The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-01
Justice Must BE Done.

In presence of the criminal charges and
the confessions of WILLIAM f. CHANDLER,
u ought to be assumed that members of the
Cabinet, Senators, and Representatives who
are directly inculpated by them will
promptly demand an investigation on the
assembling OF Congress. II they should
1Dil 10 perform this obvious duty, then il
i'll remain for others. who are not person
nllv Involved In these grave accusations, TO
Hovc an inquiry which shall not only go to
tho root of this whole matter, but lay the
foundation for a rc0penng and an honest
J gmcnt Of the Presidential question.
indeed, one inquiry cannot be made with
0pt necessarily bringing in the other. There
nrc two distinct and serious charges, each
al which affects the right of Mr.. HAYES to
thc Office OF President: First, that he was
Curruptly counted in" By Il bargain sane
tioncd by him, with the Louisiana Return
ing Board; and secondly, that the electoral
count was completed by a second bargain,
~ which the conditions of the first were to
D. renowned and broken. II these allega-
lions are true, there was double fraud, the
proof Of which would be sufficient to unseat
HAYES and affirm the election really
made by the American people in November
15l6.
cor more than a year the people have
patiently borne the greatest wrong ever
;ycrpetrated in our political history, and
which in any other country would have
been followed by bloodshcd and revolution
Ihcy have looked forward TO time when
passions might be cooled and opinion be
calm, to right this monstrous injustice by
CXpunging from the record fraudulent par
t-an judgment, and entering the true YER
slict of four and quarter millions Of free
men in its stead
Tho eight-by-sevcn Commission, profess
sdly constituted to try the merits Of this
controversy, shut the doors abruptly in the
face of any inquiry at ALL knowing if they
were once opened the frauds would be eI-
posed in all their naked deiormty and the
conspiracy TO falsify the election must fail
disgracefully. Hence all offers Of proof to
establish the iniquity We're declared dlumde,
and the fraudulent returns were accepted
and treated as genuine. As the merits were
not investigated, they could not have been
decided. A pretended and VIGOROUSLY fab
ricated prima fdcie case was all the partisan
Commission attempted TO decide, leaving
The main question open, by the terms Of the
Electoral Commission act, for future review
by any competent tribunal.
Every recognized principle Of equity and
Justice demands "A fair, open, and complete
investigation. We dare not affirm before
The world that fraud purihes and periects
what it touches, instead OF polluting and
destroying all that its faint can reach.
Aside from this moral view, all the courts of
the civilized world hold that fraud vitiatcs
every instrument contract deed legacy, or
paper OF value. And in the case OF cleo
tions the law is undisputed that there Is
always a remedy Tor fraud. Mr.. MCCRARY,
now beneficiary Of fraud himself, rs De
Jacto Secretary of War; Is an accepted
authority on this subject Here is what he
says in the american Law Of Elections, "
page 277:
THE fact that's person has received tho certificate o'
election to ONCE and entered upon the discharge OF
the duties thereof does no. Dust the proper court OF urls
diouon ~ The te 10 he The certificate upon
the ptna Jee shown ny the returns duf the
W behind he rcfa1s, and ioa he mss Jda dg0e re
suhn
Again, in note to page 2j2, he says;
IAN adequat. remedy will always he found ut law or
IN equity Tor frauds perpetrated against the purity oil
elections ia ,esut h lee s'cUoil ~ maui ant me tb.
has pIorief mol, NJ reae, u no nso Jl9e G4 no
ISsois@ be had"
These principles apply precisely TO the
caee under consideration. MIR. HAYES was
seated upon eo-called priaa tocic ca 70