The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-29
RADICAL MALIGNITY,

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, by the Radical press of the North and Wesi
as relates to the course of the committee nj
the House of Representatives in the ipvpstiga.
ton of the Republican frauds of 1876 whereby
Fraudulent Hayes received a stolen presi-
dency, Is well exemplitied In an article headed
"Sherman's Case Against the Fraud Commit
tee" published in the Cincinnati Commercial
OF the twenty-hfth instant, journal which
seeks to hide its malignant Justification of the
record behind the speoious, but hollow pre-
tense of independence"
The Commercial says:
TO refuse Mr.. Sherman's application for a
tull investigations and a summons of these
witnesses before the committee on the ground
that they had been heard once and by a dif
iefent committee. was, under all the circum-
stances, as mean an exhibition of PARTISAN
seltishness and unfairness as can be recalled
| in our political history
1t jusiIies the suspicion that Mr. Potter and
his confederates in the fraud hunt were afraid
| to open the doors for the proof of facts that
would destroy their pretense of fraud in Lou
lSlana, Justify the action of the Returning
Board, and satisfy the world that the count
ing Of the electoral vote of the State for Hayes
could not have been avoided without An out
rageous disregard of the will of a majority of
its qualified voters.
Now, it was a fact well known to the CONNER
ctut when this article was published that the
| subcommittee here had notified Shermans
counsel that they were "ready to furnish SUBJ
ppnas for all the witnesses named by Mr..
| Sherman, ami any others that he or his couu-
sci may desire TO have called, TO testify with
| reference to the matter OF intimidation" and
That under date of July % the offer was
declined by Mr. John Ray Sherman's counsel
at this point, in communication stating that
lit became necessary for Mr.. Shertnan's
counsel to adopt line Of investigation omit
ting that of intimidation" SO that If there be
IAN exhibition Of partisan selishness and I'M
fairness 1t lies at the doors of the Commercial
which seems to have utterly forgotten. or
rather tn have ignored the Injunction, "Thou
shalt not bear false witness against thy
neighbor."
The Commercial continues:
It is of the highest Importance. and is the |
essence OF the whole matter to determine |
whether the facts justified the Returning |
Board Of the State In rejecting returns that, |
Il counted, would have made Samuel J Tilden |
President Of the United States. Into the set |
Element OF that question Mr.. Potter and his |
committee, and its Louisiana section, DELHI |
erately refused TO enter
Which is simply reteratiun of the lie !
above exposed, and is only of value as further
evidence Of the mendacious nlalignity Of the
Radical press towards those who are engaged
in the destruction Of the temple of fraud
erected two years ago by Hayes and his adj
herents.
In the correspondence of the Commercial of
the same date, Is contained vilely garbled
report of the testimony of John s. Dula,
which is described az a Every clear statement
OF the lawless proceedings of the whites In his
parish just preceding the election" and states
further that he "recounted in thrilling
language the assembling of an armed mob at
the place where he was holding his court.
their violent demonstrations and peremptory
demand for the immediate resignation of all
the parish Republican officers, the assault on
one Of the court officers.
But the Commercial does not mention the
erOss-examinatiOn of this "well-educated. In |
5etligent cOored man. in which he confessed t
that 'the court had adjourned when the men
came: they did not disturb the court | did
lOt intend to convey the ilea that they had
come to court while it was in session. although
he affidavit does do so. / did not hear any
me say that the jurors must resign on pain
If death / should have been more careful in
making my affidavit. | never saw any one
IT the murders committed mentioned in my
affidavit. | know it was rumored and from
what heard. | knew the men were murdered
Ind | swOre to 1t as of my own personal e.
knowledge. / cannot give the name of any e
nan who told me; did not witness a single
occurrence mentioned in the affidavit" nor
hat he further said that he felt no compunc-
ion about receiving bride to do something
le had already promised to do for nothing.
when he knew that it was his intention to do
exactly the opposite. I
And upon such garbling Of the record does I
he Commercial base its charge of unfairness q
against the investigators, and its defense of
'onspirator Sherman. all the while protesting
is own honest (0 Independence, and tlnging
mud at those who are engaged in unearthing
he lnfamy OF It's masters, hoping thereby to
scape the exposure of its own guilty lznOwl-
dge OF the conspiracy aforesaid and the reck-
Bss mendacity with which It falsifies history :.
n the interest of fraud "
It's hope, however, is fallacious: the investi- n
ration will go on; the frauds of its Radical q
masters will be laid bare, the truth of history
and its own vile ISLANDERS of the
Democracy and of the South, maliciously cir
'ulated with full knowledge of their falgity.
will be entirely dissipated Mr. Halstead
mould contine himself to the discovery of
minent statesmen fitted for the presidency. G
nd then in due course of time he may be able
o congratulate himself upon the rise. under
he Inspiration of his mighty genius, of o
worthy rival and successor to his original
Apply production, theinventor of the Charles
'rancis Adams water cooler" But, having
ound, let him beware of their company. for
e hath not wit to avoid burning his fingers r.
hat they may enjoy their roast ohestnuts, nor
ven to gain their thanks for his defense of
nom. which but serves to null thnm dn,un