New-York tribune., 1895-01-07


that plurslites in precincts where poll-tax re-
caipts were not shown must be suSiracted from
the legal votes cast for Governor. "Pibiic SENT
ment," he exclaims. waxing warm ovef this dis-
position of the voter to keep tax receipt III the
trousers pocket until It's production Is DEMANDED
has reached that point of indignation at cleo
:.on frauds throughout the length and breadth Oh
the United States that il will not tolerate one
porpetrated in any conceivable form II exposed 10
It's gaze. or countenance even with patience the
innocent. incumbent Of an Office supposed to be
elected thereby. sustain an election contest ior
an Office predicated of techncalities. hut il VIII
demand II just cause and righteous Verdlct
from now and henceforth in America KNOWING
the Democrats of Tennessee well as do am
convinced that that is the only cause which tney
will champion and If the light, turned on 50 as TO
illuminate every voting precinct snail SHOW
Evans to have been elected fairly ana fsa"''
however small the plurality, the first man 10 -!
so VIII be Peter Turney who will be content d.
VOLTS Crag with the verdict OF the peope vi
Tennessee" do not know how eloquent 'he
other high -salaried oil inspectors may De- out
venture 10 assume that Nj. CarroH mas ea'"e"
his right to speak for all the oiiice-hoideiS anu
TO bear witness to their loyalty to the cause oil
honest elections!
The truth of the matter, as the Repuohca'
leaders state it, is that the Democratic rlhS'
which is raising a great cloud OF dust over TIE
noI-tsx receipts of voters in East Tennessee. mas
beon cheating Systematically at elections IoI
twenty years and that II failed to re-eiect fe'ei
Turney on the face Of the returns simply anu
solely because 1t miscalculated the frauduleh'
vote which would be necessary last fan under
prevailing conditions of apathy and demorailza-
ton If an investigation be ordered by the
LEGISLATURE the Republicans Will snow that III
The four western counties of Louderdale, Fayeue'
Madison and Upton the Democratic pluraiities
were padded to the extent of fully 5000 votes ana
that corresponding frauds were committed in
many other counties There was cheating ana
not n little Of it, but the ring did not make ar
rangemenfs for election frauds sufficiently
large scale To count i'm Governor Turney. Ihou-
sands Of Democrats in all portions OF the state
were so discontented and angry from one cause
or another that they stayed away from 'he
polls There was light vote In Memphis ana
other Western and central strongholds OF the
Democracy. and very heavy vote IN the East
ern counties, which are always Republican Inc
Ring discovered too lat" that the unforeseen had
happened and that Republican Governor had
been elected.
Then followed five weeks Of uncertainty and
confusion during which both parties claimed the
Governorship ard the returns were suppressed
O, .he office Of Mr. Morgan, the Secretary OF
State That official put in force several stat
utes which had previously been imperative lie
required the Sheriffs to transmit to his once
not only the ordinary returns of the election but
also the ta,ly-sheets and poll-lists This Is MS
explanation OF the prolonged delay IN the pup
iication Of the returns. and he bitterly CONF
,lsins Of the attacks made upon him by the in
dependent Democratic press. The Repubhcah
State Committee in reality compelled MN 10
declare the result in December by collecting 'he
returns from the COUNT seats and tabuating
them and thereby proving the election OF MI
Evans Whatever was the motive Of the trickery
which went on at the state House ior over
month in the end the officials were forced 10
admit that on the face Of the returns Repup-
.ican Governor had been elected.
Then there was a sudden change OF base
Financial agents were sent out to East len
nessee TO examine the books of the trustees ol
Claiborne Campbell Roane. Carter and Johnson
counties and to ascertain how many Geiinqueh'
taxpayers there were. Under the laws Oh len
neasaa citizens between twenty-one and MY
cannot vote unless they have paid their poii-taX
OF so cents or 81, and produce the receipt at
the poIng-place. The mathematicia Of "Ihe
! Nomphis Appeal" and The Nashville American
at once produced series OF "Republcan fraud
articles based on calculations which were mis-
leading and valueless. Comparing the NUMBER OF
men credited on the trustees books with haVihs
paid their pol-taxea with the number OF c''i~ehS
recorded on the poll-lisis they mashileo inc
discrepances distorted the facts and raised a
hue and cry about illegal voting Inc l'ep"o
Ncans are fully prepared to show that the same
irregularities have exterded TO western couhies
where large Democratic p.uralites were obtained,
and that the law requiring the production OF
the tax receipt not complied with III any
nor,ion of the State. This is the contemplate
nretext employed by the Democratic managers
in justification OF their policy of counting out MI
Evans and allowing Governor Turney TO retain
tis Office Governor Turney | am sorry to add'
is a silent partner in this conspiracy lie IS d
Confederate veteran. tall and large-framed with
coarse-featured face. and has been in office 80
,one either on the bench or in executive station,
that he probably considers himself indispensable
"a tho welfare Of Tennessee Little attention was
bald to the intrigues Of the OIL Inspectors unti
he remarked one day to reporter that he be-
uevAd that he was the legally elected Governor
<or the ensllng term. Then 1t was perceived
,bat the conspirators had won him over. and
,hst Mr. Evans was 70 be defrauded out or the
office 10 which the people had elected him. GOV
ernor Turney is not as old as ne looks pu' ne i
inArm and is breaking down In health. IL II ho'
diHicult for the politcianc TO persuade him 10 De
lieye what he wanted to believe. Accustomed ''
sdulation and homage. he was unprepared u
accept his defeat as within the range OF possi
bnties He has little to say except that ne Il
absolutely convinced Of his election, that II WI
ha his constitutional duty to remain IN ofhc
during a Legislative investigation. ana ina
he Is certain that justice will be noh
and that he will be the Governor o
the State during the next two years
nub,c man who allows himself to be used b!
black-leg politicians and soils his reputation D
,ufo,oouc o1ecffon cOnsDirac