Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-02
OHIO POLITICS.
THE REPUBLICAN, CAMPAIGN.
yucse Forskcs's Formal OPENING speech ne
Psrssmeush Yessesdas-whss Tie Tanks Of
ahe &ossiern a ucssla,. Ne

fBy telegraph to the Dispatch.l
PORTSMOUTH, o., September L.
Hon. J. b. Foraker, Republican candi-
date for Governor Of Ohio, delivered
his formal opening campaign speech to-
day in this city. He referred TO the
southern question at considerable
length, and the following extract from
bis speech will serve to give the spirit
of his remarks upon the subject:
The increased representation in the
last electoral college by reason Of
the colored Republicans Of the South
being part Of the voting population
amounted TO forty electoral votes. II
the colored Republicans South had
been allowed to vote as they desired,
and had their ballots been counted as
cast. there would have been only ll3
votes in the electoral college from the
South for Mr.. Cleveland, and there
would have been from these forty
votes for James G.. Blaine, more than
enough to have elected him, with
the States Of New York, New Jersey,
Connecticut, and Indiana against him.
But these colored Republicans were
not allowed so to vote. On the con-
trary, by fraud, by violence, by muir
der, by assassination, by bull-whips
and shot-guns, the white leaguers and
kuklux clans, by agencies Of the most
inscriptions and diabolical character,
by horrible barbarities, such as were
practiced at Coushatta and Hamburg,
in the murder Of the Chisholms, in the
massacre at Danville, and in the
assassination Of Print Matthews
in Copiah county, Miss, system
Of terror was inaugurated and
practiced for the last ten years prece-
ding the election, by reason Of which
at the last election the colored Repub-
licans of the South were wholly de-
priyed of all practical benefit of their
right of suffrage, and the forty votes
which ought to have represented them
and been cast in the electoral college
as Republican votes were wrested from
them not only in violation OF their
right, but in violation Of the right
of every voter in the United
States, and cast as Democratic
votes, whereby to elect a Democratic
President and install Democratic Adj
ministration. have no disposition or
desire whatever to keep alive any Sec
tional hatred, or prejudice, or bitter
ness. 1t is not, therefore, for any such
purpose that | allude to this matter. |
am sure but speak the sentiments Of
the Republicans everywhere when | say
that the Republican party cares nothing
whatever how the people may vote in
the South or any other place so
long as they vote as American
citizens ought everywhere to vote,
according to their own free will
and choice. might, if it were
necessary, cite unquestionable statistics
to show that for the purpose of making
the solid South in the interest Of the
Democratic party more men have been
killed and wounded in the last ten years
throughout the seeding States than
were killed and wounded at Gettysburg.
But have no desire whatever to array
such matters when it is not necessary
for my purpose to do so."
Judge Foraker said that Chatham
county, Ga, in which is situated the
city Of Savannah, has 10000 voters, Of
which 1000 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 estab-
lished in the City Hall in the city Of
Savannah, to which all voters OF the
county are compelled to go and deposit
their ballots. if they vote at all. AS
but four or five thousand people can
vote at this one place during the day
the result is what was intended-that
the white Democratic population of the
city Of Savannah prnctually present
themselves at the polls at their opening
and consume the day in depositing their
ballots, thereby excluding colored Re-
publicans practically from all partici-
patton whatever in the election, and
thus stripping them Of their most sacred
right. In order that there may be alb
solute friendship between the people of
the North and the people of the South,
it is not asked by the Republican party
that the people of the South should
vote the Republican ticket. All we
ask Of them is that they will
accord 10 every citizen that right
TO which he is entitled under the
Constitution and laws; that they will
accord to the colored man Of the South
the same rights that they themselves
enjoy, Of voting as they please and
having their votes honestly counted.
If by argument and persuasion they
can induce the colored man to vote the
Democratic ticket, all so well and good.
We have no cause Of complaint, and
would not make any; but until these
rights are accorded to all it must not
be expected that we shall either hold
our peace or cease to seek a remedy
for such wrong.
ONE OF FORAKER's LIES NAILED.
SAVANNAH, September with
reference to Judge Foraker's attack on
Chatham county in his Portsmouth
(Ohio) speech to-day, the Morning News
Of tomorrow morning will say that the
part of the speech which refers to Chat
ham county will be read with surprise
and amazement by those who know any
thing about Chatham-county politics.
Instead of 1000, there are only 5000
qualified voters, 900 white and 1000
,olored, and the negroes vote first
and crowd the whites from the polls.
II is true there is only one polling-place.
but there are four boxes at different
points at that place, which is the court
house. The facilities for voting are
ample. There are no polling-places
outside the city because there is no de-
Dand for them and no satisfactory loca-
ion for them. At one time there were
wo or three such places, but the Re-
'ublicans abolished them during the
line they had management Of affairs.
They rever have been restored because
,obody asked to have them restored.
An Indiana Desperate Killed.