The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-05
THE FRAUD.

Editor DcntOcrut-A great deal has been
written and said about the great fraud that
has been perpetrated on the people In the
matter OF the installation of the President OF
the United States. Thata bargain was made
Is evident, and that the popular will has been
defied Is also evident Now it has been said
that all this was done or permitted to avoid
war. Will the people permit the erection Of a
throne and the wearing OF an imperial crown
to avoid WARP Will they sanction centraliza-
tion and absolutism to avoid WARP There is
as much reason why the two latter questions
should be answered in the affirmative as that
they should allow any man amor Or set % of men to
prive the people OF their lawfully expressed
will. To cure wrongs or ailments Of any
kind, 1t is the universal custom, founded on
reason, to prevent their growth and root
who have the treatment of patient in proper
time, never permit the disease to take root
when it is In their power to prevent it.
Now, we have sick patient-th body pol
itic. and the people, through their lawful
The sore on the body polite and in the eyes
of the nation Is at this time the President of
the United States. The first attack Of the
disease, the virulent fever, has passed off, and
we can examine and make the diagnosis and
The diagnosis should consist in full and
fair examination of the facts to be ascertained
from the best sources possible. Aftef which
the wheat should be sifted from the chaff, and
IL ascertained that Mr.. Hayes holds his title
through fraud, and his own sense Of honor,
as an American, would not induce him to step
down and out then the doctors should pre-
scribe for him in manner that would close
the doors OF the Executive Mansion against
II. b. Hayes
This wrong II in truth 1t exists, should
never be allowed to stand for quotation or
reference as a precedent In the history OF
president making. For the honor and vel
fare OF our country blot 1t out; right the
wrong, or 1t may stand rs the stepping stone
for the demagogue and the disintegration OF
the Union and The spoliaton of the republic
Why be afraid to calmly, lawfully and i'm
partially investigate and put at rest the title
of Mr.. Hayes to the Presidency If Mr.
Hayes and a few of his friends declared him
why quietly and patiently submit to as great
a wrong against our Republic and form oi
governments 1t is the weakness and immor.
ality of the people that bold bad men depend
upon to accomplish their purpose. A people
strong in morals and the knowledge of right
will never submit to or compromise with
fraud-will never submit to wrong or permit
themselves to be the dupes or tools of tricks.
ters. Tis better that we die freemen In de-
fense of our rights and our system of govern
1
ness and wrongs to our posterity.
This Is serious, very serious matter and
in seriousness can't we say this wrong must
be riighted, this wrong cannot, shall not
stand We the people have spoken, and we
mean that our voice shall not be ignored. We
the people govern, and we mean to govern
through the pure and legal methods pointed
out by law. We mean 10 submit to no gov
ernment only that Of our choice, and put in
power, In the true and reasonable manner
pointed out by law-fairly, impartially and
honestly executed.
The same dishonest and unlawful means
that gave us fraudulent government in
1876 and 1877 can give US a dishonest and
fraudulent government in 1880 and 1881, and
the same reasons that prevented us from
righting the first, will cause us to submit
to the second. The weakness and fear that
cowed us into submission in the first will op-
crate against us in the second, and SO on,
till our system OF government becomes a
farce, and to save us from ourselves 1t will
be necessary that some daring and strong
minded man subvert our liberties and chain
us, through usurped authority to the chariot
wheels of CRsarism. Let Congress inves l.
ga Q and the people will sustain 1t in exposing
and righting the wrong.
CITIZEN.