The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-11-10
s., MONROE LOUISIANA SATURDAY, NOVEMBER TO- 1877. .t

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at the doors OF the pay offices to exact
The whole office-holding class were
made to exhaust their power. Even
the army, for the first time, to the dis
gust of the soldiers and many Of the
officers, was moved about the country
rs an electfoneerfng Instrument. 'l+'
| Here Mr.. Tilden, departing from his
prepared speech, shouted out sAn1l
here let me say, fellow-cttizens, that !,
for one, am undoubtedly opposed to
any increase Of the army. will never
consent to it-never, no, never.' = -
Mr.. Tildeu continued ssAn this was
done under the eye of the beneficiary
of 1t who was making the air vocal
with professions Of civil service reform.
He began after he had himself xha,st-
ed all the immoral advantages Of civil
service abuses. Public opinion In some
States was overborne by corrupt influ-
ences and by fraud. But SO strong was
the desire for reform that the Demo-
cratic candidates received 4, ,8OO, 900 suf-
frages. This was majority OF the
popular vote Of about 500, 600, and L.
25O, 900 Of the white citizens The step
from an extreme degree Of corrupt
abuses in the elections to a subversion
OF the elective system itself .is natural
No sooner was the election over than
the whole power Of the Office holding
class, led by Cabinet minister, was
eXerted to procure, and did procure,
from the State can nvassers Of two States
illegal or fraudulent certificates, which
were made pretext for u false count Of
the electoral votes. TO enable these
officers to exercise the immoral cour-
age necessary to the part assigned to
Al,@ - A. Al
timidity which God has implanted in
the human brain as a limit to criminal
audacity, detachments OF the army
were sent to afford them shelter. The
expedients by which the votes of cleo
tors chosen by the people of these two
States were rejected, and the votes Of
the electors having the illegal and
fraudulent certificates were counted,
and the menace of the tlsurpatiOn by
the President of the Senate Of dictatO-'
rial power over all the questions In con-
troversy, and the menace Of the en-
fOrcement of his pretended authority
by the army and navy-the terrorism
Of the business classes, the kindred
measures by which the false count was
consummated, are known. The result
is the establishment OF u precedent de-
structive of our whole elective system.
The magnitude Of IL political crime
must be measured by its natural and
necessary consequences. Our great Re-
public has been the only example in
the world Of regular and orderly trans
fer of the government succession by
the elective system. '-"
Here again Mr.. Tilden ran off from
his speech, and told about Fr,nce under
Napoleon Ill, aud answering an inter
rogatory from the crowd, he said it was
shown there that Il despotism could be
! established even under the form of uni
versal suffrage. Then, returning again
to the great crime, he excitediy de-
manded to know of his auditors II they
would ever cOndone it. sYou won't
coutlonc it he cried. "You will never
condone it," "A voice, "Never! no
neverW1
Mr.. Tilden-The American people
will not condone it under any pretext,
or for any purpose. Young men, in
the order of nature, we who have
guarded the sacred traditions OF our
free government will soon leave that
work to you, within the life of most
who hear me. Our republic will em-
brace hundred millions Of people.
Whether its institutions shall be pre-
served in substance and in spirit as well
rs in barren forms, and will continue
to be blessing to the toiling millions
and Il good example to mankind, now
everywhere seeking n larger share in
the management Of their own affairs,
will depend on you. At this point Mr..
Tilden interjected some remarkable ut
terances. He said that whatever hap
pened, swear, yes, l swear, that
will maintain the institutions of the
country as they have been handed
down from our fathers. Will you not
maintain them say, will you not
maintain them, too?
A voice, "You bet we will, Mr.. Til
den."J 1 avail myself of the occasion
to thank all our people, in State or
country. who have accorded to me their
support-not personal to myself, but
for the cause l have represented, and
which has embraced the largest and
holicst interests of humanity. ~.
Mrs. Hayes temperament Is stronger
than that of her husband. She is not
only Il woman Of wishes-she is a wom-
an of will-with force, keenest tact, and
purpose to accomplish what she will.
She has Il strong jaw-it would be
Extensively SO in IA woman il its aggres-
sive force were not subdued by the ten
der softness of her eyes. Nature ex-
DGndetl force and cha racter enough IN