National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-04-25

teed protection at the polls which for
years previous ha been thing unknown.
In Philadelphia, tie work. not half so
efficier tly performed, WAS placed in the
hands of 1, 200 supervisors, who were paid
a per diem OF S. each for Eve days work
by the DEPARTMENT of.Justice, and were
finally retained for Eve additional days to
complete the wcfk-the VIII BE amounting
in the aggregate to $4,000. To meet this
expenditure an extra appropriation was
asked for, and supported at length by Phil
adelphia Congressman, including Sam.
Randall and the Democrats. Commits
sioner Dayenport's plan was to secure an
accurate registration Of the New York
wards. to the end that precincts which con-
tanned but hundreds of voters might be
prevented from polling thousands of votes.
Not only did he have completed q thorough
registration of the city, but he made map
of the city, replete in al essential particu-
lars. locating the brothels, houses of pros
titution and other well-known resorts of
Democrats and their repeating" allies.
BY the fund Of information thus obtained
he knew in advance where to place con-
SENATORS Of the peace and srresting
officers, and early on the day of cleo
ton thousands Of men, infamed by liquor,
were arrested and prevented from ter.
rorizing inoffensive citizens, to say moth
ing about the thousands of Democratic
repeaters who were arrested and I'M
prisoned. 1t is for this efficient and
timely service that the President
rendered the cause Of good government
that dirt finging. doughface Congressman,
who themselves ought years since to have
been hanged for treason, are now endeav.
ing to blacken the fair fame of the savior
of his country. Never was q law more
beneficeutly administered in all its details,
and the frauds " hich gave New York to
Seymour and Blair in 1868 were met aud
defeated in 1872. Attorney General VII
liams was explicit in his statement before |
the committee that the money was not
used in any respect for electioneeriug pur-
poses. but only to verify the registration |
laws. and carry out the provisions of the
election laws 50 as to prevent the casting |
of fraudulent votes.
Section 1851 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States plainly indicates how and |
to whom the money is to be paid, and any
disinterested person by reading the same |
can see at a glance Row great a saving was |
made to the Government by the wisdom |
and foresight OF the President and Attor-
neY General. Verify has the Republic |
fallen into evil hands, when Congressional |
committee sits with closed doors, exam.
ines thieves and peEiurers, and upon their
ez p0rte statements attempts to cast impu-
tations upon a man who has done as much
for the country as has President Grant.
This biased committee has also been guilty
of the objectionable offense of furnishing
statements to Bohemians known to be
false. and in no instance is this fact more
glazing than in the pretended evidence of
General Williams. which has
been flashed over the wires by the hire
lings and detectives of the press. Again,
the imputation which is being cast upon
the President, to the effect that he con-
nived at the money above referred being
used for e!ectioneering purposes, is q
malignant falsehood. No living man
was instructed by him to favor the
interests of either party any further than
would result in fair registry to prevent
fraud. 1t is about time that the black
mailing committees of the ex-Confederate
House were taught little decency. They
we're sent to Congress to make laws and to
egislate for the good of the country, but
hey have misapplied their time and tai.
ents by attempting to traduce public
servants, whose menials they are unworthy
% become. The President in this, as in
Ill other matters, has acted solely for the
good OF the country, and it will be an IN
happy day for the Republic when Presi-
lent becomes quiet spectator of election |
rauds and makes no effort to avert them.
Better that hundreds Of thousands of dol
airs are expended to preserve the purity Of
he ballot than that dozen or more cor.
upt Democrats may be lifted to seats in
congress at the expense of the elective |
raDchise and the purity of the ballot.
The safety of Republican institutions re-
'oses in the purity of the ballot, and when
license is given to ballo.box stuf1ing and
legal voting the days of the Republic will
indeed be numbered. While Democratic
newspapers may heap abuse upon Presi- ,
ent Grant for his action in this matter.
he loyalists of the country-5oth North
I'D Soutt-will applaud his conduct in the
remises and enter into a renewed pledge
D never again allow a corrupt body of dis
nionists to obtain control of another
ranch OF the Government