Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-12-13
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by the Returning Board Of Louis-
lana has been accomplished, and
yet the Hayes faction " the Re
publican party are not happy. In
spite Of the glazing frauds shown
TO the world as being perpetrated
by the Returning Board in that
State, that body has defed the
laws Of the State by returning the
vote for electors in the interests Of
Governor Hayes
Many Of the Republican journals
OF the country, sanguine Of the
honest election Of Mr. Tilden, pro-
test against the actions Of the po-
litical machine in Louisiana, and are
honest enough 20 come out aDdspeak
their sentiments, avowing that, al
though the State was returned
for Hayes, facts and figures show
conclusirely that il was done only
by fraud Speaking Of the action
Of that board, prior to its announce
ment Of the result Of the canvass,
the Chicago Tribune, leading Re-
publican paper Of the county, said:
The returns from the parishes
that are contested foot Up for
Hayes, 2s,jlG; Tilden, 30, ll2-a
Tilden majority Of 1896. To re-
iect al these contested parishes
would have the eject Of electipg
all the TIlden electors. The five
bull dozed parishes Of which so
much has been said give Tilden
but 1888 majority. The rejection
Of the whole vote Of these parishes
vo1ld still leave all the Democratic
electors a majority. Bot the Board
have the power TO reject the vote
Of any poll or voting-place.
Now, the Canvassing Board must
have before IL sufficient evidence
to satisfy il, in the words OF the
law, in rejecting the votes OF pre-
cincts aggregating 5,304 Democrat
ic majority 70 elect one Repubi-
can elector; 1926 Democratic ma
iority to elect two Republican
electors; 1900 Democratic major
ity 10 elect six Republican electors,
and l0,056 Democratic majority
must be excluded to elect all Of the
eight Republican electors. To
reach this result, precincts polling
an aggregate perhaps Of $4,000 OF
more votes must be wholly exclud-
ed from the count in order to elect
Mr.. Brewster, the Republican can
didate for elector, who runs so far
behind his associates on the ticket.
To elect tina Republican ticket
generally would require but the
exclusion OF precincts giving from
$500 to 7, 800 Democratic majority ;
but this will not elect Brewster,
and, unless Brewster is elected,
WicklifFe, the Democrat, will be,
and Tilden will have the one vote
which he needs to elect him Presi-
dent.
The Republican party can sur
vive the election Of Mr.. Tilden.
In such an event it would be de-
livered from many evils that have
beset il. But the Republican par
" cannot survive the election Of a
Republican President 10y forcible
reduction OF the vote on one side
10 whatever number may be re-
quired TO let the other side have
the electoral delegation. We do
not anticipate any such action by
the Louisiana Returning Board,
and will therefore refrain from re-
ferring 10 the disasters TO the party
that would follow in it's train.
But now the aspect is not as
cheering as it might be for the
Hayes advocates, as ono OF the
electors from Oregon has been re-
turned for Tilden, which makes the
electoral vote stand, Tilden 1856,
Hayes 1874, as returned by the
several States, and holding certifi-
Gates Of election.
The facts in the case are that
very many Of the leaders Of the
Republican party have become dis
satisfied with the manner in which
the States Of South Carolina, Fiori-
da and Louisiana were counted in
for Hayes, and claim that in spite
81 the fraudulent course pursued to
accomplish such result, Tilden
will be the next President Of the
United States; and that the at
tempt to accomplish contrary re-
suit has brought disaster and ruin
TO the party to such degree that
1t can never again be restored to
the confidence Of the American
people.
The truth Is, and II is so ac-
knowledged by the leading mon OF
the country, without regari to par
~, that Samuel j. Tilden Is honest
ly elected President, and the un-
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