Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-27
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FRIDAY. DEoEMsER e7. 1878.
Warmoth and Hi. AII,cs.

Warm0th and His AIIIcs.
The "address" of the Louisianians who visited
Washington in support of Warmoth's rascali-
ties, shows what they are and what they mean,
if it does not show anything else. It's, doubt
less, the best plea that can be made for the
Warmoth side of this controversy; and, there
fore, 10 those who have taken pains to under
stand the matter, it will make that side seem
worse than before. The address depends on
bold misstatement of the facts, on a complete
fasidcation of the history of political affairs in
Louisiana during the last four months To this
Is added denial of the authority of the
United States court, which includes a
practical reputation of the national cleo
tion law. The men who put forth this
document are headed by Judge Campbell, who
left the bench of the supreme court to join the
rebellion; and thev represent, not the people of
Louisiana nor the democratic party that state,
but ring ofthe most extreme and impractcable
eX-rebels. While they are performing at Wash
ingion, their democratic friends at home, are
admitting the truth and accepting tie situation
A dispatch from New Orleans, dated Dec. "a,
says: lone hundred were selected to go 10
Washington, and all bat forty refused the mis-
sion. Many of the residue are daily calling on
Governor elect Kellogg and predicting future
quiet and progress under his rule All the
democratic city f1eials, from mayor to eonsta-
Bile, have called upon Acting Governor Pinch
back for their commissions"
Perhaps the most curious passage in this ad-
dress is that in which Judge Campbell and his
associates seek in gineerly way tc have 1t I'M
derslood, at the north, that they are not War
mobiles. This was unnecessary. Every one
who understands the case, sees their relation 10
Warmoth. They adopted Warmoth as their po-
llicaI associate and temporary leader, in order
TO use HIM precisely as they are now attempting
TO use him. WaImotb was driven out of tie
republican ranks; aud, after failing TO get com
fort at Washington, he went TO Cincinnati
and became an ally Of the democrats. He saw
that Cincinnati opened the most convenient and
hopeful way into the democratic camp.
There was nothing else for the branded crea.
tuIe to do. Being still governor of louisi.
ana, he had a position which Induced
the democratsto become civil and bargain with
him. Tbey had cursed and hated the man more
than any other man they knew, but he could
doctor registry Isis and election returns SO
as to elect candidates in defiance of any mejor-
ty Of the voters. He could and would override
the large republican majority and give Louisi-
ana 10 The den ocrats. Therefore, it seemed de-
srabe TO bargain with him But the demo-
cratic prejudice against Warmoth was SO great
as 10 make the bargaining very difficult. He
desired TO be reelected governor, but they wonld
not give him the nomination. An arrange
ment was fnally made, which left him to believe
he could get himself elected UDited States sena
tor; and he has dcne or attempted 10 do his
work III such way as 10 sCcue this result.
Those who read the New Orleans papers, for
some time previous to the fifth November, will
remember this negotiation between Warmoth
and The democrats. Some of the democratic
newspapers sought to defeat it, and urged that
the democrats should repudiale and defy him
The New Orleans Picayune advocated this poll
cy, and argued strongly that the national eec
ton law could be used to nulliGy Warmoth's
power 10 control the results of an election. BY
means of it this erch confidence man and cheat
could be defed, The Picayune published the
national election law, and pointed out how it
SSuAN W ASSN a-0ihob hllis IL IT'S pOllC1 Hdu
been adopted, democrats as well as repub-
licans might now be using that law,
just as the republicans are using it, TO
defeat atrocious fraud and secure far
play. But it seemed to the democratic
leaders that Warmoth, as governor of the state,
was power with which they should have
treaty OF alliance. Therefore the bargain was
made and he went over 10 the democrats By
virtue of this treaty, he was pledged to give
them the legislature and count in their state
ticket whether elected or not. So it was under
stood by the lockers on. He was bold, able
entirely INSCRIPTIONS, and ready to do work
which most Of his new allies would have hest
tated to undertake. They we're willing to use
him, and then, Ike the sgners OF this address,"
try to disown him; while he intended to have
such legislature as would make him senator
in lite OF their intrigues TO prevent it.
ln bis management of the registry lists and
the polls, and in his atrocious attempt 10 recon.
struct tue returns, there was the most audacous
defiance OF both law and decency. la our his
tory, there is nothing to match this work OF
WIrmoth. unless it can be found in the election
proceedings of the Tweed ring of New Yors
city. Alter his creatures had subjected the
registry and the polls to their methods of fraud,
without defeating The republicans, he sought to
defeat them by the process with which the
courts have inerlered. Nothing could be more
atroeous, in its way, than his attempt to sup
press the board OF canv assers because majority
of lis members were not inc lined to do
his will. TIE supreme court of Louisiana,
as well as the district court OF the United States
has decided against him. The case is too
plain for any other decision to c made honest
ly. Those democrats who defend bis rascaily
aud undertake pilgrimage 10 Washington III
hope of making it successful, may profess; like
Pharisees that they are not Warmothiles; but.
in this matter, they are as bad as he and do NJ
hesitate TO make themselves responsible for rh.
villany of his proceedings. The result OF the
election in louisiana has been declared by the
regular and legal board OF canvassers. Warmoth
fights against this. and his helpers fight for him,
because be is not allowed TO DEFY law and de-
clare ii in the lawless and fraudulent way he
had planned.