Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-10-29
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jacob Yost. Xepul kSSlsC - rs seal
in TIE House of REPRESENTATIVES at the
co1nting of the Presidential vote in 1888 I
James Bumgardner, with the great
majority of the people of the United
States. believes that the last Presidential
election in the United States was a far
one, and that Grover Cleveland holds his
seat as President fairly and rot by fraud.
Jacob Yost believes that the last elec-
tion IN the United States resulted as 1t did
through fraud and suppression of large
portion of the vote 10 the Southern States.
and that Grover Cleveland is not the 1e-
gally elected President Of the county. In
his paper, the valley Virgldlan, of
which he is the JUNIOR Editor, this opinion
is given as follows:
''The President [Jlevalandl holds his Office
because of this denial of equal representation
at the charlottesville suppression of the vote
upon which State representation in Congress
and the Electoral College is predicated.
1t is MADNESS to suppose that the great Com
moIwealths of the North, are going to submit
70 be shorn of their equal power and impor-
ance in the control of the country"
This language is used of the result Of an
election in which. though it extended all
over the broad territory of this Union,
not an act of violence was reported, and
In which, though at thousands of polling
places there were supervisors appointed by
Republican Administration, there is
not one conviction for violation Of the cleo
ton laws recorded. Is the holder of such
opinion of the election of 1884 sufficiently
unprejudiced man to sit in judgment at the
counting of the vote in 1888?
Is the man to count the votes for the
Presidency in 1883 the same man who in
commenting on the election of 1884. held
this opinion of the way great body of
voters of his own section were treated:
ssThe negro is counted in the census re-
turns. He is counted in estimating the basis
of representation in Congress and the elector-
box he is not counted, He is either intimida-
ted from voting, or the ballot he casts perver-
ted from its object and counted for what he
did not vote, or it is overcome by fraud"
The fact that these opinions appeared in
the VALLEY Virginian" has been called
attention to since Mr.. Y ost entered on his
campaign. If they were not bis opinions
at the time they appeared from the pen of
the senior editor, or if he had changed
these opinions since they appeared, he has
had an opportunity to say so. But instead
of such retraction from him, the publica-
tion of them received the following reaffir-
tnation in reply from the ''Virginian":
"The writer of those editorials has nothing
0 modify in them.
With Mr.. Y ost's opinions of the mode
q conducting elections at the South, is he
eligible as the fair, impartial, and judicial
mind required for the most delicate and.
as las been proven, most critical duty
CONT ected with the national government
IA would his pre-. convictions Of fraud in
tie South, place him on the side of 1.-The
gr1at Commonwealth of the North" in
making effective ballot which he believes
to hav,been either perverted from its OBJ
Jeet" It counted for what the voter did
net yote?
SHAH J.mes Bumgardner or Jacob Yost
count the Presidential vote in 1882 It is
grave question for every voter to con-
slider. Which of these men shall enter the
jury box; tie man prepared to listen to
the evidence or the man with his mind
made up thrge years beforehand