Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-06-12
Give Sherman a Chance.

Asis well known. the Potter committee
attempted to connect Secretary Sher-
man with the movement In louisiana,
during the late Presidential campaign
that resulted in the rejection of the
vote of certain parishes In the State
mentioned. The vote that was re-
jected, it is alleged, was largely in
favor of Tilden. The Potter people
believe that If they can connect Sher-
man with the men who rejected the
TIIden vote that they have something
to present to the people Of the country
in the next campaign that will enable
them to elect Democratic Congress by
an overwhelming majority ard secure
a number of State Legislatures and
thus also, secure a majority of the
United States Senators. Secretary
Key, and Congressman Stevens say, it
means more than power in both houses,
they claim that it means nothing short
Of the ousting of Hayes.
The Potter people say that if Til
den majorities we're thrown out, by the
Louisiana board, that such throwing
out of the vote constitutes a fraud.
At first sight, wha. tLey say appears
correct, but it is the deception of sur
face appearance. The rejection of the
Tilden vote is a result, and not fraud,
the fraud lies back of that, the fraud is
found in the systematic course of in
timidatisn that was carried on during
months of time previous to the election
whereby the republicans were so scar
ed that they did not vote, aud If they
did vote they voted for Ti!den to save
their lives and property, that is what
has been alleged and if true, that con
stitutes the fraud, and that was the
The votes were not thrown out without
authority of law, for the State laws pro-
vide for the rejection Of votes IN dis
tricts where intimidation and violence
have been practiced The fraud was
not in throwing out the votes but the
fraud was committed when the right of
the people to vote was outraged by
keeping them from voting By intimida-
ton and violence. If the people were
Bulldozed and intimidated from vot
ing, then the Return Board was justi
fed in throwing out such votes as had
been manufactured by the fraud on
the right to vote. The majority of the
Republicans in the North believe that
in many Of the districts in the Southern
States no fair election has taken place
since the subjugated Confederates have
been allowed to take a part in matters
of election. They would gladly be-
Eess differently. They would gladly
believe that the election in Florida, in
Georgia, in Mississippi and in Louisiana
and in other places bad been free from
intimidation and violence. They be-
lieve that monstrous frauds have been
committed on the rights of the people
in those states By systematic course of
violence and intimidation, but while
they believe that violence and intimida
ton have ruled the hour, and the day,
when no superior force was near to
prevent such rule, they are anxious to
hear evidence on beth sides, and now
that Secretary Sherman has asked the
Potter committee for the rights to
present evidence to prove that violence
and intimidation were practiced, they
ask that his witnesses be put on the
stand. The committee owe it to them
selves net TO allow the investigation to
be one-sided.
If the Republican party have been
deceived by false stories of violence
and intimidation it is time that they
know it, aud the proof of such decep-
ton could not well be made by more
suitable man than Secretary Sherman,
therefore give Sherman a chance to
present witnesses to the committee to
prove the first great cause Of the throw
ing ont os the votes that were claimed
for Tilden, if be fail to make good the
charge of violence and intimidation
against the Southern people, the Re
publican party will bow itself in hu-
NIFTY over the disgraceful deoepuoDs
that have been practiced on 1t, and will.
ask for the rejection of every man who
has been guilty of the deceptive work.
Give Sherman a chance.