The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-12-14
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER ID, 1875.
presidential.

Intimidation and fraud have followed III
the track Of the Democratic rcformers from
the opening of the Presidential campaign tc
the present moment. The leaders were
afraid to attempt to get into power by fail
and honorable meaaS They knew that THEN
cause was, on its merits weak and untenabe
and before an intelligent and patriotic public
must fail The Reformers well knew that
the idea of handing the government over tc
Rebels who fought four years to destroy it,
and to those who sympathized with them In
their wicked attempt, would be repulsive In
the highest degree. to the union sentiment
OF the country. Hence they summoned unto
their service in the earliest movements of the
late canvass base intimidation and fraud
These wea pons have been their stock in trade.
And Notwithstanding the vigorous use
made Of this foul means of warfare, all the
states that furnished troops and money TO put
down the rebellion voted for Hayes, except
four, while all the states that were In rebel
lion voted for Tilden and the reformers except
three. But these three the reformers counted
as sure for Tilden, though they had been
Republican since the war They counted as
sure a solid South for Tilden. The intimida-
ton and fraud which they practiccd on the
weak and almost defenceless Republicans of
Of the States of Mississippi, Louisiana,
florida, South Carolina, and North Carolina
and iu other parts Of the South, failed
licb
their purpose Threats to discharge the ne
gro from service, and drive him from his
home, firing shots at random into his house
at night, taking him out and fogging him
in the most brutal manner, and hundreds OF
foul and cowardly murders failed to frighten
the negro out Of his political integrity and
love Of freedom and loyalty to the party that
achieved it for him, in Louisiana, Florida
sad South Carolina. And Tilden and his
rc:ormers were defeated By one electoral
vota.
Twelve years ago the colored man shot
against the rebels, and they were defeated.
The other day be again voted against them
and they are once more defeated. What a
power the colored man has become He
then saved the government from the hands
Of the rebels, and the other day he did it
sgein, Lu. as by fire and blood We in our
complete freedom to vote as we choose can
not comprehend their self sacrifice and devo-
ton to principle.
When the reformers realized that their in
tiniGation and fraud had failed on the colored
u-an, they quickly turn the same mode OF
warfare against the white man. They threa-
tened the lives of the canvassing boards in
osse they did not give the Tilden electors
certificates Of election. But they failed again
: hey went to Washington and tried to
in'.Gidate Grant by threatening Impeachment
u1.5ss he viii throw his influence in favor OF
E.aen. But here they fail again For
Grant won't intimidate at all. They try to
iaiimidate the loyal north by threats Of war
i Gov. Hayes is made president. But the
north has heard that noise before. and don t
intimijate bit. Then comes the dastardly
aud cowardly threat that, if Hayes don't re-
fuse TO be President, get out Of the way and
lac Tiiden be inaugurated, he must and will
bs shot. But Gov. Hayes was not afraid of
their bullets twelve years ago, and don't in
tiaidate at all.
Then they try to frighten the Senate out
Q! counting the electoral votes according to
law and custom. But the Senate won't in
t;midate. But what next? The reform
srs' then make an attempt to buy three Of
Hayes electors to vote for Tilden. Two of
these they made an attempt to get in
Louisiana and one in South Carolina offer
ing from $4,000 to 100000 But the
Hayes men were honest and would not bite
the tempter's bait.
But what next? Upin Oregon they found
2 reform governor in state which voted
strongly for Hayes, and he, being demo
c-at, is readily bought with mess of pottage
10 Issue certificate of election to a democrat
wao was signally defeated at the election for
e.ecior And he votes for Tilden But what
contemplate rascality? What consummate
folly? lie had no more right to a certificate
of election nor to vote than the man 10 the
moon, nor will it have any more effect.
Thus have the Democratic reformers' mode
Of warfare signally and ANONYMOUSLY failed.
Fraud and intimidation have lost their
power and terrors. Governor Hayes will be
iBaugurated President of these United States
on the 5th of next March. And we predict
that he will make such a president as his
friends will glory in, and his enemies be
bound to respect.
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