New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-29
AR. CARLISLE'S MISTAKE.
,,..1pApIcTNG HIS OWN PRETENSloNs 10
HONESTY.
~sN.x n.LzELL DBMoIAsHEs A CHARAo
.sussT1o DEMOCRATIC ESSAY ON TIE Ehh0-
cav cAsrs-rHE EVIDENCE BEFORE


the HOUSE COMMITTEE.
,o, Dec. Representative Dalhcll, OF
-.sr,ran;a. a conspicuous and painstaMns ,ieh'oor
fenT Committee of the House, makes uN
on u rcpIy to senator Carlise's assertion III re-
". .,,c,c in "The North American hcNie", NAV ~
.,srt of election cases IN the present ho"Se was
,bs noent causes Of Republican deieat IASV
one Oh w n, Dalzell is thoroughly familiar with the
No'' :. oil tho contests settled at the last SESSION.
"s."s caref,,l review of the cases acted upon oy
o." House serves 10 expose most cohVmc'nsN wv
I.,s+vor<hy and misleading character Oh ''o n'"
- senator's hasty generalization MI pNiA>n
-. ain the December number OF Inc ->ol'"
..o peviev' senator John &. Carlisle Ven'lia'es
o. sus a. 10 the cause which in the recent eieci'o'S
NJ - og,iust the Republican party. These VIEWS
~,ns a. they are do not now propose 10 COMBAT
ys IN q single particular II may DE co''eucu' WI
Ar time being. that the Democratic parry ms
'ononoly of all the patriotism ana pol''@i "'Su"
- ,hs country The more the pity therefore, '"'U
w ~ its champions should he lacking IN honesty "
Any -. when discussing in public grave questions
~ a,,onal concern. In the article in question ue
,,,o,sment is made that IN Tie Lls' Oohsroa''
,.,ins Democratic members who had ueeh Fs"lN
.n.d nv the people of their respective districts were
elected from their seats. and IN clShI oI INC ''s09 "
,nuhucans were put in their places
rhis uhoIc,ae arrai gnment of the Republican ma
.,,r IN the House would be serious If the statement
made only had element In 1t IN winch however "
"a wholly lacking. VIZ: truth anu INC >'i""0"' Va
the statement would have been improved h'u "c
is.n.sor added THAI the why no Republican WIS
m, IN the ninth place because certain Democrats
Ia orser 10 prevent his being put there had taken tc
i.-..aution in advance 10 murder him. The nine
Democratic members referred to a. unNeaed lncmueu
George D. wise who claimed seat nom inc IIlu 'o'
rressa,nal District Of Virginia. ana VINO was u'o"'0"
hv tn unanimous vote OF lie Committee on fe'"o's'
a-verv single Democratic member OF the minority con
hot Wise
livery Democrat the floor of the House No'eu l"
-. 90 q resolution which affirmed his non election
l1bus simple appeal To the record. without comment
mr. areumen mus, DESTROY at the out>et any coh"c"'o
IN ta statements of the senator since not even
D.r,ocratic United states Senators are mace Accptos
"a the r1lle falsus in uno. alsus in omnibus
"Thc reason assigned by the senator I"i TIC ''7e0"
,o,rt,1 eiecrncnt of Democratic members i llaj
A.. .isctm.uts were made enable party leaders 10
t,,a,rnrate with confidence the radical ana eAuH>"
can't policy which they had determined u "'p" j.
view OF the utter shameleSsnc>s ~ Inc '!a'u> Vi
many of the Democrats who were unSealeu' Tue '"h7
s made q, or The name II ii United state senator Is
'no,bing short of malicious. II VIII not he necessary
N rrsew all Of the contested election case u prove
mis-. a few --rcciren cases will suffice. At the open
i1,c ~ tbe Hist Congress james VI Jackson dll'H"h
holding the certificate If tie "overh" oil We '"
cinia atteStns his election a Representative hNn'
the WITH CONGRESSIONAL District of that state 'A'r''
j.. Smith claimed that me- anu H"' """''
entitled the seat.
