New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-01
The Contrast.

presidential honors during the canvass and
since the election has been in marked COR
trast and thoroughly characteristic of the
mon. Governor Hayes has preserved calm
and digni6ed manner, remaining quietly at
his home, receiving his friends cordially.
but sustaining wholly from taking an &C.
tive part in the campaign. He did not be
Neve that the Office Of President of the
United States should be brought down to
the level of personal equabble between
candidates, but should be left in the hands
of the people, to be by them bestO wed. un.
solicited and unbought, upon some one in
whom they had confidence. Since the
election he has maintained the same digni-
fed and unrufflsd manner, declining to
participate in the general discussion of the
incidents of the election and the grave
questions raised thereby. He quietly
awaits the official announcement Of the re.
cult of the canvass, satisfied il the voice of
the people has full and undisputed sway.
When the question of ballot box frauds has
been discussed, or it has been suggested
that some of his Over-zealous friends might
manipulate the returns in the disputed
States in his interest, he indignantly de-
clared that he would not be party to any
frauds, or accept the presidency if any ille-
gal means we're employed to count him in.
This declaration has been repeated by him
eoVoEAA uMec duu W Dis uosG luuWate
personal fIiende, 80 that the people IF this
country may be assured that Governor
Hayes will not be President unless their
lawful votes have elected him TO the office.
How different has been the conduct OF
Governor Tilden. Long before the meet NJ
of the convention which nomn a; ed him,
he was personally engaged in securing
packed delegations to attend the cOnven-
lions and vote for him. He Was the en-
gineer-in-chief of all the wire pulling. log
rolling and bribery that resulted liz bis OBJ
tanning the nomination, despite the oppOsi-
ton Of the delegation from his Ov q State.
During the canvass he personally superin-
tended the management of the campaign in
his interest, furnished money in unstinted
quantities to prosecute it, and gave his days
and his nights to this work, to the neglect
of ell his other duties. He was personally
familiar with all the disreputable tactics
that were employed in his behalf, aiding,
directing ana cOunseliDg his friends in
regard to the MANAGEMENT of the campaign
in each State. When the election was
found to be in doubt he raised the cry of
'.fraud," and passed the word to his
friends, who have done little else since than
repeat the catch word of their chief. Some
of them have gone SO far as to threaten riot
and revolution in the event of his being
lawfully defeated, while one of his ablest
Clarkson N. Potter, has been
inspired to write letter, laying the fonnda.
ton upon which to build q Democratic
revolution in the event of Republican
victory. While Governor Hayes Is coun-
selling patience. obedience to the laws, and
Q cheerful acquiescence in the lawfully as-
certained will of the people, Governor Til.
den cries "fraud," bogus elections" in-
vOkes the aid of subservient judges To pre-
vent the canvassing b0ards performing
their lawful duties, and incites his friesds
to talk treason and threaten revolution.
an opportunity has been found
for quibbling over the election. it kas been
seized upon with avidity, and q war Of
is promised. While Governor
Hayes has maintained the dignity o:
statesman and the bearing OF sn honest
American gentleman throughout, Governor
1Ilden has never been able to rise above
the level Of an Inscriptions pcilouse
politician, seeking opportunities 10 employ
those tricks and devices which, in years
past, were so servlceable Ia himself q II RS
brother Statesman" Boss Tweed. TIE
contrast between these 5wO presidsr,isl
candidates is too marked to escape notice,
and the people certainly can have little
doubt as to which will fill with the greatest
amount of credit the presidential CHAR.
1t now seems clear that Louisiana Ia a.
e y
for the ensuing four years. Florida AID
South Carolina, which the Democrets al
legged were in doubt, have been sAGwu 10
have given Republican majoril.ae. l.
South CorOllna-where the DomccrRts be-
lieved that the returns would show q Demo
cratic victory, but that an Investigation
would reveal frauds of the greatest nus 2ni-
Jude, and SO rob them Ut their prize--ths
count was made ia accordance With she
Democratic programme, aud under regtrc-
lions imposed by that party. Yet ihs oHli-
cial count, thus circUmscIibeG, sbowGd &
clear msjority Tor the Republican p-oeiGen-
tial electors. There is every reason q he
lieve that The official count, honestly .aEea
IN Louisiana and Florida, vii, show a
similar result. There is uo lassan
to believe that the csnvaes ,g;u
not he honestly made N accordance
with the laws of those States. Nothing she
returning boards have done is calculated TO
raise suspicion of their integrity. The
democrats have ibsinuated ihac fAev are
capable OF all sOr,s OF Grimes. but E.,hcut
any evidence to SLOW that any Illegal l.o-
are contemplatea. Amid all tue
clamor the RepubllcsnN fook Ga with deem.
ost interest and eaInegtrese, delnandin.-
SIMPLY the Observance Of fhs laYB and an
honest count, IN conformity to Lae law n
declaring that he will not be q party 10 sar
fraud upon the baliot-box, Goyerno lgvos
mas but given voice TO the continent OF
,very honest citizen. be lac Republican or
Democrat. Why has not Mr.. Tiiden taken
4 similar honorable stand, and appealed 10
lis friends and supporters to await lawful
lotion, and to yield cheerful acguiescen.a
70 the result as legally ascertaiHec'-.Ag
York NdR
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It is calculated that SO coo, 00G traros
PASSED tbroUgl the hands Of Louis Napoleon
Turing the eighteen years of bis reign. OF
his the re repjslps n fortune of 81 500 N