The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-30

Y Ga the other hand aided By 40
Legislative power or iaaue CO, eoun-
teBanced not evea by tns authority
CT great party. the New York
Tribune has ucesahed indispatable
ievidence Of the eriminal inteations
snd the fraudulent transactions OF
The Democratic leaders, including, if
not their Presidential candidate him-
self, the members of bis household
cabinet. The csse turns not on one
letter Of questionable meaning, bat.
or hundreds Of dispatches, openly
and brazenly criminal. These dis
patches deal, rot in hints Of disrepu
table trsusaetions, bu, conlaia plsia
and direcs propositions 10 bag the
/ electoral F0les in Florida aud South
Carolina. la one csse the negotia-
tions did not eu!minate IN bargain,
but the proposition was made, con
sidered, and the question Of accept.
ance turned only on the matter Of
price. Ia the otAer case the bargain
was made, as far as the boyer could
make it, and was not carried out cnly
because the Republican Electors
were not for sale
The record Of these villainous
transactions is now before the conn
try. Not On important link is miss
ing in the chaia Of evidence not
weak place is there in the presenta-
ton Of the case. Holding the key
20 the private dispatches Of the Dem
ocralic leaders and managers, the
New York Tribune has presented
tie simple record uf Democratic
transactions ID the words ofthe Dem
ocrats themselves No one, not
even Manton Marble, denies that tbe
dispatches were sent, or that they
are correctly translated The only
question is as to the sender, and on
this point there will be many expla-
nations and denials. The name Of
the man who wrote the dispatches is
not important. They were sent IN
the name Of the managers Of Mr.
Tilden's interests, aud while al
Democrats cansot be held respousi-
Bile for the villainous work, the Dam
ocralic party, as represented by its
Acknowledged leaders, is respoasi-
BILE
The record Of the tso parties on
the question cf fraud is teiore the
people Charged with fraud, the
Republican party subpliited patient
Iy to the most searching and releHt-
iess investigation, and called all iis
leaders to the bar a. Witnesses The
spirit ia every transaction ard out
iiped in every dispatch and letter
was thar DO questionable compr0-
misses should be for s moment con
templsted, ard no suspicion Of wrong
doing 90 the part of chiefs or subor-
diaales tolerated The resuI. of the
i4yestic ca:ian was 10 acquit the party
of any i.adulent intent, TO say moth
ing of fraudulent action
Cha lag lraGd on lis opponents,
The d aocrstic party, without the
ioTms-iiy ofan investigation, stands
convicted of actions more disreputa-
bic thsa any IL charged agpiass yhs
Republican party.
Basing It's claims 10 public support
on its record, the Republican party
asked the votes Of the people, and
the investigation demonstrated that
it deserves I'll that it claimed. Ba.-
iDg its claim for public couideuee on
cry Of reform, the Democratic par
" was guilty OF fragrant chicanery ;;
aad failing 10 receive public support,
it appealed TO public pity by raising
tie cry Of fraud. when guilts Itself Of
frauds the NEST outrageous recorded
in tie history cf American politics