American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-08-03
What Has Been Proved SO far by the
Potter Committee.

| The Potter Committee have proved be
| You'd successful rebuttal, things believed t
| be true, but not absolutely proven to be tru
before, to wit: That the electoral votes o
| Florida and Louisiana, which wefe given T.
Hayes belonged to Tilden. Leaving out o
consideration the State of Florida, which nj
honest man will deny to have been stolen
we will take up Louisiana. As to this Stat
the Potter Committee has clearly proved:.
/. That conspiracy was entered into b,
certain Republican leaders, the object being
to hold no election in East Feliciana, Grant
and other Democratic parishes.
2. That the fact that no Republican vote'
were cast in East Feliciana was not due t.
intimidation, as alleged, but was owing t.
Anderson's advice to the Republican lead
ers not to vote, as it would have better ef'
feet than all the affidavits that could be pro.
duced.
g. That for period Of two days after the
election the Republican leaders admitted
that Tilden and Nichols had carried tht
State by heavy majority.
4. That when it becomes evident that the
election of Hayes depended upon the result
of the State, deliberate preparations Were
made for the purpose Of defeating the VIII
of the people as expressed at the polls.
8. That in pursuance of this plan, pro-
tests, forged and altered to suit the occa-
sion, were made for the parishes of East and
West Feliciana, whereby Democratic ma
jOrity Of over 2, 800 was changed to Repub-
lican majority of 500.
6. That the Supervisors OF the above
named parishes were prevented by promises
of reward made by John Sherman and Others
from exposing such forgeries.
Z. That on the 9th day of November,
when the Returning Board proceeded to sum
up the result of their labors, 1t was dtscov-
cred that while Packard and a Republican
Legislature were elected, Hayes was defeat
ed.
8. That after the above date, and in order
to secure the electoral vote for Hayes, forg-
ed protests were made for Riehaand and
other parishes, and the returns t>e.- Lafay-
cite and other parishes SO changer as to IN
crease the Republican vote.
8. That affidavits bearing fictitious names,
and the names of dead men, were manufac-
tured in the Custom house and upon such
affidavits various Democratic polls were
thrown out.
TO- That the acts above recited were
known to some of the visiting statesmen,
and received their approval.
IL. That the electoral vote of the State, as
counted before the two Houses OF Congress,
was forgery.
IL. That John Sherman, now Secretary of
the Treasury, and at the time the personal
representative of Mr.. Hayes, was guilty of
subornation of perjury.
10. That the leading parties necessary to
a completion of the fraud were promised by
him protection and reward.
IA. That the Fraudulent President in full
has rewarded with office every scoundrel
connected with the great crime in both
Florida and Louisiana.
10. That Stanley Matthews, Republican
Senator from Ohio, and Justice Harlan, a
Judge of the Supreme Court, had guilty
knowledge of the fraudulent transactions
by which the vote of Louisiana was stolen,
and personally interested themselves to re-
ward and protect the criminals.
10. That Senator Morton and Gen. Gar
field, both members of the Electoral Com
mission, knew when they voted to countthe
vote of Louisiana for Hayes that it was both
fraudulent and a forgery.
II. That Senator Kellogg, who assisted at
the forgery of the Louisiana returns, has
since been guilty of secreting the witnesses.
IS. That not one of the criminals who as
sisted to perpetrate the colossal crime of the
age has been punished; but that all but two
numbering. over over hundred-haye
been provided with offices by Mr.. Hayes's
direct order or request, and in some cases
by and through his continued and persistent
Interference.
With few exceptions these facts are prov
ed, exclusive Of the testimony of either An
derson or Weber, Notwithstanding that the
committee has only fairly entered upon its
task.-WdshingtOn Post.