The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-06-27
especial Cases."

All the Returning Board rascals, their
confederates and their subordinates, were
treated by the Fraudulent Administra-
tion as special cases." entitled to have
priority in appointments and patronage.
After the chief managers, like Sherman,
Noyes, Stoughton, Kasson, and the like,
were provided for in the highest trusts
and houors, the tools with which they
worked were paid off in proportion to
the value of the risk they had incurred
and the services they had rendered.
Thus Wells, T. G. Anderson, Kenner
and all the principal clerks of the Re-
turning Board in Louisiana, except
Littlefeld, who had exposed the forgery
of Vernon parish, received and now hold
valuable places in the Custom House and
other public employments. McLin,
Stearns, and Cowgirl of the Florida fraud
were also billeted on the Treasury with
out delay. Then what may berated as
the third class in this category pressed
their claims to consideration. Some OF
them nere we'll rewarded, but others did
not consider they were fully appreciated
and gave up the Offices to which they
were assigned.
The fact stands out in all this jobbery
and corruption that the Fraudulent
President personally recommended to
the heads of departments. the applicants
for Office from Louisiana and Florida
who had in any way aided the villalny
by which the votes of those States were
stolen. The cases of Dennis and james
E. Anderson are only illustrations of a
practice applied to the class which they
may be said 20 represent. And unless
the evidence lie destroyed, numerous in
stances can be found in which Others
with similar claims were appointed. to
Office solely because they had worked to
consummate the Fraud.
The foul birds of prey gathered at
Washington to witness the inauguration
of Hayes and to demand their share OF
the common .plunder. J. E. Anderson
went there youcbed for Kellogg, Nash,
Darrall, and that crew, whose title to
consideration was that they had all con-
spired to alter the vote of Louisiana
Hayes had never seen Anderson before
that time, but he promptly and fully
endorsed him in the. following letter:
"Hon. W. NJ Euarts
".Please appoint this gentleman to g
consulate in a warm climate. This Is
special case. r. B. HAYES"
L.G. Dennis, who had planned and
executed the fraud in Alachua County
Florida, by which the State was counted
for Hayes, was also among the band O.
patriots then assembled at the capital
whose headquarters was established a
the White House. He was accredited
like Anderson, and received his order fol
an Office in these terms:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
"WAsHINGToN, April, 1877.
"7o the Hon. John Sherman, Secretary o
the Treasury:
"DEAR SIR I am reliably assured
that l.. G. Dennis, of Florida, woule
make q capital special agent of the
Treasury. I specially desire that hi
claims may have your favorable atten
ton. Sincerely, R. B. HAYES"
To pretend in the face of these letter
and others that Hayes was ignorant o
what he was doing when he made thes,
special cases." and rested them on th,
"claims" of Dennis and Anderson ant
their associates, is to insult public intel
ligence. He was only making good th'
contracts of his agents, who themselve'
l'had been rewarded with. the choices
honors of the republic, and demanded
pay for their subalterns.-M Y Sun.