The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-11-23

only elected by the action Of n single
State. So. the political history Of tho
nation teaches us that we have had sew
eral minority Presidents, several have
only squeezed into the White House
with close pushing, and the Democrats
have ruled the country several terms
more than they could but for the Elec
toral College.
The last and great objection to the
election OF Governor Hayes Is based on
the votes of South Carolina. Florida
and Louisiana. To begin with, be-
lieve those States will be returned for
Hayes and he will have legal majori-
ty of one vote in the Electoral College.
Threats were openly made and pub
lished before the election that the vote
of South Carolina and Louisiana should
not be counted for Hayes. A fiery in
dividual, Mr.. Faulkner, Of Virginia.
publishes notice to waiting world that
he will never consent to having the
vote OF those two States counted for
Hayes. The morning alter the election.
before single precinct had been heard
from in ether State. every Democratic
newspaper claimed Florida, South Car
Olina and Louisiana. Every ISSUE OF
these journals has repeated this claim,
aud reports are telegraphed that promi.
nent Republicans concede that Tilden
has carried one or more of those States.
That this IS part of thoroughly organ
lied plan, concocted by Tilden before
the election Is now palpablc to all. No
Republican of any prominence has yet
expressed the shadow of belief that
those States have voted for Tilden. Ev-
cry intelligent man knows that South
Carolina. which two years ago gave a
Republican majority Of II ,5S9 is thor
oughly republican State to-day. Florl-
da gave Republican majority of 1868
two years ago, and is to-day Republican
to the core. The last vote in Louisiana
elected Governor Kellogg by 1851
majority, which Congressional Com
mittee and majority OF the Conserva-
tives of Louisiana decided, alter inves-
tigation. not to interfere with.
LOUISIANA is as certainly Republican
as Vermont. Democrats are down
there from other States anxious to in
tertcre with the count. The Democrat
ic members OF the Legislature of Louis
lana have, since Kellogs's election.
adopted al agreement mot to disturb
the present State Government and to
accord the Governor all necessary aud
Legitimate support in maintaining the
laws" One OF these laws is TO protect
the men who canvass the votes in re-
jecting the votes of such precincts as
were subjectto fraud, intimidation or
violence. Our St. Joseph Democratic
papers, one edited by minister Of the
a h,, IL.
Of the peaceful Quakers, cry our Tor
stair count or n fair fight" The genius
of our institutions calls out for tair
vote or u fair fight. Give us a fair vote
I'd the count will take care OF itself.
Did any of our Democratic friends
look at the vote in New York Cityp
Governor Hayes there received four
thousand more votes than General
Giant did in 1872, and 1900 more votes
than Dix received when he was elected
Governor by $4,000 majority. Yet Mr..
Tilden received lhirty-four thousand
more votes in that city than we.e given
Greeley or Herman tour years agO,'and
twenty four thousand more than he re-
ceived when elected Governor in 1874!
The Republicans Of the Empire State
say that the increase is q fraudulent
and utterly impossible one. Precisely
so OF the vote in Brooklyn. There is
no falling of. but an increase of the Re-
publican vote in those two cities: but
the tremendous increase of the Tilden
vote overcomes the majority of forty
thousand given Hayes by the remain
der OF the State. believe that Missis-
sippi, Alabama and North Carolina are
unquestionably Republican but the
Democrats organized themselves into
military companies and have forced the
ballot-boxes to utter Democratic ma
jorlties. Republicans believe this is all
wrong, but they submit because the
majorities in those States are procured
under the apparent forms Of law. The
Democrats must also submit TO the re-
suit of the canvass Of votes in three
Southern States now attracting atten-
tion. Each of those States will send
certificates Of the election signed by
the proper officers OF the State and at
tested by its seal.
It should be borne in mind that Til
den's popular majority all comes from
the States lately in rebellion, Indeed
he carries but four States, out Of the
thirty.eight. which were not actually
in the rebellion. or more or less iden-
titled with it. In the States which con-
tributed the men and money to put
down the rebellion Mr.. Hayes has a
majority as large as Tilden has in the
whole Union.