The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-24
SOUTHERN FRAUDS.
Plans for Carrying the Election In
the southern states and Indiana.


Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
We give the opening paragraphs of
two letters from the part of the eouu-
try that Is not free. but Democratic.
The first has been with US fex DAYS.
and starts as follows.
.'JseKsos, Miss, Sept. Is. fsss.
As the rational political conflict APP
pfo%ehes. the Democracy. which COM
poses the oiigarchy in this Southern
domain, are already formulating pians
70 carry the election on the approved
Democratic plan of violence, infimi-
dation and ballot-box thieyery. The
recent election in Arkansas jnstiiies
this statement
This letter ends TINS impressivelv:
The black slaves did not appeal To
you in vain. They now appeal to You
. second time, ami thousands OF
white slaves join their crv They re-
Is upon your yalor displayed in the
past 70 assert that this is a govern
ment OF the people. for the people.
and by the people. II God, in his in
finite wisdom, allows the greatest re-
public time has ever seen TO be wiped
from the face OF the earth, il viii be
because its constitution is libel mp
on truth.
The Southern Confederacy with
their allies, the Northern copperheads.
has accomplished more In four years
through a system of stupendous
frauds, than they were able 10 do dur
ing the same period that they iefied
the strong arm OF this great govern
ment- Their control OF congress is
evidence of the Acknowledgement of
hundreds of thousands OF Southern
Republicans; their placing the Judi
cial erinine upon the shoulders OF an
upholder OF the mississippi plan"
shows with what layishness they re-
ward crime: their promotion of a
Democratic general 10 be the com
mander OF the military forces makes
them more bold in the preparation OF
funiawful acts; their accession 70 the
presidency IS marked by the murder
OF hundreds OF defenselesS cUlored Re-
pnblicans, and the wanton perseeu-
ton and ostraeism of white Republi-
cans who had the courage To express
their sentiments and try 10 carry them
out
1T is time for every patriotic citizen
to continue the war at the ballot-baN.
and assert that the main foundation
upon which this government was
based 1.-THE right TO vote) Is not fail
ure Another victory for Southern
| secessionists and Northern copper
heads, and the liberty-loving people of
this land will be compelled TO eapitu
late, and upon far different terms than
Grant extended to Lee at Appomatox
not even a horse will be left them
with which to till their lands. y
Here is the pith OF the other letter:
.'BfRNI1GHAM. Ala, Oct. 3. 1883.
To the Editor OF the Commercial Ga
-slfe. Perhaps it is not generally known
that the Democrats are making pre-
parations to send from this and other
places in the solid South every one
they can find who will go to Indiana.
Their plan is TO hunt up all who came
here from that state and offer them
free transportation TO Indiana and re-
turn on condition, OF course, they vote
the Democratic ticket. In this city
and vicinity we have seven or eight
thousand workingmen distributed
among the different rolling mills and
furnaces, and of that number several
hundred are from Indiana. Many of
them have accepted the proposition
| from the Democratic managers, and
are going back to vote. | personally
know some who are going, and know
| they have registered and voted here.
Our Indiana friends must be on the
lookout for these fellows, as they are
certainly coming. | heard a man
| named CASTILLO, who formerly lived in
Cincinnati. say he was going back to
vote the Democratic ticket, and that
| be would carry a crowd OF former I'm
| cinnatians with him, so you can look
| out for him and his crowd. The DEM
| ocracy in this state tTennesseei and
perhaps other parts OF the solid South,
have for some time been industrious
ly collecting from every Democrat the
| sum OF 81, to he used in the doubtful
states. In this way they have raised a
large sum of money | asked a promi-
nent Democrat the other day, who was
| engaged in collecting this campaign
| money. II he did not think the money
| would be put to better use ii IL was
| sent TO the yellow fever stricken cities
of the South instead OF 10 the North
ern Democrats. He answered that
the Democracy could not afford to
lose the presidential election, and
| hat the Northern people were raising
| all the money necessary for the relief
of the yellow fever infected cities
4 nc AfttiA ~s'tAi 'NR1fN -
\ ly reliable, and | would advise Repub-
leans everywhere North to be on the
lookout. As the solis South Is not idle.
| and is sending both men and money to
their enemies.
I'VE Southern Republicans are
watching the present political contest
with much solicifude, a. our all i at
stake. II Harrison i defeated none VIII
regret it more than the downtrodden
Republicans OF the solid South. As il
| i. We are ,ii~franehi-ed and free
speech is a thing OF the past. feel
satisfied ii the Northern Democrats
ONLY knew how The Southern Repuhli-
| cans were oppressed for opinion :
~ake. they would no longer help that
party % retain power. 10 this city
we have over one thousand white Re
publicans who have no POLITICAL rights
that q Democrat i bound II re pecL
In other words, we are totally dis
frapehised F"
We may remark that II the organs
Of the nulliiiers want the names OF the
/ writers al the letters above. we shall
/ not mention hem We are re ppnst-
\ bic Tor their genuineness and truth.