National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-09-28

Most OF the Democratic and all of the
Mugwump editors throughout the north,
from ocean to ocean, affect to dlsbellove re.
ports tending to provo that there is any
abridgmeBt of the right Of suffrage in any
part Of the south. 1t is impossible to give
these partisan editors credit for honesty,
because they must know that the claim they
make on behalf Of their southern allies is
utterly false. They cannot possibly be ig-
norant Of the notorious fact that, in num-
Der OF the southern states, there has not
been an election for years that was intended
to elect, and that there Is settled deter
minatlon that the dissolution Of southern
solidity shall not even be menaced no mat
ter what methods may be required TO keep
the minority on top. There is no truth OF
history, no law Of nature, no axiom of
geometry better known than this, and those
few southern newspapers which admit this
fact and want to know "What are you go
ing to do about ~" take more tenable
ground and deserve less condemnation than
their lying allies, which deny what they
know to be true-what they know Is uni
versally known to be true.
We have given Of late several we'll au.
thenticated reports touching the recent
election In Arkansas, relying for facts upon
statements made by correspondent Of the
St. Louis Democrat, who Is an old
aud honored resident Of the state, and
whose judgment and veracity are vouched
for by the people of the county, RepublS
cans and Democrats alike. We stated in a
recent issu Of the NATIoNAI. REPUBLICAN,
that the Democratic majority in Arkansas
might as well have been raised to eighty or
hundred thousand, aud that II would
have been thus reported II such expansion
had been deemed polite The facts stated
by this correspondent fully justify the be-
lief that If fair election could be had IA
Arkansas the Republicans would carry the
state.
Here are some OF those facts In Pulaski
county, in which is the capital OF the state,
the Republicans asked for one election
judge in each precinct, but were refused.
In Little Rock gambler and an ex-state
prison convict were judges. When
the votes were counted the Democratic
election officers locked the doors OF the
voting places, excluding Republicans, and
under the protection Of armed Democratic
deputy sherllTs counted the vote. The
Republicans have majority of 1000 to
LEGO In the county, but by this method OF
counting the Democratic ticket was declared
to be elected by more than a thousand
majority. AS q sample OF the methods
adopted the proceeding In Campbell town
ship will suffice. The ballots cast were all
"lCst' by the election Judge who had charge
OF box in which they were supposed to
be kept 1t was ascertained, how
ever, that count showed that
the Republican tickets nGnoered
273 and the Democratic %: consequently
the ballots were 'Iostn In another pre-.
cinct two Republicans succeeded in gaining
admission to the place where the counting
wOs going on by mlsrepresenting their
party affiliations. They declare that they
saw the Democratic judges paste the nam es
OF the "stickerh Democratic candidates
over the names of the Republicans and
scratch Others; that when the ''stlckers"
were exhausted the judges threw out Re-
publican votes and put Democratic ballots
in the box. One OF these men kept tally
Of the changes made, which shows that
kepuoncan majority was turned TO Dem
ocratic majority by this method. These
incidents were gathered in one county in
which the Republicans constitute ma
| iority.
The Boston journal, after citing the facts
vouched for by the GlOJe Democrats cor
respondent, says: at seems that the public
has become so accustomed to such frauds
that they are regarded as Of little conse-
quence. When will there be change in
public sentiment ~ Such q change is not
imminent. We don't think 1t will come
until the northern pulpit ceases to glority
an administration which owes its existence
tolong years Of bloody violence supple
mented by "such fraudsh- an administra-
tion which depends for Endorsement on
southern solidity, created and maintained
by crime