The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-12-07
P1CKENS, S. c., THURSDAY, DECEMBER T. 1876,

day at the ascertained fair election OF
either Hayes or TiIden. Their fears
arise wholly from the obvious and
prearranged purpose Of certain wick.
ed leaders Of the Republican party
to count Hayes in by fraud and in J..
angnrate him, or continne Grant by
force. lis reasonable purpose is,
in effect, openly avowed hy many
leading papers and men Of the Ad-
ministration party. With majority
in Florida for Tilden Of 1000 ap-
parent on tho returns, and in Louisi-
ana Of from 1000 to 5000, with no
disturbance whatever at the polls.
with no published facts Of inrirnida-
tion or bribery, such as would effect
the result under the laws and and
nsagee governing elections, these
States are claimed for Hayes by the
Administration It's press and expo
nents, with absolute confidence,
founded solely on the known scouno
drelism Of Returning officers. Zap
plause
Twenty years ago the proeslavery
Ieade, 8 sought TO entrench themsel, es
in power by fastening slavery on
Kansas against t. 9 vii! of the peU-
pie, through precisely these methods
of force ard fraud. The Lecomp'on
traLds, though affecting feeble Ter
ritory, split the Democratic party and
overwhelmed the Administration of
Buchanan. 1t public opinion revol
we'd and overthrcw all who we're re-
sponsible for petty swirdle, how will
it deal will the l.arty responsible for
this giant L"c"mptoni>m9 (Ap-
rlause 1t will grind it % l'"wded.
(Ap!,lau*e) We are IL t authorized;
here to sp"ak tor Ihe people "f Ohi"
Ut either ,,ar'y, but we arc Of the
people and can speak for ourselves;
and speaking for my self, SAY that
whaterver be the duties or pnwers IT
the Returning B B,ard in Louisiana or
IF the Governor Of Floriua, LEI them
be discharged without m"lestation
un Ter the forms of law, subject only
to such control as may be exer cisei
by tie Courts. If the returning otfi-
GERS shall care TO perretra:e frand
np"n the nation, let the House #
Representatives, through Commis--
sioaers sent to the spot, promptly and
thoroughly expose it (appause,) S."
thas the public opinion, which is the
aggregate judgment Of Intelligent ami
Iair men, snail understand and Con-
denim Ia" V llainy, and then if, in ,he
deliberate judgement of The H"usc.
it has the power under the Cnl,stiIu
lion IL follow the prrce lents sc by
the Republican party tor twelve
Years past ami right tie wrong by
r'j jrcti"g the ,lect"raI vu,es falsely
or traudulently returned, let it then
rise to the height of the occasion and
act. (Applause) Act ut in the
spirit of PARTISAN, greed or passion
bnt with the dignity # conragc be-
coming the immediate representa-
lives oS the people. (Applause.)
The most nlonstruus declaration
yet made in this crisis is that which
has been attributed without cpntra-
diction to General Grant, that if
Hayes is given States en"ug'. b, the
returning officers he STALL bc ina.-
gurated, and that judiciuus use IT
The army will prevent Ill Iispute.-
He is already masSing troops in
Washington to eXecnte, Isuspcct, this
covert threat. lie seems to inte. d
that the net OF the Returning Board
however fraudulent. shall not be
baulked or brought in question bv
the action Of the House of Represcn"
tatives. Let hi " beware. (AppIause }
lie is not dealing with a snbingated
Southern State, but with the Ameri-
can people. (APplauSe. "Go on, 90