New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-05
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DEMOCRATIC INDIGNATION
ADDRESS TO THE COUNTRY

| Address TO THE COUNTRY
THE REPUBLICAN LEADERS ARRAIGYED FOR ys,r,.
PLANNED BEFORE THE ELECTION AND py,c
TICED ~ OBrAISIXG THE REsULTs-THg yr,c
TORAL COMMISSION DERELIcT.
WASHINGTON, ID. G. March AT a c,n.,.
OF the Democratic members OF the House Of Repre.,
tyes, held the third day OF March, 1877 In the U,u
tho House, the following address was unaniroos.,
adopted; isigneO LQ {. LAMAR, Chairman
HENRY B. BANNING,
WM. VI. ROBBINS, Secretaries.
At a meeting OF the members OF the National na,
cratic Committee held the third day Of March Ie,
the following address was unanimously adon,ss
(signed) A. 8. HEWITT Chairm.,
r. Q. PRINCE, Secretary.
To the American People, We submit TO the Counts,
the following review OF the events which have resp,.
in the declaration that Rutherford g. HAYES ha. h.,
elected President Of the United States In tina l.,.
political canvass two facts stood out prominenty-P,,,
the Republican party, true TO its sous,
to unity the North against the SOLID SOUTH" and xha
engaged in that effort It striving make good a.
probable losses In the North by dividing the votes OF N.
South. This division it sought TO effect by an uncous
tutiOnal use Of the army In south Carolina Lou.aas
and Florida; second, the troops were .srf
to those states when there neither inyasioa
nor domestic nsurrection to require ,hs"
with the Legislatures easily 10 be convened the ony S
mand for their presence was made by the State ~
ecutive TIE elections IN these States therefor r..
held IN the shadow OF the military power The bayones
gstened at the polls In depOsting their ballots the
citizens enjoyed only such liberty as the army permitted
In the other States the elections unusually neae
full. Immediately afterward the result showed
that 1876 Tilden electors bad been chosen. on
the whole popular vote they received ma
jority of more than quarter Of million and
II That Of the Caucasian which controls every other
Christian and civilized Government OF the world ibev
received majority OF more than one million. On ~
day succeeding the election IL announced By ts
Chairman OF the Republican National Committee tl,
1874 Tilden and 1s5 Hayes electors hal been rhosss
Nothing had then been learned Of the election exeeas
the actually cast. II has never nee been dutA
that by that vote majority Of Tien electors had been
appointed.
made ia pursuance OF on amusement TO change the
vote shown to have been gwen by the people
THE FORMAL CHARGE.
We charge that after the true result had been pro-
claimed q conspiracy vas formed by the Republican
leaders TO reverse the decision made polls The
field chosen for the development Of the conspiracy vas
the States of Florida and Louisiana.
The persons act with the orsnal consprators WEI.
the Governors and members OF the Returning Boards Of
those The names Of the Gieers IL penled upOn
Marcellus l. stearns, samuel b. Mein and Clayton
A. Cowgirl of Florida; and VIM. Pitt Kellogg j. Aadr
son Wells. Thomas b. Anderson, l.. Case0ave
and J. b. Kenuer OF louisiana. These mea
wcTen OF strangers to the American IeOqe They
had before usrped authority. The returning boards q
those mad made themselves Dy-wOfs 10 ne land
The Governors were known to be pretcuders. II there
ycre tyo names dishonorcd In general estimation, taey
were the names OF VIM. Pit Kellogg and j. Madisoa
wells In such men was the work ul cOIsummlting the
conspiracy coufiied. They entered upon thertas vita
alacrity, advised aud encouraged % leading visiting
Republican statesmen Of the North Ihey t0O@ eAeAsep
with GcliberdtiOn and apparent relard Tor law.
Tley forged the names of oil cs 20 the cettheaes9
election. They threw out votes of precincts upOa an
JyltS which tney knew had been frautulcnty obtained;
indeed. they themselves ordered false aidaylts 10 10
made hundreds Of miles from the places at |hleD tAy
night apJcar justified when they had IN advance deter
mined to make
In FJiL, lie same frauds Characterized the returns
and the action Of the Returning BOiri; votes were
thrown with the same disregard OF Justice Besides
IN that state 1t refused to regard te oid'is oi fols
competent jurisdiction, ana pIVeeedTH it tue mV.
defiant contempt OF judicial authority III tls malhsf
more than 1000 Tdcn votes were thrown OAi ID todA
ana more than 10000 IN Louisiana Inc totes OF t.os
states in consequence OF the conspiracy, WhcI IN laet
mad b, cn east for IIdeu we're gwen t. ht!e.; - -
80 may je remarked here that the temptation 70 Aa-
los. and his Returning Board was very great 10 maHa
fActure cases OF Multiplication Ioi ~ vas os9
on them that the Democratic majority coMa
be overthrow and the conspiracy De successful
Republic Gcser, to lose ITS liberties ii IL ioleats
sucH 0Utrages for an hour. by thls dsry-aI o. Law;
isObedience OF courts and contempt OF the lghLs OF
the voters by their frauds aud corrdptons an1 usup
TONS by their nriberes and peJurles aud fOr4cre, dd
the couspitOrs obtain tine certificates OF clces0l or
tho Republican candidates III the Southern siates
THE COMMISSION.
With the view of facilitating the count and providing
for the peaceful performance OF its duty by Congrcsa
bill was passed creating the Electoral Commission
BY that law the Commission was TO ascertain Tie
true and lawful cote Of every state In tbs
labor it was to exercise as TO the hearing Oh
gress or either house of Congress possessed In the
belief that evidence would be heard and that settle
mcnt OF the disputed question Of facts would De larry
chct the Congress and the people accepted the CON
mission. How that conhdonce has been DISAPPOINTED
how a decision has been made based upon tfusA
consider the unfortunate question OF the dispute, Is VEL
known To the country
Tue Commission by a vote Of 10 T. refused to reee's
the testimony offered except 10 the inellgibltyds
single member in Florida -
Ayoinst these decisions we protest most earnestyh
the name OF free aud republican government.
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