Daily Republican., 1885-07-14
s.ec,men Democrastc FRAUDS.

Hnt for the frauds upon the paliot III
the Southern States Cleveland would
not to-day be President OF the u nlted
States. There is scarcely a reconstruc-
ted Southern Safe in which these
frauds have not been carried on with
high hand, especi ally so in Mississippi,
louisiana, Florida, South Carolina anu
Virginia. And these frauds are yet
practiced and no doubt will be prac-
ticed so long IS they are necessary to
secure Democratic victories. When the
Democrats carried Norfolk, Virginia,
this last spring they began to point out
how the negroes were leaving the Be
publican party. How the county was
carried was proven in contest which
ensued for an office. The frauds were
made possible by the late election laws
passed by Democratic Legislature for
the purpose OF cheating the Republi-
cans out of the State. In one polling
place in n Norfoik County there was an
excess OF 70 ballots In the box
When these had been withdrawn the
Democratic officers made the return
stand Carney, Republican, 156
Crocker. Democrat, 14S. But there
we're 25S men who made affidavit that
they voted for Carney leaving possi-
BILE Il votea for Crocker. In another
district a majority Of 157 was returned
for Crocker, whereas, as shown in the
trial, there was an actual majority OF
100 for Carney. To the credit OF Crock-
or 1T must be said that he gave mp the
case and permitted Judgment to be en-
tered for Carney. But the election OH
GERS who committed these crimes have
never been punished nor never will bt
if Democratic ingenuity can prevent 1t
Just such election frauds as were un
earthed in Norfolk were committed al
over Virginia and all over the South
In every Southern State either tn
Democratic Governor or the Democrat
Legislature appoints all the officers VIII
make up the election boards and i
many cases the boards are compose
entirely of Dem ocrats noted for thin 0l
rigging propensities and sleight-of- han
performances in the manipulation
ballot-boxes. With no representattc
in the election board and without eve
being permitted to watch the countin
of the ballots, what chance is there Il
n fair election or for the success of Il
Republican party
In the last State election inLouisiar
there were 1000 names on the regisu
list of the First Congressional distri
alone that could not be found. Sever
hundred of them were names OF de
men, but all these names were all vot
on at that election.
In one precinct in Florida there "
an excess of 126 votes in the bal
box, all tissue ballots. The Den
cratic election officers put all these
sac ballots in the bJttom OF the b
the regular Democratic tickets W
placed next and the Republican tick
were all placed on top. A blindfol'
man then drew out the excess of
ballots according to law. but every {
he took out WAS regular Republic
ballot honestly cast.
These are specimen Democrats Q
Aon frauds 10 the South to make
solid Democratic South. They are ,
Aeniable, indisputable facts. Yet vi
Republican convention is held In
Northern State and a resolution is p
ed condemning these election outrai
nearly all the Democratic newspal
cry out against it and say to the
publicans You are raising
bloody shirt issue again. Bu'
might as well be understood row
hereafter that this issue of fraud at
ballot box, or call it by whatever
the Democrats see proper, will
cease until honest elections are l
and when nap who de...res to
the Republican ticket can do 80,
have his vote counted as well as
man who votes the Democratic ii