, 1876-12-02
Counting Hayes In.

J. Tilden may be declared elected and duly
inaugura,ed "a President
H is already proved to have une hundred
aud eishtyfou nndi-Puted, unquvsrioned
electoral votes. There is every reason to be
lieve thai Florida has given him four more
ihongh this is oontradic:ed by ardent and
passionate republican politicians and Office
holders interested in their own reelection
Louisiana also has. in all probability, game
for him. giving him eight more electors, a'
she gave bis party majority four years ago
and has continued to do at every subsequent
election; and this is only disputed by Kel.
logg and his returning board. and in their
assertions no one can put the least confidence
In S,uth Carolina, too, it is claimed by the
democrats. with every probability in their
favor, that Mr. Tildrn has a small msinriiy,
And this claim will be maintained TO the
end by the democrats, and will be admitted
and believed by very considerable and most
intelligent portion of the republican party.
In this situation it is proposed to declare
through the final canvassing authorizes OF
the several S'ares, all of these authorities be-
ing republican, and most of them proved to
be unworthy of the least respect, rha, none
of these States has voted for Tilden. but that
every one Of them has voted for Hayes and
this Is to be declared without rrgsrd TO the
character of the returns made by the return
ing officers of the different parishes and
counties On such decIara ion, thus tainted
! with the belief that it is fraudulent, and
/ thus despised by the immense majority OF
the public, it ia proposed 20 count in Hayes,
and inaugurate him a. President, while be
will have only majority Of one in the elee-
toral colleges, and Ill have against him the
vast maiori.y-say 300,G00-of the individ-
ual voters who have given their sutfrsges in
favor of Tilden-
Surprising it Is determined that Hayes shall
/ be counted in after this style, the first Uhsta-
! Gle 10 be encountered will De the determined
resistance of the House of Representatives,
which, by every legal exercise of lis power,
| will s;reuuously endeavor TO defrar what Is
regarded rs an unparalleled wrong. luves-
| ,igafing committees will az once be sent
down TO the disputed States. and the Whole
proceedings of the clrcrion and Of the can
vass will be thoroughly explored from the
! democratic standpoint; while, on she other
side, the Senate will send down republican
| committees. These committees will rrpOr' ,
and the public excitement will be increased
and iuf,ned. Then, in February, will
come the final opening and counting Of the
/ electoral votes by the two Houses. and ;he
contest over the disputed States will there he
| renewed and still further embittered and
| how il will md NJ ONE Can furrsce. But dur
lag all this time and this agitation, what be-
! comes Of the business interests of the conn
! try? Whose properly il not diminished in
value by the uncertainty and the fear
! Whst enterprise Is there that will not be
stopped ? What employment for labor that
will be continued2 What capitalist that
will get income from hi. capital? What la
borer can earn anything. by his work?
Nevertheless, if the scheme Is csrTird
| through. and if, amid all the dount, conflict,
aud alarm, Hayes is proclaimed President.
We have no doubt that such result, If nc-
| complished with the forms Of Law, will be
submitted to by all parties There will be
! no Mexican ou'break. no attempted insur-
rection, no matter how great the wron2
| done to the convictions and 10 the conscience
of great proportion of the people, no matter
how enormous the damage inflicted upon
business and property
But in what kind of attitude will the re-
publican party and b-fore the country, hav-
ing secured the Presidency amid such cir
cumstances and by such means! How can
1T expect to carry on the government or to
| 90 through another election? Which Of the
States would II be able to hold Kfrer such pro-
| ce-dings? Even Iowa, Vernon, aud Mas
Esachns-tts would turn against it and is
fiual ruin would be without hoPe Of recovery.
Meanwhile industry and commerce would lie
dead and evils far greater than any that
labor or capirarhave eve, experienced would
afl ct aud depresS our whole p-ople.
For rra~or,- like these every wise and
! ,bonybtfuI renublieau must earnestly d@pre-
cate the counting IN of Hayes.-N. I. S'9l-