The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-10-12

Henry llavcmcycF, of this city, one of
Mr. TIldcn's nearest friends Covlc
also began communication with Col
Pclton, sending his dispatches to Mr.
TiIdcu'- house. where they were re-
ccivcd, aud whence answers were sent.
II is probably true that the Demo
cratic leaders. for two or three DAYS
after the election. believed shat they
had secured majority of the popular
vote in Florida They had fought an
INSCRIPTIONS battle; they had terror
lied the coorcd voters. driven Rcpub-
lican judges and clerks from the polls.
and in some places crammcd the boxes
with fraudulent votes But in spite of
all this, they had failed: there was an
undoubted Republican majority Then
the cry of fraud was raised against
the Republicans. and Coylc, Marble,
Woollcv X Co. began their honest "
efforts tc purchase the Electoral vote of
the State And from what we can learn
out of their own dispatches. it seems
they were almost certain of success.
when the chain of negotiations was
broken bv tie failure Of the men at this
end of the wires To understand one of
the Florida dispatches 1t seems, too,
that there was doubt about the amount
of money required. Three sums are
named rs the amounts necessary to
complete the job-$200, 900, 100000
and $50 0GO These are large differ
cnccS, and doubtless caused some de-
fav in the work Just a. the State Can
wasting Board was about to decide.
news that the dispatch could not be
read reached Tallahassee The con-
spra,ors were in trouble. when they
were advised from New York in these
words:
Telegram here. Proposition accepted if
done only once. Better consult with Wool
ley and act III concert. Ynu can trust him
Time very important. and there should be
no divided councils.
This, the Tribune understands.
was the authority implied. bu; not re-
ccivcd, in the dispatch TO Woplicv If
done only once" because WooIlcv and
Marble had sent the same proposition,
and Gramercy Park did not want to
pay twice for the same vote. Here
was the order Ia buy the Presidency of
best nitcd States documents" (Which
meant 5000 The conspira,ors rush
/ cd out-and it was too late The Flee
toral vote had been decided for Mr.
/ HAYES.
/ Since that decision the everlasting
/ cry Of " fraud " has been raised against
! the Republican party; every Demo-
cratic stump orator has echoed il with
stentorian voice every bourbon organ
I has ground increasingly the monotonoue
/ strain, and every State platform OF the
/ party has contained fraud platform.
'ihoa came the Oregon disclosure. which
/ proved beyond doubt that another at
tempt had been made to buy an cleo
| tor. Because Florida had failed. Ore
1 gon was tried When the Electoral
, Commission had settled the whole bust
ness, ami nearly all the Democrats in
/ Congress had solcmnlr acquiesccd in
I that decision, Mr. Tiidcn's hackers and
| advisers undertook TO show the awful
wickcdness Of the Republicans in Loui-
| siana. At an early dat" their smelling
committee demanded all the dispatches
/ that pa--,i beiEecI. certain Republic
/ can leaders during tie counting of the
closures followed. and now that the
mask Of hypocrisy is torn of, and the
( true InMardnp>s ol lac IIldcH campaign
l. brought to light it is no difficult task
to appreciate the general Judgment of
the reform professions Of the Ora
mercy Park political Pharisecs They
arr, judged by their own works, sorry
lot OF rcformcrs, and the betrayal Of
] their irgc character comes none too
soou The Nemesis il fearful one.
/ hut for Obvious reasons il i we'll mer-
tied The "Tribunc'> " disclosures will
at least rid US of Mr. Tiiden's presidcn-
tial candi,iacy in lsNO blessing for
which the country at large cannot DC
too thankful
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