The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-03-07
THE FRAUD CONSU NJ 4 II Ed.

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The long suspense is over Inc
count is finished. Hayes has been
inaugurated, and for the first time IN :
an hundred years fraudulent ana
defeated President is in the White
House. Very many good people see
in this success of fraud, perjury and
corrupt practices the end of constitu-
tional government and the death OF
civil liberty in America. The PEG
pie had seen Congress defy honesty
and revel in crimes that brought the
blush of shame to every honest mans !!
cheek; they had seen corruption in
all the high places of the govern
ment and their President himself be-
scattered with the mud from the cess
pool of political, social and moral de-
graduation, and they still chung With
pride to their Supreme Court, their
last and only barrier and protection
against the encroachments Of reck-
less politicians and INSCRIPTIONS
partisans. They have now seen that
high Tribunal turned into a'political
machine to legalize fraud and en-
dorse a cheat, a sham and forgery;
and as the members of that Court
come out of the dirty work with be-
draggled gowns and soiled ermine it
is no wonder that the people should
indulge in gloomy forebodlngs and
despair Of the future. The situation
, lis grave and the only hope now left
the country is in the complete union,
through discipline and aggressive
policy, of the National Democratic
!, party. The feature we like the least
, in the whole muddle is seeming d.
vision in the ranks of that party
! This is likely to be temporary only
and as the victory of the Republi
+ cans is one of the kind that is worse
!, than defeat, since it is certain that il
G can never win another, even by fraud
9 it becomes every lover of liberty an(
l., free government to hold fast to th'
l. only hope left.
|, At home the situation is still some
:. what mixed although our dispatches
o assure US of the certainty Of the re
:. cognition of the Nichols govern
|. ment or at least that it will be lie
y alone. We hear some doubts ex
r pressed because it would seem to b.
q a logical and consistent necessit,
n for Hayes, elected by Louisiana
a vote, to declare that Packard wa
" also elected by the same vote. Log
r. ic and consistency have had but lit
q tie to do with the whole Questio
J. and We see no reason why so small
y matter should bother the elastic con
# science of a man who is 80 ready t
i, accept an Office reekng with frau
,e and so willing to have it thrust upo
20 him by means so foul and rulings 3
J. contradictory as those that const
If tute his title to the place. Their
.. seems to have been some bargai
Of with Hayes that in consideration {
i the Southern Democrats refusing t
10 flibuster he would let their Stat
governments severely alone. Th
" removal Of the troops in New o.
y. leans from the city to the Barrack
" would seem to be some evidence tbs
y Hayes means to keep his part of tn
m bargain as the Democrats have kel
d theirs. We are not overly hopef.
i. but see no reason yet to doubt til
10 peaceable continuance Of our Stat
&c government. This much we know
es that if Hayes keeps hands of the'
re- will be precious little left Of I'll
70 Packard sham and fraud in thirt
q days from this date.