The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-06-12
THE TITLE ONCE r.asE

avowals that Hayes title is good and must
stand. A purpose 10 remove Hayes from
Office has at no time been asserted by those
who were instrumental in setting on foot
the investigation now going forward with
such crushing effect. The resolution
which created the investigating COM
mittee says nothing about removing Hayes.
and Mr.. Potter has publicly declared that
such was not the purpose of the movement
Why, then this constant denial of such q
purpose? The radical conspirators who
swindled Hayes into Office are never more
delighted than when they can wiring from
democrats the declaration that Hayes title is
not TO be disturbed 1t is all they demand.
/ 1t is an exhibition ofsoharity that hides a
multitude OF faults, SINS, forgeries and per-
! iuries HAYES title is not good, though it
may and. Hayes may not be ousted but it
| should never be conceded that his title is
good, for if that be true, their forgery and
perjury are in all regards equally binding
with honest records and unimpeachable
oaths. A Washington special to the New
York Herald, of the 9th. discusses the Lewis
see forgery at considerable length, giving
detailed account of how and why the in
famous crime was committed, aud then says:
OF course there is nothing i'm all this to affect
the presidents title, though IL is little start
ling to remember that these forged certificates
| were formally opened and laid before botu
houses, were referred in the most solemn
manner TO the electoral commission, aud were
by them viewed and accepted as authentic
evidence thai the republican candidates were
| entitled to the vote of Louisiana. If the for
| gerry of LeviSsee's name had been at that time
I discovered of course the certificates would
! have been rejected. But what is i'm portant in
this and in the previous revelations, and what
/ the country ought to regard as the most I'M
portant result of this investigation, is the
| evidence 1t affords of the character of the men
| who called themselves republicans in
louisiana, who were. for years forced
upon that state by the republican
congress and the army, VINO manipulated its
politics and robbed its citizens, and were all
the while held up as saints and martyrs by
! the northern republican orators. The republic
! cans themselves now denounce Anderson as
brazen p riurer and graceless wretch, and
he Is. But, srch as he is, he was the one and
only witness on whose testimony they de-
manded thai East Faliciana parish should be
thrown out, and on his single protest the
whole people of that country were deprived of
their votes by the returning board. bis testi-
mony now Is Justly held TO be worthless unless
| II Is worth no less now than tt was when the
returning board allowed him to swear away
Levlssees charge that his name was forged
TO the electoral certificates appearSst0 be so far
firmly established by strong crcumstantal
I
least of The republican electors OF Louisiana,
/ with Mr.. Kellogg standing at their head, were
Prlvy TO the forgery OF signature upon one OF
which rested the result of the decision, and
! that THESE men did not hesitate TO commit a
/ forgery which had for its purpose to control
the political future of forty millions of
! people.
They seem not even to have thought worth
while to conceal so great a crime, but it APP
pears meant to use IL az means of terrifying
{ Mr.. Hayes, tor Anderson wrote little more
] a NJ
ator Matthew's as follows;
CUSTOM HOUSE. NEW ORLEANS, LA-,l
COLLECTORS OFFICE, April Z. 1877. !
To. Hon. Stanley Matthews
DEAR sIR-Packard on Monday concluded
THAT his only hope lay In his ability to brighten
| the preside { by threatened exposure Of ras-
cality committed during the past campaign,
/ then endeavoring TO collect evidence.
| He has sent for me three times
/ during the past two days and yesterday two
of his Trusted friends, in ORDER to induce me to
go with them and to convince me that the
president could not throw him over, gave the
outlines OF plan by which they claim they
can bring him (the preSident) TO termS-name.
ly, three Of the electors on the republican tick
/ ct will swear they did not vote for Mr.. Hayes,
/ but voted blank; that they did not sign the
certificate, their names being forged, etc.
Yet Packard has been nominated by Mr..
Hayes and confirmed by the republicans
the senate to the important and honorable
position of consul at Liverpool; Wells and An
dersOn are maintained in their important and
honorable positions in New Orleans. The
tom house in New Orleans is full OF men who.
like Anderson, helped to manipulate the Lou
isia0a vote, and many offices in the western
territories are filled by men of the same kind
all confirmed by the republican senate.
With such revelations blazing before It's
eyes like MONDAY suns, the Herald would
have Samuel ]. Tilden, president de jUre,
step forth and proclaim that he has no pur-
pose TO unseat Hayes, making the denial
tatauOunt IN q confession fbot no had antar
tanned such purpose. 1t says:
II Mr.. Tilden would evince an equal regard
for the peace and tranquility of the country
and the protection of business interests against
the fear of new civil connections, the public
would cease to look upon him as man VINO
is willing to imperil great interests to SubServe
his own ambition Five words from him
been raised. He has only to say that he has
no wish or purpose 10 depoSe Mr.. Hayes, and
and forthwith the country Will be tranquil
lied and the business community relieved of
its anxieties. Such de ,laration would be
party, but we prefer that Mr.. Tilden should
make IL from higher motive. He owes some
thing to his country; and nothing would so
wei become him as TO prove that he REGARDS
its welfare as superior TO all personal or party
considerations; Having failed 10 lead Mr.;
Hendricks in this direction, we wish he would
have the grace to follow nm.
Now we hold that this investigation bust
ness is above and beyond the reach of Sam
uel ]. Tilden. The people have taken hold
of the matter; they are deeply and vitality
interested. They have been swindled, their
rights cloven down, their liberties sacrificed,
their sovereignty insulted and their will re.
versed. There was a time when Samuel J.
Tilden could have been leader of the peo-
pie. They bad clothed him with power, robed
him with thunderbolts; but he did not re-
sDond. He may now sit in silence with great
pIopriety while the peoples representatives
tear away the covering that has hidden from
public view the crime that placed Hayes in
office-as if the hand of Providence was in
the whole investigating proceedings. Lewis
sees testimonyhas brought unexpectedly into
the boldest possible prominence crimes
which, as the investigation proceed will
touch with their communicating fingers dead