Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-26
Rennhlican Schemes.

also 10 make when the next congressional
elections take place. determined effort 10
secure large southern representation IN
the lower house Of Congress. In order to
inform themselves IA 10 the real condition
of things in South Carolina, the Repubh-
can malicnants in Massachusetts, re-
Gently sort l. Edwin DUDLEY on nus
SION TO the former State. The object
of his mission was TO spy ont the
landH; 10 make observations on the
spot; 20 ascertain the temper of the
white people without reference TO their
party relations; and especially to learn
what progress the doctrine Of protection
had made in south Carolina DUDLEY per-
formed the task assigned 10 him, and made
"A few DAYS ago a report so a committee con-
Fisting Of ex-GoverDor WILLIAM CLAFLIN,
ex-GovernOr JOIN d. LONG, ELMEB II. Ca
PES, WILLIAM IL DUPREs, and JULIUS CHA
PELLH. The committee considered and ac-
cepted the report, and directed Mr.. DUB
I.F.Y TO give II 20 che press for publication.
This report rs nov out. The following eX-
tract Is Interesting;
lima was completely OvcrthrOwn IN 1876,
and has had no position or standing since
that time Tho Republican organization
has placed no county OF State ticket IN
nomination since 1870, and there Is not to-
day a single officer Of any town or county,
or Of the State, who holds his Office by
election at the hands Of the Republican
party. For the last thirteen years the
party has done little else than TO send
a. II nessraT IONS IN q
make claims 70 the Federal patronage.
The organization has no representative
newspaper organ OF especial influence.
There Is q very perfect organization on
paper There Is committee in each county
aud = Ststo Central Committee. Fut there
seems TO he but Little consultation OF the
voters IN forming or changing these com
Inittees. and httbe regard Is shown for the
organization nv any except those Who hold
ITS Official positions and regard themselves
as its representatives. There are very few
white men of any prominence. position, or
standing IN the State to-day identified with
the Republican party, and these are men
who hold conspicuous places III the organl-
yation. They are the men who held the
Federal offices until they were removed by
President Cleveland. | have seen and
talked with most Of these leaders, and with
many OF the cUl0red men identified with
among them any one who has any plans for
the future by which tho present condition
of things IN the State can be changed for
the better. None Of them seem 10 have
any suggestion 10 make Of any means by
which white men can be brought into the
psrty organization or by which the colOred
man can secure the opportunity 10 cast ms
vote and have it honestly counted"
Here it is cooIly assumed that the votes
of negroes arc never honestly counted
Whether this be 50 OF not. the rest of the
averrrentS may be true. The Republican
State Committee of South Carolina claims
that its party has forty thousand majority
IN that State.
Mr.. DUDLEY says "there is no difficulty "
in voting provided the voter cast q Demo
cratic ballot. That q terrible condition of
things has resulted from The fear of negro
rule is evidenced by tho following state
ment:
There Is no concealment made on the
part of any Democrat whom | met IN the
State about the fact that the Republican
vote Is suppressed. Al admit the fact, and
attempt 10 excuse and justify their acts by
the assertion that thew cannot and VIII not
De ruled nv Ignorance and wee. But the
objection to ignorance and vice does not
seem 10 hold good if the individual Is q
democrat. white or colored."
And for q good peason. When the vicious
and ignorant vote the Republican ticket,
they vote for the rule of vice and igno-
vance" When they vote the Democratic
ticket, they vote for the rule Of virtue and
intelligence. Of course, then, the objec-
ton could not hold good. But what =
shameful thing il is that the white Re
publicans Of tho North should have the
q abOhcal hardihood 70 make it known
;hst they desire 10 see South Carolina put
back under negro rule. For years after the
close Of tho war that gallant little State
lad 10 fight foes without and foes with
in" She gained the victory in 1876 over
her black enemies at home and her white
enemies Ut the North, and her condition
las ever since been improving. Now
these Massachusetts marplots have under
taken 20 reduce hen 10 the Same desperate
condition whose continuance after 1876
would ere this have made the whole State
no bstter than a desert. What unnatural
lnonstors these northern Republicans are,
Northern" did we say? Surely some one
will ask # the southern white Republicans
are not monsters more unnaturalY
As 70 what these Massachusetts med
dlers are after, We quote Mr. DUDLEY
again:
II am satisfied that the trpe course foI
the National Republican Committee and OF
the national Administration Is 20 recognize
favors.bly the independent party. / be
lieve II Is bey ond question that. n the In
dependent movement Is recognized fully
and sustained and assisted by the nationa
Republican party, several Republican mem
beTs of Congress can be returned IRON thai
State al the next election"
Just 10. The independent movement
will result in electing Republican congress
men. What sort of Independence i!
thaty 1t - like MAHoNEs Dcmocracy-bet
ter than BEN. IIuI's, yet nothing after al
but Republicanism IN disguise. We quot
once more:
II End so many white men sympathizinl
with the principles Of the Republican
!. party, and looking 10 their success for the
n development and prosperity OF their State
and expressing discomfort aud disgust Will
the present Democratic Government anC
revolt against the methods by which II /
kept ia power, that believe the lndepen
dent party can bring % it's support a YER
large portion of the white voters of th
state. The cOlored people viii, / believe
generally rally 10 the standard Of the indie
pendent party when they see that tits II
harmony with the national Republican
party and the national Administration
and fully recognized by them"
Yes, the negroes will be found ready an'
willing 10 vote any ticket whose success
would humiliatc the whites and tend 10 re
store the rascality, the stealing. the frauds
the disgraocs Of the reconstruction period
Those evils once threatened the depopula
ton Of South Carolina Of her white people
II those wrongs and evils come again. thai
state viii be turned over to the negroes.
Mr.. DUDLEY claims that there is de
cided feeling ia favor Of protection and
other doctrines Of the Republican party,
but says that the white people are pre-,
vonted from uniting with the present Re-
publican organization in the State because
al dissatisfaction with It's record aud