Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-06-15
ESPECIAL CASES"
[ Washington Post. ]

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OF course Mr.. Hayes know nothing of
the frauds that placed him in President
Tilden's seat, nor had he the least per-
sonal acquaintance with the individuals
who perpetrated them, and yet see how
many of them he has made especial cases.
or
Mr.. NOyes, who divided tho swag
among the Florida thieves, was made
Minister to Franco.
Mr.. Stoughton, who conferred" with
Anderson and other Louisiana culprits
was made minister to Russ ia.
I MI. Kasson, who was one of the visi!
ting statesmen, and helped steal the Flor
ida vote, was made Minister to Austria.
Mr.. McLin, who confesses that he
helped steal the Florida vote, was made
Chief Justice of New Mexico.
Mr.. Dennis, who confesses to the frauds
that made it possible for McLin to steal
the Florida vote, was appointed, on the
special request of Hayes, which was
written with blue pencil" q SPECIAL
Treasury agent.
Gov. Stearns who held the fort while
Cowgirl and McLin stole the Florida
vote, was made one OF the Hot Springs
Commissioners.
Mr.. Cowgirl, who completed the theft
of the Florida votes, was made an United
States marshal.
Thus Noyes, Kassin, McLin, Dennis,
Stearns and CoAgill, through and by
whom the four votes of Florida were
stolen from President Tilden, have all
teen recognized by Mr.. Hayes as "spe-
cial cases." and rewarded accordingly.
WIN. Pitt Kellogg, for helping steal the
vote of Louisiana by bracing up the Re-
turning Board and such supervisors as
Anderson, received 4 seat in the Senate,
to which he had no title, through the
single vote of Stanely Matthews, the
friend and representative of Mr.. Hayes.
S. B. Packard, who helped Kellogg
steal the Louisiana vote, received the
biggest consulate in Europe.
Geo. L. Smith, who forged and falsi-
fed the returns of DeSoto. parish, was
made Collector Of New Orleans.
Jack Wharton, who assisted, was made
Marshal of New Orleans.
Madison Wells, who was one of the
thieves whom Kellogg bruccd up, was
given the Office of Surveyor of the Port.
Tom Anderson. who was another Re-
turning Board thief, was kept in Office as
acting Collcc tor, even after his convic-
ton of forgery and theft. This was Il
rery special case.
Casnave, the third Returning Board
thief was made Naval Officer.
Kenner, the fourth and last Returning
Board thief, perjurer and forger, was
given a place in the Custom-house under
Principal Thief Anderson.
Gen. John NJ. Harlan, who was one Of
the referees in the Feliciana Anderson
case, was made udge Of the United States
Supreme Court.
George-A-Sh Sheridan for helping to
keep the Returning Board thieves stiff,
was transplanted to Washi, gton and
made Recorder of Deeds.
D. A. Weber, who, at the request of
John Sherman, stole the vote of West
Feliciana, was promised a consulate, but
was killed before he could be appointed.
j. Z. Anderson, for complying with John
Sherman S request to the extent Of sign
ing {: protest he knew to be false, and
whichwas afterwards forged to the ex-
tent necessary to steal the parish of East
Feliciana, was personally and in writing
recommended by MIR. Hayes for Il ''con-
sulship in warm place.
a score of clerks. supervisors, con-
stables, and others who helped forge or
cover up other,' forgerics have been pro-
vided for, but these we have enumerated
were ESPECIAL CASES. Still we have
no doubt that Mr. Hayes was perfectly
innocent, and that these appointments
were all accidents.