Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1872-10-19

the Electoral vote of the State against
the people of the State, by keeping a
large part of the people disfranchised
and at the late Grant State Convention
it was solemnly resolved that none of
these people disfranchised should be
allowed to vote this fall. After that
they would see about it. Let me tell
you how is Operates. In the year
1870 they had their second election,
under the State Government, not for
Governor, but for Legislature aud
Congress. Powell Clayton, the Gov.
of the State, controller OF all this cleo
tion machinery, appointed the Register
all over the State, and was a candidate
for United States Senator. 1t was Il
safe thing. He would be elected under
that system-first making all the Reg
listers and then putting on just rs many
voters as they saw fit. Suppose you
have title to be ON the registry, they
will not put you on, and you cannot get
on, and there is no remedy for it.
There is another hitch beyond that j:
Powell Clayton, Governor, aud his
subordinates are the State Board Of
Canvassers, with absolute power to
reject whatever votes they see fit, and
bring out such result as they choose
So then, it appeared, when the Legisla>
ture was chosen, that it was largely
Republican, yet Mr. Clayton had not
got control of it enough to elect him
for the Senate. He has to throw out
votes as President OF the Board of
Canvassers He discards these votes,
those that he pleasos, so rs to bring in
the candidate that he pleases. For
instance, in one county there was an
anti~CIayton ticket He throws votes
out,-three-fourths Of the Republican
vote. He throws oo, these and brings
in the Democratic ticket, rather than
lave the Republican ticket elected
which was against him; so he goes
through like this, aud makes out u
Clay ton majority, which elects hIm TO
the Senate But in doug this, you
understand that you cannot reject the
votes cast f,g one officer, anlt Omit the
votes cast by the same voters fur auoth
er officer That is perfectly plain.
II you decide that this poll is not a
legal poll, you have got to throw il out
for all purposes. So Mr.. Clayton
throws oui the votes of the Repubh,
cans there, because they were electing
anti, Clayton ticket, and thereby defeats
Thomas Bowles, Republican candidate,
and elects John Edwards, the Demo,
cratic candidate. John Edwards
couies forward with a certificate as
good as anybody. Mr Bowles don't
like it. People generally don't He
He goes aud contests the election, aud
with abundance of testimony, proves
that these votes of his, thrown out for
the sake Of electing Clayton, were not
righttuly thrown out, aud a Committee
OF the House Of representatives takes
the case up, considers it from top to
bottom, and says unanimously, without
dissenting voice, the people elected
B"wles He must have the vote so
that on the vote it goes up to the
House, which, by an equally unanimous
vote says the same thing, and Bowics is
cut in. 1t was not because he was
Republican, because they fought JUST
he same thing in Texas. where they
turned out VIM f. Clark, Republic
can, and put in d. c, Giddings,
Democrat, because he was elected by
good majority, and there was not a
dissenting voice in the Committee or
in the House. So then you see you
are not resting on my story about Mr..
Clayton aud his government. Here is
a unanimous decision Of the Committee
on Elections, that Mr.. Clayton had
fraudulently returned the votes, and
had returned tho man not elected
then ousted the man who was elected
This is not statement, but a conclu-
sion by the highest authority. Well,
gentlemen, the Federal Court was con-
vcned and held session two or three
| tell you, by Clayton and his board and
the Grand Jury Of that court, examined
into these facts and indicted Powell
Clayton and his confcderatcs for this
crime. Mr. Catterson, appointed by
General Grant, as good Republican
as ever lived, was going to put Mr..
Clayton through, and the States Prison
was before him; but now Clayton and
his 50 elites walked on to Washington,
and Induced General Grant to remove
that righteous and faithful District
Attorney, put one Of Clayton'a tools in
his place, and that is the end Of the
prosecution. That was the end of
the whole thing. all gone to rack
and ruin. Mr.. Clayton goes swimming
Into the United States Senate instead
of into the States Prison You are
asked what the Government has to do
about it? ! will tell YOU They all
back themselves right on the power at
Washington. They all cry out,
llurrah for Grant; give him two
terms" Give him twenty terms il you