The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-13

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New York Journal Of Commerce, independently
PARTY FEELING NO EXCUSE FOR FRAUD.
Party feeling, it lis said, runs high.
Doubtless it does. The events of the past
three days have been enough to quicken
the blood IN the veins Of the most apathetic.
But we put great trust in the good sense,
Justice, and moderation Of the people. We
do not believe that the men Of either party,
except their "scurvy politicians" win tol-
crate or extenuate any semblance Of fraud
in counting or declaring the returns Of the
late election. II any party hopes to win
the campaign not 10y honest voting, but by
tricks In canyassing the votes, it has en-
tered upon road which will quickly lead
1t to ruin. A party might gain passing
and seeming advantage by fraudulentIy /
counting in a President, but such 6lecep-
ton would be sure to be found out and re-
coil upon its inventors and practisers to
their utter destruction. No party can COM
mand the confidence and adherence OF any
great proportion of the American voters
that would tamper with the results of the
election in the fashion of which we have
heard so many hints and misgiYings in the
past few days. The political leaders snow
perfectly well that the moderate men, who /
form the great majority OF the two parties, |
VIII sternly condemn any attempt to change I
by fraud the lawful figures OF the election,
and will hold its perpetrators to strict reck-
oning. Therefore we trust that the base de-
signs which have been credited by public ru-
NOR to certain desperate partisans touching |
thevotes Of the doubtful southern States will |
be abandoned. II the Republican party man
ayers are wise they will not give to these
schemes another moments hearing. 1t |
would be much better for the Republican
party itseI-and assuredly for the entire
country-that it should lose the election Of
Hayes lawfully than to place him in power
III it couid) by any means OF trickery. In
the one. case the party would be honorably
defeated, but would maintains its party Or
ganization strong and compact. for future
engagements. In the other case it might be
successful in its one object through dis
honor, but it would wholly forfeit the good
opinion and support of those who nowform
its strength and pride, ~
Let the politicians but thoroughly under
stand that the people will not put up with
the choice between Hayes. and .TIlden is OF
far less Importance In their. minds than the
purity and honesty OF our elections-and
these wild and infamous projects, enter
tanned by only a few daring and reckless
spirits, viii be abandoned to the. darkness
whence they came. ~, -
The New York World Democratic MAIN
tains that the election has gone for TIlden,
and puts down the total number Of electoral
votes received oy him us 203, giving him
Louisiana, Florida, and South Carolina.
That paper has also much to say about
General; Grant's acting for the country In
9. the way OF appointing candid committee
to go down and see fair play in Louisiana
for-Eelegg and Hayes" The World says :
But he has appointed such committee.
and his desire for sffair play" has led him
to select Tor it four outand-out Republi-
CABS, and fifth utterly unknown gentleman,
presumably Of the: same sort. General Gar
field, Of Ohio, who last year took up the de
fence OF the carpet-baggers in Congress
against mr.. Lamar, leads the quintette; af.
ter HIM comes General Logan, OF Illinois,
the most notorious bIatherskite Sof the Re-
publican majority in the Senate, whom
every respectable man in his own party long
ago learned to loathe, and whom the Illinois
Radicals have this year speweH out OF their
mouths. The next on tile list is our old
friend "Pig-iron" Kelley, Of whom it is
but itlst to say that he last year came back
from Louisiana utterly disgasted with KEEL
logg and his crew, but who is a thorough
paced supporter OF Hayesa and Wheeler. The
fourth man is John A. Kasson, or Iowa, one
of the most narrow-msinded Republican
partisans in the country, thoroughly dis
credited now, and repudiated on other than
partisan grounds byshisl own former sup
porters. The fifth Of these arbiters OF a
nations destiny beneY0lently selected by
President Grant may be described as x, an
unknown quantity. His name we believe
to be Schomberg, and he comes apparently
from somewhere in the Middle States.
Perhaps il President Grant had given
the country time to act for itself on his
suggestion that an impartial commit
tee should be selected and sent to
Louisiana to represent both II parties, it
might have been possible for Mr., Tilden and
Mr., Hayes between them to. suggest the
names or four gentlemen In Whom more
confidence WOULD robably hare been re-
posed-for example, Mr.: w lillian H. Eyarts,
of New York, and Mr.. Foster OF Ohio, on
the Republican side; aud on the Demo
cratic side Senator Bayard, Of Delaware,
and John M. Palmer or Lyman Trumbull, OF
Illinois. But, then, under this new Radi-
cal dispensation the American people cam
not be trusted to know what is best tor
themselves, or to- get it i hyaeeidlens they
find It out, Il
The New. York Herald Republican, was
truly reported by telegraph being con
the fence" The Herald says:
"The nation still .I,alpitates with excite.
ment over last Tuesdays election, the re-
eeStates-Fl erida, louisiana, and South
Carolina-still remain in doubt, either Of
which would give Governor Tilden y ma.
votes Of all three %oufd; be- u needed ed
to- elect Governor Hayes; Ehls Is
the situation as impartsaslysa viewed,
walls, the leaders and partisan Journals
onbboth sides claim aEI the doubtful States
.ty varying aiorities on more or less spe-
cinus pretence. Thatiithe readers OF the
{ Herald may not alone see the actual condi-
/ tien OF, affairs but also how the parties
YieWsthem, we subinin tables;of the efecto-
raj votes by States IS the Democrats and
Republicans profess to seef them, in addi-
ton to our own figures.
+ The Herald says the Repnbl icans claim
for. Hayes Illinois, Iowa, KANSAS, ouisiana,
Maine, Massachus A ichigan, Minnesota,
Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire Ohio,
Oregon, Pennsylvania. Rllod Islands South
Carolina, Vermont. Wisconsin, California,
Colorado, Florida-1SS electoral yotes.
The Democrats claim for 'Filden Alaba-