Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-12-14
The Oregon SWindle.

The desperate strait 10 which the Demo
cr.t, are reduced. Wa, manifest on Wed
ue-dav. by the fran Iuent act OF Grover.
Democratic Governor of Oregon This
state iu November last voted Republican
by 100 majority, AMI three Republican
Electors Nrre chosen. The Governor as
sun.ur the incii2ibiiiiy of one Elector,
Watts. gAvc against law aud Democratic
precedent a certificate to Croniu. Demo
cratic elector. tie competitor OF Waits.
aud to the TWO Republican Eiec.sS. Gro
min. armed with this certificate declined h
az with his colleagues, the Republicans.
or 10 >hoN them their certificates. set up
f.r himself when the Electoral College
Ia :. declared q vacancy Of two existing
and chose two other Electors in theii
places. aud the three then cast three Flee
tnral vote for President, Two for Hsyes
and oue Tor THJeu. and forwarded the
same II these votes are allowed. lilden
hae Is votes Hayes lsi votes. The Re
lublican Electors subsequently met.
Watts re. gued. and the college thereupon
declared a vacancy, filed il and then the
three cast the Electoral Vote Of the State
TOR Have. This vote wa. duly certified
aud forwarded. II this last certificate i
counted. Hayes has los Electoral Votes and
j. elected
The Democrats however contend that in,
asmuch - tie Governor has certified to
tie election Of Cronlr. that tie President
ofthe Senate must by law count that to the
exclusion Of the other, or else the vote
must 90 20 the House, 10 investigate which
j. ,Be rp-r-r- vote. and if Oregon i, thu
treated. All other Disputed States must be
dealt gith IA lie same manner.
The Republicans deny that the House
have any jsi>dict.on ia correcting returns
OF votes. bu: thA; il j. the exclusive duty of
vote, "a. they are returned aud certified to
under the sigma ure AID seal Of tie Cover
u.s of each STATE IA tile ease OF Oregon,
thr President OF the Senate viii see from.
she certificate Of the Governor liza; two
Republicans acre chosen aud their cerlti-
cate a. a College shows that tie three votes
o the State were caet :Or Hayes. Ga the
other hand the certificate at the Democra-
tic College shows thar but one certified
e.ec;or acted in The premises. aud there
can Ds no question that the vote OF the ma.
jority vail De counted by the President OF
the Seuate. fhe fraud Is patent Cd the face
OF the certificate and Tim, the last hope o
the RJD5m Democracy sinks from sight.
While the attempt to perpetuats thi,
barefaced swindle upon the Nation vii
signally fail. and is in itself unworthy o.
notice, yet the dRimus of the neiarious
scheme, tells with fearful effect agains
them Ia the minds of all honest citizens o.
the country. To-day, no decent Democrat
will 2Yow hiuself al advocate of the trick
The oElv excuse that we have ever heard
offered is. that it will compel the opening
of the door for the Democratic House tc
Investigate the vote Of other States. AID
uniting this to be so, does il make the
swindle aDy more excusable because the
object to be gained. is supposed parlia-
meGtAfy aOSaUl32eg lUt excuse u Jcrhl-
tical. and one which as yet no Democrat Of
reputation in either House of Congress has
dared to offer. Ia view OF this attempt. In
What an unenviabie light, does the great
Demacra.ic party stand before the Nation
This is SIZE party which has been so claB-
orous for fair cOunt-which has boosted
of is Ref1rm-wRieh has been so loud in
its deug nciations of frand-and yet is now
palisiiny or upholding vlot to give its
candidate the Presidential chair in ac-
kaoglea ged defiance of the will of the PEG
ME Ola sovereign State. Al outrage so
gross. a fraud 80 shameless which stands
against the party sndenied, goes far to es-
rablish mysterious charges OF the stuthng OF
ballot boxes. OF attempted bribery OF Flee
tors. OF violence. intimidation and political
murders Certainly it does not become
the Democratic party now 10 accuse tbeir
opponents of using unfair means oil carry
ing elections OF Of classifying returns.