The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-06-05


Unfortunately for the country. its chiet
executive has no valid right to the Office he
disgraces. His title rests entirely upon fraud
and force, forgeries confessed, and perjuries
that can be proven SO clearly as to defy all
the arts and stratagems of radical conspira-
tors. Hayes utle is not dissimilar to that
which a footpad has to a pocketbook or
watch that he has taken from his bludgsoned,
bleeding and PROSTATE victim. Webster de-
fines title, in law, as:
That which constitutes Just cause of exclu-
sive possession; that which is the foundation
OF ownership of property, real or personal;
right.
Applying these tests to Hayes title and it
vanishes. There is nothing connected with
it that constitutes just cause for ex-
elusive possession" or indeed possession at
all, for underlying Hayes possession is fraud,
forgery and perjury. Even the electoral
commission which conferred the Office upon
him finally utterly ignored the funda-
mental principle upon which it was con-
stituted-the admission, hearing and decid-
ing upon the Testimony" The refusal to
do this robbed the electoral commission
of its dignity and subjected it's
deliberations and decisions to the
same criticisms as were justly applied
to the Louisiana returning board, composed
as it was of the most nefarious Williams that
ever disgraced civilization. The country has
not forgotten, nor will it ever forget, the
vote of eight to seven of the electoral COM
mission. Every time the vote was announced
a blow was struck at the constitution, at
civil liberty, at the ballot-box and at the
sovereignty of the people. The electoral
commission won eternal infamy, and Judas
Bradley can no more outlive the
stain upon his name than the devil can
relieve himself of his cloven foot If the
electoral commission had heard the 'testi
'mony" bearing upon the title to the prest-
Dental Office, it is not probable that the Pot
ter investigating committee would have been
appointed. But the title to the office of
president is of such commanding importance
that if there is suspicion that it was secured
by fraud, by forgery and perjury if it is be-
lieved by any considerable portion of the
American people that their rights
were cloven down; if it be
conceived that the title to the high Office of
president is tainted, then it becomes the
American people to investigate the subject
and make such an authoritative record as will
stand forever as a warning against conspir
ators, who, for partisan triumphs, would,
like blind Samsons, shake down the grard
temple of American liberties. The work
of the investigating committee will go stead
lily forward. That conspirators howl is
not a matter of surprise; that threats
are made of strife is a part of
of the programme to brighten the country
and embarrass the committee. But all such
schemes to obscure fraud will be unavailng.
We like the outlook exceedingly 1t is fall
of hope for America. 1t revives faith in the
stability of republican governments, and
that uor populi ror Del is not chimera. To
accomplish the great work now in hand no
disturbances will result The government
is strong enough TO vindicate the truth, and
the people are sufficiently wise and patrio &c
to stand by the right-only culprits tremble.
The country will await with profound and
undisguised solicitude the verdict of the in
vestigating committee. When that is known
it will be time TO discuss other matters con-
Dected with the great work.