Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-12-26
A D~rsoRAcErrL RECORD.

That the Democrats have from the
nnt been determined 10 carry the Prssi-
election BY any means. fair or
fsal. has been apparent ever since the
meeting OF the eenvsntion which nomi-
mated Samuel J. Tildsn. Northern
Democrats were hungry for ONCE ;
Southern Democrats were desperate
from long-eontinusd humiliation. and
Democrats al over the land were actu-
ally fanishing for want Of oficiL psbu-
lum. And 90 . strong man. and .
shrsvd man. and sSovs all. . rich man.
vas put in nomination, and the Demo-
erats went In 70 win. Al to the means
10 b used. there we're no scruples /; the
end must Be- gained al all hazards.
though the blood Of negroes flowed like
water. and the bodies Of bull-dosed
white Republicans choked up every
street In the South. A policy Of intimi.
dation was pursued in some Of the
Southern States. which !, 10 horrible TO
think Of and 10 effective was IL that
in many places not ons-hAif Of the
known Republican vote va pollsd.
But with all the intimidation. and
with all the frauds which are known 10
have been perpetratsd. the result was
not what Tildsn and his Democratic
friends had foadly hoped. Notvith
standing false returns sworn 10 by un-
scrupuleus politicians. Governor Hayes
was still fssnd 10 have been elected by
al least . majority Of one electoral vote.
Something must be done to annul the
power Of this vote. and Samuel J. Til
den constituted himself a cominiti.e u
u TO devise ways and means. Gov.
srnor Grover Of Oregon WAS found a
plant tool in his hands. and gave q GER
tificate Of appointment to n Cronin. a
Democratic candidate for Elsctor. in
stead OF to the Republican candidate
who was duly elected. This was u
shrswd scheme. and had Il worked
would have given 10 Tillsn the majority
Of one which belongs to Hayes.
But the plan. while 9 .hrs=a crs. wa
too infamous to Be- carried into success
full execution. The entire nation raised
up ito voice In protest against II. Re
spectacle Democrats joined with the Re
pub'icans in announcing II. aud the TO
su.t Is that. although Cronin 10 in Wash
iaston for the express purpose Of de-
posting his vote. he has net yet doue
20. and in all probability. acting on iu-
s,ructions from headquarters, will not
do 20.
And now comes the crowning infamy
Of all. Finding that the Oregon scheme
was likely to fail. a plot was devised by
which the entire electoral vote OF Florida
Il intended to Be given to Tilden. thus
securing his election by a majority OF
seven in b electoral college. When
the canvassing board canvssssd the votes
OF that Stale 10 was foundt thai the re-
turns. On their face. gave Tilden . SMALL
majority; but the returns on their face
we're also found to Be false and fraudu'
lent. Acting In their judicial capacity.
they threw out several precincts where
the frauds were most glsrius. and Florids
was declared carried for Hayes by q
ANAL majority. Nov the suprem,
Court Of the State, declares that the
s~.nvassine board has no judicial power
whatever, had no right 10 decide spon
The VALIDITY Of .ipels return. and
orders n rs-coun, Of the returns as they
were sent to the board originally. Such
a count will Of course Civ. the State to
Tilden. The new canvass will begin to-
day, unless the Supreme Court OF thu