Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-12-02
DEMOCRATIC CONSISTENCY.

DEMOCRATIC CONSISTENCY.
The utter hollowness in pretentions and |
inconsistency of the Democratic par
ty has been more clearly shown since |
the late election than ever before. Their
inconsistency has been. shown by the
Republican press before, but they have
invariably denied the charge. They can
now deny it no longer. Their course.in
attempting persistentiy to count in Mr..
Tilden as President, regardless of the
votes of the people, their shameless at
tempts at frauds in the election, and the
shot gun and pistol intimidation which
carried several states for Tilden, are all
matters which history will write as facts;
and all this was accomplished while the
party, under the direction of its skillful
leader, was Systematically accusing the
Republican party of doing the same
thing. 1t was on the same, principle of
the pickpocket warning a crowd, in
loud voice, Beware of pickpockets,p
while he Piled his nefarious vocation
among them. The Democrats accused
the Returning Board In Louisiana with
a deliberate purpose of counting inn
Mr.. Hayes whether he had majority of
the votes or not. Such fine story did
the Democratic papers make of this that
nearly all of the Democrats of the North
really believe that it was fact. Still, at
the same time these. stories were so ur-
gently spread abroad attempts Were
made to buy up members of that Board
to ''count Tflden in" When it was
found that the Board could not be bribed,
their already too successful plan Of in
timidation was called into requisition,
and the Board was threatened with as
sassination If Tilden did not receive the
electoral vote of Louisiana. This shows
adishonesty OF which Republicans are
incapable. ir1y9s IL iHliY91 g s4iu,
When it was found that Nh. Tilden
only lacked one electoral votesof enough
to secure an election, the Democratic
leaders determined to secure that vote by
fair means or foul. They found that an
elector in Vermont was postmaster,
and therefore disqualified from holding
the position. They claimed that this
elected a Democratic elector, in a state
that gave a Republican majority of
thousands; and this, toe, in the face OF a
Democratic precedent i'm New York
years ago, where in an exactly similar
case the Democrats claimed that only a va
cancy was created, which they proceeded
to fill in the manner prescribed by law.
While talking loudly about honesty and
fairness in elections, they were willing
that their candidate tor the highest Of
fee in the gift of the people should be
declared elected, Notwithstanding that a
majority OF the votes We're against him,
and IN direct violation of the constitu-
ton which they all profess to adore so
much. -no-.E b. frjjysg ro} F-.n IN,
The dishonesty of the Democratic par
ty is very clearly shown in the action of
the Returning Board of st. Louis, which
Board was guilty of worse outrage
than any which the Democrats ever ac-
cused the louisiana Returning Board of
going to be guilty Of Mr.. Metcalfe, Re-
publican nominee for. Congress, had a
clear majority of % votes. There was no
honest way of getting around this.
Therefore The Democratic canvassers re-
sorted to dishonest way. In the 57th
precinct. Frost, the Democratic nominee.
received 272 votes, This was the count
at the close of the election; this was the
return made by the precinct election Off
GERS. this was the vote as kept on the
tally Of the precinct supervisor of the
election. The Returning Board, how
ever, altered. or had altered, the figure 7
toa9, giving frost 292 votes instead of
272. This change made the total num-
Der of votes 20 more than Were actually
cast, as shown by the poll tally list. Be-
sides, in some other cases, votes actually
cast for Metcalfe, and returned for Met
calfe, were altered and counted as given
foriFrost. So gross was this outrage,
that a public indignation meeting was
held, attended by men of both political
parties, and the infamous course con
'demned. Yet the DemocraticlRe Returning
Board would have issued certificate OF
election to Frost. had it not been pre-,
vented by an Injunction, issued from 9
proper court. A process has also been
issued for the arrest Of the Board. Yei
Democratic papers have nothing to say
of this outrage. The next House of Rep.
resentatives is going to be so close thai
"a single vote may turn it in the hands o.
the Democrats, therefore they want tt
count that one vote. Fsl wgt aiI
The dishonesty of the Democratic par
'ty, and the inconsistency of their cry o.
Reform" has been clearly shown by
their every act since the election. Theil
cry has been PARTY first, and country
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