Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-11-29
GRANTS LATEST USURPA-
IIONS.
SENDING SOLDIERS TO PROTECT THE PRE-
DETERMINED FRAUDS.

Grant in the order that might properly
have emanated from Cortina or Porffrio
Diaz in Mexico. First be sends troops
into South Carolina and other States
to control the elections, and having
failed to suppress the popular will
by that expedent, he now marches
them into Florida, to help count out
the honest vote for Tilden and elect
Hayes by barefaced fraud.
This daring attempt to interfere with
the freedom of elections and TO sub
vert the peoples choice, is the most
revolutionary and dangerous of the
many outrages on the Constitution and
laws which Grant and his party have
perpetrated. Without a pretext or
the color of authority, he audaciously
tells Gen. Sherman to "instruct Gen
eral Augur, in Louisiana, and General
Ruger in Florida, to be vigilant, with
the force at their command, to preserve
peace and good order, and to see that
the proper and legal Boards Of CdnvaSs-
ers are unmolested in the performance
Of their duties"
1t is not pretended that there is dis
order in Florida, or the semblance of
case, as was alleged in South Caro-
lima by the abuse of legal iCrms, to
warrant call on the President for
troops, or to justify bis interposition
in any way. The demand made by
Gov Stearns was a partisan trick, in
spired by the conspirators who arc
now seeking TO count in Hayes. A
large fraud is intended by his canvass
ers, and fearing the popular wrath at
the cheat he has got the army to pro-
tect the villainy,
Grant, who is personally responsible
for the frauds perpetrated in Louisiana
in 1872 and 1874, which he upheld by
the bayonet, and in the teeth of the
most damning testimony, affects sud,
den interest for fairness. His profess
ions now are TO be judged by his form
or action. From first TO last he has
been the support and reliance OF the
carpct-bag thieves who have stolen
possession of the Southern Govern
ments. Without his aid as President.
and that of his Administration the
whole system would have tumbled to
pieces five years ago.
This pretcnse of impartiality is only
cover for the worst design, and is
intended to mislead the public into
mistaken confidence, He instructs his
military ''to see that the proper and
legal Boards Of CdnudSsers are unmolcst-
cd in the performance of their duties"
That is to say, the troops are to pro-
tect Kellogg's Returning Board, Cham
berlains Returning Board, and
Stearns Returning Board, under diff
ferent names, in their rascalities,
against any remonstrance on the part
of the dcfrauded people
That is the first step. Then, when
these boards have thus defeated the
popular will, Chamberlain, Kellogg,
and Stearns are to return Hayes cleo
tors, and Grant. recognizing them as
the regularly constituted authorities,
will strive to consummate the conspir.
acy. 1t is boldly given out at Wash
ington that the army and navy will be
employed to carry out this projected
usurpation of power, cost what it may.
This is the desperate programme of
the hour, and IL proceeds upon the
theory that the people, who have
quietly submitted to other wrongs, are
too much demoralized TO strike a blow
in defence of their liberties and imper-
lied institutions. Grant assumes that
the majority Of 100000 voters, who on
Tuesday last, in twenty States, record.
ed themselves for Tilden and reform.
will tamely submit to be cheated before
their eyes out of the fruits OF their
great victory.
When Grant reckons ON the army
and navy to do the work of treason, and
TO execute the plans Of an Infamous
conspiracy, he may, perhaps, reckon
without his host If ever the crisis
should culminnte in such a calamity
as is now threatened by the corrup-
tionists to retain power, some of the
chiefs would, perhaps, be among the
first victims of their plot to overthrow
the free Government and to establish q
dictatorship on its ruins.
Grant and his cabal of generals and
conspiring politicians had better reflect
long and well before they proceed to
extrcmites. They will do well also TO
take the counsel Of wise and calm Re-
publicans, who deprccatc this whole
scheme, and who, knowing Tilden TO
be fairly elected, want TO SEQ him in
auguratcd. When the passions OF the
hour are cooled, the judgment OF all
upright men, and particularly of those
who have interests To protect, will be
on the side Of reason and right
A RADICAL CAMPAIGN SoNo.--
Morton had a little shirt
Its color Il was rcd,
And everywhere that Morton went