The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-13
Another Letter from Hon. j. A. Sigh.
To the People who love and are we'll
wishers of the Democratic Party:

| o lIlC L SOplC wiz tiIlN SllN W SlA-
.wis,1ers Of the Democratic Party:
. l desire through yonr columns to
make public my reasons why did not
contest before the Democratic ENecu-
/ tive Committee Of Newberry County,
] the legality Of the recent election for
Senator.
The first prompting that | had was
to challenge the fairness, validity and
LEGALITY Of the election before that tri-
| bunal, but upon cunvassing the polItl-
cal affiliations OF the members Of the
! Executive Committee, | found that a
! large majority Of the committee were
! cunIros"d of persons who were politica!
! partisan friends Of my opponent, and !
! would thus be Il party To- L contest in
which my opponent held the majority
against ME, and be it ever SO good a
/ case, | would be ing!oriously defeated
. in the contest.
! | do not cast any reflections upon
! these gentlemen. any further than the
law does upon Judge who is Not allow
! ed to sit Oh :; case i'll which he Is inter
I csted, or juror on c;:sc Oh which he
has previously had or expressed an
opinion.
Influenced by these considerations,
| chose not TO appeal t. that forum Tor
| Justice and q vindicatinn Of my rights,
but have chosen rather That tile people
shall hear from NE In this my protest
against the recent revolutionary pro-
ceedings enacted at the late election.
claim that i was legally elected
under the rules and regulations that
should govern the Democratic party OF
New berry County, because:
F'irst-Ihere Were voted at the said
election not u few nonresident voters
for my opponent.
Second Perhaps as many as fifteen
or twenty minors We're voted IN favor
of my opponent.
Third-Quitea 4 number OF votes were
cast for my opponent by persons who
We're in bc;sstiy state Of intoX!catlnn
and their votes We're cast 10y men WHO
were in the employ CT barrooms and
whiskey men.
Fourth-Nany votes Of the negro
race were cast for my opponents; some
OF whom were not entitled to vote
under the rules, and according to the
spirit and genius Of tie Democratic
party.
Fiith-Bccause votes were bought
and voted for my opponent IN utter dis
regard of the principles which should
influence the Democratic party.
1t can be established by the best evil
dence that at nearly all the polling
places whisiey was used III abundance,
and that voters were carried to the
polls in Il state of intoNic;ltion.
All the points alleged above can be
proved by tie iucontestab!e testimony
of men CT the best character i'll the
county of Newhcrry; and If an impair
tial forum could be had to contest the
matter there would be no difficulty in
setting aside the election. 1t is some
times best to abide by the verdict OBJ
| tanned by the most corrupt measures
| rather than to ask Il partial court OF
appeal to affirm it and make it final.
The peoples verdict, the white peo-
pie, the sober people, the resident peo-
ple, the adult white people OF Newberry
County have said at Tic polls that L
was theirSenator. Their wishes, their
expression Of approval, their ballots are
annulled by negroes, Ey drunken
voters, handled by other men, by non
resident voters, by al itinerant clock
peddlcr, by baby voterS-and all this in
a Democratic family and in u friendly
| race by Democratic nominees. Such
conduct Of elections, such pclvcrsinn OF
principles, such q combination OF cor,
| rupt Influences never have been e4ual!ed
! in the annals of elections.
When the Democratic hosts mar
shalled themselves III solid phalanN 10
ficht the armies OF radicalisnl, and
when the red-shirted Democracy fought
the carpet-baG Republican party, all
means to achieve an end We're legi-
timate-then il was a fight for life,
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