Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-08-02


on the records OF these election con-
tests, and the evidence sustains it
most fully and amply. | have
not heard my friend from West Vir-
ginia IMr. WILSON, deny that the
governor of his State did say that
"twe, part of the word twelve be-
fore him, was contraction of the
word two" That also is a part of
the current history of this House,
and have not heard my eloquent
friend venture TO declaim in support
of that action of the governor or
to deny the fact.
Mr.. Speaker, in the Fifth district of
Maryland Mr.. MUD was elected, but
the certificate, contrary to the actual
local district returns, was given TO
his opponent. intimidation at the
polls, bold and successful in one pre-
cinct of Annie Arundel County, large
~ reduced Mr.. MUDD's majority.
I'm the Third district of Virginia
Mr.. WADDfLL was elected. but at
every precinct the Judges of election
were Democrats, and in large black
precincts by indiscriminate challeng-
ing, by long questioning to make de
lay, great mass of black Repubh-
can votes could not be polled. In
the First district of Arkansas the
conspiracy TO defraud candidate of
the Wheeler and Farmers Alliances.
Mr.. FEATHERsToN, who had always
been a Democrat, began the work in
Crittenden County by driving out
the county officials who were Repub-
licans and could appoint the Judges
of elections, and putting in their
places plant Democrats.
The famous ballot-boX with the
double slot was introduced here
Finally in the count the Democratic
Judges of the election in sundry pre-
cincts boldly reversed the returns
and gave FEATHERsTON's opponent
the certificate; but the House righted
this wrong. In the Fourth district
of Alabama, Mr. McDUFFIE, was Civ
en his seat. The judges of election
were uniformly Democrats or often
two Democrats and one Colored man
who could not read or write. Every
body was allowed TO vote, hut after
voting, the counting was in the inter
est OF the Democratic candidate, and
often the poll-lists were stuffed with
names TO match the frauds To pre-
vent challengers outside the window
from keeping the tally, intimidation
was practiced. Two men were shot
and one man was killed mt this COM
paratively peaceful election.
The Committee on Elections have
further reported that thecontestant,
Langston, is entitled to the seat as
Representative from the Fourth dis
trict of Virginia and tina twi g as
many qualified voters east their
votes for Langston as were allowed
him in the returns In one precinct
were returned 26 more ballots than
voters. In several precincts the
judges OF election shut out clerks
from the room before the hAllot-box
was ready to receive the ballots of
voters.
In the Seventh district of South
Carolina the committee have also re-
ported that the CONTESTANT Miller,
was elected. They find that frauds
i'm reeist-a tiOn- We're numerous, that
many Republican voters were given
no chance to register. In several
false. The ballot-boxes of half
dozen precincts were stuffed BY
shifting the ballot-boxes to deceive
illiterate black voters, by the famous
Dallot-box system of South Car Dina,
devised Co prevent the expression of
the will of the voters under the con-
stitution, 1000 votes more were
gained for the sit ting member.
Says Hon. Henry Watt rson, dis
tinguished ex-member of Congress,
who writes national Democratic
platforms.
should be entlt.el to no respect or credit
IL pretended that there il either a fair pon or
count OF the vast overflow OF black votes in
state where there Is "A Negro majority. or that
in the nature of things present there can be-
These are the fresh fruits of poll
cy OF permanent domination of a
white mans party" over the other
electors black and white This senti-
ment tends TO destroy free govern
ment and local government in
n State. There are other fruits of
this one party policy.
In North Carolina fourteen years
ago to nuliify the power of their
adversaries in counties where they
still held majOrities this one party
power took away the power of self
government in the State and cen
tralized it in the State legislature.
In Maryland the scheme to rob
Republican counties of local home
rule has gradually centralized the
power rightfully belonging to the
people in the control of officials of
the dominant Democratic party.
Democrats who talk about 1.-THE
people" as the fountain of power,
resting it with them and on their
shoulders, call your attention to
this one of many instances where
this power is being taken from the
people. The control of the schools
and the appointment of school Off
GERS was wPested from the people
/ where it had been for over a century
and placed it in the hands of the
Judges of the courts. If there be one
thing the people can do for them
/ ~oI..o.. . =, .s1l1.of fhat,s own ooh~>ol