The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-30
A Fair Count.


In the present uncertainty as 10 the
result Of the Presidential election, the
leaders OF the Democratic party are at
tempting 10 create the impression that
their party has, by honest, lair means,
gained the victory, and that the leaders
Of the Republican party arc using unfair
and illegal means 10 change the result.
Meetings are held, addresses are publish.
ed, resolutions arc adopted and al the
appliances usually used TO influence and
indane public opinion, are thoroughly
utilized by such master tricksters rs Til
den, Hewitt, Thompson, Wade Hampton
and Others, in order, evidently to create
the impression that II they are not sue
cesslul in securing the prize, it will be
because they are so honest that they
would not resort to unfair means 10 win,
while the Republican party was cheating
them out Of their fairly earned victory.
There model reformcrs and paragons Of
political honesty, persist in avering that
they only ask "a fair count" but before
they know what the count will be they
resort to every trick known to the worst
shystors in politics to prevent fair
count. In the State OF Vermont they
were fairly and badly beaten, and yet
they are trying by a technical bubble to
chea. the people Of that State out Of their
electors. In Oregon, where they were
beaten on ~ fair count" they are at
work trying 10 overthrow the will OF the
mSiority by ousting one Of the electors
who has been fairly elected, and having
an eltcior counted in, who has been fairly
beaten. In California, they seek to have
the Democratic Governor refuse 10 sign
the certificate Of election Of the Republi.
can electors, in order TO cheat the win
log party out Of the votes OF that State.
II these men arc 40 confident that they
have won on fair legal count, why do
they resort TO all OF these disreputable
tricks TO change the result where they
know they have been beaten on fair
count! why do they attempt to get votes
10 slStes where they have been clearly and
fairly beaten and thereby overthrow the
will Of the people? Their excuse Is that
they are about TO DO cheated in Louisi.
ana and Florida by an unfair count, and
IN order to get even they mnst cheat the
other aide In those states, II It ia possible
to do 90 under the forms Of law. Then il
seems after all, they are only In favor OF
"a fair count" II that secures the election
OF Tilden and the postottices for the hun.
cry Democrats, and they are In favor OF
an unfair count II that is necessary to So.
cure the same result.
They assume that they are 10 be cheated
In the count in Florida and Louisiana,
and send their agents BY the score 10
those States 10 interfere with the legal
operations OF the authorities In those
States that are entrusted by the laws
with the counting Of the votes. The
theory OF Estate Rights" has no
practical force when 1t interferes with
the high prerogativC Of the Democratic
~ leaders to carry an election BY the
invasion otthe sacred soil Of sovereign
State"
Thst these two States arc Republican
on fair legal count, or that they are
Republican on fair and honest vote
there 10 no moro doubt than that tho State
Of Kentucky iS Democratic on fair
honest vote.
Upon this subject Mr.. H. V. Redfeld,
OF Chattanooga, Tennessee, conservative
correspondent Of the Cincinnati CONNER
sia!, from tho Southern States, who has
travelled through these disputed States
during this campaign wrote 10 that paper
Of September 9Th, 1915, as follows:
"There are three Southern States
which arc undeniably Republican on
National issues, and they will as surely
60 for Hayes as Vermont, unless the
majority is overcome by the most out.
rlHeouS brute force. These States are
South Carolina, Louisiana and Misslss.
ippi. II the Democrats carry any one Of
them for Tilden, it will be by force; it
will DO BY fraud"
Mr.. Red6eld in the same letter says
III there is another Southern State that
10 Republican It is Florida"
About South Carolina there Is now no
controversy. On a fair count Of the
votes, Notwithstanding the terrible In.
isrumentalities used, in the shape OF
murder and intimidation, in the name Of
Reform" to prevent fair election, she
ha. given clear majority 10 the Hayes
and Wheeler electors, and, on legal
count a nsiority for the Republican
State ticket
In Florida, where extraordinary stops
were taken In some Of the Democratic
pssSinets G1~ w sLasa 9f he pOll1, before
he count Nn announced, BY which II Is
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