Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-05

from powder ship to which a slow match had
been applied-a match in the hands of Dennis Kear-
ney.
President Hayes took his high office with clean
hands. The silly babble Of the Democrats that he
was a party to any fraud ii any existed, which
deny is too absurd to be considered for moment.
In the supreme hour of the struggle over the Elec-
toral count he wrote as follows to John Sherman,
who was standing on the watchtower trying to cir
cumvent 1iden in his efforts to buy Electoral yotes
"CoLUMBUs, O., Nov. q, 1876.
my DEAR SIR: / am greatly obliged for your
letter of the 23d You feel. am sure, do about
this whole business. fair election would have
least that many. But We are not to allow our friends
to defeat one outrage and fraud by another. There
must be nothing crooked on our part. Let Mr.. Til
den have the place by violence, intimidation, and
fraud rather than undertake to prevent
it by means that will not bear the
severest scrutiny. l appreciate the work doing by
especially feel proud of the acknowledged honorable
conduct of those from Ohio The Democrats made
converts are proverbialy bitter and unfair toward
those they have recently left. trust you will soon
reach the end of the work. and be able to return in
--|''''' '-'N ''-'''' 1''-O-~'' "R. B. HAYES"
There spoke the pure and upright man. And
about this time Tlden and his emsSaries were writ
ing the following:
"PoRTLAND, Nov. 2S, 1876
40 ". T. PeIton, No Is Gramercy Park, Ne,V York:
By vizicr, association, innocuous, to negligence,
cunning minutely, previously, readmit doltish, to
purchase, afar, act with cunningham, sacristy,
unweighed afar, pointer, ugress cat
ions misapprehension, contraband Kountz
bisulcuous, top usher, spinifrous answer.
-. II. n. PATRICK
81 fully indorse this. JAMES X. KELLY"
OF which. when the key was discovered the fol-
lowing was found to be the true intent and mean
ing:
ITO ". T. PeIton No. Is, Grdmercy PARK, Ne,U York:
Certificate will be issued to one Democrat Must
MIR has In
with Democrats, and secure the vote and prevent
trouble. Deposit $4,000 to my credit with Kountz
81 fully indorse this. JAMES X. KELLY"
Also the following:
NEW YORK. Nov. 25, 1876.
"a. Bush, Salem:
Use all means to prevent certificate. Very i'm
portant- C. E. TMToN.'
Also the following:
December 1, 1876
"To Hon. Sam J. TiIden Gramercy Park, Nelu York:
81 shall decide every point in the of Postoice
and grant certificate accordingly morning of 9th.
instant Confidential. GOVERNOR"
Also the following:
"SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5, 1876.
''Lddd & Bush, Salem:
Funds from New York will be deposited to your
credit here tomorrow when bank opens know it.
Act accordingly. Answer. W. C. GRIswoLD"
Also the following. six days before the foregoing:
''NEw YORK, Nov. %. 1876.
"To J. II. N. Patrick, Portland, Oregon:
Moral hasty sideral vizer gobble cramp by hem
istic welcome licentiate musketee commission neg
lectful recoverable hothouse live innovator brack
ish association dime afar dolator session hemistc
miter." No signature
OF which the Interpretation is as follows:
NEW YORK, Nov. %, 1876.
"ToJ. II. NJ Patrick, Portland, Oregon:
mo. How soon will Governor decide certificate?
ma Ea N n
March, it can be done. Add slightly ii necessary
Also the following, one day later:
PORTLAND, Nov. 3O 1876.
ITO ". 7. Pelton, No. Is Gramercy Park, Ne,O York:
Governor all right without reward. VIII
issue certificate Tuesday. This is
secret. Republicans threaten if certificate
issued to ignore Democratic claims and fill vacancy
and thus defeat action of Governor. One Eector
must be paid to recognize Democrat to secure ma
jority. Have employed three lawyers-edtor of only
take 5000 for Republican Eector. Must raise
money: can't make any lee contingent. Sail Satur-
day. Kelly and Bellinger will act Communicate
with them. Must act promptly" (No sgnature.)
"sAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5, 1876.
ITO Rotrntze Bros, No. u Val street, Ne1O York:
HAS my account credit by any funds lately? How
much? ]. II. N. PATRICK"
Also the following:
NEW YORK, Dec. g. 1876.
~. IL. N. Patrick, San FRANCISCO:
Davis deposited S, 600 December.
KoUNTzE Bros"
Also the following:
"SAN FRANCISCO, December.
"To James H. Kelly:
"The eight deposited as directed this morning
Let no technicality prevent winning Use your dis
cretion." mo s1gnature)
And the following:
"NEw YORK, Dec. 6, 1876.
Hon. Jas. K. Kelly:
take. All depends you. Place no reliance on any
favorable report from three Southwark. Sonetter.
Answer quick (No signature.)
Also the following:
TO Col. w. 7. PeIton, No Is Gramercy PARK. NeU
York:
"Glory to God! Hold on to the one vote in Ore
gon. have 100000 men to back it up. CoRsE-"
The whole OF this wicked business resulted in the
"Cfonin" vote from Oregon, that cost Tiden "ba'l
of money, his party many sleepleSs nights. and
every man who advocated the counting of Cronin's
vote for Tilden, untold disappointment if not loss
of reputation. And this is the fraud the Democrats
are talking about, and shouting about
Not only were Louisiana, South Carolina. and
Florida, properly counted for Hayes, and the Hoad-
lyCronin vote properly rejected, as it was by the
vote of every member of the Electoral Commission,
but Mississippi and Alabama were carried for Til
den with shotguns and fraud, and the counting of
them for Tilden great stride in the direction
OF anarchy and failure OF free government
Judge Thurman said at Hamilton: But fellow
citizens. there is great drama of fraud huge
black spot upon the national eseutcheon, that can
not be passed by with a mere allusion."
agree with him, and when Tilden is sent to the
pententiary for the bribery which produced the
Oregon outrage, and somebody is sent to keep him
company for the attempt to bribe the Louisiana
Elector with 100000 to vote for Tilden, and
body else for like crimes in Florida, then, and not
till then, will the huge black spot'' be blotted
out.
This senseless eonscienceess agitation has ruined
thousands of business men during this summer. 1t
has locked up capital and blown out furnace fires.
1t has broken down and destroyed the bud of con-
fidence already promising rich rewards to industry
anj enterprise. The judgment of the intelligent
ana honest people of the country will lay the
blame and the merited condemnation at the door of
the Democratic party. They precipitated agitation
and uncertainty when the country wanted rest and
security.
But two lines OF circumstantial proof are offered
to show that Hayes party to frauds.
FIrst-He rewarded with public Office the men
who stood up in Louisiana and Florida against the
White League and Rifle Clubs that at
tempted the shameful rape of the
Electoral vote of those states. To this
circumstance ! answer, it is the best thing he has
done President Had he failed, the cry OF ingrati
tude had filled the air. These men, some of them
honest and competent men, were driven from their
homes and had to fly for their lives; and none of
nd nj office in those n the