New-York tribune., 1890-05-26
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''''"l'l''' VINO, III his charge SAID
y civilization which defends fraudulent elections i
no civilization at all and = a m,noncr and d-lu,on
20 can IL 90 If the Government De true in hi, Gaze IL
uoe9 not show that the of 325 NEGROES were
suppressed by exclusion casting them aside because III
the b'!c Of those who did decd they belong TO race
uhtt'd 10 exercise right suffrage and because II
would be dangerous to civilization to permit their
Nole' 70 be counted, but that these negro votes were
counted In favor Of persons for whom they not cast
ana moreover that other pretend. ballots, sNtyNe
IN number, not cast by any any whatever,
"hitc or black, counted hO-n candidates whom
they who did this wished to ciect. II b., m'Ic
matter OF arithmetic. coor-. In such case
- hat and the candidate, selected for favor such
performance are elected by the o those having the
power 10 usurp such functions by the votes OF
superior Injector or by the votes any party
person. IL Is not government by dominant by
dominant party, but 10y him maAes the figures,
by his master who is the RAJ power that controls the
election.
Defendants in these cases arc among the convicted
criminals to indemnify whom the Democratic Count
Court OF Fayettc County is attempting 10 the pub
lie fund.- derived from taxation
But the frauds in Fayctto County, gross and ha-
grant as they were, did not surpa,, If they equdlld
the frauds in shelby County, especially in Memphis.
That dccctablc town-hnown since the days of Demo
cratic rcpudatol as taxing di-trct"-i, the home
of contcst,e and contestant there nouri-hcs The Ava
lane he tho cOutc-tcc paper which geOusly
asserts the doctrine that colorcd man ought to be
allowed to vote least OF all that vote counted
unlc,, for white Democrat for whom it not cast
In Memphis the Democrat, reorted mainly to plain
stealing which proved To De sneuirly effective, but
which was carried to such cAt,ut ~ to disgust
respectable citizens, many OF whom were he
long Democrats. In r,-pect to tie taxing
district Of Memphis, contestant iss submit Il
an array OF evidence which is absolutely
imprgnable ~ well overwhelming. IN half
dozen way, he la, shown not only tho extent Of the
Democratic frauds, but the by which they were
pcipctIdtcd old and veteran Dcmgcratic work
cIs In the city of Ncw-l oriA may think that they
know good deal about repeating and "rcpcItcr,,'
but even they never saw rpucrs openly taken nom
the Tombs or from ElackWcs Island, placed In band
through tAe streets OF New lorl aad allowed 20 vote
al dozen precincts without challenge and win
promise OF rl,a.c from imprisonment "n The follow
ns day. And Yet all th4t and much more Wa oonc
IN Memphis on tne ii-t iuc.day IN Noyemhrr. l-77.
IN behalf of Cleveland fheIind and Reform
since Colonel Eaton began his contest mgx-
oompletc rottcuuc,s oi The pcmocfatc Iary
in Memphis. The hr-t election ~.ncc ihat
OF les Vas Tie municipal election Of january -
100O. There Wa IL division Of opinion among Dem
oortts a. 10 whether partisan nominations ,huud Dos
made To get AN honest expression of tn VIII Of the
parry, 10 conceded 90 once that II futile for
elthcr ,c'!on to be trusted win the H. II ballots
or ballot boxes. 80 tbcy gathered a. fixed hour
IN large fenced enclosure ana were counted as they
machine men loo,cfcd &, board ou the fence and got
n enough Tcpcitor> 10 carry the day for parry con
TO select the dcrrat~, to the convention there was
no way but resort 10 tho ballot at the primary
election. At hat election 1t Wa op ny charged by
democratic paper, uat 200 medical students.
noiorou,ly non r.-ldcut,. cast 300 vote for tho
machine Democratic ticket. " Ih" commercial
Democratic paper. reported Democrat at -aying:
There have been mdult fraudulent elections In
Shelby County. bat to nights Nor" hreaA' al pre-
One Dr Kelly confessed that he voted seventy
eight limc- himself in the Litn N,;d., he , .ays.
looking around ard pnchcd h.' arm very time |
took 10 medicine a- wcil o. go to v9urf Eouit
mako a great Doctor t"micr'.Al'' January @.
1hc following from Tho Ncmpu, pcmocut~ of
December II, --p. gives glimpse oi ihc conduct ~
"a Dciuocr4uc primary election ~ McVhs. Ihc
The yOfc, of rcpcl'crs were received mlfly ~
ogorsi. Iattcr-on's Tru-fer Llue lof Omubuscs.
dcpo,tsS tiicir c,rrc, 81 h5bo- AID i7nrt AID l.,
sent tht 1Fh lhe na-h. y h.,d "At," si''
of the men voted i've times before rccliennf t'r
vehicle to ~ i' ,'nc .iN,T V"t.t PIN, ,,...-,
Democratic -pap"r. after thc election "i l---
Thcr, is u, place under the sun which con olt
vote Memphis. D. b. only necessary fo' Memuhl o
Lnow h0v Dug Democratic mIln.'f -Hr Ha.t- lrt
l. % is taerc. n' mater h'" w1'F v.i's i' t''
N'mplls s. unr'vtl.d ll fI" f''lh- ari. rN" oxen
a-t9n.-hc and nfli"n, hr~ei '' tines 1y A'r hh.
ycuons -uccc-- a' voting
u D. aid that when $40" election re-ut b. mat
Republican cts were anuoln''d hf year. certain
Democratic cc.f.on Wo.t"r- 'nur together in bot
haste. by thunder. t',.." aid ONE OF th'm rN
ci,dly. we've 1T olr minority to1 bg.' 1.,r- VA,
Silence Of c.l-'r.Utf..u lor f.V moment. wien
one Old ana uIlv pl. n. ian w.ubcd D.. Df cyr r o..
all right. Vcl attribute it 20 tNr tr.uoudlu. sloafA
0i The cts and %, wonderful increase o. p.pnLtD1'
to NJ Phrha'. .uali.r lr.u nr.t 10 last SO.
the hutic.t which Memphis ha- ever u0un.r NJ
tbnt adui ion 10 rr. ht'hlc I" cr,,pl-c thc Demo
and IN l-@o. the latter being the hottest campaign
ever known Her. arr me figures:
ward pf9e.'a'e no., is. Ho, r.- p.e,-''e i.1o he,