Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-03-26
SuuAe, Cox suniht;atrs Hewitt.

Congressional Record, March 13th.l
Bat, Mr.. Chairman, l would not
for an hour or moment have left
my duty in the chair but for The
conclusion of my colleagues (Mr.
Hewitps) two hours speech of yes
terday. ] could not misinterpret its
drift. 1t was intended to "quiet
title" Lawyers know what that
means. Bills for that purpose are
sometimes equitable but always
timid. Oftentimes they are the
baleful fruit of unrest. My COL
league, with all his diplomatic, po-
litical, mechanical, metaphysical,
fiscal, prophetic, moral or religious
genius, cannot quiet one particular
title. lie cannot read that one title
clear to the White House or any
other mansion. Laughter. Being
in great part responsible for the
Electoral Commission, he would
naturally desire to have its results
certified as good. They were bad,
especially from the time of the
Florida count, and no washing will
wiring out the damned spot. With
its stain the multitudinous seas
will continue to be incarnadined
till the present Executive retires
for a better man.
Supposing-which is a violence
that the technical powers of the
electoral law were observed; yet
there is higher "statute of frauds"
which will never obliterate or
whiten the damned spot. No spe-
cial pleading, no refinements of So
cial science, no snaps of parlia-
mentary practice, no tortuous con-
duct during the count or since, no
whining for content, no timidity of
wealth, no odor of sanctity over
the deed, can ever eradicate the
amned spot. 1t will not out.
1t was said If there was fraud, the
counted in non-elect President was
not privy or guilty. But the an
swer returns, "Why is the receiver
to be cleared, and the forger who
helped him to the property to 90
unpunished?" When my colleague
points to the scandalous breaches
of faith which have marked the ac-
cession and conduct of this Elec.
toral Commission President, why
does he not stigmatize this fact, to
wit-that a non-elected man holds
the highest office in America by
the crime of convicted forgers?
And why, why, why does the con-
victed, by the receivers consent,
retain one of the most importan
Federal offices in Louisiana? If the
non-elect, by such means and by
thus approving, is not fraud, or a
party to it, why do we still hold re-.
lations, through our customs ser.
vice, with the incriminated and
convicted?
Well and truly did my colleague
show the breaches of faith and
trust which this quasi-President
has committed as to civil service
He said we'll and truly that the
non-elect had dishonored his plat
form troth and his inaugural
promise by the nomination of per.
sonal and incompetent men to di.
plomatic position. But, "most
lame and impotent conclusion ~
my colleague thinks the incum-
bent who sits upon a putrifaction n
of systematic chicanery is not him.
self culpable. The temple and the
steps to 1t may be an abomination;
but the high priest-oh, he is i'm
Mr.. Chairman, the present Exec.
utive was somewhat informally de-
nounced by me the other day as a
fraud. There were many reasons
of a personal nature why should
have been the last to have made
the remark which excited the ire
OF one gallant member. | had
known this President in younger,
happier and better days. L had
been prompt here to recognize his
situation as friend would visit
one in trouble whom he once re.
spected. l had in an elaborate
Fourth Of July speech made a
part of my theme the neces-
stiles of recognizing the de-
facto, even when morally we
were bound to affix the "badge
Of fraud" Some duties here are
We often practice be-
fore bad court. Our clientage de-
mand it; but even in so small
matter as writing a missive for
political enemy-I found that
political apostate, under Presiden-
tial guidance, for personal spite-I
m0Qu n the pOstun asfor GaporaI uoo