The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-04-25

soon the facts will come out, for something may
occur any day to force them to the surface. II
will probably be pest to let them come out ma
turally.
APPALLING CORRUPTION OF THE PRESENT AID
MINIsTRATIoN.
Queston-What will be the result?
Answer--The result will be that the whole coun
try will be appalled, by tho dishonor of this ad'
ministratlon tell YOU sir that never in the his
tory of this nation has there been In the entire
four years Of an administration so much corrup-
tlon, bartering of offices, awarding of political
leaders, and bargain and sales of electoral fran
chise as during this past year, People will not
believe 1t until proof is shown them, but the proof
will be forthcoming. People say Hayes Is good
man and means well, but they do not know what
they are Ia king about When all the facts are
known about this Administration, no one will at
tempt to excuse the man on account OF his sup.
posed goodness, nor yet because lie is weak and
ignorant The acts that have disgraced this ad'
miniStratlon have all been done before the open
| eyes of the President
THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION AYERTs WAR
Mr.. Conkling then goes on to review at length
| the history of the Electoral Commission. He says
THE country was in actual danger yes mean
| that danger was real and imminent, The point
Of peril was not in the South but in the West. 1t
was understood that Republican leaders had de-
termined to have Vice President Ferry count the
votes at all hazards and declare Hayes eected,and
| that the West was determined on resistance. II
was to be no child's play in that section"
AN ARMY TO SEAT TILDEN,
General Steedman had seventy thousand men
enrolled and assigl ed to regiments for the pur-
pose of seating rilden in csse Vice President Fer
ry carried out his proposed programme. You may
look astOnished but these things are true. Presi'
dent Graut was AT his wits end, He confessed to
me that he did not know what to do He was
gathering some troops at or near Washington,
but he did not know how far he could depend on
them.
GEN. SHERMAN SAYS THE FEDERAL TROOPS sYMPA.
THIzED WITH TILDEN
Gen. Sherman told him that in case Of trouble,
the sympathies of large majority of officers and
soldiers Of the regular army would be with Tilden
and that the army must net be taken into conside-
ration as dependence in any such crisis
From these facts and from what was threatened |
and prophesied publicly in those days, you can |
imagine how gloomy the outlook was at Republi' |
can councils.
GRANT ASKS Combines ADVICE.
The President asked my advice, and frankly
told him did not believe that Vice President
Ferry had any power to declare the vote but
could merely act in a clerical capacity to open
envelopes and lay the votes of the Electoral Col
lege before Joint convention Of the two Houses
for their direction. By the way, may as well
state here, that when certain Senator came TO
me and said 1t was proposed to make me Presi-
dent the Senate In Ferry's place so that the
thing should not miss fire, frankly told him that
l could not accept the position and that by inter.
pTetatlOn of the Constitution should be Compell'
ed to rule exactly opposite to the wishes of him.
self and friends. That will perhaps explain one
story that is told about me- and. while we are on
the subject, let me say that suggested subsequent
has
Grant should not be elected President of the Sen
ate II they wanted strong man there, though |
saw no necessity for any such change. OF course
| knew there was no likelihood of such choice,
and that Grant simply desired to see his successor
peacefully inaugurated, and TO enjoy long Vaca-
lion afterWard.
ORIGIN OF THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION.
Mr. Conkling says that he then suggested to
President Grant the idea of a Commission and |
ICCount of the various interviews with the Presi-
lent and General Sherman, the difficulties the
advocates OF the plan met with, and then in par.
ocular detail why he was convinced that Mr..
Hayes, then in Ohio, was intriguing with Southern
Democratic members of Congress.
HE LOUISIANA BUSINESS TO SINK HAYES INTO
INFAMY.
Speaking of the final vote be says: II am frank t
0 say that thought then there was something E
Ot e8HCtly SJralBnL ABOUT tlat Louisiana business ii
nut now believe that when the whole truth is n
nown. it will sink this Administration. President t.
nd all, to the lowest depths of infamy." o
Question-You think, then, Senator that the 81
resident is wholly in the hands of the Southern
democrats?
ADswer-I am sure of it, said Senator Conkling. CT
HAYESs BoAsTED REFORM INTENTIONS A SHAM. -
Mr., Conkling then said there has been no re.
rm under Hayes, not even In the civil service
o0t h hfd1 nFn
yer made If Hayes should send in a message
civil service reform, list of some of these ap of
Ointments will be published, and it will make di
lch an astounding commentary upon the Presi dc
sntS words as would disCOncert a more philoph-
Cabinet than that in which EVarts ard Schurz
cure as refOrmers
Further on in the interview, the correspondent th
ks 'Doyou see nohope of bringing the President co
accord with Republican leaders" 10
;GLAND WOULD NOT TOLERATE SUCH UsURPATIoN OF
OF POWER. oy
Ans-I must confess that have ceased to have
~ expectation of it. No opportunity for har.
Onizing matters is given by the President. In q
Y opinion, 1t is not possible to speak in too eX.
,me manner of the administration. Look at
usurpauon OF power In Ohio it openly dictat.
a man for United States Senator. In order to
this ii bargains man to whom the succession
operly belongs to step out of the way, promising
use its influence, the influence of an army of col
FL
aaker of the House. People don't stop to think Vhe
lat this act really is, President vino holds
veto power Of legislation promises to interfere
Legislation and control its course by debating i,
10 shall be Speaker of the House of Representa- tho
es. Fancy the SovereEgns Of England trying GG9HH
y such game with the House of Commons. To;
ere would be such an uprising as there has not =
IN since Charles l. lost his head, Yet people Z
strangely quiet and say that Hayes is good
n and means well, at the very moment ne is G.
empting to place all the power in the hands of n
personal friends. If Grant mad ever attempt.
any such usurpaton of authority, the whole -
lntry would have rung with it and he might
have escaped impeachment. Much more of
same nature, the Senator says in the interview.
ogether, it will make six columns of the
RID. p
he Senatorconciudes as follows: Republicans of Z
.ud out of Congress have borne great deal dire
n Hayes because he i5a Republican President, doc
they are not quite prepared yet for Southern
.ahOn. car look for no good from the Presi-
t and his Cabinet They have not got it in
m. When the people know him as well as a.,
,ubhean Senators do, the party will be thor CON StU
hly united in leaving the administration" lace
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