The sun., 1878-11-06

tho best foreign missions and the choice
consuates, and a seat on tho Supreme
bench nrc direct payments Of the conspir-
acy. Every scoundrcl IN tho Returning
Boards and all those who in any capacity
I cu0pcrated with them, are today holding
Offices in tho states at Washington in the
Departments, or scattered through tho Gus
tom Houses and Post Offices OF the large
cities to conceal their Identity. The cost of
supporting tho bonefciarcs Of the fraud Is
now nearly two hundred thousand dollars
year, as Ear as Is known, and the total may
DO much larger
Rcmoisc, revenge, and repentance hnve
brought to light In the last year many revc-
latious showing how this crime was pcrpc-
tratcd. There never was particle ol doubt
In any Intelligent mind that Mr.. TILDEN had
carried Florida by a decided majority. The
Supreme Court Of the State in Republican
hands, and all the authority of the state le-
gnlly administered. made that fact patent
to all tho world long before tho packed Elec-
toral Commission decided not to receive tho
evidence Yet three Judges oi the highest
tribunal joined In that decision for the
monstrous reason that to admit tho evidence
would have given Mr.. TILDgN his lawful
! rights!
Tho vote OF Florida turned upon tho action
Of single weak and venal man, who then
held the fate OF tho republic in his hands.
Think of IL, one small, sickly, moody. ana
greedy politician, welding tho fortunes OF
more than forty millions OF people IfMoLN
had voted uprightly, and not been swaycd by
promises Of reward, tho Presidential Office
would mover have been disgraced with the
| presence OF RUTHERFORD y. HAYES, aud our
| public policy would have takcn n shape and
! direction that may now require long years
to effect.
III June last MoLIS mado a confession,
and was examined by subcommittee Of
the Potter investigation. Hear him:
"fwas .hawn nuuorou, teicgrams addressed TO Gov.
SrEAHss and others from the f-f hness ~ he hfHNsNn
parry IN the North. insisting that the salvation of tho
country depended uron tic vote q Florida heng cast tor
HAYES These toicsrams came lrcm those 60 whom had
been accustomed 70 decr; tho Chairman " tc National
Committee aud tho man who the nsir,'f sn li.
oN HAVE Thcsc ieegrams also save assutsncu of the
fshoHfHg noHol aad boo- ncsssr ~ s'cgfeg ne si'
tory NJ HAYES - the Board had acted In accordance
with the decision Of tho supreme Court of tho STATE dc
anns tho powers and duucs OF the Board IN reference n
throwing precincts rendered. there is no qucs
uon Of the tact that Nr lLpIE would have been entitled
the Flgrds - tn CONCLUSION. therefore isirrc.
! OF Florida, and not Nj HANS
! This confession came late, but IL is II
| part OF tho record against the coaspir-
ators. Mr. NoYEs. who is now Minister to
France as his share Of the spoils. was tho
personal representative Of HAYES in Flor
ida, with LEV. WALLACE, recently con-
verted into Governor for New Mexico, as
his chief OF staff. McLIS saw NoYEs fire.
| quently before and after the count. Hero
are few passages from tho testimony:
"o-I thlak you have stated once wish would
state agaiu all the conversations that you had with
NorIs this subject. .A-Nei. ia QUO ccnversat!eu
thati had With Gov NorIs he ,oilin- o. al, visit
! 10 Louisiana. and what tic result woud 10 there.
| "o-whAt dd he say would Do the rosult,hcre' Ale
snii that t"fiaa Hosi - VI ''ga TO- 'e R'o'~ ps'fg
and talked With me at some length upon the importance
,,a' se.ss sfhJ h'g- wa FosLl oT nANls aud that he
| hoped n would
o-whenaid he arrive In Iaiah assoc from Lousaua
A-ouly few days beior- thc canvass. thins.
o-what assurance dii he give you that louisiana
would b. counted the Harus .isctors' Al 40 not
know that he ss'' any urih~r ihAn tlat he hal 'cn
ihcrc. and ~iei ~ T. ~ irsi, alse ls'r riii g,
| % tIis y.si>e"
MoLEs. like othor patriots. was anxious
for his pay, aud he wrote % NoYEs urgently,
! asking 10 DO appointed United states Judge
of Florida. Meantime. DR.. CowouiLL, his
colleague Of tho Returning Board. went 10
Washington TO get his reward, and be made
common cause for both on that visit. as will
be seen by the following passages from Nc
LIN's testimony:
"o-You may STATE what pr covsurtt sad - you
Or cowoFut to'i me ne was received iiHfg D.
~ Pr,sif and f-.- itto d, ~ Wsts Hasis 90 ~
nrss and that be- Rod e-prs~~i l,ase'' ey ,ser
gsstfo glls A,r as, o., ~ ni~s, AMI that - ~
not only under political obgn;ous but personal chhsa
uor' that D. f'ai csit4taD y isiy ~ - -iry sis'
Thrco weeks after HAYES entered tn,
White House he appointed MoLlN Judge ii
New Mexico, TO redeem NoYEs's promises
and his own assurances to CowGHItL. Anc
this case is but a sample Of the whole lot o.
appointments made 20 settle corrupt bar
gains for stealing the votes OF threo States