The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-08-22
From the Washington Post.]
THE RESULTS OF INvESTIGA-
TON,

TIE hE0U4IS VI In VESIIGA-j
TON.
What Has Been Proved so far hy the
Potter Committee.
The Potter Committee have prov
ed, beyond successful rebuttal, things
believed TO be true, but not absolute
ly proved to be true before, to-wit:
That the electoral votes of Florida
and Louisiana, which were given to
Hayes, belonged to Tilden. Leaving
out of consideration the State of
FLORIDA, which no honest man will
deny to have been stolen, we will
take up Louisiana. AS to this State
the Potter committee has clearly
proved:
1. That a conspiracy was enter
ed into by certain Republican lead
ers, the object being to hold no cleo
ton in East Feliciana, Grant, and
other Democratic parishes.
2. That the fact that no Republi-
can votes were cast in East Feliciana
was not due to the intimidation, as
alleged but was owing to Anderson's
advice to the Republican leaders not
to vote, as it would have a better eff
feet than all the afidavits that could
be produced.
8. That for a period of two days
after the election the Republican
leaders admitted that Tilden and
Nichols had carried the State by a
heavy majority.
4. That when it became evident
that the election of Hayes depended
upon the result of the State, deliber-
ate preparations were made for the
purpose of defeating the will of the
people as expressed at the polls.
5. That in pursuance Of this plan,
protests, forged and altered to suit
the occasion, were made for the par
fishes of East and West F~eliciana,
whereby a Democratic majority of
over $500 was changed to a Repub-
lican majority of 500.
6. That the Supervisors of the
above named parishes were prevent
ed by promises of reward made by
John Sherman and others from ex-
posing such forgeries.
Z. That on the 9th day of No
vember, when the Returning Board
proceeded to sum up the result OF
their labors, it was discovered that
while Packard and a Republican
Legislature were elected, Hayes was
defeated.
s. That after the above date, and
in order to secure the electoral vote
for Hayes, forged protests were made
for Richland and other parishes, and
the returns from Lafayette and other
parishes so changed as to increase
the Republican vote.
9. That affidavits bearing fcti
tious names, and the names of deaG
men, were manufactured in the
Court House, and upon such afida
Wits various Democratic polls were
thrown out.
10. That the acts above recitet
were known to some of the visiting
statesmen, and received their approx
al,
IL. That the electoral vote of tn,
State, as counted before the tw'
Houses of Congress, was a forgery.
IL. That John Sherman, now Sec
rotary of the Treasury, and at tn
time the personal representative o
Mr.. Hayes, was guilty of subordina
tion of perjury.
Is. That the leading parties nee
Z essary to a completion of the frau,
were promised by him protection AM
reward.
IA. That the Fraudulent Presi
dent in fulflment of Sherman's an,
Noyes' promises has rewarded wit
!, office every scoundrel connected wit
the great crime in both Florida an,
Louisiana.
Is. That Stanley Matthews,
/, Republican Senator from Ohio, an
Justice Harlan, a Judge of the ST.
preme Court, had guilty knowledg
: of the fraudulent transactions b
which the vote of Louisiana was ste
! len, and personally interested then
selves to reward and protect tn
: criminals.
. 16. That Senator Morton an
> Gen. Garfield, both members of tn
; Electoral Commission, knew whe
! they voted to count the vote of Lot
isiana for Hayes that it was bot
fraudulent and a forgery.
II. That Senator Kellogg, VIII
: assisted at the forgery of the Louis
= lana returns, has since been guilt
. of secreting the witnesses.
Is. That not one of the criminal
: who assisted to perpetrate the colo.
sal crime of the age has been pun
u ished; but that all but two-nun
y bering over a hundred-have bee
= provided with offices by Mr.. Haye
= direct order or request, and in SON
{ cases by and through his continue
> and persistent interference.
I With few exceptions these fac
o ], are proved, exclusive of the testim'
ny of either Anderson or Weber, no
withstanding that the committee h,
l. only fairly entered upon its task.
e THE CURSE OF A RUINED w
IL MAN.