The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-07

SAVANNAH, Dec. GA special from
Tallahassee says: The testimony and
argument being closed at II o'clock on
Monday, the Board commenced canvas
sing returns in secret session. At 10 a.
M, Tuesday it was rumored that the Re-
publicans had carried the State, and
shortly after a squad of Federal troops
under command of a commissioned OFF,
Ger, was stationed in the capitol grounds
At2 o'clock this morning the Board ad-
journed, and announced the Hayes elec'
tors elected by GAG majority. These re-
turns defeat Drew by "a votes, but leave
the Democrats a majority of 5 on joint
in the Legislature.
Col. Cooke refused 10 sign the certif-
cate of the Hayes electors, AMI entered
a protest against the action of the other
two members of the Board. He then is
sued certificate of election to the Dem
ocratic electors, who met and cast their
votes for Tilden. relying on the people
and Congress to sustain their action
There is much suppressed indignation
among the people, though there is no in.
dications of violence.
Address of the Democrats to Speaker Randall.
LIVE OAK. FLA, Dec. 6.-The Demo-
Gratis issued the following address to-day;
To the Hon. Samuel j. Randall,
Washington, d. c.!
The undersigned, who came hither to
be present at fair count of the votes
cast by the people of Florida, have had
the grief to be witnesses of the counting
out of the Tilden electors chosen, and
the counting in ofthe Hayes electors re-
jected, We have witnessed the consum-
nation Of
A Deliberate PreConcerted Scheme Of Fraud.
This scheme was first Contrived for ex-
ecution at the ballot boxes throughout
the State. Having there fallen short of
success it was continued and promoted
by several county Canvassing boards, and
was yesterday supplemented and finish
ed by the Radical majority of the State
Board of Canvassers at Tallahassee. 1t
is manifest to every intelligent observer
here, first that upon the face of the count
returns
of all the votes cast. Second, that the
Tilden electors had this majority over
and above the Radical count, after it
had been swollen by many hundreds OF
illegal votes through local frands and
false returns. Third, that majority de-
clared for the Hayes electors is a fctiti.
GUS, false and fraudulent majority which
the two Radical State Canvassers manu-
faCtured by throwing out whole Demo.
cratic precincts and counties, in open
disregard of facts, and with fragrant vio-
lation of law. They did not even keep
to the shrewder path blazed out for them
by their legal advisers from the North
All along their devious path the marks
of premeditation, the footprints of a
shameless purpose are unconCealed.
The Democratic electors receiving their
certificates of the true result from the
Attorney General, a member of the Board
of Canvassers met to-day and cast their
votes for Tilden and Hendricks. The
Radical Electors, fortified with the false
certificates Of Governor Stearns, met to-
day and cast their votes for Hayes and
Wheeler.
Congress to Decide the Result.
It is for Congress to Judge and determine
whether this assault upon the rights and
liberties of freemen thus far prosecuted
under cover of the arms and the author.
ity of the Federal Administration shall
be crowned at the capitol with success.
Sad Results Of Radicallsm,
Famililr with the history of CARPET
bag corruption and misgovernment, we
made visit to Florida to convince u Of
the distress that rules. 1t has subverted
her social order. It has plunged her
people to the point of mpoverishment.
1t has abolished the usual contentious of
political parties, and arrested the prog
ress OF her two races in self-government.
In truth, the late Struggle at the polls
was not between Democrats and Repub-
licans. 1t was between a hapless race
misguided by few knavish adventurers
and even convicted felons who call them.
selves Republicans, and gentle, long
suffering people, whose patience has per.
mitted their oppressors to live, The
Republican party, as we know it at the
North, has no existence in Florida, un.
less, indeed, it shall confess fellowship
with those abusing her living by seeking
to profit through their crime.
[signed.] Geo. W, Biddle, Pa.
JAS. q. Brown, Georgia.
Lev. Saltenstall, Mass.
David w. Sellers, Pa.
Malcolm Hay, Pa.
John R. Reed, Pa.
Samuel G. Thompson, Pa.
d. 1.ag.... Geo. w. Guthrie, Pa.
?. M. B. Young, Georgia.
Perry H. Smith, Illinois.
z: Gibson, Missouri.
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