Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-11

Significant articles appear In yesterdays
New York Tribune and the Herald relative
10 counting the vote OF the doubtful south
ern states The Tribune says tn at uei her
Governor Tilden nor Governor Hayes can
afford TO be declared elected or to take the
Office of President of the United States un-
less he las ben fairly and legally CHOSEN by
honest ballots and an honest count; ard
that more than this, no private citizen can
afford TO have, at such time as this, any
tsmperIng with ballots or returns. 1t calls
upon psr:isanship to cease for moment,
that all honest citizens may unite In de-
mand for an honest count and an honest
declaration of the vote. The Herald says
there must be no "ku kluxing" OF the cleo
tion returns, and warns Chamberlain, PACK
ard and Kellogg, that they are known In
the north; that the honest men OF both par
Ties regard them with just suspicion; and
that thew have need TO play not only with
common but with very conspicuous fair
ness. The President well and periodically
Gays that either party can afford to be dis
appointed In the result, but that the coun.
try cannot afford TO have the result tainted
by the suspicion OF illegal or false returns.
whatever may have been thought of tbs
Presidents action In req Nesting the prsser ce
OF certain prominent republicans In New
Orleans TO inspect the counting OF the vote
II
and judiciOus- Chairman Hewitt, of the
National Democratic Committee, In response
TO the urgent request of prominent citizens
of New Orleans, has asked certain leading
democrats and republicans to proceed to that
point TO counsel peace and a fair aud honest
count. Both parties will therefore be repre-
scented, and the moral effect of their presence
will be sslutary. II will virtually say to
the returning board-'Tne north insists on
fair play and an honest count-ip fact WILL
tolerate 10 fraud OF any description" or
cOurte these gentleman have no legal right
to interfere in the counting of the vote
They can only request that they be afforded
an opportunity To witness the counting of
the vote and to note all Irregularities, and
this courtesy Will undoubtedly be accorded
them. A unanimous report from these gen.
flemen certify ing TO the fairness Of the count
would undoubtedly preclude the possibility
OF wrangle when Congress meets to count
the electoral vote IN February. Senator
Morton In report made by him to the
Forty-third Congress well said: Where the
Choice of the President depends upon the
election In state which has been publicly
characterized by fraud or violence and In
which one party Is alleged To have tri
umphed aud secured the certificates OF cleo
tion by chicanery or the fraudulent inter
position OF courts, such a President would in
advance be shorn Of bis moral power and
authority In his office, would be looked upon
as q usurper, and the consequences that
would result from such state Of things no
man can predict. But 1t may De compared
TO what has so often occurred in history,
where the successor To the crown In a mon
arcby was believed by large part of the
nation To be illegitimate, or rot TO be right
FULLY entitled thereto under the laws OF
usages OF the nation.D