Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-16
SOUTHERN ELECTIONS.
Plan to Nsks rhem FEirsF, Sc. Called,
and 20 Prsvsg: Alleged
BllEGtZicg.
Bill DrE fled By Hon James e Chalmers
CT HTisairsiPpi for Presentation In
the Next Congress.
To the Editor Of the Globe Democrat.

SbRDIs, MIss., Nov. 3, lSS8.-Arttcie II
OF the Constitution Of the United Ssste:
provides: X
Section /. Tho right Of cItizsns OF the
United States 70 vote shall not be denied
or abridged By the Unitei Safes or BY
any state on account Of race colGr ol
previous condition OF seZvilude.
$50 q, Ths Congress shall hsvs power
to epio.cs tais arsicle By appropriate leg
islstion. -
Secession .ud ratification hava beer
reYered by Democrats IS r!ghJul rene
dies ScT inc preservation CO the rights OF
states.
o. me other hand, R3puolicIns abhor
secession SID GullIfca!ioG IS the political
dynamite OF Anarchists who would Sssas-
sins.e the nation.
To preserve slavery, secession WAS a.
tempted after the election If the ffsi
president oil the publican party.
After bloody wsr secession IVES de-
isatei, slavery WAS abolished and the
emsncipsted BlgVs enfrarchised By the
fifteenth Gmendmfnt TO the Constitution
Of the Uuissd States, which for fe#
yesrs WAS enforced. ~
Blu. n4tli12ayiol CT this sEGeudment was
Accomplished, and t3e Democratic parry
made Triumphant n 1875 IN
}he states which had. at
tempted secession, sld IN 1884 wss'mRte
triumphant IL tao. United States By the
counting in OF Cleveland as president
through electoral votes obtained by the
nall icGtion CT the fifteenth Amendment,
and tnsre WAS dare OF It being Gccom-
plishei sgaip. Men il the South, who
sre ever ready to fight Cvsr what they
believe to be their rights, were aston
ished when thu government was so
quietly turned OVER TO Cleveland OF such
title, and there were maG in the
North who this time began 80 think
about resistance II such another usur-
patton OF power Wss attempted. A
nsti1n which has had one civil war ia LA
bic &c have another, ami all good men
were relieved when Harrison WIS elected
End this danger a7erted. With full
kaoTledga that they had no chance for
fair election n the S2uth, the Republic
cSns made their f yhi Ia the North alone.
After fearful struggle they were sue
cassful, but the country should never
sgain Do sutj scted to such terrible or.
deal. Bstore the election OF Cleveland
the suppression Of negro outrage
had Seen advocated by Democratic
leaders in tbs South, who were
careful that their utkeranc5s should
not be published to the world; but the
successful geating CT him IS president by
fraudulent electoral v0.ss ipseired them
with boldress, snd many Democratic
lesders openly SVoTed it,with dare devil
inquiry: "Wast ara you goiay to do about
III" Sol3 lssdsTs 10 TIE North vera bs-
ginning 10 tax about another wsr Il this
BSs repeated, srd goot man were grow
ing 1leasY least tbs IS sue SHOULD be again
presented whether it Was best ID submit
EgGsl 20 thg Inauguration Of president
elected by trsni or nav another wsr.
II Cleveland hsd carried New Ycrk,
N5U jersey and Cones cticut, Gut been
C0J3tsG u b. eiccslrNl Yates CT states
wheTs v1e colo:4d VOTE w53 II sj0Eity
sId ccateGsedly sUEprs5s2&, IL would
haVe teal sevsr5 slrEi2 Ip0l the c1ns
ssrVa;isa CT the Republican people %
subr2i. 20 ", and there would have eael
Imminent Danger Il snothsr civil Nsr.
The election % HSrriaon Sgeytsi this, and
Il Shoni3 now be the 2ip1, Is /! Z The cu!y,
OF every t-us pstriot to provide against
Its possible recurrence? That the local
eIsitg Of state are beyond She control of
the general government al P1gties admit,
snG 40 Republican dssires to interfere
with local affairs OF the South The
janlor senator for Mississippi made "a
able aEEHma1t TO show mat where
the eH3tSs Ct race prtiCiice we're
c0cfaed 20 iocAl fairs she general gcY-
eminent mad no night - Interfere. II we
should GRAFT this 60 he tTpe, although
doubtful under s STREET construction Of
the f&seEth SUaudmsnt, Il would seem
certainly clear that where the exhibition
OF race pFti 1dice% does &f4cs the vel
fare Of tie nShoa, them She general. gov.
srums3b not oElY has power, ont Is duty
Uous0-to !ItsStare.,.- Tbs suppresaicn Ct
the Ueg,o vote 81 congressional aad
presidential e.ections directly affects the
welfare Ct the nation. Aud il counting
the negro vote legally to elecs white Re-
publican to Congress eXGi:es the race
prs judiCe Of Southern Democrat, GER
tAIDly counting the negro vote Illegally by
q Southern Democrat to elect presi-
dent is well calculated to tx
cite the sectional prejudice of
8 Northern Republican. That Con-
gTees has power to make rules and Tegu-
lstiOns for the election OF It's re iresentA-
tives is distinctly stated in the fourth
section OF the Hrst article Of the constitu,
ton of the United Statee, IS follows:
"Phe times, places and manner of holding
congressional elections for senators snd
representatives shall be prescribed in each
state by the Legislature thereof; but tie
Congress may ct any time BY law make or
alter such regulations, except IS TO the
places of choosing senators" Congress
has SO far permitted the election OF its
members to be held BY the state cffice,s
nader state laws, and it Is bes. as c gen.
erRl rule that this should be continued;
but whenever there is reasonable ground
to believe that frauds will be perpe
trAted special rules and regulations
should be made to guard agsiust
Ii, and this becomes more essential when
wholesale frauds are to De expected from
from what Democrats call uncomfortable
race prejudices. The fifteenth amend
ment gave the negro the right OF sufrsge
and gave to Congress the power to an
force this riga. by appropriate legislation.
The Republican party went before the
country and were successful upon plat
form pledged to enforce fair elections By
appropriate legislation. What. then, ia |
appropriate legislation in the premises?
Uader this provision Of the constitution |
supervisors Of election were provided to |
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