, 1878-07-13
T;:H T2;i:jCa! Situation.

llt,N Itt -.,.I. 90 t.I' times afc- cN-
c.gl.nrlv L,y-p-,vc. II, political outlook
So IA, tn ,a.rra;..a Is anything hnt en-
c",.r,,cius irr the ,ar,y which claims all
ni thr morality and aii Che decency there
II To- Ire had in this and IN aiE the states
ui jh, m.ru. If 1t y true. - The ey!-
,,cnyc nr~ hyia. gwen before the com
I5irtrc "t inrcs-,.-,ti"u ri Washington
a;:l,.:-S ia h. entirely s1hStaa;is;r, that
the leaders at the republican parity have
been @H"&"S'j ~ prrTc;r"tlrg frauds III
the election returns IN Florida and III
Louisiana daring The presidential election
uf 1876, ana liza: A"uorlh!e senators and
mcjnAcI, = cor-r-ss l:@vc gwen aid and
enc. ''n:-.ranont IL rn,r.ncipicd men to
Ge'raud H.. nation 81 It's choice for prcsl-
dan-. and that honorable senators and
honorable members "t CONGRESS did prom
isc these Unpriucipled men lucrative Of
fees n compensation Coy the commission
nf cy.E.c, ~ 10 unt see how the rcpublI-
can party can - before the people Of the
c,,fat;y This fan, and ask the voters t" re
truu tf.at party III r"U,ror IN The control
OF the legjs,atIv, departments of the GOV
eruw,ut ! settled canV!c5i"n must
eventually fls.ca Itself unon the public
mind that a "Tra; wrong has been com
mijtcf and HAT majority If the people
IF IT,. nation hayc been dcflaTdcd ont of
their ri.h.s. and that Their viii, as cx-
pressed through The halI"t-hoX, has been
sci ;-.,'c through dishonest and corrupt
returning boards
What is needed law - to ,zposc this
unjust action ard 7" expose the men,
however high their position may have
been IN tlats past, Who have c"nspired to
max. "Gr IaI.I'ar elections farce and 4
m.-'cry- This exposure should he 50
Thorough AMI complete that il viii pre-
vent the ik. action from hcii.@ repeated
in The future. IF the Iali";-h"y IS ia ho
in TIE hants of hnavcs and Unprincipled
men: + the election returns are 70 he al
tered 81 changed at the viii and pleasure .
of sac!-, returning boards, wc see no
sure war 5y which The ~;ll Of the people
caa be made effective.
Il 1t is proved beyond = reasonable
GnG!,t thas The returns in Louisiana and
IN :'Iar!d;, have been tanpered with ti.at
ti.cr have been changed 50 as to elect Ar-
Harc5 president; that these unlawful acts
have hcou.cu.lu.ittcd IN the interest of =
l.;y.- and OR PARTISAN purposes, and that
these unlawful acts we're irstigated by
fae,! Who have been held III high esteem
IL .I.,r iar:v. and considered honorable
men hv their political opponents, then we
sav emphat.calIy that not only the acts
hut the men Nh. xl|i sanction forgery To
advance Their political aspirations should
k. made od!ous II the estimation of every
honest man IN the Land. Their names
should b. made 50 prominent that the
finer e Scorn viii be directed towards
them in an times to co:!sc. The good
name of the country demands that this
much should lie done. The morals Of tho
nation should not be sacrificed upon the
altar Of uukoly ambition, seltishness and
arericc. If such actions 90 unpunIshed
the people will soon loose respect t"r our
republican form of government, and de
clare il [" be failure
Thee circumstances taken IN connec-
tioa with the extravagance Of the rePub-
lic2n rarty IN the states ana IN the nation,
its class Hesitation its system OF finance
which tends 10 make the rich richer, and
the poor poorer; which engenders ez-
tr:va-ancc among the people, which ere
a.es heavy indebtedness, and a high taxa
ton which Ter-,lyz2s al departments OF
trail, and commerce, and which reduees
the rlassas down To poverty and want
mast have the:. eject upon the people
when they @ 10 the ballot-box this fall,
- elect s.qrc o.ii-ers and members Of con-
.~-azs. We see ne reason why the demo
cr,.s can ~ make a sweep from Maine to
Texas and from The Atlantic 70 the Pacific.
Hy,,ju G9l,e