The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-30
THE STORY OF FRAUD
Secretary Sherman on the
Aggressive.
"A LETTER TO THE COMMITTEE.
"A Ludicrous Burlesque, Trav-
esty on Justice"
MRS. jerks AND HER LETTERS.
Dennis and His Omce-Seek-
ing Experiences.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM"
MRS. jerks AND HER LETTERS.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM"

CIVIL SERVICE REFORM"
Packard Before the Subcommittee in
New Orleans.
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN SECRETARY suER-
MAN AND THE COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON June 20, 1878.
In forwarding tho above correspondence the Secre-
lary the Treasury accompanies IL with the follow
+. Ing s,at,ment;-
mittse Secretary Sherman refused TO give 10 the
press his ollsr OF testimony, made June g. until the
;Ummtteo snouid act upon It, After long delay, with
notice 10 him. paper IL published tins morning.
purporting to DC the proposed report OF the com
denied sS As ss rna roy n wneA ve 10
g'st Ut the whole ma,tcr-whetner or not
E "a" and Mes. relesa. and the opportunities IS
now 10 Louisiana acting upon shis The
pre!ence that ne c.nsot prove tnas mere VA. NO.
an imputed letter IS frivolous ~ The last degree.
whether ne wrote the letter or DOT. Tho real .hng
that the committees wants 10 know 10 whether there
VAS ac nal fraud and violence In these Two parishes
70 justly the Returning Board IN what iney did IL
30 that 10 The end Of the inquiry. 1t not and II the
action in Louisiana unlxwiul improper, then
may become material to ascertain par.ic ipated
H. t!.is The whole affair has become iudcrous bur-
hxquc, q trHvesty on justice ami harness.
10 Hon. y. N. POTTER, Chairman, &c. -
SIR-fne resolution under whlcu your committee u
acting Of inducing certain election officers
OF the State OF Louisiana falsely and irauduienLy
represent ana protest tho election OF Noyemb Der g.
1915 IN East Feclana aud part OF West Fciciana as
"irc0 and fair" As 10 inc allegation that said
election was reo and far and the ..protsst u he
contrary false and fraudulent, / ask tnat tho
ncsses hernafter named be suDpHnacd and examined
~ such times ana places as you may order sub
join briel statement OF the matter about whoa
expect these witnesses TO give material testimony
and also refer to document and page where their
frrfN - fnynh 1sn
COMMITTEES may thereby DO enabled moro conveniently
70 Judge Of The propresy OF oraerinx the subp@DAs
asked Tor and also may DO 10 some extent aided IN
tho OK amihation OF the Witnesses
Secretary Sherman here gives the names and resi-
dcnces Of nearly hundred witnesses, some residing
In New Orleaus Eas. Baton Rouge, and the greater
part OF them In East ana West Felicia ma He refers
10 their former testimony elected ut tho second
session Of the Forty fourth Congress, giving
bers pages VI the documents shcw there
crimes proved oi whipping threats, raids by armed
democrats Killing, burnng houses, shooting, insimi-
daion, hanging. driving from home, expulsion from
Office, shooting sheriff violence at tho polls, properly
taken away sc. Tho letter then foliows-
In order TO convey 10 the committee little more
explicitly than Inc above statements do what
pcct to establish by the foregoing Witnesses add
folio wing htacment OF what The records Of Congress
authorize me to inc combined result, OF Iher
first-Ihe pre- vaience the parishes above named,
as web IN tnosc adjoining before and at the TINT
pi ices registration OF voters preparatory 10 saa
election OF the thoroughly Organized and executed
system Of Intimidation vi republican voters Dy the
democrats.
rms Intimidation, enforced by means OF daily and
nightly r.ids ~ uried bodies oil men upon tho per
properly 0i republicans, included In these
acts Ut VIOLENCE, king, woundiDg ana whipping Of
rspubncans, breaking into aud burning houses ana
stores ana other outrases by means Ell which state
Of terrorism was inaugrrated IN tbese and adJcin ing
parishes that me reading republicans these locali
ties were forced to leave their homes ana prevented
from organizing Tor tue campaign and tho rank and
Mo OF the party utterly disncarcned, large majority
oil them forced against tner wish either 10 desist from
voting 10 The democratic iicxel.
