Daily Republican., 1886-11-26
One-seyenth Honest.


The Democratic frauds In the Sew
enth District OF South Carolina is toe
strong for the stomach OF the Green
willie Is. g News, Q Democratic paper
that has heretofore coudoned every
species Of fraud OF which the Demo
crahc party Of that State has been
guilty. The News, referring to tbs
causes which would give %, 900 Rspub
iican majority at q fair and honest
election, and which has returned q
Democrat to the House to assist In
Organization, says:
ave do not believe the Democratic
party of the country will accept the 70
sponsibility for this election, and We
know 1t ought not to do 1t. The facts
and figures will be brought out and put
before the world, and IL the Democrats
in Congress give Colonel Elliot the sen
they will be held before the world az
aiding and abetting q crime and receiv
ing Its results. The harm Is not only In
the future. This election destroys the
work OF years. We have claimed per.
sistently that all doubtful methods we
nave used IN elections were juBtiisble
IS being necessary for self prese. walton,
to defend our families and property
from barbarism ard corruption. That
claim Is Just and true, and on II we
have won liberation and sympathy,
Now our enemies-and we have plenty
OF them--will point to this election ss
evidence that we have been lying, and
will cite its wantouness to prove
that we have been inspired only by
greed OF power and the determip atiop
IN dAnrfus the af -
We will venture to say that 10 the
News watches the procse iipgs of Con-
gress closely 1t will find that the DEM
ocrats In Congress will just keep Colo
mel Elliot In his seat, at least until near
the close OF his term, when Smalls may
be admitted day or two before the
term closes. 1t matters not how Dem.
ocrats get into Congress, they will be
kept there, as their m sjority is so
small that they will all be needed.
Pursuing the subject farther the News
says:
The effect on the people OF the State
must be bad It IL useles 10 prea nh
honesty and integrity, while the lend
ing and most trusted men Of the State
publicly use and sanction such methodr
as have been used to count out Smalls.
lt'san III bird that fouls lie own nest.
Our neat has been fouled without reason
or excuse We wish to avoid our
share OF The fouliuR rs far as possible
Dy proclaim!nK as publicly as We can
tnat we condemn the proceedings in
the black District. and ht Id no ~ mpa.
my with them or thoss connected with
them: The usaof fragrant uufairness
70 defeat the choice of the colored Re-
publicans in the one Congressional
District allotted to them is contrary to
Tie honorable traditions and principles
OF our people and party, q miserable
political b.under aud q moral wrong.
In al this condemnation Of Dsmo.
cratic frauds In this one ConRrek sional
District by the News 1t Is entitled To
the praise Of every honest man, but
at:er all 1t is only one seventh AZ hon
est % 1t should be. South Carolina has
seven Congressional Districts, and
none OF them have elected OoR gress.
man honestly. TIE News only oon-
fesses 10 one, why not to the other six?
Back In Republican days when q full
vot9 was cast and honest election,
were held, he State gave 40, OCO Rspub-
hasn majority. Seven Congressman
upon the basis OF the present appor-
nonnent Indicates a vote In the State
Of $4,000. Yet a. the lato State elec-
ton AZ Is SAID only "a, 900 votes were
cast. What has the NsWs to say about
this? Why lay all the blame Of fraud
upon the Seventh District while each
10 equally saturated through and
through with frsud2 The Times knows
II 1t knows anything that upon fair
election and any thing like full vote
there would be seven Republicans in
stead OF seven Democratic members In
tue next Congress from South Carolina.
why does 1t NOT be entirely honest and
not make a virtue of being one seventh
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