Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-12-11
HAYES OR TILDENI

Last Tuesday, the Presidential cleo
tors in the several States met and voted
Tor President aud Vice President The
States voting for Hayes cast lS5 votes.
while TiIden gets Isl. This, were there
10 complications, would elect Hayes,
but the contest Is 50 close. and the issue
Is Of 50 great importance. that every
thing possible viii be done by the Til
denites to reverse the decision.
Beside the difficulty with several cleo
tors. who were ineligible on account Of
holding United States Offices at the time
Of their election as electors. there Is the
further perpleKing difficulty that there
was much irregular and fraudulent vOt-
ing 10 several Of the southern States,
and IN two Of these. the canvassing CON-
mittees threw cut the votes OF several
counties. on account Of ballot-b0x stuff
ing aud intimidation. In South Carroll
"a. the Tilden electors received a major
ity Of the votes. but in two counties.
largely made % Of negroes and RePub-
liean voters. the returns gave large
Democratic majority. and it appeared to
the canvassing board that the returns
we're false. and they were thrown out
this gave the State to the Republicans
and elected Hayes electors
In Louisiana. the eanvassiug board
found that in several counties the ne
grOes were ..intimidated" aud that they
did not vote. or we're compelled 10 vote
the democratic ticket. This gave the
Democrats large maJorities in these eOun-
ties. aud gave the TiIden electors ma
j5rity 10 the State. These counties were
rejected on account Of the above irregu.
larities. and the State then went for
Hayes.
Hence. before anybody can tell wh,
sill be the ueIt president, congress. and
possibly the Supreme Court. will pas
on some Of the disputed points. and IN
ally settle the question. after months 9
waiting. The three States. Florida. =
Carolina aud Louisiana. are NATURAL
Republican. They have been carried b
the Republicans At every election sine
their reconstruction. and those who a
best acquainted with them believe ID.
10 a free. fair and untrammsled election
they would have cast a heavy republics
majority at the last election. II this
true, IL i pretty good evidence til
there vas intimidation aud false vctiI
At the last election. aud that the ca
wasting boards we're right in discardir
the votes from such counties As VIC
falsely returned. The laws Of the
States are very plain in regard TO {
duties Of those who canvass the vot,
and in Louisiana. in particular. they a
obliged TO reject the votes Of such p
ishes a. are wrong from any cause
In regard to certain electors who 1
said to be ineligible, it Is probable Il
the Democrats are deeper IN the u
than the Republicans in the mud.
several Democratic electors are said
be worse Of from other causes than
post-masters on the Republican side.
strikes Us that the fair way in these c
IS IS to give each State. that has cas-
majority Of honest votes for Tilden.
votes Of all the Tilden electors. even
some Of them are technically ineligi
aud the sane on the other side. W
State votes for Hayes, be ought to
eeive the votes Of all the electors Of I
State.
In the meantime. while this We
question is being discussed and seti
the sun viii rise and set as regularl
heretofore. and the people Of this z
country ought to pursue their psac
avocations with as much assiduity
diligence as usual In due time it
be. as We hope. auicably settled,
the nation will 20 on in its earee
progress and prosperity.