Daily Republican., 1890-05-09
FRIDAY. MAY 0. 1890.
Southern Election Frauds.


Southern Election Frauds.
We are beginning TO hear similar
threats from the Southern States Il
those that were heard for some year.
before the late rebellion broke out,
conditioned upon Congress passing /
national election law, that will secure
honest elections and protect the lives
OF Republican voters at least while
they are voting, The Charleston News
and Courier, rebellious before the war,
is IS rebellious still. That paper threat.
ems Q reorganization OF tho red shirt
rife brigades, the night riders and Ku-
klux to nullity the operations of the
law II II Ia passed. These Southern
bulldozers have never been changed
one iota in heart in their hostility 10
the Union. though The results OF the
war have been freely acknowledged
by them TO have been beneficial to
their section of the Union. 1t is sin.
cerely hoped that Congress will not be
deferred In any respect from doing
what 10 right, regardless OF threats
from thoee who will never be satisfied
with anything less than full eurren-
der and acknowledgment to them that
there existed no cause tor opposition to
Southern methods, that the war was
wrong and that rebel opposition to the
government was right then and is
right now. II the general government
dare not pass laws to protect its citi.
2cns in their rights under the constitu
ton, then it would be better to have
10 laws and lei anarchy havei,s course
The condition of affairs at the South
is such that the national government
cannot without disrespect TO itself and
. disregard TO the rights of its citizens
refuse longer to interfere for the pro
lection Of those who are denied the
rights guaranteed TO them by the con
stiiuiion. The fact OF the suppression
OF more thanihalf the vote of five Sac
In the south Ia SO seli-evident, that no
attempt is made to deny it by Southern
statesmen. but they simply contine
themselves to justification of II be-
cause BY submitting TO the laws the
Republicans would carry those five
Southern States. The question before
the American people to-day is, shall
these citizens dsfranchised by fraud
violence and intimidation be permitted
TO voc. The effect of the Suppression
OF their votes nullifies the objects OF
the constitution by placing the party
in rower that would not be in power
ii honest elections were held. The
eft CT is to elect tree-trade Congress,
q, every Southern Democrat elected 10
Congress is free trader, with posi-
be exception here and there, and we
are safe lin the assertion that
they are Tree traders. not because |, IL
benefit 10 them but because free.trade
ts inimical to the prosperity Of the
North and by supporting that measure
they can strike deadlier blows a, the
North than they were able TO do BY
force of arms.
The following figures will show how
cfiectually the Republican vote of The
five States named has been crushet
out. In Alabama the Republican vot,
in 1872 was %, 2i2. in 1888 il was 81,
1871; the Democratic vote in the sani,
State In 1Si2 was 19,220, in 1888 /
was III ,320.
~ In Georgia in 1870 the Republica
vote was 60 S2a, in 1898 it was 40 i9G
ihe Democratic vote in 1872 was I6
2TS; in 1888 II WAS lDO, 1JI.
In Louisiana in 1872 the Republica
vote was II ,63i, in 1883 it was -, GG:
the Democratic vote In the same yea
was 1929 and 50 032.
In Mississippi in 1872 the Republ
can vote was 81, i06. in 1888 it VT
3o,006, the Democratic vote ior I'll
same years respectively was AZ. 2e
and 95,47l.
In South Carolina in 1876 the r,
publican vote was 81, $40, in 1888
was Is, 1856; the Democratic vote
the same years respectively was 30
906 and Ga, ,S25.
The Republican vote In these f1
States aggregated in the years mel
toned was Cog O04, but in 1883 il hs
dwindled down 10 III lsS; the Dem
cratic vote in them in 1872 was 3ol
7z9. hut in 1888 il was 45i, l47.
In South Carolina the Democra
vote had decreased Is. 000 in 1888, ,si
ply because the Republican vote h
been bulldozed out of existence, a
there was no more need even
Democrats TO vote. The total vote
shat State in 1876 was l82, 776; in Is
1t was 1861, falling Oft OF over 10
600. In none OF these States is ar
thing like the full Democratic v,
polled as there is practically no OPT
si,ion.
There are 80 Congressional distri
In these states altogether. They
represented by 3S Democrats and {
Republican, 26 OF them bave maj
ity of colorcd voters ranging from
600 up TO 25 1000. There is no deny
the fact that one third OF the vi
voters in these states are Republi
and would vote the Republican til
X permitted to do 30. Their vote i
sfiectually crushed out as the colt
vote. With honest elections every
OF these districts would send Rept
can protectionis,s 10 Congress. T
seats are now usurped BY Democl
Gse.traders.
With such results II is difficult Il
how sny selfrcspecting Demo
could consistently oppose legisla
that would secure honest elect
Every Democratic House OF Re
sentatives since the war, was tn
Ault OF these frauds, and it must
be said that the Office of presidel
the union was usurped four J
by q man never elected except
these same scandalous frauds upoI
ballot. Let Congress go on and
the national election law and eni