The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-27

Eioetoral Commission, that Gov. Tilden saws
| he never sent such O message, so that Mr..
Watterson cannot Justify his assertion to The
contrary Quoting Mr. Watterson's state
ment about himself that he Hewitt wanted
to Issue an ADDRESS early In December, 1876,
resting our vote upon the return OF Oregon,
and few Of US had time In suppressing
| him, ne retorts by producing the address,
which he says further that "Mr. Watterson
has NO excuse for misrepresenting it, for he
heard 1t read but he had nothing to do with
suppressing 1t, because he was not q member
OF the National Committee, whose executive
committee decided against my will and pro-
TEST to issue merely brief announcement
Claiming the election of Tilden and Hem
dflcks, without resting the claim upon
any grounds whatever This, in my
Judgment, was blunder, and at this distance
we can now see the wisdom of the address
which had prepared"
The address claims the election of Tilden
and Hendricks by an electoral vote of 1876, in
Guiding the States of South Carolina, Florida
and Louisiana. It also claims the vote In
oregon of the elector who while he did not
receive g majority Of the votes OF the people
OF that State, did receive the certificate of
election from the Governor in accordance
with the law of Oregon, because the candidate
who received the majority of votes was inel-
glble by reason OF the provisions of the con-
stitution of the United States" The address
went on to say: eve believe that the returns
sent to the Vice-P President can and should be
inquired into. We believe that only genuine
and not false or fraudulent votes should be
counted, ana, TO quote the words of President
Lincoln, that the two houses of Congress,
convened under the twelfth article Of the CON
stitutlon, have complete power to exclude
from counting all electoral votes deemed by
them to be Illegal We also believe that full
elIect should be given to the voice Of the peo-
PIE when expressed according to the laws of
the State and OF the United States, within the
limits and under the restrictions of the consti-
tuition. Ii lby the application of these rules of
lnstlce fairly applied the result should be
that, on the one hand, the votes Of Florida.
South Carolina and Louisiana should be re-
ceiyed, and on the other the vote of Oregon
should be rejected, thus securing the election
81 Hayes and Wheeler, we feel safe In saying
G ~ tne result would be cheerfully aequiesced
In by the people; but IL these rules should be
applied only where they inure to the benefit
OF the Republican candidates, and rejected |
when they work to their detriment, we have |
no hesitation in declaring our belief that
to such an act Of injustice and usurpatiOn. |
Resistance should and undoubtedly will be |
made as heretofore in the courts and by all |
the machinery known to the law, and by such |
powers as may be vested under the constltu-
ton In the Representatives of the people In
Congress assembled. No assent will ever be
given to the perniCious doctrine that single |
state or any number Of States can, by the
ingenious device OF returning boards, ex-
pressly eontrived for the commission of fraud.
defeat the will of the people in the lemain-
ing States, where the vote is fairly cast and
honestly returned. Unless this destructive
INVENTION, the Internal machine of recent
22ontlcs, Is promptly discarded, pretended in
ilmidatlonl, supported by purchasable aft
1avits will take the place Of honest suffrage,
popular elections become only an expensive
arce, ana free government will destroy itself
~ deliberate suicide"
Tho nddrocc xerf%to,, ~, M, IT....A4 |
'ember, 1876, was approved by Gov. Tilden,
With the exception Of the following paragraph,
which was omitted by his request:
And 70 this end, while the people are yet
rec ana independent, we invite them to as :
emble at their usual places Of meeting In
very city, town and hamlet In the country on {
ne eighth day Of January next, to consider Z
ne dangers Of the situation, and by calm,
eInperate and firm resolves to enlighten their
representatives In Congress assembled as to {
heir duties La this great crisis of our institu-
IONS" {
Mr.. Hewitt concludes that 1t is safe to sup
ose that II Mr.. Watterson is false in one
mig, he is altogether false. He demands Z
,om. MIR. Watterson contirmatory proof of /
Is other charges. He closes with sting: :
The fact seems to be that Mr. Watterson
ppears TO have become utterly reckless In 4
Is blind rage at having been objected to as I
auultor at caucus where secrecy was re-
ulred, Ny objection was based upon ex- fl
erfence."
MR. WATTERsON SPEAKS AGAIN
Mr.. Watterson, who is stopping at the
verett House, is indignant at the response
ade by Hon. Abram s. Hewitt to the state
entS made by Mr. Watterson. He has writ
n card for publication in answer to Mr. II
ewitt's statement, in which he says: "Mr g
ewltt says that l misrepresented him as to u,
= address TO the American people resting n
r. Iilden's case on Oregon. leave his adj q
'ess which he published himself, to answer
lat: he says that could not have had any
Ind In suppressing that address, because I
rs not q member of the National Democratic
Secutive Committee. The address was SUBJ g
ltted TO the committee on advisement n
-, which | was member. It was VI
y motion. The COMMITTEES re- re- V
'rted adversely upon 1t. The National Dem y
ratio Executive Committee, of which Mr.. u
eWltt said was not a member, met with u.s.
le result was that the address was unani-
ously rejected. He (Mr. Hewitt SAYS that I V
arged him with suppressing telegram of '
lden. | never did. simply charged Mr.. VI
lden with being opposed to the electoral bill. "a
'Wttt did not make Tilden's objections ~
own at Washington, and his failure to u
SO was the practical suppression of Til Y
MS views. Finally, / have charged Mr. ~
witt with disgraeeful falsehood. I donot u
re to handy words about it, nor to go into y
newspapers. | propose that Mr.. Hewitt
all select two and [ two members who
we'd on the committee of advisement. before "
ON the falsehood was delivered the four "
select fifth member, and if do not make 90
? charge good l will apologize" gu