Daily Republican., 1883-04-16
Political Crime.

through the District Court is making al
effort TO punish the perpetrators of fraud
and crime against the ballot in South
Carolina, but with no prospect what
ever of convicting the criminals. The
crimes are the most unblushing frauds
upon the ballot box. There is not a
man of common Intelligence in South
Carolina that does not know that cleo
lions in that State are veriest tarces and
that every Congressional District in the
State is fraudulently represen ted in
Congress, and the two so-called United
States Senators who now misrepresent
the State in the Senate have no moral
right to enter its doors. Some addition
al light, if any more were needed, has
been thrown upon these frauds by an
interview of New York Tribune cor
respondent with EX-Chief Justice of
South Carolina, A. j. Willard, who is
now assisting the United States in prose
cutting the crimes. 1t will be reCol-
lected the Ex-J Judge is Democrat and
was an Associate Justice when the
Chamberlain Government was over
turned and the Hampton Government
set up, and through his rulings the
change was made. The Democrat Leg
islature thus installed FASTENED to make
Judge Willard Chief Justice Of the
State in return for the services rendered
to the party.
This was the same Legislature that
required all the members who SAT in the
Chamberlain Legislature to come be.
were sorry for Their previCus conduct
before admitting them 10 their seats.
We only refer to this to Snow the high
standing Of Judge Willard in the Dem
Ocratic party, aud Therefore what he
says comes not from a urepiS Rcpub-
lican carpet Dagger. The apparent
change OF front 10y Judge Willard
would only show that ho is rs honest
now as he was then, though We believe
he was mistaken when he contributed
TO the overthrow Of Republican govern
ihehC III o"u'n 'af"'i''"' All 'ie l"'
mer love and respect for the Judge has
,ur,.ed into III. most bitter haired since
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iio ''"' "''''''' -f'''''"'' A''''''eS i''
the Government III the prosecution of
crimes against suffrage, ~, the following
1.1,.r tn h i'm from, , f,r,,.r fr;a,1 v.;II
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SNOW
DEAR SIR. am your friend who
for wears have stood hy you throuOh
thick and thin and nj ,yovs ,dnireL
vour great l,oruiura fairness unon
the be cb A ms, Iavyrr hiyh-miud4d
gentleman nnJrinti,. ,itiz.n uhu Nv
decision when d Justice of he Supreme
Cnur. saved thr state from Cl,nuh4r.
IAN ana ms '"'h OF thieves Now you
over to wors,. ,ncmlrs than they. For
getting your honorable past lou are
pursuing " ''"n' Nili'H VII pace
AI,arv ppritn,',inrv AVID tha, , xii
bring quick r,;ribution on your head.
kno" of my own personal knowIedGe
d n", ''' ,t'n rat h ,"T ~ , ,nl'.lrm'
ed to ,nnr,irr Won and SNYDER and rnr
haps M"ito'. How came by This
Hho" ''"G' wiz ho' 'o'I YOU pN'
y,n, M. ,,.I TAXA, hio n',,' of ,,n"ri.
ing youo, your peril. If should dir
r'o9r my 'd,ntIfy y0n would know that
VIM. say - M Nv, ~ ~ w" W., '",''
or Errist.r and admir- th,t ,h,rn w.,
foundation for the cases against our
prosecuted people; ana sign your own
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,l.r, by save your lit. and save Snutl,
Carolina.
"a Deino'Ia, WHO urpfe'a,es N!""-
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we nope all VINO have been III
any manner sk"plical about these
charges Of fraud in South Carolina will
read this letter. Here i, an admission
that if justice WAS done, mtuy Of tlr
leading citizen, Of that State wru,d he
in the Albany pruitrutary instead Of
holding offices tu which they fraudulent
- elected themselves.
Judge Willard in his interview with
the Tribune correspondent SAYS that the
! ate is controlled by IA third Of the