The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-05
MADE PRESIDENT BY FRAUD
AN ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE By THE
DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS-.
The unfamy OF the Returning Poard.-Re-
ver.,ns the WIN Of the Nuori,y-A Last-
Ing Disgrace 10 the American Pcople

wAsnINGroN March Alta caucus Of the
| Democratic members Of the House, held on
| Saturday the following address was unani-
mousy adopted. II was also adopted by the
National Democratic Committee:
| 10 he im0icdn People;
| We submit to the country the following TO
view Of the events which have resulted in the
| declaration that Rutherford y. Hayes has been
elcO ted President Of the United States. In tho
| late political canvass two facts stood out promi-
| nently
First-Thc Republican party true TO it's Sec
tional nature. sought to unity the North against
| the solid South and while engaged in that
| effort II was striving to make good its probable
| losses in the North by dividing the votes OF tho
| South. This division T. sought to effect by an
| unconstitutional use Of te army in South Caro-
| lima Louisiana. and Florida.
| Sccond-The troops were sent 10 those States
| when there was neither invasion nor domestic
| insurrcction TO require them. With the Legis-
latures easily TO b. convened. the only demand
for their presence wa- mal. hy the state execu-
tive. The elections in these States therefore
were held in the shadow Of the military power.
The bayoncts elstcned at the polls. In deposit
| ing their ballots the citizens enjoyed only such
| liberty as the army permitted. In the other
States the elections were unusually peaceful
Immediately afterward tho result showed that
1876 Tildcn electors had been chosen. OF the
| whole popular vote they received a majority Of
more than "a quarter Of million, and OF that Of
the Caucasian race which controls every other
Christian and civilized government OF the
world. they received II majority of more than
one million.
On the day succeeding tho election. Il wa. an
nounced 10y the Chairman Of the Republican
National Committee that Isl Tiden and ls5
Hayes electors had bcen chosen. Nothing had
| then been learned of the election. excepiing the
vote actually cast. II has never since been dis
| putrd that 10y that vote a majority OF Iildcn
electors had been appointed. such an an
| noun-"mrnt. therefore. could only have been
made in pursuanr" of an arrans"m"nt 10
| change the vote shown To- have been given hy
W. chargc that after the truo result had boon
| proclaimed a conspiracy WIS formed 10y the Re-
| publican leaders tu reverse IN" decision madc
at The lu j.. The irld chosen i"r the i,Nelqy-
m"nt Of tho consl ira'v WIS the states II Florida
! and Louisiana. The persons to at with the
original consl iraiors were tn Governors and
states The field was well chosen. aud
persons for the work TO bc done For
NOR" than ten years those states had been
! subjected 10 govcrnmrut- not OF their choice.
! Taxation and maadminls lstraii9n had robbed
| their spirit and hope. The army Of the United
States had been freely used to NAN
| tain thos' governments in their acts
II corrumon and usurpation. Il
was believed that ~ serves woull
the ihe m oioer. is deTT"nded nIon are Marrc, n IT,
siearn., Samuel B VI Linn. ind Cnyton l. Cow
/ gill of Florida and VIM PIT Kellogg. j. Mad
is9n Wells. Thos .. Ander-ons /. Cas- nave and
| j. b. h"nn"r OF Lou -ianu. 1hc-" men We're
not siransers to the American rpeoplc; They
| Boards of those States had made themselves hy-
words in the land. The Governors we're known
| 10 bc pr.tenders. II there were two names dis
namcs. Of William Pitt Kellogg ana j. Madi-
of communicating the conspiracy confilcd.
| They entered upon their task with alarrity. adj
| K"puh'an statesmen ot the North They took
each si'p WI 81 "lirra'i AMI apparent r'gnri
VIM PIT keliosg and hl- subordnat =. 49,
sumcd ~ olu-iNe control u tie ~" .ution of tho
thousands entitled to il and added thousands
| To- the lists who had no right to vote. On the
day 9f the election the 9oll- were manasresd 10y
M,. IA E ' !Is tns's' ,r.s.. rnl m VA AT n WIN %
w.cinri N.rn in"nsi n',,''.ry' ,n' nee "' pt,
| hha'"' u'N's "''S ,ttin,l ttin,,l III t' i"Tt",v w
n.n, m .,n,c instance, :. an. then returned To- h. Cnn
,a,,iut ID a. ~ he 100 on"r e,e, q, a. siN.,- pgno
aito.,t ther After the returns had been dem, rri
to S 0's a l White ,i@ ,htS Msre oI,aeG
WIN IT. consent and the or-usl sres, an,fso ~ and
were oicuei the Board. with an aplenfanee of iar-
s, 'p pren '6S' but vSa '' l6s %"' dpeon @ 'S, va
made =. To- ma, ,r sh,'A 's pS"anl'i ,,'l,,
clud,d, although ue aw constituting the board required
| lhhk " -fi Nf t|iI''. i ''tt ~
mn.rr. not con,,rred hs t,s stature nnd IN ue mo-,
Of c board an.,9 loli h.9s 81 t,A n' ta m I'm, M
aci been elected tn, ior-ct ine pane m "i.,ts to
precinct. upon ailav,ts wrce they knew hal hccn
reuulsni' obtained indeed h'N 'hsm'' I've, % oriri@rd @
place. at which they purporcd 10 have been akrn,
"hSh the, '' i1a in sdtaa@ i,Si,gnci u maxi fe?
