Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-11-17
Tbc south Carolina Plan.


expected to hear Of hsw the Democrats
carried the Seventh Congressional Dis
srict Of South Carolina until some con-
siderable time hsd elapsed after the
election. 1t was oil along claimed coz
fidently for the Democrats, although
the district has $4,000 Republican ma
iority In it, and can give that much on
any fair election and honest count. OF
course nobody disputed that claim for
which the Democrats went shout wiping |
out q Republican majority In South
Carolina and the States gouth OF that
they generally "gvt there" the size OF
the majority never standing particle
In the way. All that could be heard
from this South Carolinv. district until
within q day or two past was that
there was apathy amongst the negroes
aud the Democrats had made q very
s'vigorous campaign" How vigorous
TO wipe out %, 600 Rep dbiican majority,
and the kind Of vigor used Is slowly
coming to light. Blu, after ah we arc
bound to note an Ina provement in the
South, Carolina mel ;hod OF carrying
elections. 1t was formerly done by
means OF rife cluba and shot guns and
tho Republicans, white and sack,
rather than be shot down like dogs, in
stead Of going to u o polls and attempt
ing to vote on elect lon days, took to the
swsmps rs decided Ily the safest place
But more huma ne method has beer
adopted by the sh OF the Legislature
for making the 8 tate solid Tor Demo
-cracy. 1t Is patti erned very much aftsl
the Delaware pls n, but possesses somt
intrinsic virtues the Della ware Demo
Gratis would nc doubt accept II Their,
was any real de uger OF the present as
.sessment laws esulting in q failure Il
produce Demc cratic msjorities. 1t Il
never contemp lated In South CAROLINE
that the State Legislature will be any
thing else thai Democratic, and there
fore the eleett IN laws are we'll held b
hand by that body. Suffice 1t TO say
that the insp sctors OF elections are oil
appointed, NJ ,ver elected. Therefore
need surpris nobody to be told that al
three Of the election inspectors at escl
poll, and all other election officers ar
Democrats. The kind OF Democrat
selected to hold the elections may vel
be imagiued. They know what Is ex
peoted OF them, and they do not dissp
point their friends. 1t was very cas-
matter TO open the election half hou
too coon an have the whole poll throw
out on that account. Opening g ha
hour after the time met with q like I,
sult. The absence OF q registry list W.
another excuse for throwing out
strong Republican poll. AS the elet
tion officers were all Democrats 1t wi
. very easy matter for them to forg
TO open polls where the Republican
had very large msjorlties. The Dem
cratic election officers were sure to COZ
init some error that served as suffl
cient excuse for throwing out Republ
oan polls, but these errors were new
made ut polls where the Democrats hs
n majority. Only two election pol
were opened In Richlsnd County, Tn
gave the Democrats who had hors
aud carriages chance to reach Il
polls and vote, but the poor Repub
cans, Of both colCrs, not having al
oonVeyances could not reach the poll
In this manner the Democrats IA
claimed to carry the district by 40 IN
jority, and Democratic free trad
will be sent TO CJpgress 1t will be
use for Smalls, the Republican
feated, to contest the election. T
Democrat, majority In the House "
never hear the contest, or II Il does
will be near the ciose Of The term. \
Carlisle, who vii In all probability
reelected Speaker, and whose seat
Alsn contes ed, will see to 1t that
committee on contested elections v
be properly fixed" to give his pa
the full benefit OF the outrageous frat
Of which they are guilty. To oh
what the Democrats call "vig II
election" we publish letter elsswh
from Washington to the New VI
Tribune, detailing some OF the metht
made use OF 10 obliterate q Republi,
majority of 5000 in q single CopgI
sional district of South Carolina.
will be interesting reading.