Huntsville gazette., 1886-12-04

ul results in the defeat of Smal Is
there is an endless train Of bad re-
suits. The Republican newspapers
and politician are given stron g
ctse. they will mai 9 the mcat of it
They will charge that We carved II e
state INTO districts on curious lir es
and by by dividing counties b, tb 20 y
he colored vo.e into one ,lis,ict
and, not contented with that, have
gone ints that district and sto, An the
one representative They will not
only charge it. hnt they will prove it
Our side may, doubtless will, prove
that the county boards acted within
and hundreds of votes for irsegul ari
ties. But the fact will stand ont
bold and uuquestioned chat Smalls
has been defeated by the official neg
ligence of Democratic officials ap.
pointed bv Democratic an,h .rity.
The Inference that the negligence
was prearransed plot to derive
the majority Of it's weight will be zoo
plain and clear for resince. The
state will put before the country as
being party to a plain. del erate,
and wanion fraud
There you are gentlemen of tile
Democratic and Mugwump press, as
your good brother of the Greenville
News has painted you. How do you
like your pose? Is the facial express
sion satisfactory? But the News
goes on, thus:
We do not believe the Democratic
party OF the country will accept the
responsibility for this election, and
and we know it ought not to do il.
The facts and figures will be brou yht
out aud put before the world, and #
the Demo Gratis in Congress give Col.
T. llott the seat they will be neld be
fore the world as aiding and abettiue
crime and receiving its results.
Ine harm is not only in the future
This election destroys the work of
years. We have claimed persistent
ly that all doubtful me hods we have
used In elections were ,justifable, as
being necessary for self preservation.
to defend our families and property
from barbarism sand corruption.
That claim Is Just and true. and on
It "e hnve Won talsration and SYM
patty. Now our enemies--and We
haV- plenty Uf them will point IN
this election a. evidence that we have
been lying, and will cite its wauton-
ness TO prove that We have been in
spired only by creep of power and
the determination t, deprive the Ne
gro OF political rights.
There is great deal of meat in
that paragraph which we have not
new to masticats. 1t will keep, and
there will be fitting occasions for it,
use. The News closes its article
with those words:
TIE effect on the people Of the
state must be bad. It is useless to
preach honesty and Integrity while
the leading and most trusted men of
the state publicly use and sanction
| such methods rs have been used to
count out Smalls. Its an ill bird
that ionls its own nest" Our nest
has been fouled without reason or
excuse. We with to avoid our share
| II the fouling as tar as possible by
proclaiming as publicly as we can
that We condemn the proceedings in
the black district, and holl no SYM
pathy with them or those connected
With them. Tue use OF fiagrant un~
fairness to defeat the choice Of the
,olored Republicans in the one
congressional district allotted 10
them is contrary to the honorabl.
TIA iitions and principles of our peo-
pl~ and party, miserable political
olunder and moral wrong. CNationa
Republican.