The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-14
people was given out this afternoon as
the result of their labors:
E1TO the PeOYIe Of ALUb0upus

people was given out this afternoon as
the result of their labors:
ITO the People of Alabama:
THE campaign committee Of the
Jeffersonian Democracy, and the PEG
pies party of Alabama, have been in
structed by a conference of State
candidates, the leading supporters of
that ticket and the State Executive
Committee, to prOmuigate the follow
ing: The election returns, as reported
by the Associated Press and support
ers of the ticket hea led by Col. Oates,
show a repetition of the election
frauds Of 1892 with less pretext and
absolutely without the least semb
lance of justification, in order to over
come legitimate majorities for our
ticket In Al white counties. These false
and fraudulent majorities aggregate
"a, 10Y, from Is black belt counties,
aggregated majorities of 90, 669.
In addition to this frauds have been
perpetrated in white counties, of not
less than Is, 600. With the consumma-
ton of these has also been brought
forth four OR five fraudulent elections
of Senators and eleven or twelve fraud
ulent elections of representatives in the
General Assembly. This outrageous
action, intensified by the impudence
and ~efrOntery with which it has been
taken, displays a disregard of public
sentiment in such a brazen faced man
ner that it seems to have been intended
to add insult to injury. The law under
which the election of 1892 was held,
which was devised to assure the pre-
vention of fraud with ease, facility and
safety, has been amended by the Sayre
law, the purposes of which were to dis
franchise il~literate voters and to assure
the preparation of greater frauds in
the black belt counties. This has been
demonstrated by the election just held,
and as was known and intended by
the usurper who exercised the func-
tiOrs of Governor, Illustrated by his
remark when he signed that bill. A
contest law was promised to allay and
prevent a popular uprising in 1892, to
be broken in the most shameful man
ner, and the perf1dy and treachery dis
played was afterwards boasted of as
a fine piece of legerdemain. We ad-
monish Our people not to accept prom
Rises MOI pledges from those who have
proven themselves recreant to every
requirement Of law, to every demand
of honor and to every exaction of duty.
They have demonstrated that they are
enemies to liberty and republican in
-stitutions.
In face of the fact that only a few
months ago the proposition to submit
to a State primary, in which only
white voters should participate, which
was afterwards so amended as to meet
the supposed wishes of Oates followers
by eliminating white Republicans,
which they declined to accept upon a
specious excuse that it was an after
thought and very puerile, combined
with the fact that only 40, 600 votes
were polled in the State primary that
brought out the full strength of that
party, they now claim, urge and insist
upon the most extravagant and ridicu
lous figures as correct and true.
The conditions in this State have
reached a climax. There is no doubt
that the State ticket, headed by Capt.
Kolb, has been elected. The alterna
tive is presented of submission to
wrong, insult and robbery. or to assert
the sovereign power before which
thrones totter, sceptres fall and the
outrages of tyrants cease. That alter
native must meet a response from man.
hood or silent submission from those
unworthy of citizenship. a proud and
chivalrous people, worthy OF freedom,
cannot shirk the responsibilities the
situation enforces. A distinguished
patriot has asserted that the man who
will not fight for his liberty is unworthy
of freedom. We do not advise fighting
or lawlessness of any kind, but the
crisis has arisen that the sovereign
power shall assert itself to compel un
worthy servants of its will to submit
to it's power and recognize its futurity.
Your committee recognizes that il
has been entrusted with certain duties,
and that its powers are circumscribed,
and it feels authorized only in going tC
the extent of advising and urging those
whom it represents to exercise the
power vested in them and to hold meet.
ings on Thursday, the 23d of August,
at the respective court houses, if not
otherwise specified, to act upon this
great crisis and to insist that man.
hood, patriotism and love of liberty
which has evoked prompt and decisive
action from them shall find expression
in their course, that will be creditable
to their evolutionary sires and furnish
a precedent in history to which all will
ever revert with pride and satisfaction.
At the same time and place, we would
urge the organization of law and order
leagues to uphold the supremacy OF
GudG SE6dG0SG VI al law anu pOW6E-Gue
sovereign will Of a free people.
upon the adjournment of these
meetings, reports of the proceedings
should be furnished Immediately to W.
II. Skaggs, chairman, Birmingham,
Alabama.
[Signed] "W. II. SKAGGs,
Chm'n Central Campaign Com.
"a. T. GOODWIN,
Chm'n J~efersonian Elk. Com.
JOHN W. PITTS,