National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-06-18
THE,'GREAT INDICTMENT or HISTORY"
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OF charncter sufficiently important to
carry them into history as embodying the
views Of the Democratic party upon the
issues and events Of the late campaign, the
representatives of that party are already
referring to them as recording an indict-
ment for fraud against the Republican party
in the part it acted in settling the contro-
vesy concerning the Presidency. While
the reference may be o little prema-
ture, so far as these uttemnces
are to he regarded as history,
1t may still be taken rs not improbable that
the drcary arraignment there made will
some day FIJI page of history in the very
language used by the distinguished de-
Chalmers Indeed, the history of the times
would be quite incomplete without full
and impartial narrative of the facts as they
occurred, together with such er pdrte state
ments us these made by the representative
men OF both parties. And the historian
should be supplied also with the views Of
the public press Of the country in reference
to the occurrences of the contest, 20 that
with all the facts and all the fhncies Of the
situation before him, he may be able to
spread out upon the record SO
complete and exhaustive citation as
shall leave the reader in altertmes
fully advised and competent to judge for
himself, upon the whole case made, whether
the indictment should stand or be guashcd
and eSpunged, and whether the had faith
was with the accused or the accusers
To this end, hoping to be OF some service
to the future compiler, VIC will put in the
bricfcst possible form statement of incon-
troScrtible facts, TO he laid before the COM
ing generations for their information rs to
cerned in the contest.
IL Is an incontrovcrtible fact that great
violence was used by the adhcrents OF the
Democratic party in the several States
of the South to give their electoral votes
to TILDES and HENDRICKS, and that a
number OF thosc States were carried fol
them against Il known popular Republican
majority.
II is an incontrovertiblc fact that in each
OF the disputed States there was n large Re-
publican majority, and that those States
were conceded TO the Republicans all
through the canvass
II is an incontrovcrtible fact that the can
vaSs Of the votes in the three disputed
States was made in accordance with the
provisions Of valid law. by competent Off
GERS, and that the proceedings We're duly
vouched and filed, showing Republican ma
jori,ics.
1t is an incnntrovertiblc fact that the
State of Oregon went Republican, and that
the Democratic party sought every means
IN It's power 10 obtain an electoral vote from
that State for its candidates against the
known will Of the people thereof
II is an incontOycrtiblc fact that the
Democratic party was in favor of settling
the question Of the election by u reference
10 commission, and that the Republican
party, rs such, was opposed TO IL; and that
the commission was created by Democratic
votes against the wishes of the great body
Of the Republican party.
II il an incontrovertible fact that the de-
cision OF the commission was in favor OF
Mr.. HAYES, and that Congress in Joint SEES
| sion and due form declared him elected by
u majority OF the electoral vote.
And, finally, it is an ineontrovertible fact
that the Democratic party has repudiatcd
| and reviled the decision Of its own tribunal
and now endeayOrs to persuade its followers
TO insnborination to the Government by
teaching them that the Administration is
fraudulent and dctestable because elevated
| 10 Office against its Wishes and that from q,
first being disposed to defeat and defy the
forms of law it had set up, it has lapscd into
a state of chronic imbecility which in per.
son would be denominated melanchOlia, ex-
hausting its energies in incohercnt rehealsals
of its fancicd wrongs and unchristian impre-
cations upon the people who fail to see the in
justice 1t would have reviewed and reversed
This is our summary Of the truths of his.
tory touching the indictments found, and
our answer to il, and to the charges of had
faith so profIsely made, which we Offer
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