The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-07

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conflict with and defiance OF the enactments o
Of the State Legislature, the solemn judgmen
OF her highest courts and the earnest protestao
her Executive authorities The Governor, ex
members Of the Legislature, members OF Con
gress and every minor State, county or town
ship office returned and certified under the same
spurious canvass, had abandoned their preten
sions on the exposure of the fraud The Supreme
Court Of the state Republican be It said to theil
credit and honor), had experienced no difficulty
In fiading a way to uDearth fraud and defeat
conrpirators It w us reserved nv. Tor msiority o.
fnnct CANVASS which in its native State had failed
to impart title to the most insignificant Office
and by investing 1t in the holy garments of Ger.
,ificate signed by the members OF a corrupt and
dishonest Returning Board give it power to de-
termine the Presidency Of the United States.
In the language Of Justice Field: "If this be
sound doctrine 1t is the only instance in the world
where fraud becomes enshrined and sanct1ied
behind certificate OF its own authors" Zap
plause.
Turn now to the
| CASE OF LOUISIANA.
Trace the outlines Of that wicked and infamous
conspiracy: The Federal bsyonets ordered there
by the War Department, under the advice Of the
| Attorney General, the State militia, the 1000
special marshals, the coored constabes,
the miserable creatures constituting the
Returning Board, the blank affidavits in
the Custom House to be filed as ordered
| by government officers; then, to cap the climax,
the sanity presence of that select band OF high
moral ideas gentlemen, all Republican Office
| holders or expectants of Office under Hayes
| selected by Grant on the recommendation OF
Chandler to go there and see that there was
| fair count, but whose dIsinterested labors and
| ardent wishes failed to ge5 even q Democrat ap-
| pointed on the board as the law required, or
Democratic clerk to assist in making up the
count and record Yet canvass was made and
q certificate given 10 the Hayes electorsl Tilden's
| 1000 majority had disappeared, and the advisory
visitors adjourned
Now whom proof OF all this was rendered to the
| commission and other and abundant proof to
show that the action of this board was utterly
void because Of the want of jurisdiction
cases not lawfully before them, and that such re-
suits had been reached by forgery, bribery and
perjury, 10 this dreadful image of sanctified
certificate rises up before the Commission, and
the evidence IL altunde and must be rejected
Thus 1t was held. eight to seven, not only that
the claims OF the Tiden electors shall have no
hearing, but, what is still more alarming and as.
founding, that the two houses Of Congress, acting
separately or together, have no power to inquire
whether for irregnlarity, fraud crime intimida-
tioG and other causes the vote OF q State SO OBJ
tanned should not be rejected right which has
been repeatedly exercised, and twice in this very
State OF Louisiana. For the exigencieg Of this
election the false and fraudulent certificate is ON
nipotent.
FRAUD IS TRIUMPHANT.
This shameful decision excuse me il use plain
Ianguage) sands recorded In the journals of
Congress, and If permitted to stand there I'M
challenged and unreversed, 1t will form most
perlious precedent. The Presidency la magnl-
fcent prize. Why may not other States be tempt
ed in tie future to organize returning boards as
corrupt and base as those in Florida and Louisi-
ana, and armed With this all-powerful certifcate2
Republicans ask "For Whist purpose do you
agitate this question Do you propose to dis
pu'e or impeach the title Of Mr.. Hayes?"
answer no. He is doing very well for six
months convert. [Laughter.] He is endeavor-
ing with the BEST intentions to execute the
Democratic platform as Mr.. rilden would have
done. [Laugnter.1 In some respects he is
accomplishing results sooner than srilden could
have accomplished them, especially in destroying
the Republican partyl In the Southern States il
solid South. The thirty five votes gained by the |
abolition OF slavery thus far mainly controlled |
by csrpet-baggers and freedmen, have snugly |
and happily turned over to the Democratic party |
It was bold step for president" Hayes to |
take, in casting off Packard and his fellows. 1t |
was terrible reflection on his own title. No, we |
acknowledge b title; we propose to assist and
cooperate in his efforts OF reconciliation and re-
form, because IT Ia the policy for which we, as
party, have been contending since the close Of |
the war, and because 1t is the true policy OF th.
country. Applause
But, in the meantime, we intend to wage |
cea,eless war against the decision of the Eecto-
rel Commission until its power for evil is de-
stroyed. We have In history an example for our
guide and our encouragement. / refer to
CLAYs CoNDEMNAToRY RESOLUTION OF 1888,
President Jackson with violating the |
constitution, in his official action, relating to the
removal OF the deposits 1t was voted by party
vote, and was felt by the party and the country
as unjust and wicked. At once. Col. Benton set
the ball OF agitation in motion. The resolution
was everywhere denounced and the excitement
was kept mp until 1897, when, the majority of the
Senate having changed to the Democratic side,
the resolution to expunge from the record was
carried by vote Of rs to 80; and the record be.
ing brought into the Senate, the Secretary pro-
ceeded in the open Senate to draw square OF
broad black lines around the recorded resolution
and to write across its face in strong letters these
words:
''ExpUNGED BY ORDER OF THE SENATE"
In like manner the Democracy, on the stump,
through The press, in county, State and national
on every possible occasion, in sea-
son and out OF season, propose to impesch, chal.
lenge and assail the decision Of the Electoral
and entered upon its journals There shall be
no peace to the wicked. We will agitate and
agtate until, in the fuilness Of time, now, thank
God, not very distant, the Senate having changed
Its majority and the two houses in Democratic
accord, assuredIy on the second Wednesday of
February, 1881, when assembled in joint conven-
ton to count in Democratic President, the
journals OF 1876 shall be produced, and then and
there the clerk shall proceed to draw square of |
broad, black lines around the accursed record
[appause1 and to write across it's face in letters
strong and lndeible these words:
''EXPUNGED BY ORDER OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE,"
Then, and not till then, will the wound Of the
constitution be healed-tbis great wrong be
purity and sovereignty of the cleo
tive franchise indicated, and the safety and per-
pe'uity Of the Republic assured.
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