The daily gazette., 1877-02-24
SECOND EDITION
From the Baltimore Gazette, ,sss IN ,ss.-
TILDEN'S MILLION WHITE MA
'it -'i F3pnJORITY. Rih- la aln.

J Tilden had a clear majority of the states
and in the electoral colleges, and ma
jority Of 270,000 OIL the popular vote. Not.
withstanding this, the Electoral Commits
sion is about to court In Hayes, and the
defrauded party and its candidate will
submit. " But an appeal will lie from this
iniquitous decision to the ballot-box, and
the fraudulent President, Returning
Board Hayes, and his fraudulent admin
lstration, will be In a minority from the
start. For the two hundred and seventy
Thousand majority do not represent a
more numerical superiority, but superb
ority of intelligence and character. "a Ofthe
eight hundred thousand negro votes
which were polled at the election Hayes
received quite nine-tenths. This shows
that Iilden received million majority OF
the white votes, N North and South. Til
den is the white mans choice by a mil
lion superiority; Hayes is the choice Of
the ignorant and demoralized negroes OF
the South. It seems from these figures
that 1t is about time ior the republicans to
cease talking about the 'ssolid South
Now how were these 800, 900 negroes in
iuced TO vote for Hayes? By gross de-
ceptions and by force. The negroes were
imposed upon by most absurd and paltrv
stories. They were told that If Tilden
was elected they would be resold into
slavery; that they would be exported to
Africa. This was the case even In Vir-
ginia, Maryland and Kentucky. The
fact that such absurd ideas could infiu-
ence them showed how unfit they were to
choose President for the white people.
Butin addition todeceptions like thisfOrce
was employed The real intimidation at
the South was not by whites against ne
groes, but of radical negroes against their
political opponents. The few negroes
who desired to vote for Hampton, or
Nichols or Tilden, were in terror oftheir
lives, from bands of black outlaws and
ruffians who roamed over the country. In
addition to these there were the machin-
ations of the carpet-baggers, backed up
by United States troops. 1t was by these
means that the eight hundred thousand
negro votes were given to Hayes. But
even in the spite of these the states Of
Flol ida and Louisiana cast their majori-
ties for the other party. All this is well
understood by the country, and though
the countin conspiracy will triumph and
overthrow the right for while, sure
and crushing rebuke is coming from the
next election. Itwas never the purpose
of the North in giving liberty to the ne
gro that it should lose its own. 1t wal
mot the purpose of the North when i
gave suffrage to the negro that it shoult
neutraliZe all the efforts of honesty anC
patriotism in the land. The states O
Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Wis
'consin gave to Hayes very slender major
titles. The majorities of the Pacific Slop,
were smaller still. All of these MAORI
ties will be reversed at the next election
The city of Pittsburg the other day chan
ged Hayes majority of seven Thousand
into democratic majority of eleven hun
dred. This is the beginning. The Amer
ican people hate fraud, and they will
vote against the party that puts in afraud
! ulent President. "