SLAM
der upon the people Of Georgia =
And from what you know of the
manner, of holding our elections,
would you say that it wa, just to the
honest and upright ordinaries, justi-
ces of the peace aud election mana>
gers who are thus arraigned.
Now 10 that same speech DIR. Eel
ton proposes the following remedy for
these great outrages of which he
says our justices Of the peace and
election managers are guilty.
"Now le THE Federel law requir>
ing the court to appoint two SUPER
visors representative Of the two dom
inant parties (where the court is pc
titioned for these supervisors (be 80
modified that the court shall be re~
quired to appoint two supervisor 8
representing the two parties known
at that particular election, friend
of each of the candidates.
"Make it obligatory upon the
court to appoint these supervis 'rs
for every precinct, whether they
have been asked for or not, then
hold the marshal and bis deputies
responsible for the attendance and
service of these supervisors at the
time, and place of holding the elec>
ton. Let the Federal government
thus take principal charge of mama
ging and supervising congressional
and presidential elections"
Now if the voters of the 7th cons
gressicnal district think it wiser to
take the management of our cleo
tons out of the hands of our justices
of the peace, and election managers
and turn it over to supervisors, APP
pointed by Federal judges, (aIl of
whom are radicals appointed by the
president and to the United States
marshals and their deputies, then
they ought to vote for DR.. FELTON,.
The Doctor says he is for this
change, and Col. Clements says he
is opposed to it, and thus making
a dead issue between them.
II the people of this country have
not had enough Of United States
Marshals ard their deputies, let
them try the experiment. But when
they do it will be useless for demo.
Gratis to vote after that.
Besides the United States pays
her supervisors five dollars per day,
and they are allowed pay for two
! days each at each election, and ii
would cost the tax payers three hun
dred and twenty dollars to bold each
election in the county of Cherokee
alone. But this the Doctor thinks
is necessary in order to prevent the
Justices of the peace and election
managers from committing these
great outrages and frauds upon the
people.