The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-03
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Cuylcr commences a glorih alton Of our Con-
tcnnial President In the Er1geii1 by affirming
THAT he camc % the Presidential chair by AN
air line Of honest merit and not hy an un-
drrgrouni railroad of selfish manruvring'
Whether this straight line was really honest
and free from unworthy motives will depend
on facts, and not on DR.. Cuylors ip-c dixit
His attempt to cover sin by leaving il in the
hands of politicians. will hardly satisfy honest
men. II Mr.. Tildcn hal publicly acknowledged
his lnfeat when the election was over. ii he had
stated ~ late NJ Thanksgiving that Mr. Hayes
was fairly elected. and then by an air line Of
fraud and disregard for law planned
hy onlcchollers. and carried out by
Returning Boards and the Electoral
Commission. had been seated in the Presidcn-
tal chair. we would have said of him that he
was a sharor in the crime of those who had
stolen through forms Of law the rights of
forty millions of people.
Such suppositon we feel 10 bc degrading
We think betterOf this man of tried integrity.
whose only crime il that he has served his State
too we'll to satisfy dishonest men. We believe
that such an Offer would have been spurncd
10y him with utter contempt. and we doubt not
that with Henry Clay he would rather be right
than be President
Again DR.. Cuyler says 1t ought to be un-
u'lNlIlfl lldl lN' A0f'lliNn DiNiN' Iltlff 10
pick their own Presidents" W. think tits high
time that mon in his position should know that
tho American propl" in picking their President
rcir tod Mr. Hayes 10y a minority of two hun
drcd and MY thousand on the whole VOTE AMI
on million on IN" white vote.
Let MS take u glance at the air line Of honest
merit. which DIR. Cuyler commcnds 50 highly.
We have no intention Of entering into the de-
tails Of the process by which the end was
reached. We admit that tho line Of Returning
Boards. backed hy the Electoral Commission.
was in one sense sufficiently straight. There
was but one object ia view. and that object wa-
pursued regardless Of every other interest.
Tho Commission. by partisan majority.
refused to entertain tho proof of fraud
in the disputed Statcs. and confined
their attention to the question OF determining
what were the returns certified by the Governor
except in the ease Of OregOn-abOut which
there was no dispute. This they did in face Of
the fact that they took an oath TO determine
what were the true and lawful returns that the
friends II the measure had no doubt that the
Office Of the Commission was to determine not
simply the certified. but the true. electoral
votes from tho disputed states and that Mr.
Norton. who hal rs good right M
any other man 10 know tho import
OF the hill. declared that il conferred not only
sion To- go behind the returns and determine
not simply what wcrc tho certified hut what tho
true electoral yots- Instead OF this the Com
mission resolved, in dircct conflict with the
views 81 both those who supported ana opposed
tho hill-in opposition o. every precs lent un l'r
republican rule-in opposition % the uction Of
Congress In taking evidence In those states
not 10 20 behind the r'turna. or not T. enter
tain any facts that would prove fraud. II may
we'll ho said that their action disappointed the
hopes of those who love tho truth. and who
asked no more than that n fair Investigation Of
the facts should bo hal. Wethink that moro
baso betrayal II an important trust was mover
male 10y any mon. Whenthe truth WIS on trial.
thcy are responsible for LAYING down the Inn
moral principle, and acting On ii. that fraud
being admitted. AMI tho violation Of
law being clearly proved, We are bound
To stand 10y the returns AMI enact
them into law. thus stripping Congress of the
power that belongs To- the humblost board Of
inspectors in the lanI. They i'ially declare
that in tho way 81 party success NJ barrier ean
stand that this end paramount To- love Of coun-
try and love ot truth AMI will Justify framing in
iguity into law. When thcy thus sivetncir Prcsi-
dent title to his olii''e with the charge of fraud
unanswered. the con fusion is fair that this was
the host they could do. This action was
an admission that they could not stand before
m" ia''-. The" well know that in Florida Gen.
BARLOW admitted ina, the S,atr went for Mr.. TIL
den: that a Republican repr sentative from
'la' S,ae adhi't'd mat same thing and eX-
p"s'd inc iraud ON tn" hoor OF Congress; and
'h"t me supreme Court OF the state decided
'ha' the '"h'ass"rs nat violated the law and by
Il r""h'"-- 'l tho state ordered hy the Log
iS.''ur'' "e state was given io Mr.. T'htrn.
lh'Y w,r' not ignorant oi the tact that. under
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''n r'pu'"'"h form oil government five
mon I'D LOUISIANA are virtually appointed To-
vote q l"" Su'' AMI that IN violation oi this
navy. ''ur IN n am 'h'y 'l one party per- RIM
"''7 'in ''n our N'h' hhl"' year, "nll' II
"pP"iS vi 'N'l'N'' 'hA' u'r' W'r' hut wv
rrr''h' ts Wh'r'" .4'''lon- were mad" according
'"l"W' anu rom one "l il'~' on hundred vote
M'r' '"7' oul III "''"I''h 'f Ni'h law leaving
Nr lui'h som" seven or esht thousand nla-
'"rty
Nlihsu' n ia't- as these. W. are not surprised
'ha' mon VINO are eor"H" ~ sH'rih ing tn ir
country ani truth for me sake of party anil
power iopni Il IN Convenient u - l"hnt th"
returns hn' w" are surprised tnat l'r tnyl"r
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