The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-12-09

certainly not one 10 restore any degree
OF confidence.
Florida Address 10y the ncmoerata,
The Democrats ISSUE the following
address to-day TO Hon. Samuel J. Ran.
dali, Washington, d, G.:
10 tho House OF Representatives
The undersigned, WHO caIne hither
To be present at u fair couut OF the
votes cast Oy the people OF Florida,
have had the grief 10 he witnesses Of
the counting out OF the rilden electors
chose and the counting IN Of the
Hayes electors, rejected ut the polls.
We have witnessed the progress aud
the contamination Of q deliberate and
preconcerted scheme OF fraud. This
scheme, first contrived for the execu,
ton at the ballot boxes throughout
The state, having there fallen short Of
success, was then continued aud pro.
motcd oy several county canvasslug
boards, and was yesterday supple
mentOd and flashed 10y the Radical
majority OF the State Board of Can.
vassers At rallahassee. Ii is manifest
10 every intelligent observer here
First-rhat upon the face of the
count returns the rilden electors had
majority of all the votes cast,
Second--The fllden electors had this
majority over and above the Radical
count after 1t had been swollen By
many hundred illegal votes through
local frauds aud false returns,
Third-fhat the majority declared
for the Hayes electors il a fictitious,
false and fraudulent majority, which
the two Radical State canvassers man
utactured by throwing out whole Dem
ooratlc precincts and counties, In open
disregard OF facts, and with fragrant
violation OF law. They did not even
keep to the shrewder paths blazed out
for them by their legal advisors from
the North. All along their devious
track the marks OF generalization, the
footprints of u shameless purpose are
unconcealed,
The Democratic electors receiving
their certificates OF the true result from
the Attorney-General, amembeg of the
board of oanvassers, met to-day aud
cast their votes for lilden aud Hen
bricks. The Radical electors, fortified
with the false certificates of Governor
met to-day aud east their votes
for Hayes and Wheeler, II is for tho
Congress to judge aud determine
whether this assault upon the rights
and liberties Of freemen, thus far pros
ecuted under the cover OF the arms and
the authority of the federal admins
tration, shalt be crowned at the capital
with success.
Familiar with the history of carpets
baB NoiiuPNiou hhu uitcbuNViHiut
we yet needed visit to Florida to con-
vince us of the distress that rules II
has subverted her social oider. II has
plunged her people to the point OF im-
poverishmeDt; II has abolished tho
usCal contentious OF political parties,
and arrested the progress OF her two
races In self-goverGment. In truth,
the late struggle at the polls was not
between Democrats aud Republicans,
1t was between ahapless race misguid-
ed by few knavish adventures, aud
even convicted fel0ns who call them
selves Republicans, aud gentle, long
suffering people whose patience has
permitted their oppressors to live. The
Republican party, IA we know It at
the North, has no existence in Flori-
da, unless indeed II shall con fess fell
lowship with those abusing her livery
by seeking profit through their crime.
Geo. W. Riddle, Pa, los Il. Brown, Ga,
Leverett saltonstal, David W. SELLERS, Pa,
Mnss,, Malcomb Hay, Pa,
John X. Reed, Pa, sam Grhon pson, Pa.
Geo. W. G1thIie,p Pa, T. NJ. II Young, Ga,
Perry Il. smith Ills, U. Gibson, Mo-,
MantOn Marble, N. X.