The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-06-19
Rewarding Crime.
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All tie returning board rascals, their con-
federates and their subordinates, were treated
by the fraudulent administration as especial
cases" entitled TO have priority in appoint
ments and patronage. After the chief man
ayers, like Sherman Noyes, Stoughton, Kss-
son and the like were provided for in the
highest trusts and honors, the tools with
which they worked were paid off in proper
ton to the value of the risk they had IN
Cured and the services they had rendered
Thus Wells, 7. C. Anderson, Kenner and
all the principal clerks of the returning
board in louisiana. except Littlefield. who
had exposed the forgery OF Vernon parish,
received and now hold valuable places in
the custom house and other public employ
meDts McLin, Stearns and Cowgirl, of the
Florida fraud, were also biIletfd on Ibe
tr asury without delay. Then what may be
rated as the third class in this category
pressed their claims 10 considt ration. Some
of them were well re xarded, but others did
not consider they were fully appreciated,
and gave up the Offices TO which they were
ASSIGNED.
The fact sands out in ali its jobbery and
corr upton that the fraudulent president
personally recommended TO The heads of de
partments the applicants for office from
Louisiana and florida who had in any way
aided the villainy by which the votes OF those
states were stolen. The cases of Dennis and
James f. Anderson are only illustrations of
a practice applied to the class which they
may be said 10 represent. And unless the
evidence be de t:tyet numerous instances
can be found in which Others with similar
claims we've appointed ID office solely be-
cause they tai worked to consummate the
fraud
The foul birds of prey gathered at Wash
ingto1 to witness the inauguration of Hayes
and ID demand their share of the common
plunde ]. Il Andt rsol went there vouchtd
for x~L oil nrr N3C,l oil nd . hot
whcss only title 10 consdt ration was that
they had all conspired to altar the of
Louisiana. HAYES had never seen Ander-
son before that time, but he promptly and
fully indorssd him in the following letter:
Hon. w. NJ. Evarts:
Please appoint this gentleman to "A consulate
in warm climate. This IS a special case.
X. Il. HAYES.
L. G. Dennis. who had Planned and exc
cuted the fraud in Alaehua county, Florida,
| by which the state was counted for Hayes,
was also among the band OF patriots then ss
sembled at the capital, whose headquarters
was established at the white house He was
accredited like Anderson, and r, ceived his
order for an Office in thee terms:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
4 WASHINGTON, ID. c., April, 1871.
To the Hrn. John She rman, Secretary of the
I DEAR SfR-I am reliably assured that l.. G..
! Dennis, of Florida, would make capital spe
T clal agent OF the IRE &Sufy. Il specially desire
that his claims may have your favorable at
/ tention. Sincerely, II. b. HAYES.
To pretend in the face of these letters and
others that Hayes was ignorant of what he
was doing when he made these special
clses, and rested them on the cams of
/ Dennis and Anderson and their associates, is
/ so insult public intelligence. He vas only
making good the contracts OF his agents, who
themselves had been rewarded with the
choicest honors OF the republic, and de-
/ manded paw for their subslteras