The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-11-30
To Me Editor ofthe N. Y. Herald

To The Editor ofthe N. Y, Herald
sIR-The political situation seems tt
me so very grave, and its discussion il
many quarters so likely to mislead th'
public mind, that l ask space in your col
umns to present some views upon tn
subjeCt.
The extremities of the country, th'
States of the Northeast, Northwest anC
the Pacific, have adhered to the Repub
lean party, but with the great body o
the country this is otherwise. OF th'
tventy-three States that lie togelheI
Seuth of the lakes, containing thirty mil
hons of people, only three (Pennsylva
mia, Ohio and IllinOis), have shown any
desire to continue that party in power
and the popular vote of these three States
rive Republican majority of only abou
$4,000 little more than their proportion
Of Federal Office holders), while the Dem
osratic majority in the rest ofthosc States
even if Florida, South Carolina and Lou
igiana be excluded, exceeds 100000.
There was no general cause why these
three disputed States should not, like the
States about them, seek to get rid OF the
marty in power. What Mr., Pinchback,
"A the Cincinnati Convention, styled the
"eorruption and mismanagement which
had come upon the South at the hands OF
Northern adventurers," had united near.
lv ali the whites and many of the blacks
aSainst that party. But it may be that
tRe first count of the election in Florida
and South Carolina, conducted and re-
turned by Republican officials, is so close
that the electoral votes of these States
NAV be successfully made to appear as if
given for Hayes and Wheeler OF course
the Democrats will protest against such
a result as fraudulent Where one party
owns the Judge, jury and witnesses, the
other party is likely to despair OF Justice
Reversing LOuisiana's.VOte.
But in Louisiana the case is different
The late election there has been conduct
ed by officials appointed by Kellogg, in
connection with United States Supervi-
VOrs: and the election thus conducted, aC-
eording to the returns from those officers
shows majority in the State, as now re-
ported, of 5000 for the Tilden electors
Fhis result, it is announced, the Return
ing Board will reverse. Should it do so,
the effect will be, it is claimed, be to will
fully and wickedly annul the verdict of
the people ofLouisiana.
To understand this it is necessary to
recall briefly the history of that State
Such histories are too apt in these days
10 be forgotten.
On the 4th of December, 1872, the Gov
ernor of Louisiana proclaimed the result
of the preceding November election, and
declared the Conservative, McEnery tick
OF elected.
The Legislature thus chosen was to
meet at the Sta' 'e House on the 9th of De-
eember During the night of the 5th the
United States District Judge, Durell, is
Bued an order directing the United States
Marshall to take possession of the State
House, and prevent the assemblage of
This Legislature. That order was exeCu-
ted by the aid of Federal troops, and the
meeting of the Legislature was thus pre-
vented and their Republican comreti-
tors, with Kellogg as Governor, were by
the troops put in possession of 1.-THE Slate.
"These facts" said the Judiciary Com
mittee of the Republican House of Rep
in the Forty-third Congress,
ARE undisputed."
OF course this order was utterly illegal |
and void. 1t conferred no right, legal |
power nor authority whatever. If Mr.. |
Morgan should claim to be elected at the
late election in this State, and the Chief
Justice of Canada should, on New Years |
eve, issue an order directing the United |
Bates Marshal to put him into possession,
and the Marshal should do this by the |
nd of Federal troops, Mr.. Morgan would
be iust as unlawfully made Governor as
Kellogg was. This is undeniable.
Durell's Order without Parallel.
] say undeniable, because, first, the
Judiciary Committee of a Republican
Senate pronounced Durel's order with
,ut parallel" and declared that it was
impossible to conceive Of a more irreg.
llar, illegal and inexcusable act" And
he Judiciary Committee of Republi-
AN House declared it to be the "most
lagrant offence and abuse of authority,
destructive of every principle of right, in
he highest degree dangerous to Repub-
iRn Government, and high crime and
under the Constitution of
he United States" (43 Cong H R. Rep.
82), for which crime and misdemea or
hey recommended that Durell should
70 impeaChed. Whereupon Durell re-
igned his office and escaped punishment
OF the members of the committee who
issented from this recommendation,
udge Poland did 30 because he thought
)Hrell's order, though illegal, not cor
upt; and Mr.. Lyman Tremain subse-
Uently Teeanted and declared it deserv-
d impeachment, Record, Jan. 7, 1875, !
!. S21), while Mr.. Frye's view will be ,
Jund in the military report of the state .
I the South Record. Feb. 20, 1875 p. :
,667), in which he, Mr. Wheeler and =
lr Hoar declared that Durel's "order :
nd the canvass in the interest of Kel- .,
,gg we're of no validity and entitled to 9
o respect whatever" And it is the Gov !;
rnment thus fraudulently and unlaw- !
lily established which remains in pow 9
:. Once the Federal troops were with
rAwn from Louisiana, and the McEnery {
JvtTnment was thereupon, and by COM :
ION consent of the people, put in power. e
Government by BayOnets.
The Federal troops were then return y
}, and McEnely deposed by them, and y
ellog restored to the government, which !,
, the aid of those troops, he still re- :;
ms. In the words of Messrs. Wheeler !
oar and Frye, "it is only the National :,
overnment that keeps Kellogg in place :
? an hour" (Con. Record, Feb. l, rs, "
1919 =,
Now, this Returning Board of the Kel- = =
Vg government claims the power, upon "
etense of intimidation at any polling .
ace, or other pretense, to arbitrarily re. =,
Ct the whole vote at such polls, rejec- y :,
m for which there is no relief, and ~ ~
)m which there is no appeal, :"
Only this autumn Governor Warmoth ~
Id. at dinner in Connecticut, that the :,
pknrninp ROard was tho oraotaak nnlif- | "