The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-12-07
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1876.
PRESIDENTIAL.


The Democracy in desperation has been
for the last fourweek like blind rattlesnake,
biting at everything within reach and out OF
reach, as we'll
They have tried dozen different plans
and devices to defraud Gov. Hayes out OF
the Presii ency; but as fast as these plans
have developed themselves, they have been
crushed. In the first place in the midst OF
their wild enthusiasm they claimed nearly all
the states, alleging that those they did not
get we're fraudulenty taken from them. For
a season they claimed even Ohio, Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin, California, Oregon,
and then South Carolina Florida and
Louisiana They got their political mouths
so wide open that they imagined that they
had swallowed nearly the whole union. But
as daylight of facts began to dawn upon
them, they began to realize that Jonah had
not swallowed the whale after all. But they
immediately became sure that the only rea-
son that such an event had not occurred was
that the Republicans had cheated them. So
that while they have been Justify crying stop
thief" they have been most desperately try
ing to cheat themselves into the Presidency.
If they could not get either Of the above
named states, then they would do something
else to defeat the will of the people They
knew of an elcctor in New England who was
a Post Master, also one in Oregon, and con-
trary to all law, common sense and honesty
they demanded that their respective Gov
crnors should give their Democratic COM
petitors the certificates of election. Then
after slipping up on their reform effort at
success, they got their eyes on Nebraska
which had the audacity to give $4,000
majority for Hayes The law of that State
required the Legislature to canvass the vote,
but then the Legislature was not required
10 meet until after the first Wednesday in
December when the Electors must vote 10
their respective States. The Democracy
knew that the Governor Of that State in-
tended to canvass the vote and issue certif
Gates to the electors without calling the
Legislature together for that purpose. Had
the vote been so counted the reformers were
going 10 defeat the will of Nebraska by object
ing to counting her electoral vote on the ground
OF iuformality. But in this they were trip
red up again. The next big thing that
promised success was that one of the Hayes
electors In Massachusetts was going to desert
Hayes. But the gentleman refuses to do
anything Of the kind, as any honest man
would. But not enough yet. They then
commenced Justify declaring that Hayes
would refuse 70 receive the presidency because
i had a semblance of being tainted with
fraud But on this subject Gov. HAYES has
not opened his lips. But what Gext? Why
they declare Colorado not State in order TO
prevent her electoral vote from being counted
But this last is simply childish desperation
Their next, like unto it is, for the lower
House of Congress TO send investigating com
trittees into South Carolina, Florida and
Louisiana, which shall report before Congress
counts the electoral vote in February that no
4arelectiOns have been held In either of these
States, and hence no election by the people;
and then the lower House would elect Tilden
for President and the Senate elect Wheeler
az Vice President. This is their last desper-
ate game. But we trust that this like the
other bubbles will burst when fairly touched
The reform Democracy were boasting that
one Of the members of the Florida Board OF
Can~assers had been bought for Tilden But
who believes it? But their end of devices is
not yet. As soon as the Democracy OF
Louisiana ascertained that fraud, murder,
and intimidation had filled to secure the elec-
tors Of that State for Tilden, they applied al
once to would be Governor McEnerv for
certificates of election for the DEFEATED Tildeu
candidates for electors This McEnery was
a candidate for governor two years ago and
was defeated. He has as much legal right
to issue them certificates of election as Queer
Victoria, and DO more This seems to be
the rcformers very last desperate leap, anG
we thi0k it viii be Sam. Pach leap-al
plunge and no come up. But could anything
show more clearly the utter folly and despera
tion Of the reformers?
BS%The Democrats have alleged verbally
In print and BY teleoraph that the election II