The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-07-27

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Judge M'Lin's Confession
Asa member of the late State Board
Of Canvessers of the State OF fIorlda
I fee, impelled by sense OF duty I"
myself and justice to others 10 MAKE
the following statement:
At the time the canvass was made
Twas not a, any time conscious OF
acting otherwise than right and prop
or I entered upon the canvass with
the conviction that it was my Pr'7i-
leee and duty, in political sense TO
Owe tho benefit of every doubt ~
favor of the Republican party.
fplt that when question could oe
decided either way without doing ~.
;ustice to public sense Of justice 1t
was fairly allowable i" politics that l
should always lean to my own party
md give my decision in its favor
av., 1T the hazard Of stra,ning a
mint. At no time did l feel that l
pccupied tho position Of a Judge;
cLarced with the duty Of et'ict ana
nice weighing and balancing Of al
the evidence prescribed. Looking
+ back now to that feel that there was
combination Of influences that
mnst have operated most powerfully
= in binding my Judgment and sway'oe
,nr nc,iIn. lIad bvcn fer macy
Years, and was at the time Ut the
=, canvass, a very active partisan.
=. sincerely thought that onr State an"
q = the nation would suffer irrepara"l'
\ injury if the Democratic party wer'
" to obtain the Presidency aud tn
! po,icy Of hatred to the negro AM
~ those who had been the friends Of tn
~ ~ negro should obtain control at Wash
~ ineton. 1t was the common AM
- unanimous talk, also, that the YER,
= ~ existence of the men who in the S"ot
~ !" had upheld the Republican party de
o. nended upon the election OF M
e. HAYES. Mr.. Hayes would susta,
=" ~ them throughout the South, while NJ
" ridden would crush them. l We
y. .% shown numerous kilograms addresse
" W. to Governor Stearus and others fr"
20, the trusted leaders Of the Republ'ca
-. narty in the North, insisting tn
~ ~ tha Salvation of the country depen<
$50 cd unon the vote Of Florida belt
-; cast for Hayes. Those TELEGRAM
No came from those to whom / lad oe'
lilo lilo accustomed to defer-the Charms
' ~, Of the National Committee, and I'll
"e man VII" was the nearest person
|n friend of Mr.. Hayes, and who N
~ conducted the canvass. These te'
~, Grams also gave assurance OF :
' a. forthcoming of money and troope
'; =" necessary in securing the victory
an Mr.. Hayes. - ..
; Sd Following these kilograms, trust
.nn Northern Republicans, party lead
D. p,' and personal friends Of Mr.; nay
IT, arrived in Florida as rapidly as
s''o railroads could bring them. l
uP' snrrluuded BY these men, who "
e o.. ~ ardent Republicans, and espec'2e
TO- o. nv friends Of Governor Hayes. I
u vi Gentleman particularly, Cover
o ~" Moves, of Ohio, was understood
a'o renresent him and speak with the
,,oa thority of a warm personal III
'"eI a commissioned with power to &C
, " his behalf. These men referred
,st1v the general destruction OF the &C
'ntly trv sEould Mr.. Tilden be elected,
u t0e " Intense anxiety Of the Republ1
= o! n"rtv If the North and their
.1s =" " sympathy with us. / cannot ,
% o. ~ ". how tar nv action may have
' 'ss ". "e Influenced by the intense e1c!ten
' $50: ol ,hat prevailed around me, or hov
''tt'e nv nartisap zeal may have led
anu t%a into error; neither can I say how
tns liz nv course was Influenced BY
, lu sas nrsomise made by Mr.. Noyes II
our H. HAYES became President ! Oh
- ~ az q" be rewarded. Certainly these l
~ w.. w. ence must have had aSstroug
u ia. .av troll over my judgment and .ast'o'
lacy Reviewiue nv action 1t this
'"e no.. y, lance Of time, with all calmness'
'ous sa NV ardor cooled and my partisan
ia "'o chilled BY the President, VINO
~ as n.,, : basrly betrayed and morc''esslS
"I S..a [troyed the Republican party 9
, nsi1 south, aud crushed the very men
cou'a Ala 10 much for bic election,
1 . .e'' nersuaded that the Florida ca
". y. t f's was MT conducted With that
's s.h; ~. calm Judgment and honest, 900
C %nS decision that should have cnaf |,
G rs .'id esed proceeding involving sue'
"A" ''f o.u and important interests. Inst
:. o' ,Iu this, / COW zee that tho whole
e ea, ,.h ceedings went through opo'
l., i'u .o.' highest wave Of political exci!e
I ~. Wv tist partisan feeling, stia'a'a'
no W, VIII III the utmost by the most Po
outrage " agencies, usurped the place OF |
and sound Judgment, and Pe
u. .,. .."s' expediency ruled tho hour. A
accu =; namber of precincts were eitb<
u ~. :. tested BY the Democratic = r.
nee c., - csnnarty. yoluminoua teatimol
; no)a filed. ASt the lawyers q boil
.ives, .rsSed each for their ride Of
1kat isswas tho duty
, ,s'o i; ~ board 70 thltv oat and not
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