srs ssS. 5T r., rom e '1 % r s1 va" c I Rreoa eI 10
sisr them iur~i, uon They cgrruls N order to elee.
SP"',t'", SeP IL, votes % whio6 had never been cast
ira."ret I" ,n'"r into ncs"tapo' WIN n.'n me i'Rnn
decision Ahll million oiddlif- wa. Nc piiac asked
crnt. Of iou..lnl to eirci in Stat, u,kri ur parry
M9d,m Mglf WIN H. Mi,s >@i}9.eg gs % III, iH"i,r Hs, t,r
t.r''" cash "a hand The mon'' va, net s"ld N,SSo S
,id, Of il.' b l0uh,auper'y cr,'pI' VA. de,,aGd
admitted that he was paid 10y that ors""@AN"n Tor ms
In f"riia The .aine frauds charscrri,"d e returns
and th' aehan o, the k'tgrnns so1rd vote; % w.fs
m that STATE It refused regard nc orders g" courts Of
compgq aTsc,on ana @ ~ .hs n",' MANI vman.
ihan og thou,snd Idsn vote, VET inryMn o" IN tgn. &
ol thnr state. N conequenec Of ne e"n'IragA' Which
,o Have. s nag fnc c@v ''' ssca Tor dis ouasce'
reversed OF the Judgment m me people Is uai ln'nnda
where ie vote, had been Thrown out whether ul.i
Viii, or pfc,cntrd some from alemlms hic polls, it
Afforded IN either cas NO. lu,uh hhW"" & &"t 'ur , 1n
ins hoard. Bu, tho statute Of louisiana ON,
authorized pfoof intimidation IN cases
where charge of violence were made ~ wtilnf ~ the
Flrciun. ON the dhN when tile election
held These changes were tn hr enclosed tu the
board IN the envelope containing iio returns u airW
cA-s on, were the changes mad" A. required, "a the
rest eNid nee wa, received Without proper foundation
in the main afliihviis writhu out by clerks
and emulnvee. of the kriurWns Hoard, without
ever having by the pcr-uns rntporng to NcrlN
them thr officers tIOttns Ia r"riiA M tl>, there
| Wa therefore. nn adequate proof ul liuhiAtun
IL mny hp remarked here that the temptation 10 kcl-
lnsg and his Il turning Board asNrrN great t. manuhc
turV ca a.rs at intimidation, tor u was ONLY ON them that
the Demncrnur majority could be oNrrihroMn and the
con,IIrn,, be- ,ucco-.fu W. should iaIl call the
dotrine nt intimidation in politics II di.quhlncs from
,ntius not only tht pnics 10 the act of iutmidhuoi
but ali thosr who have voted Al the samr precincts
with them Two persons may conclude 10 MAKE case
Of Intimidation, Ail thereby cause parish casting
thousands oi VOTES hr rejected II makes
election. farce II takes The power ifum thr people u
YES. IT Returning Houids II enables thu lnui Ia i'm
nose the sevrfc-t of political TFntlurs-disranchi,'.
incnt-w without giving to the persons punished up
portunily OF hcauns or irial Republic
deserves 10 los it. liberties # II lrrats such ourhgrs
lor nm hour By mis- disregard OF law di~h,dian,c o
courts, and contempt OF the rights of the
,nirr, hy their frauds and cufiuluons and
n.urpatiuis hy their hrih rics aud perfumes
nnl iprsrris did the enn-urabf, oinn the crinh'Ht,
M election the Republican cAniHc- IN the South
rrn stat. named From the day TINT tir ruuou- were
issued Ia the Hayes rlo tor, IN LOUISIANA and fufdh
tho country ha. been nrd with hn Unprecedented CA
ccmcnt N, prnpc have done httc cl~' th,n engage
m dian.,inm as to tho fraudulent conduct CO.,