Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-04-26
tn. FLORIDA SENSATION.


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The much talked OF confessions
Of McLin and Dennis. with regard to
tho "doctoring" Of the Florida returns
in the Presidential election OF 1876. are
now before the people. to be judged OF
according to the dictates OF common
sense. As we showed yesterday. the
confessions. whether true ~ false. can
can have NO bearing whatever upon the
title Of President Hayes. since he holds
his ofice entirely upon the authority OF
the Electoral Commission. which Is the
creature Of his political enemies. New
erthsless. these so-callsd confsssions.'
IL true. will be very likely to be used
with some effect in the coming CAM
paign. aud indeed that Is the sole object
Of their produetion at this time. II the
Returning Board Of Florida counted in
Hayes, when the State really gave its
vote for Tilden. then the Board was
guilty Of a great crime, and while the
consequence Of that crime. 50 far as
Tildsn Is concerned. cannot now DO
overturned. Republicans will Join heart
lily with Democrats in condemning the
outrage and demanding that the perps-
traitors DO puni shed.
While the material and legal title OF
Mr.. Hayes to his seat can in no way DO
affected, his moral claim to the position
which he now holds may 10 seriously
involved. IL the charges Of these two
self.confessei scoundrels are true. Re
publieans. therefore. cannot afford to
entirely ignore these astounding papers.
The honor OF the President AMI OF the
party which elected him is at stake, and
We do not like this open charge that the
President aud the party deliberately
stole the State Of Florida and secured
their majority by transferring to the
Hayes electors votes that really belonged
to the representatives Of Tilden. The
thing has an ugly look for which no
political advantage can compensate any
party. II Mr.. Hayes was not honestly
elected President every good Rspubli-
can will regret that he was ever inausu.
rated. But he was elected. and the only
wrong done was in depriying him OF
other States which. u honestly counted.
would have added to his electoral ma
jority. We propose now. for the sake
Of argument. To admit the truth OF these
purchased confessions. and To show by
figures which cannot be disputed. that
granting all that MeLin says to be true,
the Hayes electors were appointed in
Florida by a greater majority than they
we're allowed by the fraudulent Re-
turning Board.
Tho returns from the t~hirty-nins
counties Of Florida. as they were origi-
nally fled with the Secretary Of State.
this same McLin. footed up as follows
For the Hayes electors. %. $40 for the
Tilden electors. q, 923; majority for the
Hayes electors, 92C. That was the
record OF the returns when they were
handed to the Returning Board for
the official count. That body. which IL
is now charged falsiAed the lists in such
a manner as to return the State for
Hayes, reviewed. the votes in their
official capacity. aud. instead Of adding
to the Republican majority. reduced II
TO tho Insignificant SUN Of ~. In other
words. this fraudulent" Returning
Board took from President Hayes ss4
votes which. according to the face OF the
returns. belonged l~egitimately to him.
This certainly does not look like a con-
spirscy on the part Of the Republican
Returning Board to steal the State from
Tilden. 1t looks much more like an at.
temp, to steal 1t from Hayes and give il
to Tlden.
IL will be seen. therefore. that. sup
posing these charges to be all true. the
1913 fraudulent votes were not only
taken from Mr. Hayes. but in addition.
during the first Returning Board count,
i9i extra votes. On a second count tho
CLAW county returns we're rejected ON