Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-12-08
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ERIDaY. DECEMBER 8. 1875.
AT LAST.

a. ALAAS -
The long suspense and uncertainty
regarding the result OF the Presioeh-
t;al election is over at last, and the
result declared. Hayes and Wheeler
have 1875 electoral votes and lilden
and Hendricks 1874. This result has
been reached by long and patient IN
vest;cation of the returns, and IN
ouiry in regard to the manner IN
which the election was conducted in
the Southern States; and though 1t
is not quietly acquiesced in by bigct-
ed partlsans, and though attempts
NAV be made to cvade it by trlckery
and rascality, it is nevertheless the
onlv solution of the question consls-
tent with justice. and honesty. The
canvass of the votes of the doubtful
States of Louisiana and Florida clos
ed last Monday, and showed ma or-
ity of the honest voters in favor OF
the Republican candidates of about
1000 in Louisiana and 900 in Flori-
da. In Florida the Hayes electors
had a small majority on the face OF
the returns, which was increased by
the correction of fraudulent returns.
In Louisiana, the Returning Board,
after a session of several weeks and
the most thorough and searching in
vestigation of the returns, during
which vast amount of testimony
bearing directly upon the point OF
Democratic intimidation andyiolence
in the election, some of 1t of the
most horrible character, was intro
duced, finally, under the imperative
requirements of the Louisiana law
in such cases, threw out of the count
the precincts in which such high
handed intimidation and outrage had
been practiced. 1t was no fault OF
the Returning Board that this process
gave Louisiana to Hayes and Wheel
er. The State is Republican by 25,-
600 at least on fair vote, and the
Board could do no less according to
Justice and their oaths, than to see
that only the honest votes should in
huence the result. Their action is
fortified and confirmed by a large
mass of evidence of conclusive
character, which, when the passions
of the hour have cooled, will amply
justify the Board in It's decision.
But while the unexcitable and nom
partisan masses of the people are
preparing to accept the result thus
declared, as final and just, the intel
ligence comes from the Pacific coast
of master stroke fpolitical rascal
ity in the interest of Tilden, no
doubt long since concocted but just
sprung upon the country at this cri-
sis. 1t IS known by our readers that
Watts, one of the Republican elect
ors of Oregon who was elected by
over 1000 majority is or was inellgi-
BILE at the date of his election on ac-
count of holding a post-office. This
circumstance was seized upon by
Grover, the Democratic governor
and tool of Sam Ti!den as a pretext
to give certificate to one of the
Democratic candidates for elector,
Cronin by name. The Republican
electors declined to meet with Gro
min, whereupon the latter, who held
all three certificates, declared vacan-
cies and proceeded to fill them with
other parties who proceeded to cast
their votes, two for Hayes and one
for Tilden. Meantime, the Repubi-
can electors, Cartwright ahd Odell,
met, accepted the resignation of
Watts, and then elected him to the
vacancy, according to the regular
proceeding required by the laws of
Oregon, after which these three cleo
tors chosen by the people of Oregon
by an unquestioned majority of over
1000, cast the electoral vote of the
State for Hayes, which, with the
sworn statement and copies of the
abstract Of the votes cast in the State,
they forwarded to the Secretary of
the Senate. This cunningly devised
conspiracy Of the Democracy to
steal the vote of the State in which
they acknowledge they were in q mi
nority, is characteristic, but it can
hardly WIN. Hayes and Wheeler
are honestly elected and will I'M
doubtedly be inaugurated.