The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-25

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very shortly alter these events, In . letter TO the
New YORK Times, he demonstrated that the Tiiden
electors had u majority OF the votes cast
10 Florida But suppose there many persons OF
such constitution as to be less affected by
these republican admissions or those demo-
cratic proofs tnan by confessions Of the COO
irving or executive scoundrcls themselves. One
must wish therefore that John A. Kassou would lay
down the mission to Austria and IT, r. Moves the mis-
sion to France and como home confess the truth
along with their unpaid accomplices Dennis and
McLin. MANToN MARBLE.
NKw York, April "a, 1878.
THE FRAUDS AS SEEN AFTER THE ELECTION.
TALLAHASSEE, Dec /, 1876.
Tho Aachua frauds arc hcnceforih dark page In
the coun,ry,s history. The proceedings on Wednesday
before the Florida Board State will stand
as black blot GU that dark page They siynined
that Northcrn republicans who here PROCESSING
10 desire aud 10 be witnesses - q lar coudt had
chosen TO shoulder aud to share the responsb OF
their carpetbag allies Tor tho frauds, ballotbox
stufng and pcrurles which have hero been contrved
to fasify and defeat the choice OF tho people oil
Florida
The testimony adduced on Wednesday morning py
the dcmocrMic managers conclusive that 224
fraudulent votes mad been added 20 tho majority
for tho republican electors in Arcner prceinct No.
2, OF Aiachua county. Three intelligent nj d
unimpeachcd witnesses, men OF good character ana
long residence IN Alachna county. gave bret aud
truthful history of the tn of November at that poll
Ing place. One OF them tosc6 that at the request OF
the inspectors no had helped to count the ballots.
and had heard and noted the declared and true
OF that count Another testified that bonrcsidcnts
unknown and dead mems names crowded the
poll list nitcrward made up and hed. Another, q
merchant Of Archer for eleven years, had
In writing the namo Of ovcry voter-ail but three
hs vote, IRON tho opening TO tho closing OF the
pois, vigilant thing. not eisrwhere done
mat day, ! presume m all The United .,s States
false poll net. filed with tho fraudulent certificate
OF tho return, betrayed its character In tho
comparison Jumped IN page before tho true
names, Jumped IN page after the true names,
the dead mems names and tho invented names that
went 10 swell the fraudulent republican majority
In the afternoon Ex-Governor Noyes, OF Ohio,
read long statement. prepared for Norlhern
consumption, contradicling by wholesale tho de-
tailed ana accurate testimony OF tho thrco
Witnesses lie hed batch OF andsvns, purpor,inR,
salo contradiction Several Of tnese aniaavi.s were
10 one and tho Same handwriting, including
inc hundreds Of s,gnatures thereto. made wnn
the mark OF cross, which, perhaps all that should
be expected from the pens OF uead men. Only SIX
sgncd Ihcir in d,aereus baud out Of 22s am
the cross wcro dupl,ca,ed Tho manuiactuse
was obvious, not skitu. Tho whole document read
was not plausible IL rs difficult 10 conceive that
an honest man OF my intelligence should not
adduced, but W. Il. Chandler introduced Governor
Noyeg TO tho Board and General Barlow by silent
these anldavits by Northern republican managers IL
was a. thing not TO have been believed before.
hand. II was an insult to Justice and shocking 10
common honesty: but tho miscreanis who rule and
riot hero upon tho plundcr OF u PROSTATE
people could not themselves have introduced
aud supported this cgregious fraud with q moro
shamcss front Of brass than did this Ex-Governor
ONO. whose relations are 20 close with Governor
Hayes. But their exposure was switi, Governor
Noycs succeeding no better than in the inacx,ng
accounts by which tho Treasury OF tho state OF Ohio
once suffered.
Tho statement which no road chiefly rested upon
the alleged ailidavits OF Green Moore, white man.
and Floyd Dukes. black, inspectors a. Archer
In hnlG tnptn nj ahA tenn AHA
dition OF moro than 200 votes TO the majority
for the Hayes electors. Yesterday appeared
went n cross-cxamination by tho Board. Their
testimony IN every particular corroboratcd and
% rueke ~" and ' Bitch
Of ihe day before IL was proved that
their pamcs and marks subscribed to tho
Hayes off davits werc forgcrieG II proved that
they counted tho three hundred and odd votes
actually cast and that no more were cast. II was
proved that thoy had strung tho ballots locked tho
box, and proclaimed tho true result II was proved
that tboy had at,orward been approached and offered
bribes by republican officials to help ialsify the true
returns
Now, Tor a correct apprehension OF the Aiacnua
frauas thus exposed ana OF Others which remain TO
be exposed, is always to BIO remembered that tho
whole election machinery OF tho Stato IN evory pre-
clnct Is In the absolute control OF The republican
party, aud ~ directed by the creatures ana ap-
pointcos OF Governor Sterns who was hu,solf
| didatc Tor re- election. Frauds spite Of ana
ssss.sn oiosrs y. snorsss noa . 30 pvsse"sS Sas
| frauds with their oonnivanc> I ars ossy indeed.
! such frauds did suffice overcome
1 II Is 10 be remembered also that tho election
laws Of Florida designed and assist no
successful preparation Of fraud not TO render diff
l cult The Aiachua frauds were tho oontrivancc OF
Governor Stearn's immediate deputy and friend IN
that county, scoundrcl imed Dennis, who when he
names OF Moore and Dukes were called yesterday,
shot out OF the board room and TOOK TO his hcos ko
,thicf In tho hope. l suppose. Of finding some
United States Marshal to intercept these hum
bio witnesses by an arrest; but no was 100 late.
Their 70 timony, which no honest could dscredit
who heard II given and saw tho many incidental,
uncon;rlvcd marks OF truth which II bore fixed tho
character OF the Alnchua rnuds. Tho testimony also
exposoi the desperate necessity and ccnscnl OF tho
mon hero who take orders from Zach Chan ilcr to
back up those frauds with bribery and forgery.
MAN10N MARBLE.