New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-13
SELECTIONS FROM THE MAIL.
THE SITUATION ~ ALABAMA.
VOTES CAST IN THE NAME or DOGS AND HORSES
~ The caGANlzED DEMOCRACY.

VOTES CAST IN THE NAME or DOGS AND HORSES
gyTnE caGANlzED DEMOCRACY.
TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir; Having recently made tour through inc
Black Belt' counties OF Alabama private business
and having for the first time my life heard directly
from the perpetrators themselves and from other
reliable sources the story OF their election frauds and
their most wonderful manner OF manipulating election
returns have thought it would be Interesting 20
many OF your unsspccting readers and that 1t was
my duty a citizen, one who believes In repuo
ncan form OF government, where legitimate Haloriues
should control where the policy and laws for the
government OF the people should be formed In &C
cordance with the will OF the people, and that the
ballot should the free and untrammeeA means by
which the people pass judgment upon the various
questions in regard to the management or pubic
anairs 70 call attention to the condition OF Affairs IN
Alabama.
II is said that when thieves fall out honest men
get their dues You aware That there has been
recently a most remarkable election IN Alabama You
NAV not be aware Of the fact that there are as many
Republcans as Democrats in Alabama, and II may
seem strange that the Republican party has not run
candidate for Governor II such Is the fact. II you
will visit q few OF the counties OF the BACK Belt
you will not think 1t strange. In the recent eecuon
there we're two Democratic uckets-one Of them known
as the Jones' or Organized Democratic and the othcr
az the Kolb or Jefersonian Democratic, ticket. The
Kolb men asked to have least friend take part
In the counting Of votes. The Jones men laughed AZ
them and denied them their request The koo men
applied TO the courts. The courts were the creatures
of Organized Democracy and would give them no
relief. Then the Kob Jefcrsonian Democra'sJ
sent circular letter TO every voting place advising
their followers to have five Of their most resote men
at each ballotbox, and 10 run an OUTSIDE or lhue
pendent ballot box, and TO see that every hoo man
was supplied with two straight kob, or Je'cTsonian
tickets and to that he cast one in the outside box
g., ,.1utp Nfiafts ~ all
| especially the five resolue men. until II went INTO
| the regulnr box. II that they knew with whom
| they were dealing. The proclaimed result OF the
election was that Jones was elected By 10000 ma
iorty and ex.Presdent Cleveland congratulated Jones
which he is liable TO regret later The actual re
suit was that Kob carried the State BY over 10000
votes and not congratulated This was perhaps
| an oversight OF Grover but it may be serious.
whole page Of your paper would be insufficient 20
enumerate the methods by which Kolbs 10000 ma
FORTY was converted into Jones majority OF 10000
In these Black Belt counties, where under free
ballot and an honest count, Kob would have Lad
| majority Joncs's majority greater than the en-
fire voting population Of the counties In some oil
the counties after the result had been published In
tho county papers the returning boards were asked
from state headquarters TO raise the ms,ority, ana
few thousand added to Joness vote. The poii
lists tally sheets and returns were all in the bands oil
Jones men, and Kolb man was, IS or ever VIII be
mt on the poll lists and his vote duly counted, whether
he WAS within five miles OF the voting place or not,
unless as was the case few places, resolute
man got position whore he could and record each
voter I know Of voting place where over 300
refused 10 vote on the ground that II they voted they
would he counted for Jones. They kept down Johess
majority I'm that way but Kolb lost 800 votes. At
that place they had resOlue man, who look the name
Of every voter. 80 that they could not count more
votes than were put in the box. was reliably In
formed that many places, In their ehoHs 10 eet up
names TO put the poll lists, negro babies Jess tah
one year old voted and many an olu' ml'ihm
servant who fortunately departed this HE many years
aro * kept fresh In memory by having MS name
regularly placed on the poll lists and his straight Demo
cratic vote counted. one very truthful man who never
,o,ed the Republican ticket in his life said IN me
he knew of one old dog that had voted the Denocao
ticket every election for twelve years Governor lone5s
alleged 10000 majority was largely cast by lavonic
horses ana bird dogs. didn't hear oil any mules OF
common ours voting. ,...., .
avn a native southern man, but was educated 70
h.lieye that as we have other sovereign, me people
are soycrc and that 10 defeat the VIII OF the PVpe
VA os mean as u forge lie cdlct oil any SpF'IrEn
mat a fraud upon the ballOtboX was serious UNI
mai 0nc man in Alabama Or any 0leI salr soIu io'
have three times much influence ~ shapnIS I'M aTT
-. vnvrruinr this country Is the same man "puu
have IN New York ohio was foolish enough , 10
bolieve HAT when a man took an Oalh oi once; 'lned
-. manager at elections clerk of The court Propae
Judee or other returning board ohcer. he nin No
ciiom ' Wabama are conducted on ne diameicay
a. u, lie theory. My Teachings NAV Lave bc'h Ni'"1'
nj = nrou. Of The country mas approve Of TIE Aabima
nIao Ne will know later on.
= Your interest mas demand protection. on MAJ DC
FIR 4 pooI eonnd currency. The ahOrinG man % NolI
>taf mas not wish T. compete with the cheap abo! ol
otIor c0uufrl.s but what, The difference 10 the N1
Rama Dcmocrit9 lie wants cheap money, ana me
more pIdation OF pubic and private debts the bc,ci
n suit, him: and "a for labor he 1t known that ue
',lorrd r~one are vet virtually their saVcs-hol III
fr sirlnlc hut The few white citizens own the many
rolo,,d propc their laws virtually prevent cm-id
,irn rrc.r ncnuIc do not dread competition with
hamper labor. Theirs is the "Olst lpIin o. phuPH
f.nnr and The Albanian vote three times a.
" fines nc Won should this consccntlou,ly Wit
.e" staemcnt be published. have no doubt many 81
r,nr renders viii look upon IT rs nave on smiEli
artrles for years have felt mat tesc iriud, mao
irrn exaggerated by some tramp or pmli'ai ,N
rcmlst for political effect assure you Inc nail mas
never been told. ,,,,, 49,, a. ,a.,o.
Now that the white vote IS divided ana me bct'er
ola, + disgusjed with the machine h,thods' II Is
aey to get the facts. aad II would seem 10 DE gd cam
arniug to have these Infamous FRAUDS NV Nnl'l me
i".th has hitherto been kept sold lhVcSushi'd anu
ID upon by known 70 BE- unr'luuIo'u, WIZ
reiIrs fhc country would believe. 1hpu,ahd, Oh Hen
o have always been Democrats are now ASKING me
federal Court TO protect them against the'e a"ouen'
ricy want rather than fear. an honest ee,tlon law
van will be surprised when you hear from 1D1a "
~ CoImmbns. Miss, September 90 1892.
~ MEMORY OF MRS. ERNEsIlNE hosh
- me Editor Of The TIL une