The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-03

Nho was for years the inspiration of
the great party who had conquered |
hem, and who, later in life, let his
personal dislikes and quarreis make
him the easy tool of the very naiscre
ants who had sought his life as they |
had sought Others. Defeated in their
purposes in eettingpossession of the
National Government by this at
tempted swindle, they by astute lead
ershsp, obtained control of some OF
the State Governments, only to- ex-
hibit NOTABLY in Maryland) their
capacity for misrule.
With their record here in Mary
land we are prepared fully to under
stand what they mean if ever opper-
tunity shall offer them the reins OF
the Government Of the country at
large.
When they lament for Florida and
Louisiana, let them explain why the
fraud of pudding tickets is any
less fraud than the returning board,
let it be as bad as they claim, and
admitting. for argument sake, that
the returning boards have done
wrong, let them explain in what
particular this fraud or wrong is
more to be condemned than Was,the
fraud that kept Mr.. Warfield OUT of
the Mayorality in Baltimore and
by which Jn0. Lee Carroll holds his
place to-day.
While they are SO eloquent because
of "relurning boards" who would
not go behind returns, let them d.
gest this little bit of loo i history:
In the year 1875 an election was held in
! Mary land fur Governor and Attorney Gen
! eral. outside he City of Baltimore the Re-
form candidates had large majorities over
| their Democratic competitors. in Baltimore
! every one conceded that the election was u
! farce. Sands of armed rufflans took posses
! sion of the voting places and permitted only
| their friends to vote In many OF the wards
| the number vi tickets in the boxes greatly eX-
ceeded the number of names ON the vo-
| Ting lists. Reform tickets were thrown
| on the tlOor and Democratic tickets put in
| the boxes. No regard AS paid to counting,
but majorites were set down IN returns such
! a v ere thought necessary to overcome the
vote of the counties. Finding that the ma
! ju.i,ies tn IS figured out were more than were
necessary they were reduced some ten thous-
| and.
The Cons tuition authorized the Governor
| to decide On the election an qualification
| of the Attorney General. ON the returns
| made by the clerks of the counties and Batti-
NOR" City, Gwinn (DemocratJ was elected
but the iteformcrs claimed that as the Con
sti utiun Iu Dr,zed the Governor to decide
| ON the e,ec;ion" he had right to back OF the
! returns, which every person admitted were
| false and fraudulent. and decide, upon the
evidence, who was the legally elected Attor-
| ney General. the case was taken to the
| Court OF Appeals, the highest Judicial tribu-
nal IN the State, and to them was submitted
| the question whether the Governor had the
| power before issuing a commission 10 take
| evidence Odtside the returns in relation to
| the election and decide upon the evidence 50
| taken whether Gwinn, the appellee, was or
was not elected Attorney General The
| Governor, Il Democrat had ar ady declared
| that There appeared, in his opinion, sulfi
| cient reason to induce "A hearing and eNani-
! nation Of the questions involved in the con
| test by evidence outside of the returns, il he
! possessed such power under the Constitution
and r fused to commission Gwinn. Eut the
| Con- t of Appeals, all Democrats, the only Re-
puDIIcan Jauge ON the bench not Sittin;, or
| dered q cDmmisSi0n to be issued to Gwinn.
| This VIII ere the returns were admitted to be
faise the election i'll baltimore gross fraud,
| and the reform candidate clearly elected by
the legal vote of the State, and where the
Constitution expressly dec,irlsd the Governor
The legal officer to decide ON the election.
Having their "hand in" In tne
! {, ------I"o JutiSco WHO VIII
not go "behind the returns" let them
administer little wholesome disci
pine to Oliver Miller and the other
democratic Judges who IN Ike up the
Appellant Court and who made the
decision.
From this record the Republicans
can estimate the exact value to be
placed upon the cry of Fraud" that
is so pat on Democratic lips and the
cheekiness OF those partisans who
have no memory, for the short com
ings and crimes tn comprise the
history of that party either in or Out
of power. ...