Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-09-29
ARKANsAs D1l1oURAUY.

6AA9RAAANSAAS
How 1T Shot and Bulldoxed itself
into Power.
The following letter from . psemi-
nent Union Labor candidate in Arkan.
- contains . story Of murder. Outrage
and fraud 90 startling that it il alfnustl
incredible. Remember this letter isnot
from Republican but from laboring
man:
81. LouIs, No., Sept. II
g. w. Pike, New York city: DEAR
s1R AND BRorHKR-I am just from Ar
kansas. II the people of tho United
States only knew half how we had bsen
treated congress would wipe out the
fraudulent state government in Arkan-
|sas and grant u = republican form Of
government ~ guaranteed BY the fed
eral constitution.
In Arkansas county they robbed US Of
the ballot boxes at two townships with
over 800 majority for ~. In Union
county Governor Hughes armed the
Democratic clubs with the state Win
chesters on the night before the election
Sunday. They paraded over the
county and whipped over twenty COL
ored men, some Of them 90 badly that
they had to keep their beds. On Mon.
day they shot and killed ssvsu white
Union Labor men and wounded over
twenty moro, aud at Edorado, the
county seat, they took the poll books
away from the judges sad burned them
before the eyes Of the people and ther
held . new election, at which no Union
Labor man Was permitted to vote.
In Miller county the Democratic
clubs we're armed BY Governor Hughes
with the States arms. and they went t
the strong Union Labor precincts ant
notified them that II they voted tn
Union LAbot tickst they would Iii
them. In Woodruff county they addet
over 1000 votes to the Democratic vot'
and defraudsd u out oi the election
In Crittendon county We had overi2pl
|majorisy; this thsy cut down ito II
shan $50. A delegation u Wha'
1Wheelers Immediately went TO Littl'
Rock and waited ON Governor Hughe
Igiving him the facts, but hs refused Il
take any action in the matter.
| In Leo county We bad oyer z, 200 ma
Ijority; this sthey counted ior our oppoh
tents. In Mississippi county the!
changed 800 votes in the same way. Il
81. Frnnch county, ct BhekA6h, the!
stacked their gum around tho voting
place and refused to let the Unio
Labor people vote. Al another town
ship there they stuffed the ballot bo
and refused 70 let our men vote, whe
one Of our men fired on them wit
. squirrel shot, slightly wounding four
Them. This Il the only act Of violenc
live are accused Of in the staae. %
sorry for this one.
In JackS0n county they secfotl
tswindled us out Of over 1000 votes.
Lincoln county they changed over &
TOT our votes TO them. In Howsl
lcounty the same. In lafayette count
they stole over 400 votes from US
throwing them out. In Little Riv
county they stole from 500 to 800 vot
. from u by counting us out. In Oh
land county shout the same number
the same way. In Saline county tn
stole over 400 votes from US BY char
ing. In Lonoks county, Eaglis' hon
they refused to count Williams toV
ship, that gave us s52 majority.
Pope county they changed 400 or 8
votes, perhaps more, from our can
date to their candidate. In Conw
county thsg stole 700 or 800 in I
same way.
In Monroe county. at Pine Rid
they forced the negroes to vote the De-
ocratic ticket, saying: 'Thls is the sici
you have got 10 vote today" In I
laski county, the county In which, lat
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