Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-12-06
Written for the Age.
Grantism Continued.

written FOR the Age.
Grantism Continued.
That the farce at present being en-
acted in the Southern states by par
Gel of the most notorious and hope
less OF Grants political tricksters,
supported by Graats army, is a most
disingenous sham and a most palpa-
bic and fragrant piece of villainy and
fraud, is acknowledged by honest and
trath-loving citizens of all parties and
localities. The better class of jour
nalists-even of those who 80 recent
ly accorded their whole-souled support
to Hayes for the Presidency-so de-
clare 1t. To be sure the New York
Tibune-the notorious Jay Gould's
orgau-which boasts 50 much Of viz
tue, is content and disposed to coun.
tenance and support the gross fraud,
even though by so doing it be obliged
to assume the unenviable and pitiful
petition of pretenaer and to eat its
own words, so recently spoken, and to
give the lie to its words, so patriot.
ically aud earnestly uttered, few
years ago, when they most emphati
cally denounced the perpetration OF
an exactly similar affair in Louisiana,
in which some of the perpetrators are
now acting, who, in the role Of ERE
turning Boards are virtually endeav-
orlng to count out the legally elected
in order to count themselves in. But
tlen, the Tribune has so nearly los.
all the prestage, power and manage
ment, among respectable and fair
minded people, that its utterances
have little weight to-day. That the
affairs in Louisiana is a design to per-
petuate the scoundrelly, knavish and
obnoxious Office holders ot Grant in
power by purely and simply f udu,en.
means, is sufficiently manifest by the
resort to the secret sessions of the
supervising board.
Here IS the case slated briefly:
Those actors are, it is to be taken tor
granted, wise and sagacious politicians
in the same sense that the devil
himself is wise and sagaclous. They
are subtle and willy, having of course,
Il desire to make their case look as
honest and fair as is practicable. They
must know that the eyes Of the nation
are upon them, eagerly and intently
noting every movement, that the lov-
ers Of truth and the upholders of our
constitutional liberties, of all parties,
are sure to denounce every thing that
shall SAVIOR o. fraud, as they have al
ready denounced nearly every step
yet taken. 1t is obvious, therefore,
that unless these secret sessions of
that board were necessarily, for some
dark purpose-tor the perpetuation of
fraud--the manages of the affair be-
ing presumably naturally desirous of
making as seemingly fair showing as
possible for themselves, would most
certainly have resorted to no such de
vice. Hence, this one feature, to say
nothing OF the many other suspicious
features, is entirely sufficient to damn
alike the actors and their abettors.
They will succeed as far as their ac-
tion is concerned, in counting out the
legally elected and in counting in
Hayes and themselves. But will the
American people, exacting aud watch
fll of their liberties, and who are man.
itestly not to be deceived by any
tricks and devices, however smooth
or plausible upon the surface, allow
the matter to rest in such shape with
out an effort? Never! never! Riv-
ers, nay, oceans of blood must needs
inundate our streets and rush through
our valleys ere our most precious, sa-
cred liberties and rights shall be yield
ed. u.
An Icwa paper intending to an
nounce that prisoner escaped. says:
The constable and prisoner disagreed