Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-02

Free Ballot.

There are sixteen OF the United States
which are by the Republican parry treated
ss 70 they were not In the Union. Della
ware, Maryland, Virginia. West Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina. Florida.
Georgia. Alaba,a. Mississippi, Louisiana,
Texas, Arkansas, Missouri. Kentucky. aud
Tennessee arc under tho ban. No RcpuS-
llcan National Convention ever 40 much as
considers me claims OF any asplrant to the
Office OF President Of the United States who
resides In one Of those States. Indeed, such
are the preiudlces Of the northern people
against their southern brethren that
even the Democrats fear TO nominate
southern man for either President or
vice-Prcsident OF the United States.
Even Mr.. BAYARp. living in the little
State Of Delaware. which did not furnish
a single company Of soldiers TO aid the
South in the war between the States, Is in
n measure prescribed because he resides Ia
what was up to 1868 one OF the slave States.
That IL TO say, there are thousands Of
voters who would rather support him than
any other man for President OF the United
States, who arc deferred from doing so by
the fact that the northern people are preiu-
diced against him because OF his Dover
speech, and OF his residence In n State
pom'naly southern. II was stated last
week that the North Carolina delegates 70
the Democratic National Convention pro-
baby preferred BAYAED, but thought it
would be best 20 nominate northern man.
We cite the case OF Mr.. BArAED as showing
clearly that there Is something rotten In
Denmark"
The Republican party is responsible for
the deplorable state OF things which we
have described. That party was war
party, and ought. as has often been said.
TO have died when the war ended. II is the
author Of all the political wrongs that have
afflicted the South for the last nineteen
years. II was the Republican party that
refused 10 allow the southern States
to be represented In Congress as soon
Us the war ended. II was the Repub
licsn party that framed and passed tie
unconstitutional civil-rights bill. 1t was
the Republican party that divided Vir-
giDia into two States. 1t was tue Repub-
which have served TO keep alive in the
breasts OF the northern people a feel.
ing Of hostility towards the people OF the
South. TEey have libelled their southern
brethren, and us regularly as presidential
elections have approached have waved the
bloody shirt and again and again made the
southern people the victims OF msrepre-
sentatlon aud villiflcation. Yes, the party
winch dcfrauGed Mr.. Tn-DEN ont OF the
Office OF President had the impudence to
pus into their national platform Of this
year the following declaration
ave denounce the fraud and violence
practiced hy The Democracy in the S0Iihsrn
States, by which the will o; the voter Is
defeated, as dangerous to the preservation
Of free institutions, and we sOlemniy ar
raign the Democratic party rs being the
guilty recipient Of the fruits Of such fraud
and Violence"
"The guilty recipients Of the fruits" Of
the fraud Of 1876 have come before the peo-
PIE with that declaration.
Hundreds Of thousands OF men, Office
holders and their friends or dependents,
have regularly every four years used The
Federal Offices as means OF perpetuatlng |
the rule Of the sectional Republican party. !
What sort Of "free ballot" do the Re.
pubIicans offer 10 US! Is 1t a "iree ballot"
OF all, II we dare not vote for any man for |
President Who resides in any one of the six
teen States called southern? Is il a "free |
ballot" so long as internsl-reyenue spies |
and iniormers and postal officials are allow
ed to band the negroes together In solid
phalanx pledged to vote for no Democrat? |
Will the southern people ever be really
free 30 long as the Republican party shall
rule this country, Ponder the facts of the
case. make your own decision, and cast your
ballot accordingly on the 4th OF November |
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