The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-03-08
From the Pittsburgh Telegraph, March Q.
Now For Peace and Prosperity.


The great struggle is ended. The
contest which closed Mt break of day
this morning will be memorable in
the annals of the country MS recording
the first systematic and combined eff
fort on the part of a defeated candi-
date for the presidency and his friends
to defeat the will of the people, as ex-
pressed at the polls, and to prevent
the inauguration of the man legally
chosen to fill the Executive chair.
Soon after his election to the guberna-
torial chair of the Empire State, Mr..
Tilden conceived the idea of becom-
ing President of the United States,
and Immediately began planning and
scheming. He grew so bold and con-
fident that he made no concealment
of his purpose, but, like eomman-
der in the field, marshalled his forces
and prepared to capture the great
prize. He was shrewd and far-seeing,
and, as part of his plan, coolly pro-
ceeded to kill off his rivals. He sent
men and money to the State of Ohio
to ensure the defeat of Governor AL
len, in the fall of 1875, and accom-
plished his purpose. His emissaries
swarmed through the West and
South, their secret instructions being
to create public sentiment in favor of
Mr.. Tilden, and through the press, in
railway cars, in hotels, in the business
arena, in the social circle, and in
every place where peg could be
driven, it was driven, hard and tight
And so, everything being in readiness,
the Convention was assailed and
carried by storm, to the surprise of
the whole country. The wisest poll
ticians were amazed, and those Demo-
cratic leaders who had advised
against the nomination of mir. Tilden
on the ground of his inexperience in
politics, took back all they had said
and fastened to assure their followers
that the st. Louis nsminee was truly
the man for the hour.
During the campaign struggle
which followed the party nomina-
tions, Mr.. Tilden personally directed
the movements of his columns. He
was in daily consultation with his
most trusted lieutenants and super
vised in person all important schemes.
He secured the appointment Of his
private secretary, near relative and
a member of his own household, to
the position of Secretary of the Ma
tional Democratic Committee. When
the polls were closed and it was an
nounced that an official count would
be necessary to determine the result,
Mr.. Tilden, instead of quietly retiring
from the public gaze, to await the de-
eision Of the proper tribunal, imme-
diately set about scheming how he
could make sure of an election, and
the shameful revelations Of the Oregon
investigation show how far the great
"Reformn candidate dared to go in
his desperate and unprincipled effort
to become President.
w uen IL WIS SSSl tildp tfiS C-N poooiS y
of the Oregon fraud was certain, a
general plan of systematic delay was
decided upon, the purpose being to
prevent, by fair means or foul, legal
declaration of the election of Hayes
and Wheeler, and to throw the cleo
tion into the House, where an easy
Triumph for Mr., Tilden was assured.
After q most unressonably delay the
Democratic leaders agreed to submit
the cases of the disputed States to ar
bitration, but not until they thought
they had made sure of having tri-
bunal the decisions of which would be
in favor of their candidate. The first
disappointment in the latter respect
was followed by howl of indignation
that deepened into shrieks and curses
as the arbitration progressed. Again
the policy of delay was renewed, and
the scenes in the House during the
past week, the most disgraceful i'll the
history of that body, were the result.
But the end has been reached. The
enemy has been driven from his
stronghold, Mr.. Tilden retires into
deserved obscurity, and as Rutherford
b. Hayes enters the capital of the ma
ton the wires flash the news acros:
the land that rebellion has beer
stamped out, and that the will of the
people is again supreme. All hail the
glad tidings, for with this announce
ment comes a feeling of relief ant
security which the nation has no
known for more than two years. Th'
pure personal life, unsullied officia
record and manly dignity of Gov
ernor Hayes has inspired the peopl'
of the whole country with confidence
and when he enters the White Hous
the nation will enter upon new er'
ofpeace and prosperity.
Auburn, N. ", March 2-Leonar'
Howard, alias Edward Thomas,
native of Hartford, was executed il
the corridor of the county Jail thi
morning. Thomas killed a convic
named Sheffield in Auburn prison il
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