The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-17
IheqnteIliqe1een:


,t.I,Id Tbey demand Two things in re-
md to the result Of the P'esiden'ia. con-
~, and one a. much as the other. First
,s,, il ,b.ll be clearly shown that there
h., been a fair election, and, next, that
,b.re has been fair count As 'h'ngs
r.pj, the Republicans are hlIed "i'n
suspicion that there hi' not been
I,I I.;l election in the three disPus
Cd Cd States, and the Dsnoe'a'' are
sil.5 Al S'. With .n.pieiop' that the Re.
,nrni,r Board. will count them out
m odj, uha. the facts may be. The
,,ore We read and reflect upon the situa'
lion the more We are persuaded that no
,,,r l.srant wrong is probable on either
,i5e, Al! the facts, in all their minute
...., IN regard to the late elections in the
3Iputed States, are bound to come out.
The interests are too great to admit Of
.c,ecv, There are TOO many Keen ex'
o,orer. and Investigators for anything to
,.u.in hid from the public. Everything
uoE covered up has got to come
l,,,h under the blaze Of powerful
calcium lights. We shall know all about
IN. mysteries Of Democratic majorities
: ..Io,.J districis. The country has
a.ed o! this sort Of knowledge and the
Deop!s will be glad TO get 1t at last in an
iaQu,s,ionable shape. The popular de-
u.nd will be for the fullest possible ex.
Da. Of the modus operandi by which
D.nocr,tis msjorities have been rolled
20 il coan.ies BELIEVED to be, and alleged
. be, overwhelmingly Republican.
Iii.shai! appear that Louisiana, With
4 n.jori,y Of colorsd voters has had a
fair election, and that there has been no
violence u.ed to keep voters away from
the poll. no body of any influence will
bs found to gaiussy the result. All eyi-
ience OF bribery or .inilar corrupt prae.
,ices, to induce the coloted people to vote
the Democratic ticket, will o,count with
the Northern people. There is no pub
lie sentiment ST the North that will de-
ulnd reversion Of returns on account
Of what are called corrupt practices
The only allegation that has aroused that
section Of the county Is the we'll support
I'd one .hat innumerable voters were sys-
t.nspcally iutimidated all through the
canvass, down TO the closing of the polls
"a election day, and that thus the verdict
u the ballot box was largely one sided, il
10. absolutely iarcical.
Either this allegation is Irue or false.
Ia either event the truth-we mean the
,abs..nlial truth-or, in other words,
.ar liberal measure OF truth that will
talbe the country to arrive at just YER
!ic,, will come out. All the essential
tl:w will be sifted to the bottom, and
g1eu thus ascertained the country will
l:rsp. them with substantial unanimity.
The Louisiana Returning Board can
sol render a verdict that will satisfy the
honest masses Of the country unless it
;eu upon a firm foundation Of indis.
putlble facts. Not facts that some bla.
ant Democratic partisans will not for
weeks or months dispute, but facts that in
4 cor:! Of equity would decide the case
ia accordance with the verdict rendered
The members Of that Board will be put
ruter bonds by Gov. Hayes himself to
:sndss such a verdict as will enable
hin to accept II. He is one Of the
lat men in the country to want an office
that comes to him in an unclean way.
4. will never accept even the great Office
otths Presidency as the result Of YER
Iictthat the country will not overwhelm-
!ugly sustain. The high character ot
Governor Hayes, therefore, il a guaran-
tee 0! fairness and Justice in this crisis
that i. valuable beyond all price. Upon
it itthousandS Of people will willingly rest
Al! their hopes and fears as to The out
come Of the present trouble.
This is one side Of the case. II is the
only side that need concern Republicans
sA question OF character. The other
eide concerns them only as question Of
fact. They are deeply concerned to
know that Gov. Hayes has not been
cheated out Of az election BY the intim.
idation of voters in the disputed States.
This uncertainty they will probe to the
bottom. No one need fear that the facts
OF the canvass and OF the election will
not come out. The country will
ot supplied with the mO.t abundant
tesAils Of every case Of violence and in
tiuidH,iou. 1t will then remain for The
follower, Of Governor TiIden to take the
's'pon,ibili,y of demanding verdict in
Si'tlror in face of an outraged public
aPiaios 20 the contrary. Such a adsmand
Hsi!e it might have many hackers tc
i'I't With, would dissolve rapidly, and
ani'iy tiRk beneath the indignation and
isP'05iiiou Of the country.