The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-29

trages. This was 8 mslorlty Of the pop
ular vote of shout 800, 900, and ,2600O
of the white citizens. The step from
sn extreme degree OF corrupt abuses IN
the elections 10 subversion OF the elect
i've system itself is natural. No sooner
was the election over thsn the whole
power OF the office holding class
led by 3 Cabinet Minister, was eI.
erted to procure, and did procure, from
the Stste canvsssers Of two States illegs
or fraudulent certificates, which were
made preteIt for false count OF the
/ Electoral votes. To enable these Officers
( 10 exercise the moral courage necessary
( TO the part assigned 10 them, and 10 re-
! lieyr them from the timidity which Gcd
! nss implanted IN the human brain ~ \
limit To criminal sudaclty, detschments
ot the army were sent to afford them
shelter. The expedients by which the
votes of the electors chosen by The peo
PIE of these two States were re-
scted, and the votes of the elec-
tors having the Illegal snd fraudulent
certificates were counted, snd the menace
OF usurpatlon by the President OF the
Senate OF dlctslorlsl power, over The ques
tIons in controversy, and the menace Of
the enforcement o. his pretended
authority by the army and nsvy-the
terrorism OF the business classes, the
kindred measures by which the false
count WAS cousummstei, ,sre known. The
result is the establishment ut y precedent
destructive 10 our whole elective stem.
The magnitude OF u political crime
must be measured by It's natural aud
necessary consequences. Our great
Republic mas been the only example IN
the world OF regular and orderly trans
fer OF the govern meat succession by The
elective system
Here agsln Mr.. TIIdeL ran of from
his speech, and told abOu: France under
Napoleon III, and answering an inter
rogatIon from the crowd, be said that II
was shown there that n dcspotism could
bs established even under the form o!
universal suffrage. Then, returning
agair 10 the great crime, he excited y de
termnei IN know OF his auditors II they
would ever c1ndOne II. "YoL won't con-
done it, he cried "Ypu will never con-
done it," A voice: "Neverl Neverl' ]
Mr.. Tllden-The American people viii
not condoEe II under any pretrIt, or for
any purpose. Young men, IN the order
of nature. We who have guarded the ss
cred traditions OF our tree government,
will soon leave that worN to you. Within
the lite of most VIII hesr me- our re-
public will embrace y hundred
billions Of people. Whether
t. institutions shall be preserves
in sub.tarcr and in spirit ss well
p, IN barren forms ana vii. continue tO
ba b.rss,ns 10 the JoI,iug millions and
good example To mar kind, now every
where seeking larger share IN the man
agement OF their own affairs, will depend
on You At this point Mr. Tlden inter
iecled some remsrkab g utteraLCes. H.
,ail tss. whatever happened | swear,
YES, | swear, that | Will maintain the III
.ttutlOns OF the country As they have
been handed down IRON our fathers
vii, you not maintain them, say, viii
you not MAINTAIN them tool
\ voice. you bet We wilt Mr.. Til
IsI."l avail myself OF the occasion u
thank ali our people, in State and CoJn-
Try, who have accorded 10 me their sup
port-not personal to my-eli, but Tor tho
cause | have repTesaute1, and which ha.
embraced the largest and holes. Interest,"
o: humanity.