Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-02
F0RAKER'S F00LISHNESS.
CHATHAM COUNTY GIVEN A RAF
WHICH RAISES A LAUGH,

Figures DootOred to Suit the Speakers
Fancy and Negroes Pictured as Kepe
from the Polls by Threatening Mob
of White DemOcrats-Another Bloody
Shirt Harahkue.
PORTSMOUTH, o., Sept. Hon. j. B.
FORAKER, Republican candidate for Cow
ernor OF Ohio delivered his formal opens
ing campaign speech to-day in this city.
lie referred to the Southern question at
considerable length. The following ex-
tracts from his speech win serve 20 give
the spirit Of his remarks upon the subjects
The increased representation in The last
electoral college by reason OF the colored Re-
publleans OF the south being part OF the vot-
lpg population, amounted to forty electoral
votes.
FIGURING OUT BLAME ELECTED.
If the col0red Republicans or the South had
been allowed TO vote as they desired, and had
Ihelr ballots been counted as cast, there
would have been only l13 votes In the eec-
toral college from the South for Mr.. Ceve-
land, and there would have been from there
forty votes for j. G. Blaine, more than enough
70 nave elected him, with the states OF New
iork, New Jersey Connecticut and Indiana
were not allowed so to vote.
THE OLD RED SHIRT.
On the contrary, by fraud by violence, by
murder, by assassination, by bull-whips and
shotguns, white leaguers and ku-klux clans,
by agencies OF the most unacrupulOus and dia-s
6olcal character, by horrible barbarities such
as were practsed at Coushatta and Hamburg
in the murder OF the Chisholms in the mas
sacre at Danville, and in the ASSASSINATION OF
frlnt Matthews, in COpinh county, Mics. a
system or terror was inaugurhted and prac-
tlced FOR tue last 10 years preceding the elec-
ton, by reason Of which at the last election
the eolored Republicans Of the south were
WHOLLY DEPRIVED
nf nj ~, al a.. A
and 40 votes which ought to have represented
them and been cast in the Electoral college az
Republican votes We're wrested from them,
not only in violation OF their right but IN vio-
latlon OF the right Of every voter. in the
United States, and cast as Democratic votes,
whereby to elect a Democratic President aud
no disposition or desire whatever to keep
ailve any sectional hatred, or prejudice, or
bitterness. II is not, therefore, for any such
purpose that allude TO this mat ter.
WANTS A FAIR BALLOT.
am sure but speak the sentiments of Re-
publicans everywhere when / say that tho
Republican party cares nothing whatever
how the people may vote in the South, or any
place, so long as they vote 0s American citi-
zens ought everywhere TO vote-according to
their own free VIII aud choice. might II it
were necessary. cite unquestioned statistics
TO show that fer the purpose OF making 70
soi,a south In the Interest OF the Democratic
party more men have been killed and
wounded In the last ten years throughout tho
seeding States than were killed and
wounded at Gettysburg but have no desire
whatever 70 array such matters when it Gs
not necessary for my purpose TO do 80,
A RAP AT CHATHAM COUNTY.
Judge Foraker said that Chatham eoun-
ty, Ca, In which is situated the city of
Savannah, has II, 900 voters, OF which I, 7,000
are colored Republicans.
To overcome this Republican majority and
procure Democratic control OF the county all
the election precincts were abolished and one
voting place established in the city hall in the
city of savannah, to which all voters OF the
county are compelled TO go and deposit their
ballots, II they votes at all.
AN ABSURD FALsEHOoD.
As but four or five thousand people can vote
at this one place during,the day, the result is
what WIS intended-thht the white Demo-
cratic people OF tho city OF Savannah arc
punctually present Themselves at the polls at
their opening, ana consume the day in depOs-
iting their ballotB thereby excluding colOred
Republicans practically from all participation
whatever in the election, and thus stripping
them OF their most sacred right.
HIS PLAN FOR FRIENDSHIP.
In order that there may be absolute friend
ship between the people Of the North and The
people OF the South 10 Is not a-ked by the Re-
publican party that the people Of the South
should vote the Republican ticket. All we
ask of them IA that they will accord 10 every
citizen that right TO which he is entitled un-
der the constitution and lAws--that they wiz
accord to the cOIored man OF theS South the samet
rights that they themselves enjoy, OF votng
as they please an0 having their votes honestly
counted. II by argument and persuasion they
can induce the col0red man to vote a Demo-
cratic ticket all we'll and good, we have no.
cause OF complaint and would not make any.
but until these rights are accorded tn all it,
must not be expected that we will either hold
our peace or cease to seek remedy for such