The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-01-04
PROPHECIES RECALLED.
Tho Pldt ID Coans tn Eayes Under
stood Before Ehk EseA..n

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The conspiracy to deprive the people
~ tDis patton ri tiiy right III cliov,e their
Ppe"idfntf was f9re-hhtlored, BY promi-
men. Republicans even h..f;,r.'thd earliest
voter had thrown his ball.t nm the morn.
Ing Of the 9TH Of November. The predic.
!i1nS "i air. Blaine, Ecni'.h D.-,;.. :.
Aurnt Halstead. and others. have been
verified ~ iu!iy bv the cpi,r-e Of event.
up Ia this time, that We naturally rrcur
r''their Language 1nr light ol The further
Development Of the plot.
,rlireet weeks, befnrs election dav the
following proprcy issued tnrtll from the
St. Louis jail, where ,he Republican ed.
lt"r nf The Globe Democrat was then con.
fined Tor whiskey thieving:
Nc man eletteti BY the process resort.
ed To by the Democrats Of South Carolina
will ever be allowed to take his seat as
President Of the United States. This is
our deliberate Judgment
Two weeks before election day james
U. Blaine, in speech nj Buffalo, predic.
ted Tilden's election in case New York
went Democratic, aud then, turning to
his Republican auditors, asked, "Will
you allow him to be inaugurated in that
eventf"
Two weeks before election day Senator
Newton Booth, Of California, in the
course Of talk with reporter of The
San Francisco Chronicle, said
In the way matters stand at present,
in c:ise the final declaration 81. tho c!,..;cc
for President depended upon the accep
tance of the vote of one or more of the
Southern States to whicl: troops had been
sent, the House would inevitably refuse
10 allow it to be counted in, and nm np-
peal to force would be necessary in order
To settle the matter.
"Reporter-What do yau, mean by
force? ~ SEfg
Senator Booth Physical force war.
| think it il remarkably
fortunate for the country that we have i,
Republican President, who is also com :
mander in chief Of the army, so that in
the event OF any serious complication,
the government has at its head man
who will see it protected There are a
good many reasons why The Democrats
should not be suffered To gain control of
t1c government"
Two weeks before election -. Mr..
Murat HKlstcad, editor Of the strongest
Republican newspaper in the West and
close personal friend Of Mr.. Hnyes,
venlnred on prophetic ground His Ian
guage was so remarkable that we printed
1t at the time, and we reproduce it here
"lf New York should happen 10 go
Democratic, the probability is that there
would he disposition on the part of the
Republicans to throw out the vote of
those Southern States which were carried
for Tilden by the intimidation of the
blacks. l have heard the Suggestion
made that it would be mDral perjury in
Vice President Ferry aud President
Grant If they should consent tnallow the
electoral vote 0t States tn bp cast fur the
rcs.orati"n Of the Southern Conf,1lrrncv
| when they knew that Il nnj"rity ni tie
'"ni'lr of those > a,e> lad been pruc,i
"aI'y ai-framchisrd. and when they Ind
IN their l,and- The legal proof Of lhnl
inct
Now. If the Presidential election.
-linnl,l turn upon the votes say of Mis-.
'i--ippi. Suu,h Cnrulina. Flurida ur Lou
isaiin. 1t would be impossible tn avoid !,
desperate dispute between the two Legi>-
ntive houses of the government. The
way ia already prepared. by the declnr,
ton" at Republican Senntors, tor Mr.
Ferry, acting Vice President, To assume
The entire responsibility of counting the
electoral votes. The House will not, OF
! course, consent to this The next thing
!" the position Of President Grant. He
is the commander-in.ch of The army
and navy of the United States. The
very practical question would arise
whether he would sustain Mr. Ferry in
tue Senate, imagine that the weigh,
of inference il that he would. Perhap.
he would do it by proclamation. Tha,
Is what in the Spanish American repub.
lies are called pronunciamientos. The
situation will be exceedingly difficult, II
not hazardous. Trouble would come
upon us in more dangerous shape than
it did sixteen years ago. There is norI
Of Mexican miasma in the political at
mosphere."
AZ the time of their utterance these
vaticir,.inDs we're generally regarded ms
the voicings of demag0gy or of folly
In the light of subsequent events thew
show that two months ago the leaders ol
the Office holding party had already de,
termined upon q desperate prorramme
in case of defeat at the polls. Whatever
che result of the election, they were no,
to be disturbed in :hs enjoyment of place
| and power. To retain place aud power
they were prepared to resort, if necessa.
ry, to Mexican methods.
Is viii be seen ,.,at the programme oI
the conspirators, as indicated by Senator
Booth, and more explicitly by Mr.. Hal.
| atead, has bean carried cut :hus far tu
/ the letter. After ell questions os fact. OF
legality, OK eons.itutionality, of policy
and of moral right have been exhausted
and the issue Is narrowed down TO a
question of troops. Senator, Booth ca.
pressed his satisfaction sLat .ho military
power was IN the hands of man whn
wonid not heaitate to empioySit. The
c9nspirators counted upon this even be.
f9Ee the election. Fsnm the very frs.
the succeas Of the audacious scheme has
depended upon his Mexican habits of
thought. his carelessness of civil law, his
dogged fdelity:to the ilterests Of friends
and favorites. Grant 10 the mninstay OF
the conspiracy.AN Neio York Sun.
THE LOCAL NEwsPAPER.-Wm. F.
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