The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-21
RETURNING BOARD INDICTMENT.
VIEWS or THE COUNTRY PRESS
THEREON.
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VIEWS or THE COUNTRY PRES,
| THEREON.
| fCo.fsx Chronicle, Dem.l
| It seems, after all the chieanery a,yG
wire.working Of the Louisiana Return.
ing Board to put In fraudulent Presi.
dent upon the American people. they
lost sight entirely OF the possible chance
Of their ever having to account for the
great Injustice done by them--think-
ing. probably, that after the dissolution
OF their body 10 a returning board, that
they would not be dealt with as private
individuals. They, however, have reck.
oned without their host, for they have
been indicted upon charges OF perjury
and forgery, and arrested and required
| to give heavy bonds for their appear
ance. Wells, Anderson and Casanave
will soon be made to feel the strong arm
Of the law, and that the way Of q wicked
politician Ia hard road to travel.
tDe Soto Democrat, Dem.J
The whole OF the members of the In
famous Returning Board ha vebeen I'M
dicted by the Grand Jury OF New Or
leans, for perjury and forgery, In
making false returns Of the vote polled
at the last election. This Is just as 1t
should be, and we hope to soon be able
to chronicle their advent into the State
Penitentiary. They have oil been ar
rested and placed under bond; We
have long been complaining Of the ras-
cality OF these reprobates, and we think
that our own responsibility demands
that they be prosecuted to the fullest
extent OF the law, the opinion Of RE
turning Board Hayes" to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
tNatcbteehes vindicator.1
Gov. Nichols has nothing to do with
the Returning Board matter-it ID q
question purely for the courts to deter.
mine; branch OF the government of
our State owing no allegiance to co-or-
dinate wlth.s and as high as the Gov
ernor. We are sorry to see leading
journals talking glibly Of governor this,
and president that interfering with the
process OF our courts. It smacks en-
tirely too much OF drantism and Kel-
loFg lHs ,..o,,,o, :, ,h,a .ea,,oa -. !.
doubt not they express theaverage feel
Ing throughout the Mate, are deter
anxious tnet oil political male
factors should Do punished for VIOLA
tons OF law, and more particularly are
they solicitous that Mat Wells and Tom
Anderson should feel the utmost rigors
Of the law for their outrageous disregard
OK our rights, and the Infamous viola
ton Of the very principles OF our liberty
the sacredness OF the ballot box.
Ii we do not punish these fellows,
then oil hope Of purifying our Stste civil
service ID ut an end. Men can commit
crime In Office with. perfect impunity.
Our people insist ON the punishment OF
doned by any person In our party, voc
be unto him.
tAlexandria Democrat, Dem.l
We claim, and have ell along claimed,
that the official returns showed clearly
The election Of Gov. Tilden and the
Democratic Conservative State officials
by seven to ten thousand majority. We
also claim that the proof is positive that
absolute alterations Of the official re- !
turns were made after the same fell into l
The hands Of Wells, Anderson & Go.
Well, this question is 30 important |
20 us OF Louisiana ut the present |
that we turn to the country |
With this question on our lips: Did
,r did not the Returning Board make
!. faithful, and legal finding? And
egal finding, what thief, what burglar,
What seducer, what murderer has COM
nitted 30 great q crime against the
State and the country at large? On the
,ther hand IL Mat. Wells, Keno Ander-
ION, and their two negro allies, have
airly and faithfully administered the
aw, as In duty bound, why should they
ear to go with the official returns be-
ore the courts Of their State, and de-
nand the fullest investigation? In
,lain words, II they are prosecuted in
heir persons and prosecuted for po-
itical offense, as they and their
riends declare on all occasions, why
lot in the name Of common sense and
heer justice to themselves and their
throw themselves at the feet
II justice and confound these enemies
md traducers with the judicial declara-
ion OF their innocence. Such are the
Inevitable impulses OF men conscious of
heir integrity.
The way Is clear to Wells & Co. they
re guilty or innocent; IL the latter,
hey have nothing to fear from the
lndings OF the grand juries or verdicts
Il petit juries. Again, right here oc.
urs the question, has there been bar
ain to shield them from the power of
he law? And Ii yes, who has made it? +.
I there has been, we most unhesitat-
ngly proclaim aloud that law, common I
ense and morality have been Infamous
y outraged. No man or set Of men, In
'ower or out Of power, In office or out
I Office. had the shadow of right, d.
ectly or indirectly, to agree with any 1
ct of men, that criminals before
he law, the State law, should
% held intact in consideration Of any /
olitical patching or arrangement. A I
romise not to prosecute the miserable
,retches who have preyed upon us {
light have been tolerated, but no more I
han this, In word, by way of close.
% don't believe Gov. Nichols made t
ny such bargain, for we don't believe t
g is fool, and we believe that the 9
laxim, No rogue e'er felt the halter t
raw with good opinion Of the law is
lst now illustrated in the troubled t
ondition OF Mr.. Hayes mind over this r
'iminal prosecution Of the Returning
GARD in their great crime against the
eople Of the United States.
HAYES As A RUM FIEND.
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hummer by the Prohibition Organ. il