arro .e+ NJ returns had beel, made to the Governor
from certain Of the counties constituting tie district
According 10 one set. smith had plurality o. WE'VE
votes: according 10 the other, pIdfdH'y u '4'F
seven votes but still plurality. but tins phra'E
for smith va, turned BY the Governs" INTO ON ior
Jackson by trick too transparent 20 justly taxing
fine for IFS discussion. at the counties Of the
district smith had received G@7 votes ana |a'EN"h
SOC votes The member Of the returning hoard VINO
wrote the rctIrn to the VcNerh'i' III "'''''N
4he words .eght hundred and two f'ie1 10 carry ire
last line OF the letter 20 in the WOrd TWO al VIC
NAV nm and the Governor choose to read TIE word
1--WE, instead oi two lie sad. Therefore" that I'VE
must be an aobleviaton OF twelve, and - b' adding
Zen votes 10 Jacks total. he declared him elected
This sct Of the Governor infamous. - WOi'ls
need he wasted that. As tie IL" rc''uicd me ger
tnca.e 10 forth in words ~ length inc hummer vi
votes received the Governor knew td' tins was no
obbrevistlon. lie furthermore knew that 'I"c = NO.
now never wa. and probably never VII be amongst
cane men An ahbrcyation II twelve. og q twenty, or
ri any other number KNOW to am American ne
knew Furthermore that the letters We're Wt'h4'p -
express number. and that there - 30 h.nof known
20 the Engli-l lam Uase written WIN three "'c'o "0
first of which - and the second =" except "o
single number two \ House Of Representatives that
would have permitted Jackson 10 retain MS zeal under
such circumstances wOulc be disgrace 10 American
,nanhood and yet Jackson i, one Of the 'iiAc Demo
cratic members who.' according /" the senator. law
fully elected b. the peop. vas elected from MS seat
at really seems a. confidence la the accuracy OF
the Senator's statements ought To diminish Rather
than increase A. get at tile facts.
81 Probably no greater political farce was ever acted
than when Congress after Congress, a Democrat
marches up and takes his seat a. Representative
from the With Congressional District OF '"uti faro
lima This district created by the Legislature Oh
soutb Carolina for the express purpose Of cOncen-
tIa Penn car
without regard to shape. -ize contieuny of terri
1ory as required by law. To secure the appearance
Of contgu1y Is necessary TO regard portion oI the
Atlantic ocean dry LAND. The district chthds
from the capital Of the state to savannah "a' oS
,,nee Of over 200 miles. and consists Of the Repnbl
can portio,s Of five OF the existing prior TO t crea
,;on districts IL contains only three entire COUNTIES
n which Is added irregular Patchwork 81 P"'"o"'
Of six counties, and in IL is ma>,td me popHItloh &"
every large cOlOred Republican settlement ana p'"h
OIL the seacoast interior, and from 1t mas been cA
cIuded nearly every white or Democratic settlement
y, ono place The district il, run into the ocean io' tho
,o,rnose of excluding certain Democratic pio'h''7'
IT, fine il district hundreds CT mile IOo anu III
psces when the tide j. high. Only Ac."' "Iuc' III
il the negro voters outnumber the "hi,' bN -'''o"
II * Republican district, IL was intended mat
should be- aud yet, when the List Congress met
$50 man and a Democrat boldly marched 10 the
.ro,t delivered his certificate Of election from tins
DISTRICT and took his seat lie had successfully stolen
The sanpe seat the preceding C6ngrcs, by the AID
of Democratic votes why not steal IL again? Under
The laws of south Carolina there Is baDt-bo3 for
each officer 10 be voted Tor. ballot in The wrong
box is not counted. Only one voter Is permitted 10
eutor the polling place a time. II is @imtcd b.
The election officers, and they we're all Icat-
taat at the election for member OF he List Congress
The ballot boxes were shuicd test the nte.l
uence of the voters and by this means black men lot
their votes. put in the wrong boxes by the connNdHce
tic eecffp icer IL Ia
testimony Of the Federal supervisors, uncOutfadiced
This shutting the ballotbDXes resulted IN loss 70
the Republican candidate OF over 1000 vOtes honestly
cast for him. A discussion such this renders detail
impoeslDls. suffice IL 10 that the impossbilN OF
,he election Of a Democratic Representative under
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