The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-02-22

HERx's YoCR HoNEsTYi-The Democracy, as
an auxiliary to smuggling Old Sammy Tilden
into the White House, inaugarated . series of
investigations into Republican frauds-sending
Congressional committees to three States, to un-
earth Radical rascalities. Never was hunt 50
unfortunate. 1t has been a6shermaus luck" with
them, from the very start. Every step they have
taken, has not only vindicated the Republicans,
but has SINK their own hopes deeper into tho
bog. They had . small army of psejurod wit
nesses from Louisina ana Florida, 10 swear to
messages that they heard going ossr the wires, or
to divulgs rascalities in which they took part;
but in every instance, the Republicans have dis
proved every charge of fraud, and convicted the
liars ont Of their own mouths. But in all the
charges the enemy have made, it has never once
been intimated that Gov. Hayes personally had .
hand in any fraud. On the other hand it has
been clearly proven that the Democratic manag-
srs hired agents to attempt to buy up Southern
Returning Boards aud Electors, offering bun
dreds of thousands Of dollars in bribes.
But the most damnibg evidence is in the Ore
gon matter, which has now been fully brought
to light. A series of cipher dispatches have been
secur.d and translated showing that the Gov
ernor of Oregon and Cronin were bribed to per-
form the work they did, and that large sum
was guaranteed to bribe one of the Republican
Electors to meet with Cronin, and recognize him
- legal Elector. These dispatches have been
traced into Tildens own house. They were
sent by Tilden's nephew and private Secretary,
who lives with him; and money to pay for the
work was drawn from bank in which Tilden is
the principal stockholder.
And this was not all. They undertook to bribe
Judge Davis, Of the United States Supreme
Court When the Electoral Commission bill
was pssssed, it was generally supposed that
Davis would be selected as the third Judge At
this crisis, the Democratic members of the Illi-
nois Legislature, no doubt acting under direct
orders from Tilden, elected Judge Davis United
States Senator, although he had never voted q
Democratic ticket, but had voted for Hayes at
the polls. There never was . clearer case of
bribery. But luckily, Davis was not put upon
the Commission, and the Democracy, As in every
other move they have made in this Presidential
difficulty, had their foot in it.
And this is the party that has been bowling
for year about honesty and reform, and accus-
ing tho Republicans of fraud. Never before did
. c8nuidate IOr fresldeut personally supefiu-
tend the operations of tho campaign, and under
take to secure every end by bribery and outrage
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