The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-01-14
REFRESHING GOODNESS.
A Southern journal Which Admits the
Truth OF Republican Charges.

A Southern journal Which Admits the
Truth OF Republican Charges.
When Republican journals charge
that the election of Grover Cleveland
was secured through fraudulent South
ern elections Democrats fly into rage,
and shout liar! liar! liar! What will
they have to say when Southern jour
nal comes out and boldly acknowledges
that the Republican charges are true in
every particular. The Falcon, pub
lished at Oxford, Miss. Is Senator
Lamar's home organ, and therefore not
likely to misrepresent the Southern side
OF this question. With a GOODNESS re-
markably refreshing the Falcon ac-
knowledges that the Democrats Of the
South secured as many as twenty-six
electoral votes in q dishonest manner.
This Is Its language:
Mr.. John II. Lynch has recently given OF.
preston 20 his opinion rs 10 how we hnvo
elected Cleveland and what will be the result
OF his election. And we may now expect the
press of the State to be all blood and thunder
after John Il. Lynch, but hurt how II may, no
tells the truth In that opinion more than once.
He says Clevelnnd's election was by fraud,
and that fraud was in tho South; that as many
as twenty-slX electoral votes have actually
bocn obtained by the Democratic party
through fraud.
From the above and from the extract
which we publish below 1t will be seen
that the organ of Lamar admits that
twenty-six Southern electoral votes were
actually obtained through the practice
OF political villainy. In other words,
the Falcon frankly admits that the
Democrats have stolen the Presidency.
Deduct these twenty-six votes from
Cleveland and give them to Blaine and
the result will stand as follows; Blaine,
208; Cleveland, 1873; Blaine's majority,
Is. But while the Falcon Is ready to
admit the scoundrelly steal, 1t sets up
the following justification:
IL is the boast of an American citizen that
as n sovereign, he sits in Judgment upon his
rulors and his magistrates; tho elective fran
chise Is the foundation stono TO our liberties.
Yet we of the South live year to year In viola
ton of these sncred rights. Instances arc too
numerous for us TO deny II. But II hns been
u Government of misrue which has brought
us TO IL, and, we believe, IN this instance tho
end we were 10 attain justified the means.
Calhoun predicted long before the emancipa.
ton TINT there would be a civil conflict; that
the negro would bo freed that the South
would be vanquished, and that he wished no
could live TO speak upon tho relations OF the
colored man 10 the politics OF tho United
States. Ho said they would naturally side un-
divided and Us a solid phaanx with tho peo-
plc OF the North. and that there would be with
them few ''prohiRatc whites" who would bo
seeking the patronage of the Federal Govern
ment Only too true have his predictions
proved. and tho protection OF the people
OF tho South has been their determination 10
stand together and have. control Of their
offlcos of Government although they were
forced 70 sacrifice somo Of the constitutional
rights OF their former slaves In the attempt.
The southern people, and In fact mono Of the
Anglo.baxon race, VIII submit 70 bo. domi-
ncered over by any other race OF people. and
tho Northern peonle can not realize tho truth
OF this faot because their opposltloDs are be-
tween whites. and WHITES, and not betwean
whites and blacks, Wo know that there have
been numerous election frauds In the South,
and that tho colored mans vote has not been
fairly counted. but We do not think ho has yet
reared himself 70 a position where his voice
should have equal weight with ours.
This Is q frank admission of the
wrong perpetrated upon, the people Of
the North lGan not q waylbd found 10
remedy this gigantic crime against the
freedom and purity Of the ballot boxp-
Cleveland Leader.