South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-03-09
Democratic Address to the a
merican People.

The democrats caucus at it's meeting in
Washington. on the Ia inst, odopted nm ad-
dress 10 the American people, reviewing the
events which have resulted ia the decla n on
that Rutherford u Hayes has been elected Pres
ident The rePott shows how the republican
party, true 20 its sectional nature. sought 10
uuify the North against the ''snlid Sou,h - an0
ut the same time TO make good its probable
losses in the North by diviiiag the votes Of the
South. This division it sought 20 effect by an
unconstitutional use of the army Noiwiih-
standing this the result showed that L 6 Tilden
electors had been chosen by the whole people
the popular majority itself being over quarter
Of million, and of the white vote he received II
majority of more than one million.
The report then goes to show the Disgrace
full conspiracy which the republican mana.
gers then formed and carried out 10 reverse this
decision, selecting Southern States under radi-
cal aud military tulc, and using as ready tools
their returning boards. The report brands the
ramcs OF the republican members of the Florida
and the Louisiana boards, bnS gives particular
precedence Cf dishonor TO the names %. j Madi-
son Wells and Gov VIM Pitt Kellogg The
history of the radical baliot-box stuffing and in
ti:uidution Of color'd voters. in spite of which
the democratic candidates were elected, and of
the subsequent shameless action in throwing
out votes wholesale is given a republic, says
the report deserves 20 lose its liberties IL IL toll
crates such abuses an hour. The story as told
IL tie report is familiar one, but il deals with
sharp Nnd deserved severity upon the manner 10
all its pa ticulars in which the grolt fraud has
been COnsummated.
Then IL deals with The electo- nj commission
With tie view of facilitating the count and pro-
yiding FOR the peaceful Performance o: its duty
BY Congress, the report goes on TO say, the bill
was passed creating the commission. By that
law the commission was TO ascertain TIC irue
aud lawful yoie OF every State submitted. In
ibis labor it was to exercise "a to the hearing OF
evidence and exam nation Of papers such powers
as COngress or either house OF Congress p5s-
sesscd
in the belief tha; the evidence would be heard
Congress and the people accepted the commits.
sion. How that confidence has been distp-
pointed Ia well kHown. The commission, by %
vote OF 10 Z, refused To receive The testimony
offered except rs TO u single elector In Florida.
Against The decisions Of the commission a most
urgent protest is made in behalf Of fro, and re-
publican government. The report then pro-
cerds 10 demonstrate the fatal principles ihe
illogical md inconsistent positions OF the ma
jority iu the commission aud &C the republicans
To- Congress as to the rights and duties Of Con.
grcss, and taken VI IN MI. is n scathing crili.
eism of the vllainy Of republican rule ia Com
gtess and out Of H.
The report concludes with tho assertion that
"thc Inauguration Of Hayes will be peaceablc
and 30 that houg The most infamous conspiracy
Of nl history will receive its crown.'