The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-30
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Senator Butler. OF South Carolina,
whom: ex-Cov. Tillmsn defeated for re-
election to the senate, has taken steps
to carry out his threat that Tillman
should never take his seat in the sem
ate. He has introduced in the senate
a petition from DR.. Sampson Pope. the
defeated Democratic candidate for gov
ernor OF that state. which makes some
very strong charges against the man
ayers OF the late campaign
DIR. Pope declares that at the cleo
ton which resulted In the present leg
islature thouands OF voters we're pre-
vented from casting their ballots by
reason of force. fraud and intimidation:
that thousands of ballots were thrown
out or destroyed and in many other in
stances other ballots were substituted
for them by managers or other per-
sons; that the constitution OF the
United States and Of the state OF South
Carolina and the laws passed pursuant
thereto were disregarded. and that
these frauds were committed under the
governor of said state. and OF Hon. ].
l.. NJ. Irby. chairman OF the state ex-
ecutive committee. who is a member Of
your honorable body" He requests a
senatorial investigation OF these
charges.
Curses, Ike chickens. come home to
roost," and evil deeds return to plague
the inventor. AL the parties to the
political vendetta. which II is sought TO
have investigated In the senate of the
United States. are or have been Demo-
Gratis. Both Butler. who submits the
charges. and 1rby, who Is accused. are
Democrats senators now representing
the state OF South Carolina. Tfllman.
the senator-elect. Who is also attacked.
Is a Democrats Popufsst. Both Pope,
the defeated candidate for governor
and Evans. who vanquished him and
now holds the office. are of sterling
Democratic stock and antecedents. The
frauds charged were Democratic frauds,
perpetrated by rival Democrats strsy-
ing for supremacy
Out Of this struggle OF Democratic
factions In South Carolina, as in many
other Southern states. will come a
radical and permanent ballot reform.
The movement IN this direction has al
ready gained great impetus. A ballot
reform league has been formed. I'm
which, at its recent meeting I'm New
Orleans. were representatives from sew
eral Southern states, notably Alabama.
where grossest frauds are charged I'm
connection with the late election. Under
cover Of Investigating similar frauds
alleged TO have been perpetrated In
Tennessee. the Democratic legislature
office. But throughout the South the
ieaven OF electoral reform Is working.
the demand for an honest ballot and a
fair count grows apace.
The so-caIlesi force bill has been re
pealed. Its opponents averTed that II
was harsh. tyrannical and unnecessary
They ssosnt trsumphansly 20 these later
efforts TO provide for fair elections sn
the South. and say siet US alone ans:
we viii secure them" 1t is sincerely
Ia be hoped they may. but the fact re-
mains that no; until the solid South
was split asunier by rivalry between,
facE&ons Of the majority was ehsre ef.
fort for or movement toward radical
ballot rvfcrna. With or without the so.
called force ball. this would have ulss.
nsateiy core about. IL IL welcomed s,y
al who neiseve In horsest elections, ems,
they are rot At all stiesie<s FOR Federal
intervcntioa unless Its necessity Is ap-
rarcnt.
The recstAls IN Mr.. Fope's complains
read strangely familiar. The charges
Of scrce. fraud and Intimidation a,
ira polls have been made by the Rspah.
iizSaa nasnosssy--cften by counted GU
snatorssses--s,r osrr twenty years. Thes
have been prcvea true times without
sisgaher. They have aenn ccnfessed
and even justified by Democratic leg.
tslators sss both branches az she Unsted
States congress. Under the plea OF tbs
Necessity % white domination. Tbs
hagse ~ black supremacy has beer
eaHssd. and the system ct terrorism