New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-19
Gar Demecratic 6ejeurners and the Re.
turuing Beard.

turning Beard.
EDITOR REPUBLICANS:
The distinguished Democratic politicians
at present here from other States, in their
rej0inder to the answer Of the Republican
politicians, also here from other States, to
purpose Of exerting an influence ON the
canvass of the votes cast 1T the late elec-
tion in Louisiana, say:
"WithOut undertaking to question the
sincerity of the belief which You are ct
pains to express, that you know of NO reason
to doubt that the Louisiana Returning
Board will make . perfectly honest and
Just declaration of the results Of the recent
election in Louisiana, We deem it not i'm
ence in this city of 90 many citizens from
all parts Of the Union 1T this moment seems
to be evidence of . widely prevalent dis
trust of the action of this board, and that
such distrust has this foundation at least,
that the constitution of the board has not
been changed since its returns were set
aside by . congressional committee, Of which
the Republican candidate for the wee presi-
dency was . member.
"And this distrust is not unnatural in view
of the fact that, a. We understand, one of
the members of the Returning Board is .
candidate voted tor ut the recent election.
and another the holder of an Office of profit
and trust by appointment of the present
executive Of the national government.
while all the members Of the board are be-
lieved to be in affiliation with bat one of
the parties to the present political contest"
So long as the attack on the Board of Re-
turning Officers of Elections proceeded from
and was confined to the heated and pros
criptive Democratic press and orators, 1t
was not deemed worthy of notice; but when
such an attack 10 made by the dlstin-
guished Democratic politicians now here,
and under the circumstances that brought
them here, it would seem proper to notice it.
1t is politely conceded that it would not
be proper to question the sincerity OF the
distinguished Republicans present from
other States in their belief that the Return.
ing Board will make . perfectly honest and
Just declaration Of the result of tho recent
election in Louisiana, but they take occa-
sion to remind the distinguished Repub-
licans that the presence of 20 many citizens
from all parts Of the Union is evidence of .
widely prevalent distrust of the action of
this board.
The question first presents itself a. to
what caused the presence in this city of 90
many citizens from Ill parts of the Union.
The first heard of it was, ~ soon % it be-
came probable the result Of the Preeiden-
tial election might turn on the election in
Louisiana, We find Mr.. Hewitt, the chair.
man of the National Democratic Executive
Committee, appointing and urging distin-
guished Democratic politicians to repair to
Louisiana, to witness the action Of this
Board. These gentlemen promptly obeyed
this summons. This action implied, in the
strongest terms, either that the Demo.
cratic party distrusted the action of this
board, or expected. BY their presence, to
control it's action. Seeing this move on the
part of the head of the Democratic party,
the President invited distinguished Repub-
llcans from different parts Of the Union to
repair to New Orleans. to be present also,
to witness the action of the board.
Now the Democratic leaders act in such
. way a. to create . distrust of the action
of this board, and then set up their own
action, and the effects of it, a. an evidence
of widely prevalent distrust of the ac-
ton of this board" They manufacture, by
their action fha dlatrnaf. and than alleoa