The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-10-03
AFRo-AMERlcAN SUFFRAGE JUS
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to make party nominations for the in
coming state government with the
hope of recovering control of the state.
Fortunately for the Democrats, the
presidential election was at hand, and
they had the support of their northern
allies, who regarded the electoral vote
of South Carolina as necessary to the
election of Samuel J. Tilden, the Dem
ocratic candidate for the Presidency.
They were vigorously opposed by
the Conservative Democrats, led by the
Charleston News and Courier, who
pleaded with them in behalf of the
honor and the best interests of the
state not to oppose but to support Mr..
Chamberlain, whose nomination for
second term by the Republicans was
assured. The Bourbon strength COM
bined with that Of the national Demo
cratic party, overpowered the consery-
atives, and Wade Hampton was nomi-
mated for the Governorship. Unequal
to the occasion, the conservatives, in
GLIDING the powerful News and COur-
Ter, fell into line, and maintained their
party allegiance. Race hatred, fraud,
brutality, terrorism and murder were
revived. Alludings to the campaign
Gov. Chamberlain said: II denounce
the conduct of the recent election on
the part of our political opponents in
this state as vast brutal outrage.
Fraud, prescription, intimidation in all
forms, misunderstanding through all
it's degrees up to wanton murder
were it's effective methods"
Notwithstanding the Infamous meth
DDS of the Democrats, they were I'M
able to overcome entirely the majority
of 10000, that under honest and peace
full conditions belonged to the Repub-
lican party, and the state remained
in the Republican column. The cleo
toral vote went, to Rutherford B.
Hayes, the Republican candidate for
the presidency, and the gubernatorial
vote to Gov. Chamberlain. The Dem
ocrats, however, claimed the election,
and the bitter contest that followed
resulted in a compromise. The elec-
toral vote was given to Hayes. Gov.
Chamberlain and the Republican par
ty of South Carolina were betrayed
and sacrificed, it is alleged, by Hayes
through the mediation of his political
friends. At all events, soon after the
Inauguration of President Hayes, all
federal support of Chamberlain was
withdrawn. He was compelled to
yield, and Wade Hampton was duly
recognized as Governor. It was under
stood that Hampton had 10000 armed
men behind him, eager to overthrow
the Republican state government the
moment it was deserted by the newly
elected Republican Presidents
T. Thus ended the second chapter OF
the history Of Afro-American or i'm
partial suffrage in South Carolina. Its
successes and it's failures are to be
credited and charged alike to both
races. The Afro-American can well af-
ford to challenge comparison OF his
record during that period, as q voter,
a legislator, and an off1ce-holder, with
the record Of the white man. It is true
they shared the responsibility for fraud
and corruption, and for his part In it,
the Afro-American must stand con-
demned. But the fraud, and corrup-
ton, and theft, Of which he was guilty,
were mere political fnesse and petty
larceny when compared with the colos-
sal fraud and wholesale robbery that
are now the rule rather than the ex-
ception In so many Of our state and
municipal governments Judged by
the same tests, he was then and is now
a. well fitted for the suffrage % mil