The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-20

trying the same tactics they tried against
Governor Boyd this time for the purpose
of stealing a senatorship. The state legis-
lature is anti-republican on joint ballot,
although the republicans have more men,
bers than either OF the other parties MI
merically the legislature stands:
Tnepup p!t.' ~
Total. :. 1873
1t will thus be seen that by combining
their forces the democrats and populists
can defeat the reelection of Senator Pad
dock and can send an anti-republican SEN
ator to Washington. The republicans are
trying to unSeat enough OF their oppO-
nents to leave them with q clear field.
They are pushing contests in counties
where their tools have succeeded in MAX
ing contests possible, and in this way
hope to return Senator Paddock. They
will have their trouble for their pains.
The people of Nebraska submitted before
they will not do so again. The next
senator from Nebraska will not be q re-
publican.
This is not the first time the repub-
! leans of Nebraska have tried to steal Il
SenatOrShip. They were successful the
other time. That was in 1866, while Ne
braSka was knocking for admission to
tire union, and was being hampered by
the OdiOuS restrictions put upon her by
host Of men who believed that nothing
was too degrading to force democratic
community to do. In that year Nebraska
had adopted q state constitution, and
acting under the advice of men who pro-
fessed to know that there was no doubt
that the territory would be admitted as a
state, had elected a state legislature. Con-
trary to the expectations of the recon-
StructiOn bosses it was democratic and
not a republican legislature that was
elected. The legislature was democratic
by one majority on joint ballot This
did not suit the republican bosses, and as
they had control of the territorial admin
iStration they set about defeating the will
of the people as expressed at the polls.
They went down into Otoe county, select
ed a township that had returned a large
democratic majority and quietly threw it
out This threw three democrats out Of
the legislature and seated three republic
ans Then the republicans organized both
branches of the legislature and proceeded
to elect two republican United States sen
atOrS.
One of the two senators was John NJ
Thayer, who afterwards stole govern
OrShip.
And Yet Anothe r Steal.
Again, in 1884, the republicans of Ne
braska attempted to steal seat in con-
gress. Thomas j. Majors was elected con
tngent congressman, the contingency be-
ing that the state had Il population large
enough to elect another representative in
hsN .tDtA tDl-A 4l>,
next year revealed the fact that the state
lacked several thousand of having the
requisite population. That made no diff
ference with the republican bosses. They
simply raised the figures and applied the
seal of the secretary of state to an alb
stract of the census and sent Mai ors to
Washington. But the offenSe was too
great for even a republican congress to
overlook, and the committee to which
the matter was referred, and Tom Reed
was a member Of that committee return
ed resolution to the effect that fraud
had been used in making out Majors's GER
tlicaIeS. and recommended that The whole
matter with papers and documents be re-
turned to the attorney general of Ne
braska with the recommendation that he
bring criminal action against the
perpetrators of the crime. The
report of the committee was
adopted. but that was the last of
the matter, and Majors never represented
this state on the floors of congress. But
this same man has twice been elected lieu
tenant governor of the state. He was
elected at the election that resulted in Il
victory for Governor Boyd, and he was
reelected on the Sth of last month. 1t
will thus be seen that Nebraska republic
ans have a ,-abit of rewarding the knaves
within their ranks And today the repub-
Hcan press of Nebraska teens with sheer
ing illusions to what it is pleased TO call
the southern Outrages.'' The republican
party OF Nebraska is an organized band of
mercenarics and political thieves The
record above given proves the truth OF
this assertion. But u better day is dawn
ing and the time is not far distant when
It's power will be overthroWn, and right
and justice shall prevail.
The next senator from Nebraska will
not be a republican.