The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-10
Self GovernmentinK Kentucky

constitution of the United States.
just think of it, polls open at IL O'Clock.
twenty minutes taken to record single
vote in order to defeat the will OF the
people. Northern democrats would
not stand such treatment a moment,
and they should not. We believe the
vast majority of northern democrats
are sincere in their love of liberty, and
if 80, they should stop cooperating
with these bull dozers and ballot box
corruptionists of the south. We're it
not so serious, it would have been high.
ly amusing to see Bryan in Kentucky
advocating the election of the head and
front OF these offendersl and then to
see him in Nebraska weeping over the
wrongs OF the Philippine whom he says
is about to be deprived of self govern
ment. All we ask of our democratic
friends, is to stop and think Think
about the propriety of allylng your
political fortunes with the Goetels of
Kentucky and the Crokers OF New
York. We wish it were possible to
take the democrats of Crawford county
on an excursion to Kentucky to witness
the way in which their brothers hold an
election. We believe the honest demo
Gratis of Crawford would return so dis.
gusted that never again would they
ally themselves with these southern
cut-tbroats. Read this account of the
democratic idea of liberty and self gov
eminent in Kentucky.
Had to Call on Troops.
Governor Bradley had to serd troops
to the polls at the finish this evening
in order to allow the republican and
Brown democratic challengers admis.
sion to the polls in order to watch the
count of the votes. 1t was done at the
request of Judge Toney, whose order
Oh the mayor and chief of police to al
low these inspectors admission had
been, in the words of the Judge ICON.
temptously ignored and violated" and
who had to appeal to the governor to
get the mandate of his court enforced.
The First Regiment. which had been
held in the armory all day, at once was
distributed among the polling places,
and with the appearance of the soldiers
all opposition to the admission of the
watchers ceased, while Chief of Police
Haager fastened to explain to Judge
Toney he had not meant any harm.
1t was O'Clock. however, before any
but GOebel democrats were admitted
to half the precincts of this city, and as
the polls closed at 4, most of. the. mis-.
chief had been done. Not only had the
handling of the ballots during the day
been entirely in the hands of
Goebel democrats but they practical
ly had the counting Of tie votes,
No one pretends the election was
either fair OF that the correct figures
have been returned tonight. All that
is known is that they are the figures
given out by the Goebel democrats in
charge Of the polls, and consequently
''official." r. sss's ~
D0Aay CAo Ne$FO SOCc. .,Ss:E, mo
While the voting as. going on. the
tactics of the election officers of the re-
publican wards were to delay the cast
ing OF ballots as much as possible. In
some precincts in the Sixth and Tenth
Wards the voters were divided into two
lines, according to color, and the white
men allowed to vote as fast as they
came up,lwhile the negros were made
to bring witnesses to prove residence,
and other tacticts resorted to, so their
rate of voting was not more than one
every twenty minutes.
In the Twenty-ninth Precinct of the
Tenth Ward, a strong negro precinct,
only thirty two votes were. received by
the judges in five hours, although there
were over 400 registered and long lines
OF voters waiting all day. In several
republican precincts the polls were not
open until nine O'Clock, and in one case
not till after IL. The hour fved by law
is Z Il. m. In spite OF all this there was
no trouble of any account until after 4
O'Clock. when the polls closed, and not
much of any consequence then.
Much Feeling Against Goebel,
Much feeling is expressed in Louis
vile tonight over the manner in which
the election was conducted, but no one
seems to know what can be done. One
of the peculiar features of the Goebel
election law is the action of election
officials is final, and there is no appeal
to the court allowed. The only review.
ing board is the State Elections COM
mission, and it is composed Of three
GOebel democrats.
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