The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1854-02-22


deny, is too absurd to be considered for moment
In the supreme hour of the struggle over the Elec
who was standing on the watchtower trying to cir
cumvent Tden in his efforts to buy Electoral votes:
COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 81, 1876
my DEAR SIR: I greatly obliged for your
letter of the 2sd You feel. sure, as do about
this whole business. A fair election would have
least that many. But we are not to allow friends
to defeat one outrage and fraud by another. There
den have the place by violence, intimidation. and
fraud rather than undertake to prevent
it by means that will !, not bear ar, the he
the Republicans who have gone South, and
especially feel proud of the acknowledged honorable
mistake in sending SO many ex-Republicans. New
converts proverbially bitter aud unfair toward
reach the end of the work. and be able to return in
health and safety. Sincerely yours.
about this sRGhe e Tden Su and his We're Writ
PORTLAND Nov. 2s 1876.
"7o ". 7. Pelton. No 15 Gramercy Park Nep York:
By vizicr, association, innocuous, to negligence,
cunning minutely, previously, readmit doltish, to
purchase, afar, act with cunningham, sacristy,
a p0nt sTabus tse's dasoI sa
ious misapprehension, contraband Kountz
bisulcuous, top usher, spinifrous answer.
81 fully indorse this. JAMES K KELLY"
OF which. when the key was discovered, the fol-
lowing was found to be the true intent and mean
ing:
'To " 7. Pelton No. 15 Gr1nercy Park, Nel0 York:
Certificate will be issued to one Democrat. Must
purchase Republican Eector to recognize and act
trouble. Deposit si0 900 to my credit with Kountz
Bros, Wall street. Answer. J. H N. PATRICK"
"I fully indorse this. JAMES K KELLY"
Also the following:
''NEw YORK, Nov. Is. 1876.
Use all means to prevent certificate. Very inn
portant C. E. TMToN."
Also the following:
December 1, 1876.
ITO Hon. Sam. J. TiEden, Grduaercy Park New York:
81 shall decide every point in the of Postofce
and grant certificate accordingly morning OF 9Th
instant. Confidential. GOVERNOR"
Also the following:
asAN FRANCISCO Dec. 5, 1876.
'Lddd & Bush, Salem:
Funds from New York will be deposited to your
credit here to.morrow when bank opens know it.
Also the following, six days before the foregoing:
"NEw YORK, Nov. %. 1876.
"1o J. II. N. Patrick, Portland, Oregon:
"Moral hasty sideral vizier gobble cramp by hem
istic welcome Gcentate musketee compassion neg
lectful recoverable hothouse live innovator brack
ish association dime afar idolator session hemfstc
miter." mo signature.l
| OF which the Interpretation is as follows:
"NEw YORK, Nov. %, 1875.
"ToJ. II. N Patrick, Portland, Oregon:
mo. How soon will Governor decide certificate?
If you make obligation contingent on the result in
March, it can be done Add slightly il Necessary,
Also the following one day later:
'tPoRTLAND, Nov. 80, 1876.
'.To " T. Pelton, No. Is Gramercy Park. NeO York:
| Governor all right without reward. Will
thTeaen ceracate
issued to ignore Democratic claims and fill vacancy,
and thus defeat action of Governor One Elector
jority Have employed three lawyers-editor of only
Republican aG paper as one lawyer & fee S. 9Oo WI WI
money mon @ can't make any lee contingent Sal satur-
day. Kelly and Bellinger will act. Communicate
| with them. Must act promptly" CNo signature.)
| Also the following:
| "SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5, 1876.
"To Ko,fntze Bros, No. II Wall street, New York:
much? J. q. N. PATRICK"
1>-e0 '--e -' "NEw YORK, Dec. s, 1876.
| ~. H N. Patrick, San francisco:
Davis deposited IS, 900 December /.
Also the following:
"To James II. Kelly:
''The eight deposited as directed this morning
Let no teehnicality prevent winning; Use your dis
cretion." mo slgnature.)
And the following:
- - "NEw YORK, Dec. 6. 1876.
Hon. Jas. K. Kelly:
SIS your matter certain? There must be no mis-
i Answer quick (No signature.]
Also the following:
ITO Col. ". T. PsltOn, No. 15 Gran.ercy Park, Ne,
York:
"Glory to Godl Hold on to the one vote in Ore
gon. 1 have 100, 600 men to back it up. CoRsE."
The whole of this wicked business resulted in tn
"Cronin vote from Oregon, that cost Tilden ba' l.
of money, his party many sleepless nights ant
every man who advocated the counting of Cronin'
vote for Tilden, untold disappointment, if los
of reputation. And this is the fraud the Democrat
are talking about and shouting about
Not only were Louisiana. South Carolina, AM
Florida properly counted for Hayes, and the Hoad
Vote OF every member OF the Electoral Commission
but Mississippi and Alabama were carried for Til
den with shotguns and fraud. and the counting o
them for Tilden was great stride in the direction
of anarchy and failure oil free government
ctizens there is one great drama OF fraud, one hug
black spot upon the national escutcheon, that cal
Wb 6y nian and When is sent
! | pententary for the bribery which produced tn
Oregon outrage, and somebody is sent to keep hin
| company for the attempt to bribe the Louisian
Elecor with 900 to vote for Tilden. and some
body else for like crimes in Florida, then, and no
This senseless conscienceless agitation has ruine
thousands of business men during this summer.
has locked up capital and blown out furnace fires
! 1t has broken down and destroyed the bud of con
! fidence already promising rich rewards to industr
: and enterprise The judgment of the intelligen
ana honest people OF the country will lay tn
, blame and the merited condemnation at the door c
, the Democratic party. They precipitated agtatio
) and uncertainty when the country wanted rest an
, security.
But two lines of circumstantial proof are offere
, to show that Hayes was party to frauds.
; First-He rewarded with public Office .the me
who stood up in Louisiana and Florida against tn
! ! tsmpted sms I'4fs he I shameful rape rape q 4 E
circumstance answer it is the best thing he ha
done as President Had he failed, the cry OF ingrat
: tude had filed the air. These men some of ther
honest and competent men, were driven from thei
homes, and had to fly for their lives; and none c
them had hope of office in those States in the future
1t was an act of common gratitude ana common jus
tice to appoint them to office. l am glad he did il
wish he had done more of it, and appointed fewe
Democrats, who can not appreciate generosity.
{ In doing what he has to compensate these men TO
: their efforts to save those States from the Demo
cratic conspiracy to seize them the President ha
exercised the highest kind of civil service reform
The best man to appoint to office in this country