The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-03-24

Five hundred thousand dollars for
the hon Madison Wells, under cover
Of a War claim" is big wages, if
tho whole amount ia to DO absorbed by
the Hon. Madison bu, il tits to be
divided up among his pals and accept
ed US a full equivalent for the job Of
counting in Fraudulent President,
it's dog cheap Sun
Evart's elevation is grief to the
Conkling meu, but not Conkling's fu.
neral, by any means. Coukling
doesn't kill easy. FentOn tried it but.
when last heard from. he was Rising
cabbagos for his health. Dix tried it,
and was aOored BY majority so heavy
tina. Lc never knew what hurt him.
Morgan tried it, aud has retired to pri.
vatc life. Blaine tried it, and had
sunstr0ke first, and a Cincinnati stroke
afterward. The Republican Convon.
ton tried it, aud its candidate was in
minority of quarter of million
votes. Killing Of such man is u
rather expensive luxury.-SpriHafeld
Republican.
Well may you say, 1--WE have
made n covenant With death, and will
hell are we at agreement when the
oxeraowing sdourge shall pass through
it shall not come unto US, for We have
made lies our refuge, and under false.
hood have we hid ourselves" But
nevertheless wait little while. The
waters Of truth will rise gradually and
slowly but surely, and then look out
for tho overlooking scourgc i" The ref.
ugc Of lies shall be swept away. aud
the hiding place Of falschooi shall be
uncovered" This mighty and puts.
SAINT nation will get iisc h.rsClf up like
strong man after sleep, aud shake
her insincible locks in fashion you
little think Of now. Wait; retribu.
ton will come in dus time. Justice
travels with leaden heel, but strikes
with 40 Iron hand. Gods mill griuds
slow but dreadfully fne. Wait ill thu
floodgate is lifted aud full head Of
water comes rushing in. Wait, and
you will see fue grinding then.-
Speech Of Jeremiah Buck.
Tho present altitude of Mr.. Hayes
toward the Fraudulent Governors,
Chamberlain and Packard, brings to
mind the story Of the good little boy
and his grandmother, The little boy
was the special pet of the old lady, and
the Two were discussing the relative
degrees of affection Of each toward the
other. Finally, the old lady resolved
on a test Of her grandchild's devotion.
"Johnny," said she, il either you or I
had to die, which had you rather it
should be?' Johnny pondered the
question few moments, and then sud.
denly Frightening up, replied, cheer.
fully: "Wcll, grandma, | think | had
rather you should die. for l think l
could stand tho lOss better than you
could" This is about the case with
tho three fraudulent Executives we
have named 1t is death to Packard
and Chamberlain to 60 out, and it is
death for Hayes to have them stay in
Though the latter still has IN ardent
admiration. closely approaching affec.
tipn. for both the others, DO thinks be
can stand their loss good deal better
than they could his; and therefore be
blandly asks them TO commit hari.kari
in bis behalf. Packard and Chamber.
lain, however. do not seem 10 view the
matter 10 this light.
Tue curious comedy Of President
making. now terminated, has had in it
many incidents on which the American
people may be congratulated, but also
much that, in the eyes Of impartial
foreign observers, inflicts q national
stain. To begin with the darker traits
it 10 undcniable that the votes Of prob.
ably three Of the Southern States, and
certainly Of Louisiana, have been given
to Mr.. Hayes simply through the
agency of.deIiberats fraud. A Presi.
dent who directly and distinctly owes
his seat 10 the success Of such frauds,
stands in a position unlike that Of any
Of bis predecessors. No such stain
rested on ono Of them. It's also fact
that 10 is The first Chief Magistrate oil
the Union who has failed to obtain a
relative majority iu the popular vote
He might do SO and still legally enter
the White House. for tho votes are
counted by S,a,es, and the electors are
not il exact proportion to the popula.
ton Of each State. Still il is fact
that, while Dir Lincoln ard other,
failed to obtain an absolute majority,
they always polled higher number
than any Of their rivals. 10 short,
Mr.. Tilden has the melancholy conso.
lation Of being the first man 10 Amer.
eau history who, having at his back a
clear absolute majority Of the popular
vote, has not won tho Presidency
Nay, more. the electors chosen to nom
mate him secured success. at the polls,
yet were ignored by State officials re-.
solved thut a Democrat should not win.
We hare long heard from American
statesmen that the supremacy Of tho
majority was the guiding principle Of
their institutions. but 10 this case il hos
been deliberately set aside. The peo-