, 1875-01-18
oHlHINAL RETURNS. CORRECTED RETunSs.
Fer. Dtin. Rep. Dtm.
Congress-. G3t417 1S,iD 81, ,4n | S3G13
Treasurer, 71,961 34,Jul Il G9,54& | G3GS1

Tho Republicnn candidate for Treasurer
was colored man. The Stats lsoard con-
cede by their official report Democratic ma-
jority OF A,16o for Congress, nnsl claim Re-
publican State Treasurer by 9Gl, and Re
publican Legislature, Now, the Democrats
mainly sought the election Of tho members Of
tho Legislature; to TINT they devoted their
whole strength. Yet tho Returning Board,
concelling that the Democrats Ind carried tho
State by over 1000 minority for Congress,
counted out q Democratic minority, which
had unqncstionnbly been elected in the Lcgis-
hturc. It is a remarkable fact TINT in largo
majority OF cases the votes Of parishes or
counties, and of precincts, were rejected, not
because Of intimidation, rs is now alleged,
but because Of informa1itios in tho returns,
thus giving to the mistakes Of returning
officer the force Of defeating the popular will,
and tending to produce violence md disorder.
We respectfully submit to the Republicans
in Congress and out Of it, that tho party can-
not carry KELLOGG md his faction any
longer; to do TINT is to put tho party in
the position Of carrying a "giganio fraud,'
rs the President declares it to bo, two years
longer, and doing this by the employment Of
the army. The Republican record On this
subject is too stroug mud Overwhelming.
There in the recorded evidence and solemn
jadmont Of JouN 4. LOGAN, n: H. CAnpHs-
rEn, HEskT .. ANTHONY, ]. J. A1conn, and
JOSHUA Hill, that, unless the election OF 1872
was void because Of fraud, McEHEBY was
the legally elected Governor Of Louisiana,
and that thet election was void. ALr. Nor
ToH's judgment WAS tilat the election was q
fraud, and the President now, after two years
consideration Of tho case, declares it to have
been a "Ggantic FRAUD" in which opinion
Afr. FosTEn and Slr. rur1ps now concur.
The Republican party cannot 60 back Of this
record made by its own most eminent lanl-
ers. It cannot uphold that gigantic fraud by
force. The country will not sanction any
such proceeding, supplemented as it now is,
according to Mr.. PHELPS and Mr.. FosTRa, by
hardly less atrocious fraud in declaring tho
result Of the election in 1874.
Tho Republican party has already suffered
from tho odium attaching to the Louisiana
business far more than tho party possession Of
that State can ever DO worth to it. Tho
present Congress will be adjourned within six
weeks, to bs succeeded by Congress- Whose
pornlnr branch will be overwhelmingly Demo-
cratic for two years. We submit to Ropub-
1ican members that they cannot offord to ad-
journ and loaye the "gignntio KK11oao
fraud on the hanls Of the President to DO
upheld by Federal bayonets for two years
longer, md make that En- issue in the next
Presidential election. This "gigantio fraud
must be got rid Of in some way satisfactory to
tho sense Of right aud Justice Of the people.
The President insists that this Congress shalt
solve the problem Of giving the people Of
Louisiana q Governor Of their own free
choice, and the members OF the Republican
party indorse this demand Neither hot
headed counsels nor the gane Of bluff will
answer the purpose.