The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-21
Striking Illustrations Of the 0utrages Prac-
tieed by the Canyassing BOards-The South
ern Bombons in Very Ugly Temper.
The Outlook for the Speedy Admission
ofthe Two Dakotas Growing Brighter.
More Trouble Expected Over the 0aklahoma
and Pacific Railroad Funding Bills--HOw
the Germans Make Sugar from Beets.
NORTH CAROLINA POLITICS.

Outrageous Frauds by Canvassing Boards
Temper of the Southern Bourbons.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-Among the prom-
inent North Carolina Republicans who have
been in the city several days studying tho
political situation is the Hon. D. III. Dock
cry, who made a strong race on the Repub-
ican ticket for the governorship of the Tar
heel State. Colonel Dockery says North
Carolina would undoubtedly have gone Re-
publican at the last election, and, in fact.
would have long since been in the front
rank of Republicanism, if there had not
been applied at the elections the most sys-
tematic and outrageous counting-in and
contingent processes Your correspondent
asked him, to-day, if he thought il likely
that the affairs could be so changed in his
State as to bring about honest cleo
tions. He replied: "Yes, i think North
Carolina will elect Republican officers,
despite the frauds perpetrated, and i am
confident that as soon as it gets into the
hands of the Republicans it will stay there.
What we need is healthy election law
which will guarantee to every man alike
the free and fair exercise of his franchise.
Democratic ways of conducting elections.
and the better class of white people are
coming over to us. The colored line does
not divide the people now to the extent 1t
once did,"
'Do the canvassing boards continue to do
the counting out and counting inf'
"More outrageously than ever" replied
Colonel Dockery, "and it seems to me that
each election is fraught with greater frauds
than the previous one. La many instances
tions of the State are made up of cross-road
politicians and reckless schemers, who are
determined to secure the election of
their. friends. Some of their acts
are simply Infamous; About thirty town
thrown out at the recent election on the
fimsiest grOunds-for no other reason, IN
fact, than that the votes cast were for the
Republican ticket. That is the way the
State is kept in the Democratic column. I
to the people in my State save that of vot-
ing the Democratic ticket and the payment
of taxesf 1t is demoralizing and extremely
humiliating to conscientious, sober men to
be compelled to Withstand the machina-
tions of North Carolina Democratic polit$-
what will be the result of the changes
liz the federal offices in your section under
the incoming administrations
Sometimes look with fearful forebod-
ings upon the future, as hear mutterings
of trouble from various quarters, and from
South Carolina, which is the Pan
dora's box, of so many. ills, The
of war in the event President Harrison
undertakes to fill federal offices with native
Republicans. The fact is, the Bourbons
prefer carpet-baggers to native Republic
ans an and they VIII DO ;eyerXtmSg W n they can IA,
the offices, and they will try to make
trouble over it, / trust that the Fifty-hrst
Congress will do something TO stop the
clustering and bulldoZing which prevails
be difficult to enforce laws framed to pre-
vent intimidation and fraud, but they
could be enforced, and it would bring
about q revolution in politics and business
throughout the, South, which would work
great good to the people and the country"
How does the civil-service law operate
with your peoples"
Il am opposed to civil-service reform,
especially as. it is applied in the, South.
n0n my SSdG Opinion IN aa1ns apbnorma e.d' and in, in
compatible with our form of govern.
| ment. 1t is not congenial TO the spirit OF
| our institutions. The people who control
the politics of our country under civil
| service rule would keep the Offices filled by
their own men by the same processes which
they apply for the purpose of controlling
the elections at present. III trlckery and
| fraud will prove successful at the polls ii
| will be successful in filing the offices and
keeping them filled under civil-service re-
form. do not believe in the policy that
| to the victors belongs the spoils,' but yet
believe that the best civil-service policy is
the one which adjusts itself to circum-
stances and surroundings and retains men
| who were put into Office upon merit alone.
believe General Harrison should immedi-
ately turn out of Office every man now
holding commi ssion, whether Democrat
or Republican. Then ht none but Repnb-
licans be put on guard--men of intelli.
gence, of known probity of character, and
ans and In fact, the thinking men in all
parties throughout the South have great
confidence in General Harrison, and be-
lieve he is going TO make a President for
intend to work in the interest of any class >