The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-12-16
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ican Securities.
The London World, November %, says -:
No one who understands the present position
OF affairs can pretend to doubt that d popular
majority has been cast for Mr. Tiiden lie
candidate OF the Democrats; and we question
whether anything viii convince THAT majority
that their candidate is not properly elected.
or that the party in power has not resolved "a
keep him out simply BY combination OF fraud
and force. That is now, and will continue to
be, the general impression, and how far II can
eQndaee to the peace or prosperity of the
United States every man Of ordinary informa-
tion and common sense is able to judge for
himself
1t may be only coincidence, but II 50 il is
Q very unfortunate one, that two out OF the
three States which the Democrats claim. but
which are at present withheld from them, are
tnose IN which all the machinery Of legisla-
uon, government and election proceedings has
become byword throughout the Union.
Even people in England who do not care to
ioilow the course Of American politics have
heard something about the merciless manner
in which the white citizens Of South Carolina
have been plundered, and about the corrupt
governors and drunken judges of Louisiana.
N those two miserable States the rule Of the
Republican party has produced its worst
FRUITS. fon could not speak to any American
about the Returning Board'' Of Louisiana
without his laughing in your face. That board
consists OF gang of notorious rascals who
have been kept where they are in order To
prevent the Republican party being driven
out of the State. They have been denounced
over and over again in nearly every respecta-
PIE newspaper, and exposed repeatedly in
Congress for ''stuiing ballot-boxes and fab
siiying returns. And yet It is upon the mere
declaration OF this board that the vote Of Lou.
isiana IS now to be cast. Who can suppose
that its decision viii be accepted? That Ion.
isiana has given a majority ior the Democrats
thereisno more doubt than that Massachusctts
has gone for the Republicans. But the word
went forth that Iilden was TO be counted OUT
and counted out he will until Congress meets
The news during the last few DAYS goes 10
show that it is not denied that a majority for
Iuden was actually cast in Louisiana. but
that the Returning Board has decided 10
s'rule OUT many of the votes on one pretext
or another. Is it at all likely that the Demo.
cratic party will consent to have its victory
wrested out OF its hands by a knot Of men
whose proper place is the State Penitentiary?
Two distinct Congressional coHmittees have
condemned their dishonesty, and thorough.
paced Republican journalist ike Mr.. Charles
NordhoH relates the following anecdote T.
II know OF one case in the last election
where, the Conservative ticket being elected.
the records of the election were carried by the
supervisor from the parish to New Orleans
and concealed in house Of prostitution. one
OF whose inmates was sent to drive a bargain
with the Conservatives for their returnf'
And 1T was sworn to before Committee Of
Congress that the Republican leaders had
made 300 false registrations Of votes in the
city of New Orleans alone The very same
men who did these things now claim the right
to exercise Judicial functions in deciding asto
the legality of the Democratic votes. Such
burlesque on popular government was
never seen in this world before.
| VIII the Democrats submit TO this chicane.
ry? Well, would Englishmen submit to it if
such state of things were possible in any
borough or county here2 We have no reason
to suppose that injusticeso exasperating would
be endured by any large body Of men IN
either country, even although L was for 4
time upheld by violent means. Perhaps some
one may ask, "What can the DEMOCRATS do
to help themselves2'' Very likely they
scarcely know themselves at present. But
when Congress meets they will find out way
Of doing something. The Constitution makes
no provisions whatever for dealing with such
a case as that which has now arisen, and il
is impossible for any one to foresee at this
moment how the crisis can be met.
All conjectures must be idle; one thing
alone is certain, that the conquest will be se-
we're and dangerous. There may not be
war but there must be a state of affairs very
little better than open war. And how will
all this affect the question which is most in
teresting to Engiishmen--namely, the secu-
rity ofthe United States loans? For months
thu RarubltQapu hova lnnx.
ward their orators and their Journals to de-
clare that if their party were not reelected
reputation would be inevitable result result.
When they can persuade men Of the standing
OF Mr. Evarts to use such an argument as
that, need they be surprised ifpeople abroad
should take them at their words They are
not reelected, and il they take possession Of
the Presidency it will be by means which will
keep the country in hot water for years to
come. How can they expect to continue
the process of funding their debt at Al aud
per cent while they are themselves proclaim
ing that they are not offering good securisy7
They ought TO know best, and certain Ii
is that they do not show much eagerness to
buy their own bonds. They are very we'll
contented to send them over here or 10 Ger
many. The election of the Democrats would
not have injured the United states credit, for
leaders of the Democraticparty like Mr.. Tilden
or Mr.. Belmont are much abler as fnanciers
than any two men the Republicans can show.
The European house with which Mr.. Belmont
is connected has subscribed for far larger
amount of the new Al per cent. loan than any
other members Of the Syndicate. What have
the old political tricksters like ex- Governor
L. d. Morgan, Of New York, done for the pub
| lie credit in comparison with that2 A Dem
ocratic success need have excited no alarm;