Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1878-06-27
ESPECIAL CASES


From the Washington Post.
OF course Mr.. Hayes knew nothing
of the frauds that placed him in Presi-
dent Tiltlen's seat, nor had the least
personal acquaintance with the indi-
viduals who perpetrated them, and
yet see how many Of them he has
made especial cases" of:
Mr.. Noyes, who divided the swag
among the Florida thieves, was made
minister to France.
Mr.. Stouglton, who conferred
with Anderson and other Louisiana
culprits, was made minister to Rus
sia.
Mr.. kassOn. who was one of the
visiting statesmen, and helped steal
the Florida 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 Nc
Lin to steal the Florida ote was APP
pointed, on the special le0rest Of
Hayes, which was written with a
blue pencil" 4 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
Il nited States marshal.
Thus, Noyes, Kasson. McLin,
Dennis, Stcarns and Cowgirl, through
and by whom the four votes of Florl-
da were stolen from President Til
den, have all been recognized by Mr..
Hayes as especial cases, and reward
ed accordingly
VIM. Pitt Kellogg, for helping
steal the vote of Louisiana by bracing
up the Returning Board and such
Supervisors rs Anderson, received q
seat in the Senate, to which he had
no title, through the single voice Of
Stanly Matthews, the friend and
representative of Hayes.
S. B. Packard, who helped Kellogg
teal the Louisiana vote, eceived the
biggest consulate in Europe.
Geo. l.. Smith who forged and fall
sifcd the returns of DeSoto parish,
w:.s made collector of New Orleans.
Jack Whorton, who assisted, was
made marshal of New Orleans.
Madison Welt, who was one of
the thieves whom Kellogg braced up,
was given the office of surveyor of
the port.
Tom Anderson, who was another
Returning Board thief, was kept in
office as acting collector even after
his conviction of forgery and theft.
This was very special case.
Cassanave, the third Returning
Board thief, was made naval officer.
Kenner, the fourth and last Re-
turning Board thief, perjurer and
forger, was given place in the Gus
tom-house, under Principal Thief
Anderson.
Gen. John NJ. Harlan, who was one
of the referees IN the Feliciana An
derson case, was made judge of the
United States Supreme Court.
Geo. A. Sheridan. for helping to
keep the Returning Board thieves
stiff, was transplanted to Washing
ton and made recorder of deeds.
Dan Weber, who, at the request of
John Sherman, stole the vote OF West
Feliciana, was promised in writing
consulate, but was killed before he
could be appointed.
j. E. Anderson, for complying
with John Sherman's request to the
extent of signing protest he knew
to be false, and which was afterwards
forged to the extent necessary to
steal the parish of East Feliciana,
was personally and in writing recon-
mended to Mr.. Hayes for ''consul-
ate in a warm place"
A score: of clerks, supervisors,
constables, and others who helped
forge or cove: up others forgeries,
have all beer provided for, bat these
we have enumerated were Especial
cases." Still we have no doubt that
] Mr.. Haeys was perfectly innocent.
and that these appointments were all
accidents.