The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-02-28
CRIME ELECTS.

There can be little doubt that Rutherford
B. Hayes will he declared president of the
United States. and the fact brings into the
boldest possible prominence the acts of des-
potism, the frauds and perjuries by virtue
of which the damning crime will be con
stmmated. Since the 9TH of November
when the American people by their votes
made Samuel J. Tllden and Thomas A. Hen
bricks president and vice president, the rad
ical managers have sought by every species
of crime against constitutions, law, justice
and truth to reverse the decision of the peo-
pie During the period of this crime-hatch-
ing the misecrants have from time TO time
intimated their deep adherence of fraud
and earnest desire to obtain an honest count.
Every assertion of the kind made by the
radical managers was lie more infamous
than that which cost Ananias his life, and as
damning as any that ever consigned q soul
90 the DEVILS custody.
Grant, while he was massing troops at va
rious points for the express purpose OF pro-
tecting thieves and perjurers and crime
stained and crime-scabbed radical villains,
whose purpose he well understood, said
that mo man worthy of the Office of presi-
dent should be willing to hold it if counted
IN or placed there by fraud, " and yet he
ordered forward swords. bayonets shot and
shell that fraud might triumph and that
the honest verdict Of the American
people might be set aside and rs if this were
not sufficient to allay the suspicious of the
people. this same soulless despot, this
bride taking excresence OF radicalism de-
clared that "the country can not afford to
have the result tainted by the suspicion of
illegal or false returns" These were the
declarations that went forth TO the people
while troops were concentrating in South
Carolina and Florida and Louisiana and
Washington These utterances were sent
forth broadcast while orders were given to
strike down legislatures, overthrow supreme
courts and protect thieves and perjurers in
charge of ballot-boxes and returning boards
AS result we have so far the following ex-
hibit of crime in favor of the radical csndi-
date for president:
The popular vote OF Florida "as actually
For Tilden anu Hendricks. PASS
For Hayes and Wheeler. ............ = 3i9
Majority for TiIden and Hendricks 30
The electoral vote of Florida as actually
stolen:
For Hayes and Wheeler.
cast:
For Tilden and Hendricks $3.50
For Hayes and Wheeler..................... " Ia
Majority for Tilden and Hendricks. $685.
The electoral vote of Louisiana actually
stolen:
For Hayes and WheeIer...............-..........
Number of votes in Florida and Lou
tsana disfranchsed... los 2S
Number of voters In the republic dis
Number o. electoral votes stolen........ u
Actual electoral majority for 1ilden
and Hendricks - 23
Nominal electoral majority FOR Hayes
ana wheeler. I
Popular majority for Tilden and Hen
261OO
Here we have twelve electoral votes abso-
lutely stolen-a popular majority of 266, 705
votes reversed and 1915, sol voters disfran-
chIsed This is the result of radical viii
lainy, the reward of crime, the outcome of
fraud. Can the country afford it? Can
Rutherford b. Hayes stand it? IL is under
stood that the democratic party anu honest,
patriotic men Of all parties will be com
pelied to stand it and submit 10 the result
These frauds will be Rutherford B. Hayes's
credentials when he presents himself to go
through the farce OF taking the oath of Of
fee He will realize, if not as dead 10
noble impulses as stone, that crime has
made him president. that he is creation OF
fraud and perjury; disgrace TO the office,
disgrace TO his country and to his kind.
That every damning perjury which made
the count of the Louisiana returning board
possibility converges upon him and bur
rows in his soul, and that they will settle
down upon him like rust and eat into him
like canker. Such will be the verdict of
the honest portion of the American people.
He can no more escape from its whitening
curse than Cain could outrun the mark that
God placed upon him. If he takes the office
he takes the curse.