That inns Intimidation was carried 10 such extent
that the large REPUBLICAN impurities which nsd ap-
reared at every election alter the close OF the war
and prior 10 the election OF 1915, we're thereby
denly converted INTO .arre democratic ms,orties SO
Inat la some VI the prechcts, and IN The par
ishes-to Wit, East Fsiicana-not single republican
vote " a. poiled.
Witnesses OF both parties cOncede The existence OF
tLis violence aud intimidation, though tho democrats
Ssy that u was not political IN It's origin.
Third-l expect BY This testimony to show In estab
hsnmcnt Of the claim that IL was political and d.
Ftced by democrats against republicans sucb shat
this organized violence timed a 20 prccods
and cover Tho time OF registration and 10 preceds
clections anu tDat u ceased after the election and
that The tho violence midalion were
almost always the active, leading republicans ana
. FOURTH expec. by this testimony 70 show, and
will snow, as am authorized to state by the records
Congress, among Others me following list Of enor-
for the poiiiicui ends above stated, nanciy-East
Fsiicians, killed. B.; wounded, 3, hung, 2;
driven IRON nome. s; BY threats Of v,olencs, 5;
burned out. 2; tnrea.. 20 individual persons, H.
oncc, &c, driven from nome, IL; BY threats
cut, IL / make this application 10 the com
mistee at this lime because 1 wished 20 give the
ntlec the opportunity 10 take action thereof be-
fore It should send part it's mem bcrs 10 LousianA
N that should DO done. In o The uecIs,en to
SEND SUB. co mttce to Louisiana and hat the com.
mi an To hr my N ma
nesscs named 10 TINS city, then 4 ask that this
application snail Ds treated and acted on by tho
mitteo and w Tho sub committee sent 70 Lou
isanA an application 10 have the
nessss named suopGaaed and examined whcr-
tho committee or sub committee snail decide
u best 10 have them appear. The nancs and tcst-
mony, AS above Indicated, derive manly from the
recorus of Congress wnch have pointod out. Deem
ing Il To committee ana myself TO MI THIS ap-
plcation without delay maj would be volvcd in
attempt 10 nnd out whether any ana which OF the
foregoing witnesses may be uead reach OF
tho process oil the House, decide now 10 Me ~ and
~ say that soon notified that my application
VIII DO granted my counsel here aud in Louisiana
viii, before the subpG issued, strike IRON the
list the names Of any persons whose attendance u
shall be iouna 10 Dc 10 procure Very re-
specially, JOHN SHERMAN.
TRrAsrnr DErAnrxxsx. June q, 1875
Mn xonwisos's REPLY
A draft Of letter has been prepared By Mr.. Morri-
sen. at tie request OF Chairman Potter, in reply to
Secretary sbermsn's rsqucs.
Mr. Morrison says, In the course Of hts reply -
the records of Congress TO which you refer, and
other records OF Congress winch you sra doubt
less familiar. authorize The sts,smest mat
the former testimony ~ said witnesses
has been ontrsdicicd by witnesses as nu.
merous, inteliiRonL ana whose testimony
al Ieast well cnled to bvIicL ~ needless 10
add should these hundred Witnesses again repeat
their formcr tesumony nvs hundred other witnesses,
NJ least credible - tncy, Will DO ready again 10
contradict them.
rhe reply concludes as ioows:--
Whatever Of accusation ~ made against you In tho
resolutions Of the House OF Representatives., under
trkst mi aslsn
testimony yet heard shows, upon the statement ami
allegation that to influence AMI control ID. A. Weber
and James Anderson In their Official acts you ade
them verbal promises anu wrote "a lester 10 them
giving them assurances and promises VI reward IL
tue committee correctly Understood your statement
before u you dcned writing such letter ami making
such promises However material tho evidence u tho
witness you ask 10 have summoned may be TO the
fact OF the number oil persons killed, thr~stenco,
driven IRON ONCE other Use Inundated, you