Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-16
:. CADwALLADER,
Asst Secretary Of State.
The Election The Suspense and it's
Cause.
By the Governor

Cause.
1t is yet undecided who is to be
President. Ever since Wednesday,
three States have been cassed as
doubtful. These are South Carolina,
Florida and Louisiana. They are
claimel by both parties. Which
ever party gets them elects the Presi-
dent. On Thursday the first two
were generally conceded to the Re-
pubIieans. o. that day Gov. Kel-
logg, of Louisiana, telegraphed to the
North that his State was sure for
Hayes. The political gamblers of
New York at once held meeting and
resolved to send delegations of men
from tho North to help count the votes
in Louisiana. President Grant was
at. Philadelphia and counseled that
other representative men g also.
Morrissey's gambling pool holds nearly
million and half Of dollars bet on
the result, and it Is reported that he
sent down about two hundred thou
sand dollars To be used in any way
that would secure the count OF Louisi
ana for Tilden. President Grant said
in his dispatch, No man worthy OF
the Office of President should be will
Sing to hold it if counted in or p aced
there by fraud" That is true and
noble truth. Does it accord with the
morals and conscience of ID 'mocratic
politicians Have Republicans the
courage to back this sentiment with
the power which will cause it to be
enforced? Facts are abundant which
show that the first question is answer
able in the negative. The Demo-
cratic party does not care by what
means it secures President. Fraud
il it's tamest agency. Prescription is
its boast It's road towards the Pres
idency numbers more victims by
assassination than any three battle
grounds in America Yet, in this
great political struggle We have looked
In vain for one Democratic appeal,
demonstrating against any OF these
agencies 1t must be that the party
regards them as legitimate. And
their candidate, would he hold an
office obtained by fraud Horace
Greeley has answered this question.
He told us in a solemn address that
Samuel j. TiIden secured the election
of Governor of New York by means
OF more than thirty thousand fraudu-
lent votes. And now even if TIlden
has a fair majority i'll louisiana, he IS
counted 10 and placed in the Presl-
Dental chair by fraud, if wholesale
murder and universal prescription in
Mississippi, Arkansas and Alabama
can be called by so mild term. But
for these agencies, used by the De-
mocracy of those States the first two
were as certain to give their votes for
Hayes as were Iowa and Maine, and
the last as certain as Wisconsin. Til
den knows this, but does any body
think of his declining to accept the
electoral votes of those States Every
intelligent man who has kept himself
posted upon the acts of the people of
those States knows it; but where is
the Democrat who has any qualms
OF conscience upon the subject? Aud
there has not been fair election in
Louisiana. The Mississippi plan was
used in the parishes of Louisiana
bordering on Mississippi. Five par
isles there which gave 1000 Repub-
lican majority two years ago, after the
threats and assassinatious of that
year, have this year returned 1900
Democratic majority. In one of them,
which has large majority of Repnb-
lican voters, not a Republican vote
was cast, and in one of them United
States Deputy Marshal was killed
while in the performance of his duty.
1t is TO save what the Democrats have
gained by this sort of violence that
the Tilden gamblers have sent distin-
guished Democrats down there. If
the honest vote of Louisiana can be
counted it will show more than 10000
majority for Hayes. If the frauds
and intimidations go as they were
intended, for the benefit of the Demo-
Gratis, then the State is in doubt. The
present suspense isowingt to these facts
Shall we tameIy submit to a Demo-
cratic election by such means: Judg-
ing by the expressions ia some lie
publican papers, we fear the incllha-