The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-11-16
BOTH SIDES sUREOFsUCCESs

The Republicans and Democrats never
has an election in our Republic been so close
as the last. Since Wednesday morning after
election both political parties have been
either alternately or together claiming the
President elect. We trust the question will
soon be decided. The result seems to linger
on Florida which has invariably been a
Republican state since the War. There Is
great fear the Democratic canvassers will
falsfv the returns Twenty nine Of the 80
counties in the state are n the hands of
democratic canvassers, and when Mr.
Hewitt found it was necessary to carry
Florida to elect Mr. Tilden, he telegraphed
on the Sth inst, to Mr.. Drew the democratic
candidate for Governor and other prominent
democrats, begging them to secure the vote
Of that state for Tilden. Down to this time
the Democrats of Florida admitted their
defeat, but after they received this tele-
graph they at once declared that they had
carried the state, resolving to defeat the
Republicans at all hazards, and to this end
they sent out men to all the voting districts
under Democratic control with instructions
to make the vote as large as possible. On
the same evening the Governor sent out a
special train with a number of Republicans
on board to watch the Democrats and see
that no frauds were perpetrated. The
Democrats heard of this and miles from
Tallahassc, this train was wrecked-one OF
the rails having been torn up. This gave
the Democratic emissaries from II to "a
hours the start Since these transactions
twenty five counties have been heard from
and give Republican majority of 4, 800.
The fourteen counties yet to be heard from
in 1872 gave Democratic majority of ,, $50,
and in 1874 ., 952 This year the Republi-
cans got out their full vote in these counties
and it is confidently believed that the Demo
cratic majorities were greatly reduced 1t is
not possible to increase 1t by any honest
means. Consequently if all the votes really
cast shall be honestly counted the Republi-
can majority will be from ! POO to 1000.
The board Of state canvassers is composed
Of the Secretary Of State. Controller, and
Attorney General, one Of whom is Demo
crat, and all ergarded as honorable aud reli
allie men. If the vote shall be honestly re
turned by the county canvassers there is nc
doubt that the state canvassers will honestly
count it. But will the Democratic county
canvassers not falsify the returns. This i,
the question. The county canvassers are re
quired by the Florida law to make their re-
turns on the l4th inst, and then the state
canvassers will have from that time 80 days
IN which to make their count, though the!
can and viii probably make it sooner. W,
will probably have the result officiall!
announced within two weeks.
South Carolina and Louisiana the TIVE
other states which the Democracy count OF
to ensure the election of Tilden 10 case Florid,
fails them, have both been Republican State
since the War by large maiorities, and hence
the Democracy has no right to count on then
to elect Tilden. The result in the last two
states viii soon be determined.
So we think We may rely on Florida a
well as Louisiana and South Carolina to q
for Hayes and thus secure his election, /
fraud shall be crushed in its hellish effort,
at making the ballot box mockery and
delusion