Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-08
FAYETTtVtE. ftxGtssst,
Thursday Asrning, March s. 1917
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fEG On Tuesday, 9th uk.,
a Democratic Mass Meeting was
sreld in Washington city TO con-
slider the national situation and
denounce fraud. Hon. John
NJ, Bright was one of the speak
ers, and said
He had felt the dignity and
'o!emnity of the question. which
was not whether Tiiden or
Hayes should occupy the pres
idential chair, but reached TO
the very foundation, of the A.
rnerican Government. In o.
luding TO the prostration of
Louisiana, he said that State
had deposited its votes in favor
OF Tilden by The sanction and
authority of the Republican
officials themselves.
Under the Consultation he
d-fied any man TO touch the
votes SO deposited. But the
hand Of violence, had been
thrust into the ballot-box in de-
fiance of the Constitution, and
the result had been changed.
He reviewed the Louisiana
question, and argued that the
action of the returning board
MAS illegal. He also alluded
feelingly to the disappointment
as 10 the actions of the menu
bers Of the Supreme Court, who
had been considered unap-
preached and uuapprochable.
lie was very severe on their par
tisaaship.
Hc reflected severely on the
Electoral Commission, and ar
gucd eloqucntly against their
injustice in the questions they
had acted upon. They were
supposed to seek the truth, and
not stop ut the presumption of
truth on the word of dishonest
returning boards. He referred
TO the fact that the House of
Representatives understood and
believed that the court would
investigate and seek the truth,
and would present the result 10
the American people. Perjury,
j.. bribery, the constitution, and
the statutes were held TO the
rycs Of the court, but they
failed TO see them. They over
booked everything in order 10
count the vote for r. b. Hayes.
When q judge pendulates
from one point to another he
degradcs his judicial position.
He believed that criticism and
history would impale every one
of the traitors, and they will
find places with Judas Iscariot
and Benedict Arnold. The qucs-
tion thy had to meet was how
were they to avoid these things.
The speaker alluded to the del
icate situation of the House Of
Representatives which was de-
batting what to do for the best.
The people had the reformation
in their own hands and congress
men must appeal TO them for
their own yiadication.
His question, "Should they
follow the lead of General Fill
buster, and let the result be
what it may?" was loudly APP
plauded. The speaker ex-
blamed the many dangers that
inenaced the Legislators and the
dire results of a misstep. He
deprecated the chances of an
anarchy, which was an evil they
had to guard against. There
was no man so hardened in crime
that he would not feel the thun-
derbolts of a nations protest
when it is visited on the head
of an offender. lie drew a
lesson that they could console
themselves with the thought
that if Hayes got the chair oc-
cupied by Washington that par
~ would never have the pleas
ure of seating another Presi-
dent. He closed with a COM
uarison of the situation to the
cleaning of the Augean stables
by Hercules, and admonished
them that when the country be-
came clean let them keep it 30
forever. [ApPlause.J
The following are the ohsers
Of Lincoln Lodge, No. 90, ! u y.