The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-12-11
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exposed his Dare DICK covered Win
large welts, A bystander remarked
that the man who would so outrage
ously treat child should be hung;
yet his own wife was in hospital
from a wound on the neck, caused by
his attempt to cut her throat.
Mr.. Hayes has sent message to
Congress, in which he calls attention
to Irregularities in some of the cleo
tions in the South, and says he will
not hesitate to use the authority in.
vested in him TO punish the perpe-
traitors of these fraudsl Ye gods and
little fishesl He says at becomes
the duty of the Executive and Judi
cial department of the Government
to inquire into and prnish violations
of the laws of tie United States
which have occurred" Pray, tell
us, Mr., Hayes, have you just found
that out? When you entered upon
the discharge of your duties, did you
arrest ond punish the perpetrators of
the Alachua fraud which gave you
the vote of Florida? Did you arrest
Nnd punish violators of the sanctity
Of the ballot box in Louisiana, which
changed Democratic majority Of
about 10000 to one of 5000 for your
self Did you court.martial the
army officers who marched their SOL
diers to the polls on election day,
against the provisions of the consti-
tuition of the United States2 Did
you have any of the negroes arrested
who marched up from Charleston,
with arms in their hands, and from
a covert fred upon and killed limo.
cent white men who were listening
to a Democratic speaker? Instead Of
furnishing this class of men, what
did you do? Wells, Anderson, Whar-
ton, McLinn and a hundred others
now reyel in salaries aggrcgating
100000, paid by the Government,
and all the result Of your action, in
reward for the great favor they did
you in fraudulently reversing the
votes of States and casting them for
you for President! Oh! you whited
scpulchre! How dare you rear your
brazen front on high and demand the
publication of the ballot.box? If
you want an honest administration
of the Government; if you want a
clear ballot; if you want honest men
to come by thoirrights; if you want
to be an honest man yourself, step
down and out, aud before God on
your knees beg pardon for having
robbed a nation of her rights, a
duly. elected Presidentof his position,
and appropriating his salary to your
own use! You punish perpetrators
Of fraud on the ballot-box2 True, it
is your duty while you occupy the
Presidential chair; but it is a piece
of eilrontory in you to brazenly
trumpet your duty before the coun,
try, considering late developments
Congress is the judge of the quail
fications Of its own members, and il
a State cannot enforce its laws, then
let Congress refuse the seat to q
fraudulently.elected member. In
stead of proclaiming his purpose tc
the country, let Hayes in shame say
to his judicial officers: a was elect
ed by fraud; | do not like to say much
we ought to have a pure ballot; see tt
it that the laws are enforced; the
matter pertains to the judiciary. Il
outbreaks occur and the States can
not qucll them, then I'll interfere
But instead of that, he boldly at
tacks fraud and tells Congress hi
will punish the perpetrators! 1t &C
ours to us that both Republicans anC
Democrats will pay little heed tt
that portion Of his message.
1t will be observed that Mr.. Haye,
singles out Louisiana and South Car
DINA as the locality of the frauds
and yet there were 1000 men arrest
ed in New York and imprisoned oil
the ground that they were voting OIL
illegal naturalization papers, while
not single one of them was prose
cuted after the election. Why die
he not refer to this, and recommend
the impeachment of Davenport
Why did he not refer to the instanc,
in Philadelphia where more vote
were pollcd than there were names
90, tI,o ror;ptrv lisp Whv did IN