The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-11-30
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lug 10 the forms that have been adopte,
for many years in this Government as
means Of asceraining and evincing th
will Of the people, A voice "That'
so Wand applause
What more shall | sayp am no
without hope. am not in entire despai
that these b ards that are sitting in Lou
isiana and Florida will honestly, anC
fairly and imparliaIly express the Judge
ment Of the people, [Applanse,] | hav'
observed thai men clothed with grea
RESI- onsibililes, and acting in the broaC
lightof day are very more apt to observe
the legal obligations placed upon them
and to do right, han we sometimes thinl
they are. / can not say to you that
despair that Il ese Returning bodies il
the South will do entire justice, but
must say that we are in II very unfortun
ate predicament when we are at all plac
ed in their power,
II think, gentlemen that we are to-day
in the very crises of the history of this
country. think this is the greatest
stress that has ever been put upon repub.
lican institutions, and his is the crucial
test of the capacity of our people for free
Government. Cries of that's il" !" that's
so" and applause. We know that the
Democratic candidate for the Presidency
has received large majority of the pop
ular vote: we know that he has receiv-
ed large majority Of the Electoral vote
if these gentlemen are to be counted as
Electors who have received the majority
ofthe votes deposited in the ballot box
[AppIause There is a universal con-
viction that even if those votes should
be purged, still the Electoral vote will be
in favor of our Presidential candidate,
and yet the people of the country forty
millions of people-stand to-day on the
very tip-top of expectation. knowing that
the results are to be determined by
Boards, in which, to say the least they
have not the greatest confidence; stand
to-day patiently forbearing, waiting the
announcement; and if the Presidential
election shall be made in conformity
with the forms of law, determined to
abide by the decision according to those
forms of law. In my judgment it is the
crucial test of the capacity of this people
for self-government, and | have. conf.
denCe enough in the people to believe
that people which exhibits such heroic
virtures of patience and forbearance will
understand the right and see to it that
the. right is done.
GENERAL EwING's SPEECH,
Who ever attributes the profound anx
iety of the people of the United States to
mere party prejudices and preferences
wholly mistake the situation. 1t arises
from no fear that on the one hand Hayes
or on the other Tilden may have been
fairly chosen President. On the contra
ry, nine-tenths of the American people
would rejoice to to-day at tie ascertained
fair election of either Hayes or Tilden.
Their fears arise wholly from the obvious
and prearranged purpose of certain wick
ed leaders of the Republican party to
count Hayee in by fraud and inaugurate
him or continue Grant by force, This
purpose is, in effect, openly
avowed by many leading papers and men
of the Administration party.
With a majority in Florida for Tilden
of over 1000 apparent on the returns, and
in Louisiana of from 1000 to 5000, |
with no disturbance whateverat the polls;
with no published facts of intimidation
Or bribery, such as would effect the re.
suit under the laws and usages governing
elections, these States are claimed for
HAYES by the Administration, its press
and exponents, with absolute confidence |
founded solely on the known scoundrel-
SIN of Returning Officers. Applause. |
Twenty years ago the pro-sIavery lead.
,rs sought to intrench themselves in
power by fastening slavery on Kansas
against the will of the people, though
precisely these methods of force and
'raud. The Lecompton frauds, though
sffecting a feeble Territory, split the
Democratic party and overwhelmed the
administration of Buchanan. If public
opinion reyolted and overthrow all who
we're responsible for petty swindle, how
will it deal with the party responsible
or this giant LeComptonism2 [Applause1
We are not authorized here to speak for
he people of Ohio of either party, but
ve are of the people, and can speak for
ourselves and speaking for myself, l
ay that whatever be the duties or pow.
RS of the Returning Board in Louisiana
r of the Governor of Florida, let them
e discharged without molestation under
be forms of law, subject only to such
ontrol as may be exercised by the
'ourts, If the returning officers shall
are to pelpetrate fraud upon the ma
on, let the House of Representatives,
trough Commissioners sent to the spot
romptly and thoroughly expose it Zap.
lause so that public opinion, which is
le aggregate judgment of intelligent and
ir men, shall understand and condemn
le vi lainy, and then if, in the deliberate
dgment of thd House, it has the power
1der the Constitution to follow the pre-.
,dents set by the Republican party for
Velve years past and right the wrong
Y rejecting the Electoral vote falsely or
returned, let it then rise to
e height of the occasion and act. APP
ause.
The most monstrous declaration yet I
ade in this crisis, is that which has
zen attributed without contradiction to [
eneral Grant. that if Hayes is given
ates enough by the Returning officers {
, shall be inaugurated, and that a judi '
Ous use of the army will prevent all dis. 7
ties. He is already massing troops in t
ashington to execute, suspect, this c
vert threat He seems to intend that |
e act of the Returning Board, however i
ludulent, shall not be banked or G
ought in question by the action of the t
ouse of Representatives. Let him be- a
ire. Applause He is not dealing q
tn a subjugated Southern State, but
tn the American people, Applause. :
10 on, 60 on" "Give it to them," was
outed by the crowd,7 No. no, GENTLE =