The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-07-31
THE ISSUES.

Inc managers OF both OF the old parties be-
gin to understand that the financial question
will be the controlling question in the fall
campaign. Their recognition of the fact is the
more significant because accorded reluctantly
and in spite of the preparations made tor the
adoption of different tactics.
The democrats have hoped to substitute the
cry OF fraud" for all professions of principle
and all attempts to formulate policy. a brief
experience has shown that their expectations
are vain. The house took the sting out of the
Potter inquiry, and the reported proceedings
of the committee are passed over unread.
New York Times.
The democratic party is fully prepared to
enter the campaign upon the question of
national finances. Nor does the party seek
to dwarf the Importance of the question or
avoid any of the responsibilities its discus
sion imposes. For the radical party, the
financial question presents no phases upon
which the leaders will care to dwell a min
ute beyond the time that the democrats will
let them of. A distinguished radical has
declared in his place in congress, embodied
the declaration in a report, that for thirteen
years radical officials had stolen from
the revenues of the country s1OO,OOO,O00
annually, or a sum total in thirteen years of
81, 800, 100000. This is quite an item in the
financial record of the radical party. The
radical senate has refused Senator LAWS. of
West Virginia, the privilege of showing the
country where, by false bookkeeping, $780,
5000 had not been honestly appropriated
In fact, the financial question, so far as it
relates to stealing the revenues of the coun-
try, will be likely to keep the radical party
pretty busy In making explanations, con-
LESSONS and denials until election
day. But while the democratic
party will keep the RAIDS actively engaged
upon financial questions they must not ex-
pect to be let off upon the charges of fraud"
In every county and town throughout the
whole country the radical party will be COM
PEELED to plead to charges of fraud, of for
gerry and of perjury. The apologies of fraud
of the American people, but 1t will be use
less. A writer in the Washington Post asks,
What good have you or your party accom-
'plIshed by the Potter committee? Has
there been single fact disclosed that was
mot known before?' The Post, in response
to these and several other questions of SINH
lar tenor, says:
successful rebuttal, things firmly believed to
be true, but not absolutely proven TO be true,
to wit: That the electoral votes of Florida and
Louisiana, which were given to Hayes, be-
longed to Tilden. Leaving out of consideration
the state of Florida, which no honest man will
deny to have been stolen,we viii take up Lou
isiana. As to this state the Potter committee
has clearly proven:
l. That conspiracy was entered into by GER
tain republican leaders, the object being TO
hold no election in East Feliciana, Grant and
other democratic parishes.
2. That the fact that no republican votes We're
cast in East Feliciana was not due TO injim-
idation, as alleged, but was owing to Ander-
sons advice to the republican leaders not
to vote, as 1t would have a better effect
than all the affidavits that could be pro-
duced.
s. That for period of two days after the
election the republican leaders admitted that
Tilden and Nichols had carried the state by
q heavy majority.
4. That when it became evident that the
election of Hayes depended upon the result
in the state, deliberate preparations were
made for the purpose of defeating the will of
the people as expressed at the polls.
3. That in pursuance of this plan protests,
forged and altered to suit the occasion, were
mace for the parishes of East and West Fell
clana, whereby democratic majority OF over
publican majority OF five hundred.
8. That the supervisors of the above named
ward, made by John Sherman and Others,
from exposing such forgeries.
z. That on the 9th day of November, when
the returning board proceeded To sum up the
result OF their labors, it was discovered that
while Packard and republican legislature
was elected, Hayes was defeated.
s. That after the above date, and in order to
secure the electoral vote for Hayes, forged pro-
tests were made for Richland and other
parishes. and the returns from Lafayette and
republican vote.
8. That affidavits bearing fictitious names,
and The names of dead men, were manufac-
tured in the custom house, and upon such affi-
davits various democratic polls were thrown
out.
TO- That the acts above recited were known
to some of the visiting statesmen" and re-
ceived their approval.
IL. That the electoral vote of the state, as
counted before the two houses ofcongress, was
II. That John Sherman, now secretary of
the treasury, and at the time the personal re-
preventative of Mr.. Hayes, was guilty of sub
Is. That the leading parties necessary to
completion of the fraud were promised by
him pro tection and reward.
IA. That the fraudulent president in fulfill
ment of Sherman's and Noyes' promises mas
rewarded with office every ScOundrel connect
ed with the great crime in both Florida and
Louisiana.
senator from Ohio, and Justice Harlan, a
Judge OF the supreme court, had guilty kn0Wl'
edge of the fraudulent transactions by whlch
oi I' ~ ~ 81 -, 90 ~, ra,,ar.i nd nro-
tect the criminals.
Is. Tnat Senator Morton and General Gar
sion, knew when they voted TO countthe vote
of Louisiana for Hayes that 1t was both fraud
ulent and a forgery.
IL. That Senator Kellogg, who assisted at
the forgery of the louisiana returns, has since
been guilty of secretipg the witnesses
Is. That not one of the criminals VINO as
sisted to perpetrate the colossal rhine OF the
age has been punished; but that all but two
numbering over a hundred-have been pro-
vided with offices by Mr.. Hayes direct order
or request and in some cases by ana through
his continued and persistent interference.
With few exceptions these facts are proven,
exclusive of the testimony of either Anderson
or Weber, Notwithstanding nat the committee
has only fairly entered upon its task
The RAIDS must not expect to get through
with the campaign without having to face
the fraud music-frauds little and big.
Frauds in all the departments-frauds from
Washington to the remotest outpost of civ
ilization. Finances and fraud, democrats
will see to 1t that the national thief party is
made to stand up and confess
SUNSTROKE.
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