South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-12-07

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other bruises.
a convention # colnred teachers
bcg'ns here the day after Christmas,
1Con'inue' from editorial pa2c.]
many Indictments for illegal voting
and point clearly To e. o existence OF
c-nspi acy to defe.t the popular
will by the organization ard use a,
TIE ro'a Of hundreds of non-resi.
dent negroes.
LISTEN To THIS FRAUD.
In Mcdowell county the mines
have been opened but few mon,hs,
scarcely a man coul have acquired
residence ir connection herewith
In r. k Horn 'distr CT, where these
mines sre iocated, but so legal voters
Can be found to day. yet tn" Repuh-
licrn tick zee, ivei in thi, d,stric,
$50 votes. a poll III re than twice MS
large us tie entire mrj ri y claimed
in the State for the republican can
dlrate f"r Governor. in til t dis,
ir'ct lG6 votes so far have been as.
ce' tanned by name through inve.,i-
cations In local cont IT To have
hen cast by persons having no lie
gal residence in West Virgins.
These instances, which nigh, casi.
~ be mu 'tiplied, disclose the nature
OF the methods TO which resor. has
been had To dcfoa, an honest cleo.
ton in oar State. Tue question
wh'ca they present il simply the
question OF submission or resis' anc,
TO bribery, co. ruption and p ,litical
infa Us.
As fai,l fully rcT rc.enting the
larty In bchalt Of whose cand Dat,
uron the Presidential, State, Leg
isla'iyc AMI Congressional ticket al
honest mHjprity OF the legal vote h a,
been polled, THIS committre has de.
,ermlnod to exhaust every legal 70.
source to secure to the Democracy
'he fruits Of their victory and t
protect the people In tho expression
OF their nil through the ballot.
THKHE WILL BE A C,NTET T.
TIE committee La, this day b,
resolu in requested Hon. A. Is
Fleming, Governor clec. of the Stat,
Of West Virginia, the only candid .tc
Upon the Democratic State ticke
whose election is apparently Effected
by Republican frau IA, 10 take i'm.
mediate action for an election con.
test should the recoun's now in pro-
gress subs,anii' ate the Republican
cl.im that his opponent has q mea2r,
majority on Tie face of the returns
Prompt anil effective Efforts will bC
made 10y tie committee to secure e
the people the rcsuIts OF Den oclatic
success wherever end on whatCv,
Office the Democratic party is hon
estly entitled to irium pL.
This Ia no personal matter will
JUICE Fleming. The loss or posses
sion Of tho Cfllce cf Governor is 9
matter Of no serious momcnt to &
men II his character and Standing
Bot IN view Of his rep esen tativt
posi- lon tho party which made hiu
lis candidate is wrengcd should b,
DO robbed Of his rights. and the peo
pie whose Governor he has beer
fairly chosen are dishcn1red II ar
intruder is eTmited TO usurp bi
dign'tics and assume his duties,
Since 1876 1t has hcen the settle,
purpose OF the Democracy OF tn
Union 20 tolerate no moro rfau!u
lent ru'ers AMI u sdbmil 10 no NOR
political usurpitlon. This purpos
- nowhere more firmly fixed than il
the brc'sts Of our mountain Democ
rscy. The party which corrupte,
and debauche the States Of Louis
ldns, South Carolina anil Florida
aud thereby stole tbs Prcti1cloy
cannot rcPe in West Virginia tn
colossal political robber!e,.
To MAINTAIN tho right Of the pso
plC TO choose their own rulers,to yindi
cate The purity o. our elections and l.
defeat bid conspiracy against th,
good name OF she State We p-opos,
10 purge tic baIlotbox OF every dis
honest vote, anil " p' ssbls To pun
isb every dishonest voter TO thii
end the cooperation OF every lsv
aDiiilg citizen is invited. BY sd
vice, by counsel. bv furnishing in
stances oi wrong doing in conntc lot
With the ell, elton. and by subaanti.
aiiDg lhcm with proofs, all may ale
and all may participate in grave
ppfiic duty. Let the work bc prop
erly done, let il be thoroughly done
and IN th1 iu'urs the corruption o
| public conscience, and lie enemies o.
an honest ballot must frd in othei
states If they find at all, suitable
field for their operations.
Signed +. :. RILEY, Chairman
j. ". OxLEY, Secretary
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