The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-17
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UP IN RHODE ISLAND!

clettluH dTt So peculiar tudt be ioSA lttAs
called upon to direct the attention OF sew
eral Southern papers, recently enlisted
against frauds In the South. to the methods
adopted In Little Rhody.
OF course these papers will want the
very best evidence obtairahle in the case.
They were ready enough some time since
to take any kind OF testimony when they
were discussing the question Of Southern
elections but they are so averse 10 critics.
ing Northern methods that they may waat
wholly dislnterested and unprejudiced wit
nesses to establish corruption in one Of the
New England States. Fortunately such
evidence is at hand The great independent
New England paper. the Boston Herald,
has the following;
The regular quotations for votes m the
| Rhode Island election ms year were be-
1 ina tninES were all on" way down tnerp.
| There was a brisk demand IN some OF The
! teuht'r Al ana reWfe--u ihliAr DISTRICTS
| how lver ami the pric- Of votes WAS SO
/ each. or s. down and s. more u the elec-
Asn r.sglts1 al rgnt That money was
| uS'l by both sdcs Is an assertion hgSvd
! MOI pny on the signs. which were patent
lp tile most pbtuse, but also on the al
/ missions Of she cneu who peddl-d 81 ana
! tucS' who received IT, In one Gown whore
there are f2p voters n IS calculated that
! there were not NOR" than 20 whose votes
| were not Tor sale 10 the highest bidder
| There was 10 a-t.mpi 10 stop br bery. II
| VS. dc cntr'I IS a mafter 81 course, and
| the regret apparently was not that money
| was being used. but thar s1 much OF L
! WAS lepG usei 20 beat god men.
The democrats made 10 fight this year
and the struggle was wagcd chiefly be-
! tUncn ronuhlgca- Faction. l.. ,,.., s- 49,.
reason, says the Herald. that prices were
below the usual quotations" The both
sides were the republican factions This
is about the uglies; picture thar has yet
been painted Of elections in any American
state. II Is singular that the Galveston
News. Courier-Journal and Memphis Com
mercl sl Apueal have not manifested some
/ inGlEnaiion. at ieaat at such corruption and
| prostitution Of the ballot. Notwithstanding
the fact THAI a New England State would
have 90 be- criticised rather than Mississippi
or South Carolina or Tennessee.
Here is lit,le State that has two SEN
a'ors ia congress. and it viii be seen from
tho Boston Herald how these senator's are
most probably chosen. Nothing over 90
Cured In the West or South so flagrantly
s"."~-''--- --' ---.-' ss,. us4ia tual nave
taken the housetops to look ont for and
point out fraud in elections certainly can
not have overlooked this latss, outrage
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a., IA -. 81 WI" virtually put
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ro.,t, I,,,r....- me IHrNS however.
'''''<' IAe fact ~. Greece Is fun OF pluck
ou' of her aayaac,d po[,..o ,,''' T., ~ pe'
other way than by fighting
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Greece 7nd Turkey can now take their
baseball season or..na ,o1,,. "se 'i'--'"e
--.- -o-,lS'
While Mr.. McKinlcy's health &. ,.,,..
undermined BY tho lmportunitias =, ~.
oiice--sekefH and the cares oy nfnoc W.
E'yan rs hayng q good time ana o,,,,t,
10 be- growing fat Here * a c,sn cn.
those high vr'lpoi Students v.bo 80
easlonai'y Debating the proposltlop 7hoth {
or 'hera 20 NOR. 49,. ''''''n ""elh-
10 81" ACTUAL enjoyment
Dr. John Grant 1--.-------.
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to Che sontb.,., A!,'niai publication
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,or,ncrn r,.,,,,n,.r,.' ''o9S'S OF certain
ne "a. 49, .','Hs can prevent, II
DVlefh Siaies. then the prospects might
W. inherent
Mr. Mckinley IA r-,,-----.
.or Woleot,'a t,,,,-.,''9 "''"E Heha-
.eheme as far as tho patronage In Color
500 WI permit.
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