New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24
SOME LIGHT ON FLORIDA
FACTS WHICH DEMOCRATS TRY TO HIDE
REAL CAUSE OF THE TRoUDLES-HOw A SEAT
IN CONGRESS WAS sT0LEN-BALLOTS DE
sTRcYED By ARMED MoBs-REGIsL
TRARS WHO VIOLATED THE
LAW AND THEIR OATHS.
fry TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.I

against Bullock OF the Id Florida District the repre-
sensations of Governor Fleming, who sings ono tH';
In the ears President Harrison and very dlhcrchb
| one in the ears of his Democratic pals, anu TIC
speech Of Senator Call the relation of whose persSeV
attempts during a series of years to deprive nome
stead setcr-wlo happened to be a cOorcd man. Oh ms
! little homestead, does not make a bright page cItc'
in the history OF Florida craftsmanship or inc rec'i"9
II the Department Of the Interior and the long Spe'"
Of Senator PaScO, which, like that OF MS cOHedBuc'
was as IIawley and Chandler both sho"en'
sort OF left handed apology for mnrder'-theSe'
| as we'll as other statements and declarations
! from the same sources smack Of impudcnce. and IN
legal sense If other, are grossly impairment inc
Governor and both the senators boldly proclaim taJ
the United states Court and all It's officials are corrupt
| and that they are engaged in unwarranable ana
unjust persecution OF innocent. law abiding citizens.
TO support the allegations in that behalf. not scln-
tla Of proof is adduccd and the allegations arc made
by men whose political fortunes have been promoted
! by fraud and violence
Two Of the three counties which the seat Of the
recent Florida troublcs"-Alachua and Madlson-aFc
| situated in the Id Florida District. In Allchul
County thr supervisor Of Registration, who Is one oil
| tie innocent and law abiding ctizens' undergoing
pr~cfiion@ at Tie hands Of the officers OF the Ihitcd
state, Court. has recently pleaded guilty to two IN
d.c'mcnt, i'm that court charging him with willal and
criminal violation Of the state law OF rcsstatIon'
/ Wl.ch he had sworn faithfully TO execute. In Mod
!
the Presidential election Of 1o75 by the political friends
and supporters OF Call and Pa,co, also innocent and
law abdlng,r but now prosecuted citizens, sun cA-
! ISIS, and J., not ony powerful enough. win the ad
and cucoIra cement Of the state authorities, 10 pre-
vent the execution Of the processes Of the United states
court, and otherwise to treat the National authority
WEN contempt bat To- mtmidatc all witnesses WHO hi
been or might be summoned t. testify IN the United
state court hy a,,a-sinatnE Of them under ne
/ cover OF darkness. This man, whose body was rd-
died with two score bullet, at his own gate aief BE
had been cutccd from his hoi,c, had not Vet given
/ m, testimony concerning the mean, used and the r'-
-ult, obtained los the Democratic con-pat0r-po'it-
cal friend, supporter, Of Call and l-ro aud lem
ug and innocent and law abiding citizens In their
! plot 20 suppress Republican votes.
Iut all the witnesses not dead and The te-tl-
nouv - many Of them J., embodied In the printed
record OF the election oaSs above mentioned Neither
! Governor fleming nor either Of the senators from
Florida ht, seen ~ Ia appeal 10 that testimony In
support Of their cron, that the Democratic THEY N,
robbers and sounded, who undcrsoin- "pc.s"cu-
ton ou account ~ their crime innocent friuous
/ and law abiding clzcns.7 They have not even At
tempted bolster their assertion by drawing upon
thc remarkable brief Of John Goodc. who figures A.
the counsel Of the CONTESTED. Bullock IN that COO
What they want Is not sworn testimony apparently.
The lat think they desire to discus, B, the ril origin
/ ~ the florida trouble but statement of t'me 81
tie fct, respecting II IS most pertinent at THIS time
Iy DE way. can II De- that John Coode. whose brict
, i'" senators i'm f'"rHA III" h'' ''''' '' ~ '
'inc John "o'de Who curing '"' "' '"0'
/ occupied a scat 30 Cougrr.s 10 which hc never
WAS -!.,t.-t hose name rsill- ~ tc iuu lh
fauol, and outrageous election frauds ever con''''
| III '"' ''"' "' '''t''"' @ -, -, ,-
~" 49,, ,..', -, ,,, ,..,..,, a., t,,.
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jon" "'''''' u ''' No. j, ' -. .,,
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~ "h''' ''"'''' '' ' - ~
! '''' D'i""'''" ''.'"'" '' 49, ' " $500.
% mike returns ~ the election AZ several i'tNN
r,,,il,,o p-c.lt,,. An Madison C,auty wa, due 20
...I'.,.. , .i..,. "a, al f.,... D.. ,l. f....-... DID,
i''i'' Io'.'." A'' ''''"'' "' ''''." ~
ported rs evidence 80, auy of other statement.
% l.'. ,,-i,I... i-t.f ,.b... author seem. 10 Dee
clearly u, iie opinion that 20 defUi col'rri voter
] 81. , ,.f-.,,i, d0tv
sos. as 90 thr testimony r~p'c'ns the c'nAl'' ~
the election 10 TIE counties - N"hA' ana Ni'.''''
.,,. o,.tyi,b l.l2 y,t... and bullock 4oG7 vote
10 ,.,..r =
/ majority ir '"'"'u'' 90 No'''' As "''.'' ~
fU.t. 10 j, wei known that AlesiuN j. Republican
/ -- IN, 90 .t..,. IN g., ,o, 10
''u"y tN'N-' h'' " '"'E c''u""' ''' ~ WV "'
publican majority. Thus. only Sis years ac'. when
men If al part.s coutcldci that the election
' - $50 ~ .
a majority "i o. N""'' '"' testimony '''o"' '''
,,t u.puln,,n, f,, tcri!s. that name, OF Re-
-. . ,,1,.r,-.iv .t-,.l.c f,,u t,.
publican voters "r'r aI'''"'IN 'U'"'H ''" u.
lcFl .uapI b1oh- without pr'rlo" OF cNcu'e, t"At
Tie Comfy Commissioner IN violation OF tlc law.
! ~ a., ..t.,...
neglected OF refused I" publish t' nance 80 '"''"'
from III, iss or otherwise 10 provide f1r tire r,tor
,. , clio ,.... - ,,t.rs which Lad bc,n unlawful,
! 1t, ,,-. "a, ,,. r..... tr,.,,
eit'cl' uht names WIN" "''' ~" ' ~
books W~r" friudul"ntly ana "hia"lu"y ""'''" H'"'
the REGISTRATION lot furnished hy hun to the precinct
| officer. NJ .lcc,iou
! w " g., - 49,. ....,.,.,. ., ,,,.,-
III TINS county w" D''""'''"' '"I''''' - ne
| trttlou he. pctdrd guilty t0 two indictments Tor
.lt,,i., go, "a. ,.,,.tr,tl,u la,y The fraud,. how
! ever ar, not connncd 10 the r,a.trntlon. iasc lr
nm, zen. ,,dr hy thn Democratic precinct officer,
,,hn ,,,,,r,li mo c.,tnu and many vote, east for
t,oOdrirh were counted and returned Tor bullock At
,. nrerlrrt inc United stale ~upcrtl,or va, driven
team , u ''' h i,rc,,t and ey bdin. ou,lrn,,
-, ,,sir III a., ,icv,l.rJ pull,.E and " Reform. %