The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-12-09
Ghe 8ulletim.
FLORIDA.
Address by the Visiting Democrats 20
the Speaker Of the House OF
Representatives.
How the False aud fraudulent Ma
jsrisy for Hayes was Obtained.
address. nv the Democrats.

Address by the Democrats.
LIVE OAK, Fla, Dec. 6.--The Democrats
issue the following address to-day TO Hon.
Samuel J. Randall, Washington, D. c..
To the House Of Representative:
The undersigned, who came hither to be
present Ut o fair count of the votes cast by
the people Of Florida, have had the grief to
be witnesses Of the counting out OF the Til.
den electors chosen and the counting in Of
the Hayes electors rejected at the polls. We
have witnessed the progress and the con-
summation Of deliberate aud preconcerted
scheme Of fraud. This scheme, first con-
trived for the execution at the ballot boxes
throughout the state, having there fallen
short OF success, was then continued and
promoted, by several county caDvassiDg
boards. and was yesterday supplemented
and finished by the Radical majority Of the
stats board of canvsssers at Tallahassee. 1t
10 manifest to every intelligent observer
here
First-That upon the face OF the count re-
turns the Tilden electors had majority Of
all the votes cast.
Second-The Tilden electors had this INA.
jority over and above the Radical count
after It had been swollen ny many hundred
illegal votes through local frauds and false
returns.
(. Third-That the majority declared for
the Hayes electors is fictitious, false and
fraudulent majority, which the two Radical
state canvas.ers manufactured by throwing
olt whole Democrstic.precincts and coun-
ties in open disregard Of facts and with
fragrant violation Of law. They did not
even keep TO the shrewder path blszed out
for them 10y their legal advisers from the
North. All along their devious track the
marks Of preme ditation, the footprints of .
shameless purpose are unconcealed.
The Democratic electors receiving their
certificates Of the true result from the attor.
ney.general, a member OF the board OF can
yassers met to-day, and cast their votes for
Tilden and Hendricks. The Radical cleo
tors, fortified with the false certificates Of
Governor Stesrns, met to-day and cast their
votes for Hayes and Wheeler. 1t 10 for the
congress TO judge and determine whether
this assault upon the rights and liberties OF
freemen, thus far prosecuted under the COW
er of the arms and the authority of the fed
eral administration, shall be crowned at tn 2
capital with success. Familiar with II Q
history Of earpet-bag corruption and mis-
governmet. We yet needed q visit to Florida
to convince us of the distress that rules. 1t
has plunged her people to the point Of i'm
poyerishment; 1t has abolished the usual
contentious OF political parties, and ARE sted
the progress of her two races in self-goyern-
ment. In truth, the late struggle at
the polls was not between Democrats and
Republicans, it was between hapless race
misguided by a few knayi.h adventurous,
and even convicted ielons who call them
selves Republicans, and gentle, long suffer.
ing people whose patience has permitted
their oppressors to live. The Republican
party, a. We know it At the North, has no
existence in Florida, unless indeed it shall
confess "a fellowship with those abusing her
livery by seeking profit though their crime.
Geo. w. Biddle, Pa, Jos. E. Brown, Ga,
Leverett Salton.tall, David w. Sellers, Pa,
Mass, Malcomb Hay, Pa,
John X. Reed, Pa. sam G. Thompson. Pa
GOO. w Guthrie, Pa, L. NJ. b. Young, Ga.
Perry IL. Smith, llls.. &. Gibson, No.,
Manton Marble, New York.