Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-30
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Mr. surRMAN went TO Louisiana IN
1876. and was instrumental IN taxing
the vote Of that state from TrbpEN.
General GRANT himself has left behind
him the proof that he held that Mr..
TuprN was elected President tna'
wear. So Mr.. SHERMAN need not at
tompt to deny that he was one Of the
su;lty confederstes in the CRIME OIL
cheating Mr.. TILDEN out of the ONCE.
| In a word, it is absolutely certain tna'
il the presidency was stolen In 1910
Nr. SHERMAN is one Of the men who
stole it,.
Mr.. SHERMAN ought, therefore, to
assure bis Virginia audiences first Of
ALI that he is not here to assist in steal
ing the governorship of this State, nor
, seat in the United States Senate. lie
testified last night in Petersburg to the
skill Of Ohio politicians in committing
frauds upon the ballot-box. Let him
tomorrow night tell us whether or not
he is in favor Of cutting down the re-
presentation Of Ohio in the national
House of Representatives. Also, whe-
Their he is here as party to the con-
spiracy developed in the following ex-
tract from an editorial in the Philadel-
phia Press, whose Virginia correspond
ent no doubt received from General
MALONE the information on which the
editorial in question was founded. Here
is the extract;
"But the Republicans are better or
ganized to watch and thwart any
schemes of fraud than they have ever
been before. They have constituted
clubs through the State for this pur-
pose they will have an accurate tally
Of the vote"
Read that statement, Mr.. SHERMAN,
and tell your Virginia hearers whether
you are party to the conspiracy thus
to bulldoze the negroes and compel
them all to vote the Republican ticket?
Are you willing to countenance such
an attempt to violate the secrecy and
sacredness Of the ballot-box? Do you
think that either the Republicans or the
Democrats have the right to keep san
accurate tally Of the vote ~?
Again The correspondent aforesaid
no doubt furnished to the Press, after
consultation with General MALONE,
the information upon which the follow
ing extract from the same editorial II
tho Press was based. The Press says
"This election will take place under
national scrutiny. The attention of the
people has been thoroughly aroused t
the subject. The Republican party il
determined to insist on honest election!
or to meet the issue in the squares
manner. Any fraud perpetrated il
Virginia will be appealed to the nationa
Judgment, and, if there is no other re
sources, the United States Senate vii
find in the choice of senator the war
rant for probing it to the bottom AM
for overturning any wrong"
Do YOU, Mr.. SHERMAN, presume S
far upon the ignorance of Virginians a
to try to teach them that the Unite
States Senate would dare to 60 benin
the great seal of the Commonwealth
Virginia and seat WILLIAM MAHoN
in the face of the certificate of the pre-
per officers of the State that anothe
man was elected? Dare you undertak
/ TO perform deed so unwarranted an
so wicked? Dare you to tell the PEI
= ple of Ohio that if ALLEN g. THU
{ MAN, the latchets Of whose shoes yc
e are not worthy to unloose, shall
S elected United States senator from Oh
s instead of your unworthy self, you w
i claim for General MALONE the rig
@ to inquire in the United States Sena
e into the question Of the lawfulness
IS the Legislature of Ohio? Are y
>. and WILLIAM MALONE confederat
in such a crime? Have you promis
A. him your support in this wicked bu
,, ness? Has he promised you his su
~ mort in this wicked business? Y
At will stand tomorrow night in the pr
ID ence, so to speak, of all the people
ly the United States. Lot them. III
oil vour answers to these interrogation
=" Let them know that no United Sta
a Senator can be found anywhere in
land to engage in such a conspir'
10 against the rights Of the States. Tn
Its OF the awful crime threatened by
o ;o Philadelphia Press, and wash y
nd hands Of it, Mr.. SHERMAN.