The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-20

Al,thc Returning Board asca,s, their
c0nieieatrs and their subOrdlnales,
were treated by the Fraudulent Admin
is,ra,lon as special cases" entitled TO
have priority in appointments and pat
rlnage. After the chief managers, Ike
sherman. Moves, SIouchton, hassOn,
and ihs ..le. were provided FOR in the
highest trusts and louurs, the TOOLS iWith
which they worked were paid OF IN
proportion 10 the valae ofthe risk they
had incurred and the services they had
rendered.
Thus Wells. 7. c. Anderson, hcnner
and all the principal clerks Of the Re
turning Board in Louisiana, except Lit
tleteid, who had exposed the forgery Of
Vernon parish, received and nog hold
valuable places in the Custom House
and other pahl!c emV!oymen,s. Nclln,
Stearns. and Cowgirl OF the Florida fraud
were also bi .ltted on the Treasury with
out DELAY. Then what may be rated rs
the third class in this category pressed
their claims % consideration. some OF
them were well rewarded, but Others did
not consider they were fully appreciated
a0l gave up the offices 10 which they
were assigned.
The fact stands out In al this jobbery
and corruption that the Fraudulent
President personally recommends 90 the
heads OF departments the applicants for
Office from Louisiana and Florida who
had in any way aided the y..la.ny by
which the votes Of those States We're
stolen. The cases Of Dennis and James
l.. anderson are only illustrations OF 4
practice applied a. iLe class which they
may be said 10 represent. And unless
the evidence be destroyed, numerous
instances can be found in which Others
with similar claims were appointed 70
Office solely because they had worked "
consUmma,e the Fraud.
fhs fogl birds Of prey gathered a.
Washington 10 SltAlsv he Inauguration
Of HAYES and 10 demand their sAA.5 OF
the common plundor. J. +. Anderson
uttheye vouched for by kellogg Nash
parrall, and that crew, WhGse only title
tQ consideration was tha. they had all
c0nspifud % alter the vote Of Louisiana
Hayes had never sega anderson before
that time, but he promptly anI i...,y en-
doTsed him in the following letter:
Hon. ". VI. EyAErs:
Please appoint this gentleman 10 a
consulate - ? warm climate. This IS I
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 OF
patriots then assembled at the capital,
whose headquarters gas established At
the White House. lie was accredited
Ike Anderson, and received his order
for an office in these terms
"ExEurIgR MAEsloy, WAHISGToS, d. {.
April, 1877.
40 tl. Hon. John Sherman, Sr-1l-J ~
hs Treasury.
"DEAE SIR: l am reliably assured that
J.. G.. Dennis Of Florida would make q
capital special agent Of the Treasury. |
specially desire that his claims may
have your favorable attention. Sinccre~
t.. l. B. HAYES.
~ pfl:end in the face OF these letters
and oihezs hat Hayes was ignorant Of
what he was doing when ho made these
special cases and rested them on the
claims" Of Dennis and Anderson and
their associates. is TO insult public intell-
igcncc. He was only making good the
contracts Of his agents, who themselves
had been rewarded with the choicest
honors Of the republic, and demanded
pay for their subalterns.