The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-10
THE CHALLENGE,

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
My recent challenge for a joint de
bate that The Republican party has
committed moro frauds against the
ballot box than any and all other parties
that ever had an existence in this u
try combined" not having be6n &C
cepted, I beg leave to submiG q few re-
marks for the purpose of establishing
the above allegation.
In 1868, during the war; On the
morning of the election in Kentucky
50, 900 Federal soldiers we're distrib-
uted among the various election pre-
cincts in said State. They took pos
session of the polls and had everything
their own way, which gave them an
opportunity to fix" matters before the
vote was counted. AS a result, Thos.
E. Bramlette, the r publican candidate
for Governor, was elected by q large
majority, and 1 believe the entire Re-
publican ticket also.
Maryland was also carried at OR
about the same time by the Republi
| cans, methods similar to tx e above be.
ing employed. (5ee Our Country's
Crisis" by Amos Kendall, who was
Postmaster General under Gen. Jack
son. Also, "Object of the Administra
tion in Prosecuting the War" by the
undersigned. This document, and
probably Mr.. KendalT's also, is on file
in the Congressional Library at Wash,
ington)
1t is a we'll known fact that Hayes
was a fraud from beginning to end,
never having been elected, but simply
traudulently counted in. Conse quent,
~ the word President, should never be
associated with his anne.
To elect Hayes it was necessary for
him to carry South Carolina, Florida,
Louisiana and Oregon, and would then
have had but 1 majority.
Soon after the election McLYnn, the
Republican manipulation Of Florida,
lost his wife end several children. Be
lieving that it was a judgement from
heaven and probably fearing other dis
! asters, he CANA out and made an hon.
! est confession, stating that FLORIDA
honestly went Democratic by AZ ma.
ority." 2
The Constitution says that en- pei
son holding a Federal cfic9 of trust
and honor shall be appointed an cleo:
tor" At the time Of the election one
of the electors III Oregon was postmas
Ter, and consequently could not be ap,
printed. TlIden then YVES therefore
clearly entitled to 1 Of the 3 electoral
votes in Oregon, which would have
made him President By one MAJ 0rity,
to say no5hing Of Florida, South Caro-
lima and louisiana, all of which were
doubtless legally and fairly carried by
Tilden.
By returns of the Oregon election,
received up to June SD, both Of the
candidates Of the Peoples party were
| elected June 1 to Congress-, Wander
buy by a plurality Of 1900 and Quinn
by a majority nearly as large, Their
election was conceded" At length a
recount" was ordered. Alleged mis-
counts" and defective ballots were
found, averaging about 100 for each
county. The result was that the PEG
pies party candidates were left and
the Republicans counted in.
Much more could be said, but until
some ether party steals a Presidency
l claim that l have made good my al
legation.
Frauds against the ballot box lay
clos9 to gun powder and should not be
! repeated.
II this earth was a ball of ipecac and
was rolled into the mouth Of hell she
could not belch forth a m~re ~despicable
character than the ballot box suffer.
| Men Of America, look where you stand!
| A darkness of Egypt now cove. 5 our lard.
| A CORN, rant swarm, from all points they fly,
| Like caIriOn crow IS they darken the sky;
Soon the soul OF your freedom and laws will be
And yIGr children be crying and begging for
| Ballot box suffers beware of the day
| When justice meets you in battle array.
BhYAN TYSON,
Hungry Higgins-Wot. You dunno
! what q mie8r is? a miser is a man that
/ denies hlsself the necessaries OF life,
when he has the money to buy 'em,
| Weary Watkins On, l have met some
of them fellars. But l thought they
called themselves prohibitionists.-I
dianepol Journal.