The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-17
Tc-DATYi DIsrAzcitEs.:

The Republican journals, rs with
one voice nre denonncing what they
3 call the .'infnniuus" course of the Gov
trnor Of Oregon in giving to n Demo-
cratic clcctor certificate OF election,
whcI. "S Il claimed. he had no shud-
ow Of hight even, to such certificate.
The Record Onion. which always EN-
d0rses every net OF Republican admin
istra:ion, both National and State. how
cycr ar .itS.iie dnd,illcgnl those acts may
be. is particularly indignant ever
what it Is pleased to term
tho ''brizen outrage" i'll Oregon,
and In its impotcnt wrath be-
comes utterly oblivious apparently,
to everything of political nature that
has been transpiring in America during
the past four weeks. This mild, un-
biased journal, in n burst Of righteous
rage was ever before perpcirated since
the federation Of States" The Record
Union has probably been enjoying n
Rip Yum Wrinkle nap, md hus not yet
awakened to n realization OF The fact
TINT tho little Democratic sharp practice
in Oregon, by Which the Republican
were swintlcd out Of one poor, pit;ful
Elector, is no more to be compared with
the Who'll sale fraud and villiuny perpe-
,rntel upon The Democrats in the
doubtful States" Just previously. than
is Que Elector, to twenty. one Electors,
for by the former. act. the Republicans
were robbed Of only one vote i'll the
Electoral College, while, through frauds
aud Federal interference, three States,
und twenty one electoral votes. were
forcibly wrcsted from the Democrats.
Conclusive evidence that these are the
facts has been received and continue to
accumulate. The address OF Hon.
Lyman TruIubull, Ex-Governor Palmer,
nnd other gentlemen of the Committee
who visited Louisiann for the express
purpose Of Witnessing the political can
Ynss in that State, will he found in an
other column. II there has Mt any tilEo
been discovered in the conduct or char
ucter OF these gentlemen anything that
would tend to the impeachment Of their
word or honor, the country has never
hoard OF it. nor can they bc accused Of
ralical Democratic proclivities, yet they
positively declare III ca open address to
the citizens of the United States. that
the so called canvass made by the Re-
turning Board OF Louisiana, 'iis entitled
to no respect whatever" adopting the
yerylnnguage OF the Louisiana Invcs.iga-
ting Committee--of which w. y. Wheel
or, the present Republican candidate
for tho ce-Presidency, was a member
i'm its report TO the House in 1875.
This report is from no partisan source,
for the most rnbbid Republicans of to-
day are no slauncher supporters Of
President Grant than'twere Messrs.
Trumbull and Palmer. until compara-
tiTe!y recent date, when his gross NAL
administration Of government drove
them. along With hosts OF other promi-
nent and honorable men Of the party.
in disgust and alarm from the
ranks. These men, along with large
majsrity Of the people, appreciate the
imminent danger to our Republican form
~ GoyarnptcnI sboulJ reckIagS nm ptiznn
ship be suffered to rule, fully realizing
the insignificance Of the question of the
nscendancy Of either Democratic or
Republican President. in comparison
with the gravity Of the situation. should
my man. through fraudulent inenus, he
ioisted upon the country as its Chief
Magistrate.
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