The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-07-11
SPECIAL CASES
How Mr.. Hayes has Provided
For the Ballot Thives,
A Roster of Criminals in Office
AS Pay for Crime.

"AppOsnt This gentleman to Consu.
late ln q sCaTm climate. This is q
special case.-R. Il. II.
Of course Mr.. Hayes knew nothing
of the frauds that placed him in Presi-
dent Tilden's seat, nor had he the least
personal acquaintance with the indi-
viduals who perpetrated them, and
yet see how many of them he has
made Especial cases" of.
Mr.. NOyes, who divided the swag
among the Florida thieyes was made
Minister to France.
Mr.. StoughtOn, who conferred
with Anderson and other Louisiana
culprits, was made Ministe, to Russia.
Mr.. Kasson, who was one of the Wis.,
iting statesmen, and helpal steal the
Florida vote, was made Minister to
Austria.
Mr.. McLin, who cOnfesIes that he
helped steal the Florida vote, was
made Chief Justice of New Mexico
Mr.. Dennis, who confe,ses to the
frauds that made it possible sor McLin
TO steal the Florida vote was appoint
ed on the special request of Hayes,
which was written Witha blue pen
Gil" u special Treasury agent.
Governor Stearns, who leld the fort
while Cowgirl and McLin stole the
Florida vote, was made one of the Hot
Springs Commissioners.
Mr.. Cowgirl, who completed the
theft OF the Florida votes, was made
United States Marshal.
Thus Noyes, KassOn, McLiu. Den.
mis-, Stearns and Cowgirl, through and
by whom the four votes OF Florida
were stolen from President Tilden.
have all been recognized by Mr.. Hayes
as especial cases." aud rewarded ac-
cordingly.
William Pitt Kellogg, for helping
steal the vote of Louisiana by bracing 9
up the Returning Board and such
supervisors as Anderson, received a
seat in the Senate, to which he had no
title, through the single vote of Stan
ley Matthews. the friend and repre-
sentative of Mr.. Hayes. ta
S. b. Packard, who helped Kellogg
steal the Louisiana vote, received the
biggest consnlatu in Europe.
George J.. Smith, who forged and
falsified the returns of De Soto parish,
was made Collector of New Orleans.
Jack Wharton, who assisted, was
made Marshal of New Orleans.
Madison Wells, who was one of the
thieves whom Kellogg braced up, was
given the office of Surveyor of the
rom Anderson, who was another
Returning Board thief, was kept in
oiiice as Acting Collector, even after
his conviction of forgery and theft.
This was ceTy special case,
CaSanaVe. the ri r al urnipn Roo .,7
thief, was made q Naval Officer.
kenner, the fourth and last Return
ing Board thief, perjurer and forger.
was given place in the Custom Honse
UNDER Principal Thief Anderson.
General John NJ. Harlan, who was
one OF the referees in the Feliciana
Anderson case, was made Judge of
the United States Supreme Court.
George "A. Sheridan, for helping to
keep the Returning Board thieves stiff,
was transplanted to Washington and
made Recorder of Deeds.
Dan. Weber, who, at the request of
> Ohm Sherman, stole the vote of West
Feliciana, was promised in writing q
but was killed before he
could be appointed.
>. +. Anderson, for complying with
John Sherman's request to he false.
effo' cAtent lfece,saf: "evn stls.I arfe.f) f)ats
lsh of East Feliciana, was personally
and i'll writing recommended by Mr..
fiayes for ''a consulship in q warm
place."
A score Of Clerks. Supervisors, Con.
Stables aud others who helped forge
'r cover up others forgcries have ali
)een provided for, but these we have
were 'SPECIALCASES.'
,tiii we nave no doubt that Mr.. Hayes
vas perfectly innocent, aud that these
appointments were all accidents
From the Washington Post.