The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-04-11
THE HABITS OF THE PRESIDEN-
TIAL FRAUD.

Inc united STATES never enjoyed, uHJll
Hayes took possession of the white house,
the luxury of a presidential fraud. Up to
the hour when Hayes privately took the
oath of Office, perjury, though it had often
robbed men and women of life, character
and property, had never made a president
of the United States. Perjury had peopled
hell and dungeons. but had never risen to
the sublime dignity of giving forty mil
lions of free people a ruler This crown
ing achievement of the DEVILS most
trusted weapon was reserved for the United
States of America, and the distinguished
honors fell to the lot of r. b. Hayes, first in
fraud first in perjury and first in the affec-
tons of party whose record is the foulest
blot upon civilization. The habits of such
a distinguished miscreant ought to be known
and studied. The tastes of usurper whose
credentials are black with perjury and fraud
ought to be known to the people
over whom he exercises authority.
They are said to be very simple and unos-
tentatious. 1t is barely possible that this
presidential outgrowth of the Louisiana re-
turning board, this official creation of
Wells, Anderson and two negroes, this
political founding taken in and cared for
by Judas Bradley and baptized in nations
scorn, does not care to exhibit himself at
Long Branch on account of the limited
church privileges at that fashionable
watering place, but prefers to remain
nearer the sanctuary where he can
hold communion with such saints as con-
yerted him, by miraculous process, from
weak imbecile governor to fraudulent
president. Among those who are willing to
parade the presidential tramp before the
country as a model of simplicity, the Chica-
go Tribune is winning the notoriety of a
bottle holder in prize ring. The Tribune is
of the opinion that Hayes is steering clear
of temptations He was tempted by Wells
and his confederate black-and- tan thieves,
and accepted their proffered infamy.
What other temptation he has had
since that time the Tribune does
not state. Current report, however,
is that his pimps and trainers have
brought several temptations to the surface.
He has been tempted to use his office to pur-
chase support, and to silence the anathemas
of the people. And later he has been
tempted to violate the constitution by the
appointment OF commission to visit Louisi-
ana for the purpose of doing what
in no sense pertains to the office
of president This fellow Hayes, who
is in Office by the potentiality of fraud. is
usuIping powers that do not belong to the
ofsce-provided he had obtained it in con-
stitutional way. An exchange puts the case
forcibly by saying that "all the power he
has is to act as commander-in-cbief of the
army and navy, with power 10 grant re-
'prieves and pardons, except in cases of i'm
parchment; make treaties-with the con-
sent Of the senate-appoint ambassadors,
by ministers and consuls and other officers
whose appointments are provided for law,
convene the two houses on extraordinary
occasions, and adjourn them in case of dis
agreement, and to see that the laws be faith
fully executed and commission all officers
appointed according to law.
Here ends the power of the federal exec
'utive, who has no more right to send CON-
mission to Louisiana than he has to create
ANY other office. For the eight to seven
commission there was an act of congress
For the proposed Louisiana commission
there is no power whatever. IL he can APP
point he can clothe with power, provide
payment for services impose oaths for SER
vice, etc, ETC." These transactions indicate
very conclusively that the presidential
fraud is still the victim of tempta
ton, and that he does not hesitate
to yield to them. provided the result
strengthens his hold upon Office or in
anywise serves to obscure the frauds by
which it was secured. 1t would be interest
ing for the Tribune to state just where its
model returning board president obtains the
power to organize the Louisiana com
mission or to interfere in any way
with the government of state,
as also where he obtains his grant OF power
to dispose of state governments. Evidently
Hayes has got fact, fiction, fraud and false
Lood so mixed up in his policy that he is be-
wildered, though there are no indications
that his conscience is disturbed by the crimes
that placed him in office. II is bad enough
for the good name of the country to tolerate
Hayes as president bat 10 add to the ma
tiOnai humiliation by pointing to him as a
pattern Of virtue il specimen of brazen eff
fronterv scarcely more Objectionable than to
make Judas and Jesus change places in his
tory. IL should he understood that Hayes is
presidential fraud. and that by no process
of reasoning can the foul stains that attach
% LIS ,aame be o5literated or obscured.