The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-16
THE LATEST.

Ir South Carolina it is admitted that
the vote between Hayes and Tilden will
be very close. The Democrats have q
majority of one on joint ballot in the
legislature. Wade Hampton's majority
for governor is 400, while Tilden runs
991 behind him in twelve counties, and the
democrats admit that II Tilden has car
RED the state it will be by less than 100
majority. The official count will be
required to determine the result.
In Florida the Republicans claim 1000
majority.
In Leuisians both parties are claiming
victory, and each is charging great
frauds on the other. Gov. Kellogg says
that many of the parishes are not yet
heard from. while the Democrats claim
that all the parishes except two are in,
and that Tilden's majority is 1876.
Kellogg claims that there has been
intimidation, and that U. s. deputy
marshal was murdered at one polling
place and the ballot boxes taken
possession of by the White Lsague. The
Democrats, on the other hand, claim that
there has been no disturbance anywhere.
Those statements are 30 wide apart that
there must lie a lie or fraud some
where.
Leading men from the north repres-
enting both parties. have hurried to New
| Orleans, to be present ut the canvass Of
the votes. The whole nation will watch
! the result Of that canvass with the great
est anxiety. Grant says truly. Either
party can afford to be defeated. but the
nation cannot afford to see the election
decided by fraud"
In the meantime the infammable news
papers Of New Orleans are firing the
| popular heart with such wild and ill.ad>
| vised editorials as the following:
The New Orleans Democrat OF Saturday
morning last:
"If be true that the issue Of the con-
test depends upon Louisiana. the people
of Louisiana, will do their whole duty.
Let but that portion OF the American
people who are willing aud 70 sdy to de-
fend the constitutional interests OF the
| country, even ii needs be with their blood,
tell US they will stand by us, and the
hour that the cowardly and infamous
minions Of the Washington dssp0iler,
dare to lay their pollu,ing hands upon the
sacred repositOritories Of the peoples
| will, Louisiana will raise the banner Of
the constitution and the union Of our.
| fathers. and her single arm will smito the
traitors in their track"
And The Picaynne OF the same date
| tells the country that the democrats arc
pre- spared for anything sooner than that
the vote Of the state should be counted
for Hayes.
1.-The bare tact that the..returning board
/ haa h.1n sf,lora tod hnro a. all ,.nd that ifs
members are still in the chi ,ylnent Of
their usual health is in itself most
striking proof Of the forbrarance and
long suffering temper of our people. The
people Of the state can no longer DO PER-
suided to submit calmly to the loss Q
their dearest civil right, in order 10 carry
presidential election. and thus In tho
end the more surely to escape the yoks
Of tyranny and usurp itioD. The in1-
p,rtancs Of that election j. nov con-
sideratiOn which may in.luce thom to
take justine opposite course. and they
are prepared for anything rather than
submit themselves tor another guberna-
,orial term - tho tender IDercies Of the
carpet baxxers and the ecsllawags. No
threat. ned penalty can Offset the hOrros
excited by the prospect Of such cOnSum-
!. aii,p. II were lar preferable that tn
state should be remandsd ~ . territorial
condition.
i This il Ill wrong. The whole AnsEs
. icaa- tsopls Dsed IL this crisis H. eEsa3'
~ m0sjsFatip0. paaisnos aod god 0ooG1.
) II thsy would avert . rsvoluefso - 0oGl
!; disaarUus Ia has ever aAlissS1 anav
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