, 1876-12-03

fore il sufficient evidence to satisfy IT, III Tue
words Of the law, in rejecting the votes OF
nrecincts ageregating 5,3o4 Democratic ma
;or;tv to elect one Republican Elector; 5,o23
Democratic majority to elect t1eo hePuoncan
Electors; 1900 Democratic majority 70 elect
sir Republican Electors and 10,056 Demo-
cratic majority must be excluded in order TO
elect Ill of the eight Republican Electors.
To reach this result, precincts polling an
aggregate perhaps of $4,000 or more votes
rnust be- wholly excluded from the count IN
order to elect Mr. BREWSTER, the Republican
candidate for Elector who runs so far be-
hind his associates on the ticket. 10 eject
the Republican ticket generally would. re-
ouire but the exclusion Of precincts giving
from $500 to $500 Democratic majority;
but this will not elect BREWSTER, and, unless
BREWSTER be elected, W1cE11FrE, the Demo-
crat. will be, and T11DEN will have the enc
yote which he needs to elect him President.
We give these figures as we find them, and
we leave to our readers the duty OF Judelne
of them in the light of the report wn'en Is
to be made within few hours by the can-
vassine Board in session at New Orleans.
| The explanation Of the reduced vote oi
| BREWSTER is that one Of the State Senators
who had become an enemy Of the Republic
| an party, had tickets printed with the names
of several of the Republican Electors omit
ted. and that BREWSTER suffered more tnan
the Others This explanation, however sutn-
Gent, does not remedy the mlstortune' OF
change the fact that Alr. BREWSTER runs sew
,asra, thonsand votes behind his associates,
and that it will require the exclusion OF 5,ooo
more Democratic majority to elect him than
will have been necessary to elect the others
on the ticket.
We are prepared to believe that the Can
yassing Board at New Orleans will act larry
and honestly, and with due respect Tor the
law: we are prepared to believe that the
Board will fearlessly reject the vote OF every
precinct where the election was proven te
have been unfair. dishonest, and fraudulent
and that it will count every return where
such proof is wanting; and that the boare
will reach total upon each side and To-
each candidate without reference to the poll
tics of candidates or the effect upon part.
hopes. Nevertheless, this wide difference
in the votes for the several Electoral cand'
dates on the Republican ticket requires tina
the action Of the State Board shall be sup
ported by ample testimony aud the full let
ter of the law, and be conspicuously ire
from all color or suspicion of having been
forced balance~shcet, or strained to reach o
accomplish particular end necessary 10
the complete success Of eitherparty.
The Republican party can survive IN
, election of b1r. Tu.pEN. In such an event
, would be delivered from many evils tbs
have beset it, and four years hence woulc
without difficulty, recover control IRON To
broken and bankrupt Democratic purity. Br
the Republican party cannot survive tn
. election Of Republican President, shoul
t the American people, in the lghto Of all tn
i facts, come to ths conclusion that such
0 election was dishonesty secured; that 1t w
e q matter of arithmetic forcible reducto
Of the vote on one side to whntever mum be
may be required to let the other side hay
: the Electoral delegation. We do not antle
; pate any such action by the Louisiana 4
= turning Board, and will therefore refra
from referring to the disasters to the part
{. | 4I.4 would f,]1cv1 in tie frnin