The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-03-30

$40, OUU,UOU year Tor ten years WOulu De tue
smallest sum needed to etfectually supple
ment the efforts Of the states.
A Bombshell.
WASHINGTON, March pa long letter
from Attorney General Brewster to Dallas
Saunders, assistant United States district
attorney at Charleston, is published, with
Mr. Saunders reply. The first paragraph
commends Saunders for the part he has so
far taken in the cases upon which he was
sent from Philadelphia. The remainder is
us follows: "By-the-by, | was upon the
point Of writing you letter this very
day upon q subject that concerns me very
much. Idesire you to convey what now
write to Mr.. Melton and read every word |
do write. If were not about to write to
YOU / would write to Mr.. Melton himself.
had here in Washington in the contest
between Smalls and pillman in the house. !
send you now forthwith by this mail
printed copy of the proceedings, testimony
and argument, that was sent to me only
yesterday. ! desire your attention to IT
and Mr.. Melons attention to it, and l
expressly, request you to say to
Mr.. Melton that it is my deter
mination to have these matters thoroughly
investigated and closely pursued. The
right Of suffrage must be protected, no
matter who suffers. | wish Mr.. Melton to
be told by you that | expect that he will
prosecute forthwith the most important
persons who have been concerned in
these attempts to defeat honest cleo
tions by fraudulent or forcible
means. / say the highest and most
responsible people are those who deserve
to be first prosecuted and first pursued.
There will be no example if merely insig-
nificant persons are taken, but those who
stand high in the community and
have thus ~ ventured to violate the
law and encourage others to do it
are the very persons to be first prose
cuted, and If convicted and punished
in signal way, then things will begin to
change and voters will be encouraged to
vote according to their convictions, and
those who do vote will feel satisfied that
their votes have been duly counted and sur
render cheerlully TO an honest result.
| am very much in earnest
about this, for | have heard
what cannot credit-that it is currently
said in South Carolina that the only per
sons who will be prosecuted will he insig-
niiicant and obscure persons. Such prose.
cutions.I will not consider as being those
that Justice requires to he instituted and
The criminal court house is not
t. be used only for punishment OF
tue obscurc-it must not be
g. poor mans courthouse. All who violate
,hr lLw. and especially fundamental law,
shgn as the right OF suffrage, must be made
tp feel the terrors Of that law. Abuse Of the
right Of suffrage such as is charged
to have been perpetrated in South Carolina
IL practical treason against the dignity OF
the people and the fundamental principles
of their power, and it must be sgnally
punished. At this point have
paised and reread my letter.
was about to send II OF TO
you, and as | read over ! saw that through
Il ran d pretty sharp tone of reprobation OF
this supposed attempt to pursue the poor and
obscure, and TO permit the prosperous and
important to escape. The prosecution that
they wanted is prosecution for oiienses
they we're charged with having committed. |
see nothing in my letter that ought
20 be modified, for ] am deeply
in earnest about all OF this. You
are q democrat, and very properly
sympathize with your party and | talk to you
with little more Wgor because you are a
dcmocrt and also because we enjoy such
personal and friendly relations. ] wish |
ID express my republican convictions
upOn this subject but irrespective |
u my republican convictions, / intesd /
most emphaticllly to indicate how impor- |
tant all Of this Is 10 both sides, that there /
lust Judgment Of the popular viii In |
any election that is controlled or biased /
by force or fraud, and ] do insist that both |
democrats and republicans should have |
their faces set as flint against any abuses |
rlainst q free and iair use Of the ball0t-bON. /
Col0nel Melton, ! desire, shall read this, |
and 1 would write directly 70 /
rim upOn this subject III il were not that /
il might look like an official afmonition, /
that o. n, certain extent b. was what ] |
have before repeafed-that the poor and /
obscure were % be pursued and the /
aud prosperous were % escape /
Judgment Of the law. ! would not in any /
way impeach him and therefore ] viii not /
write even a letter CD the kindest spirit 1
hat might be construed ns giving c1l0r % |
such imVufafiuEss i0r believe o. /
Tie public bclieye, and believe he will do /
lie duty. ] am with great respect. your ]
friend. BEyJ. HaEEfs BEEusrIE.
To Dallas Saunders. Assistant District Ati1r- /
15e ietier Is d ateI March 18th.
ID Die reply. dated Charleston. Ma-rh /
Z1-t. Saunders says: 81 enclose son q list /
Vi lection cases, 80 FAR selected far trial I
.he extract being selected from yesfeT- /
dave Charleston News and Courier.
When reached Columbia is=t 4
m1rth Judge Melton instructed me. on THE /
visits o. the various countieE % select the
strongest cases nsainst the impUrtaut and F.
'rfusufisl ruen not % take the iif-
.ie fsnUus You Uil Sc b.
ne lisf enclo=ef that the frsn ug rruposs
fu trT ere nc eEcHr-inus o. tne DaruWell
-1urfr rnnua-a-s Of elections thaf j. elae-
tom nEcsrs uho csrry on tiecriuls on the
day q election. Ike Juices ard INSPECTORS
1f elections in HefInsg lVE-,a- then sEs
hrTs q c.se from sumrtEr turt1 nEEius-
the tu1-d n cuur.v ClnrEssers. ard the1
are men Who cuurf -H-urrs from eleh r-E-
rinr q their rteflec-lrt crurftes and t1T-
wE-i it % tte tuErd ~ sis,e c1rrEss1rs-"