Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-08-09

900 votes. South Carolina sends seven members,
and Georgia Is represented by ten; yet the ng-
ures show that these seven members from South
Carolina are elected by a smaller total vote than
that cast In this district for one member. This
means that the vote Of one sOuthrOn Yields as
much power rs that Of ten farmers Of Iowa. The
great question In our politics is what Is called
free ballot and honest count; the right OF free
men In this country, north and south, black or
white, to one vote and no more, and to have that
vote honestly counted and the result honestly
declared. And that question will never DO set
tlc until II Is settled right, and It never will he
settled right until the republican party once
again resumes control Of this county by virtue OF
Its rightful majority. (ApplauseD
was speaking during the Chicago convention
20 black man from Texas: said "Mr. Cuna, how
do they do these things down SOUTH" "Well,"
he said, sometimes they do 1t with shot guns
sometimes with tissue ballots. II they find the
black men come out In sufficient numbers to
vote they appoint a posse OF white democrats,
and stretch them along In and around the poll
ing place TO protect US from violence" A re-
port recently made by senate committee OF the
congress OF the United States In regard to the
violation Of the election laws Of Mississippi, the
democratic members reporting made 1t appear
that young men with revOlvers and rifles were
placed about the polls for the purpose Of pro-
tecting them from harm. But Cuna says they
have improved Oh that method. They have dif-
ferent methods, quietcr, easier, more scientific
methods OF election. Sometimes the chairman
Of the democratic county committee casts the
vote of one Of these counties. But surprising an
election Is held and the black men come out In
SUFFICIENT numbers to vote and there Is a count Of
500 votes aud the negroes cast 200 and the
democrats 1000 votes, why the judges Of election
simply reverse things and call it 1900 democratic
and /, 900 republican. Under this system today
a hundred members 90 up to the house OF rep-
rescntativcs from the solid south, boxed and
shipped without the formality Of an election.
Old soldiers Of the Union army are as scarce
today In the government Of this county rs buffalo
are In the state Of Iowa or Nebraska. (ApplaliseD
That Is all there Is to 1t. As one Of the demo
cratic editors here some little time ago said,
"the cOnfederacy Is in the saddle" II you will
read the reports OF the democratic state or
national convention, you will always find tackled
on to 1t in n sort Of perfunctOry fashion res0lu-
ton favoring Home Rule for Ireland; the demo-
cratic party Is awful good about its buttermilk
when the COW goes dry. daughter and applauScD
Here Is our own territory Of Dakota lying across
the Big Sioux river with 100000 population, with
more people than any two states ever had since
the adoption of the present constitution. Dakota
territory has now more population than any two
states had at the time of their amiSSisn into the
Union. The democrats keep that great territory
out and deny to it the right to Home Rule.
And why? Because Dakota will persist in rolling
up 5000 republican majority. (ApplauseD
Two years ago in congress there came before
the house a general disability bill granting to dis
ahed soldiers a pension to every man, granting
pensions to their widows and to their depend
cntS. That bill received the vote of every repub-
lican then in the house. IL received the vote OF
half Of the northern democrats, but when the
"tug Of war came IL was defeated by the mar
row majority Of twelve having east against it
the vote Of every democratic member of the solid
south. Now let me talk to my democratic
brcthrcn hers Tar nlQplEht and ask thenl-ap:
peal To thenl--hOw long for the purpose OF being
| consistent, how long will You submit to this?
How long will you be content to have all the
higher diplomatic officers, and all the higher OF,
fees Of the civil service of your government filed
in almost every instance by men notorious for
! thr forgiven crime of treason or the unforgiven
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the mansion OF your mastcr receitinga remllanl
Of the husks, fourth class postoilices or little
clerkships suited to mule education. l am now
speaking to democrats and ask them how long
they will he patient under this order Of things.
] give them the assurance that they need not eX
erelse tiifr pallpnpp very anG for inst 50 surely
rs God lives Ben liarrlssn will be elected bE ;
majority with no uncertain sound. 0rcat ap
plause and rheeringl