The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-04

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FACTS AND FIGURES--THE POOR BLACK
MAN AND THE FRAUDULENT PRESIDENT.
From the Boston 1'raUeter.
A few days after the Inauguration of
President Hayes, a Washington despatch
reported Gen. Butler as having said,
The Republican party have worked long
and zealously, and have won defeat, +"
Whether it is true that he did say it we
do not know. but either Gen. Butler or
the reporter was possessed of remarkable
foresight thus early to subscribe the fate
which now so terribly has befallen the
southern Republicans. Paradoxical as it
may seem, recent events show that they
total and irretrievable defeat for them,
selves.
Two distinct crises marked the curious
process by which these new and iDcong
ruous results have been wrung from a
history which must forever be standing
reproach to those who have deliberately
robbed it of all truth and honesty. One
crisis began with the discovery on the 9Th
day of last November that the claimed
election of Tilden was vain boast, and
eliminated on the 9th of December in the
Louisiana returning boards counting that
state for Hayes and Packard. The other
began during the latter part of February
in the trade by which the Democrats
agreed to the peaceable inauguration Of
President Hayes, and has just eliminated,
substantially, in the delivery Of the consid-
Grafton therefor-the overthrow of Gov.
Packard. 1t is important to review this
crooked history briefly.
For few hours following the November
election there was general belief that the
Democrats had elected their candidate for
president. Among all sincere Republicans
there was heartfelt depression, for that
result seemed to sound the death knell OF
equal rights in one-half of the republic.
During these burdensome hours a few
Republicans called upon Gov. Hayes, iu
Columbus, and to them he made this
remarkable speech:
don't care for myself and party and the coun
try, too. stand it; put do care for the pool
colored men Of the south. Under the new regime
northern men can't live there, and will leave dc
pity the poor black men Of the south. The result
viii be that southern Democrats will come into
power and practically treat the constitutional
amendments as utilities and then the colorcG
mans fate will be worse than when he was in
slavery with humane master to look after his in
terests.;
Thenceforth this seemed to be the key
note to the struggle for victory. When
hope dawned upon the Republicans of the
north, they at once looked to the Republ
cans of the south as the object of theil
solicitude, They said to them: "Holc
what you have, and we will come to YOU
rescue" The southern Republicans
answered that they held the balance o
power surely, and all they asked was pro
lection from the mob to enable them t
prove it. As it was conceded that Tilder
had within one vote of enough to elec
him. this attitude required good deal o
courage. Events have shown that Louisi
ana was the pivotal state, and to that w
may confne our attention now Accordin
to promise, the troops were so placed i
New Orleans as 10 protect the returnin
board against violence, and commissio
of able Republicans from the north wa
sent to superintend the counting Of tn
votes. Under their guidance and protet
ton, Mr.. Hayes, was elected presider
) and Mr.. Packard governor. Tho defeat
one Republican eiector in that state woul
haye defeated President Hayes Their,
fore, the following figures, embodying tt
! result of the count, are vitality imrortan