The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-08-27

ed that their candidate of last year was not
a very popular man, and that If there was
to be any chance OF success, there must be
a change of candidates. The candidate Of
last year, Talbot, was, therefore, waited
upon by the democracy singly, by pairs, in
squads, and by attachments, and finally by
the entire state committee in body and
requested to take himself out of the way.
He refused, He was pointed out the fact
that while change of less than two thou
sand votes would have elected a democrat
two years ago, yet he was buried last year
under an adverse majority of nearly fifteen
thousand votes. But he was determined
to "stick," and he stuck" But they rid
themselves of him. Votes were more po-
tent than his individual will, and, on the
third ballot, Joseph H. Williams was NOM
mated as the democratic candidate for
governor. They then unanimously de-
nounced the "monstrous fraud by which
Rutherford B. Hayes was indicted into the
presidency and was thus enabled to do all
the good things which they 80 unstintedly
praise; and with "fraud" inscribed on
their banners, and shouting themselves
hoarsc with the cry of "fraud," they
marched forth to what they confidently be-
lieved was certain victory. But they
caught Tartar
After considering the matter for about
week, Mr.. Williams accepts the nomina-
ton, but, in accepting, he places his own
construction on the platform, as follows;
Considering the second resolution, no.
where find in it any impeachment of the
presidents title to the high office which he
now occupies, and | have no difficulty in
according to it my full concurrence. That
title, though stoutly contested, was recog.
nized and became valid by the decision of
the tribunal which acted under authority
of law, to which all parties and all the
states through their senators and represen-
tatives i'll congress had given their deliber-
ate assent. The fraud charged by that
resolution referred, as l understand from
the language used, to transactions which
took place in the discharge of the functions
of the returning boards of Louisiana and
other states-illegal and fraudulent acts
within the competency of those states re-
epectively 10 deal with, but which, in
the view taken by the electoral commission,
might have occurred as alleged and yet be
beyond the range of their jurisdiction to
Judicially determine.
What, then, becomes of the cry of
'fraud"2 However much other democrats
may disavow the old time principles Of the
party-that the acts of state, certified as
required by The constitution and laws of
the United States, cannot be impeached or
questioned by congress he does not pro-
pose to. His position, too, is perfectly
impregnable. However much fraud there
may have been in the Louisiana election
and in ascertainiDg and declaring the re.
sult-and we presume no one will deny
that both parties were guilty of fraud-un-
der the rule of law promulgated by the
electoral commission, and it is rule Of
law held to by democrats until it was seen
that its practical operations would work
against them, it might very well happen, as
it has happened, that Rutherford B. Hayes
shonld he DECLARED eloctod president win
the electoral votes Of Louisiana and South
Carolina counted in his favor, while Hamp-
ton and Nichols should become the gov
errors, respectively, of South Carolina and
Louisiana-and there be no fraud about
the matter that congress could inquire in
10, or that could in the Il asst impeach Pres
ident Hayes title to his office.
The clear emphatic statement Of this
impregnable proposition has thrown the
democratic party of Maine into disorder,
and they threaten revolt and new
ticket. And 1t is not strange-for the party
entered the canvass without an issue, and
now their candidate has taken away their
battle cry. With this cry Of fraud" thus
summarlly disposed of, the SO called south
ern policy receiving cordial endorsements
on every side, ard the circular 10 office hold
ers commanding more and more favor as il
is better understood, President Hayes is
letting the dead past bury its dead, inau-
gurating new era Of good feeling, and
preparing the country for new and live
issues which must soon be met, and, per-
haps, paving the way for reconstruction
of party lines.