The Washington bee., 1888-06-02

moment that the Negro Republi-
cans of this district would send
to the National Congress any dem
ocrat to represent them, even if
Mr.. SmallS had not been a candi,
date. The Black District was pur-
posely created by throwing into
one district those counties, and
portions of counties, heavily pop
ulated by the colored people, and
in which in numbers they prepon-
derate twenty to one to the white
people. 1t was expected and in
tended that it would always be
represented by a colOred man, or
by one in political accord with
the Negro race. According to the
democratic official returns of the
supervisors OH the evening of the
election of November 2nd, 1886.
the vote for the With (Smalls')
District stood as follows: For
Robert Smalls: In Beaufort Coun-
ty, Brick Church, SIS; Berkley
County, Brick Church. 267; Cries
Precinct. 65; Santee Precinct, 2l2;
Cedar Greek Precinct 50; Sandy
Island Precinct, 50; Orangeburg
County, Forte Motto. 236. For
William Elliott: Beaufort County,
Brick Church, As; Berkeley Coun-
ty, o; Brick Episcopal Church. 3;
Griers Precinct, 4; Cedar Greek
Precinct, O; Sandy Island Precinct,
o; Orangeburg County, Forte
Motto, 5S.
The Board or County Canvas
sers failed and refused to count
aud include N the returns made
by them to the State Board the
whole number of legal votes cast,
canvassed and returned by the
Boards of Elections as shown
above, and thus 1929 legal votes
cast for Mr.. Smalls were fraudu
lently omitted from the count,
while Elliott, by the same fraud
nlent aud illegal means, was de
tIiiNCu VI OuiN LIZ NOlCS'
At Grahamsville, in Beaufort
County, the managers Of the elec
tions, being all partisans and sup
porters of Elliott and acting il
legally in his interest, deliberately
refused TO count forty-nine legal
votes found in the box, one of
which was for Elliott and forty
Ell ght were for Smalls, under the
pretext that the ballots were
mutilated. The :'GREENvILLE DAI-
LY NEWS (Dem.,) published al
GreenvilIe, s. c., commenting
upon this, says:
We do not believe the democratic par
ty of this section will accept the respun-
sibiliUy for This el, ction, and We know
| it ought not to d. it. The facts and
! figures viii be brought out and put be-
| fore tn" world, and if tie democrats in
! Congress give Colonel Elliott the seal
| they Will le helf before the world as aid
| iug and abetting crime and receive g
results. The harm is not only in the
! future. This election destroys the work
of years. We have claimed pers stently
| that all the doubtful methods we have
used in elections We're justifiible as being
necessary for self-preservaJion, 10 defend
our families from barbarism and corrup-
ton. That claim is just AMI true and on
it We have won t0lei alton and sympathy
Now our enemies-amd we haYe plcanty
OF them-Will point to this election as
evidence that We have been lying and
/ xya
have been inspiled only by greed tor
power, and the determination to deprive
the Negro ofpolitical rights.
Col. Elliott does not represent
the 81, 900 republicans of the With
Congressional District Of South
Carolina iu any sense, and fair
and impartial examination of the
circumstances surrounding his So
called election will develop the
fact that the methods he employed
to capture Smalls' seat, are as rep
rehensible as they are dishonest,
and his "election" is a miserable
failure and moral wrong" AT
the last Congressional apportion
ment of South Carolina, the With
District was conceded to the repub
licans. Smalls had carried it il
1884 by a vote of 8,O81 to 1880
but Elliott was returned in 1886
by vote of 9,493 to 5,961 fol
Smalls. This was a sample of the
voting done Oh the day when the
total Congressional vote polled il
the State was 1902, as against
9O,6S9 in 1884 and 121, ,399 in 1882
These are the facts and figures and
they tell their. own story.
The democratic majority in the
House and the Committee on Con
tested Elections certainly will not
in the face of this gigantic fraud
this uncontestable evidence of cor
ruption, bribery and intimidation
be:mit Col. Elliott to hold the seat
which his own party and party
journals declare was obtained by
questionable methods and "with
out reason or excuse