The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-01-10
CHANDELIERS BROADSIDE.
Observation-Disclosures
FRAUD BY ONE WHO
KNOWS.

CONCORD, N. Ii. December 26, 1877,
To the Republicans of New Hampshire: -
1t is my privilege and duty as your
Representative on the Republican Ma
tional Committee to state to you the
reasons for my hostility to the so-call-
ed Southern policy of the Admins
traticn of President Hayes. 49,.
| L. The Presidential campaign of
1876 was carried on with no announc-
ed change of the principles of the Re-
publican party concerning the South.
ern STATES lately in rebellion.
| The Cincinnati Convention had de-
tclared the Republican party to be s'sa-
crediy pledged" to the complete pro-
lection Of all citizens of the South 'in
the fre enjoyment of all their rights." "
1--WE declare it to be the solemn obi.
CATION vi the legislative and executive
departments Of the Government to put
IN immediate exercise all their c0nsti
tutional powers for secur-
ing to every American citizen com
plste liberty and exact equality in the
exercise of all civil, political, and pub.
lie rig ITS. To this end we imperative,
ly demand Congress and Chief E1e-
cuftCe whose COURAGE aud FIDELITY
to these duties shall not falter until
these results are placed beyond dis
pute or recall" -.r- ,.sr
| Mr.. George William Curtis, in the
Convention, had commended his fay.
Orite candidate as one who, "armed
with the power Of the Government of
the United States as District Attorney
OF Kentucky. hunted and hunted aud
hunted the Ku Klux until the Ku-
Klux disappeared. The life of every
man at the South is safe in the hands
OF this man from Kentucky, who has
known, as you of the South have Bit
terly learned, r. \ the mortal
periis of the struggle" sii9t -hi.i
Governor Hayes, in his letter of &C 4
ceptance. indOrsed the resolutions, and
specially declared himself in favor of
the complete protection of all citizens
in the free enjoyment of all their con-
stitutional rights .What the South
needs most is peace. and peace de-
pends upon the supremacy of the law.
There can be no enduring peace if the
constitutional rights of any portion o.
the people are habituallv disregarded.'
The candidate for Vice-President.
Hon. William A. Waceler, announced
it to be the mission of the party to Sc
cure ito every American citizen com.
RsStO hOVb y ouu CAoOt C4u0lAty HI NuC
exercise of all civil, political and pub
lie rights. This will be accomplished
only when the American citizen, with
out regard to color, shall wear this
panopIy of citizenship as freely and Sc
curely in the cane brakes of Louisiana
as on the banks of the st. Lawrence.'
The Presidential campaign was car.
ried on. SD tar as methods and utter
a HnnOnpnn6 in,
differently from the campaigns OF 1868
aud 1872. The duty of the Federal
Government to Interfere by all possi-
BILE constitutional and legal means for
the protection of life and free ballot
ut the South was tho principal issue
of The contest. Tie bloody shirt, as
it is termed, was freely waived, and
Governor Hayes himself urged prom
inent public men to put forward, as
our best argument, the dangers OF
| rebel rule and solid South
On the Ssh of November, when he
thought himself defeated, he utter
these words: Il do not care for myself
but do care for the poor
cOlored men of the South. y
Northern men can not live there, and
will leave. The Southern
people will practically treat the Con-
stitutional Amendments as nullities,
and then the colored mans late will
be worse than when he was in slavery.
That is the only reason I re
gret that the news is as it is.'
On this main issue, the necessity OF
keeping Federal power in Republican
hands and using it for the protection
of black and white Southern Republi.
cans, was the Presidential campaign
by Governor Hayes advice and pro
curement, carried on and won. .'
III. On the morning OF the 7th OF
November it was apparent that Hayes
and Wheeler were elected by one ma
Jority, if South Carolina, Florida and
Louisiana had given them their votes
But Immediately the Tilden forces
hungry Northern and desperateSouth.
ern Dsmocrats-deterIn to pre-
vent the counting Of the votes OF those
States for the Republican candidates
aud threats, attempts to bribe, aud al
manner of foul Influences were ar.
rayed to seduce or intimidate the To-
llsepublican officials who were to de-
clare the result.
/ To counteract these Vaccinations
Governor Hayes cent large array o.
distinguished ersons to the contested
States, from Ohio notably, the follow
ing:
Messrs. John Sherman, afterward
made Secretary of the Treasury; Stan
ley Matthews, private counsel fol
Governor Hayes, afterward made
United States Senator by his in
fiuence; Edward +. Noyes, after
ward made Minister to France Johr
Little, Governor Hayes Attorney
General; Samuel Shellsbarger, Gov
ernor Hayes private counsel; james
Commission and Administration can
didate tor Speaker; and many Others
went there from other sections.
In South Carolina and Florida, ow
ing to the manifest facts and to tn,
noble fearlessness of Governor DAME
II. Chamberlain and Governor Mar
cellus L. Stearns in protecting tn
Canvassing Boards, the correct resul
Hayes ElectOrs-was declared, ,withou
extraordinary assurances from. tn
NOrthern visitors.
Il In Louisiana, however, there ,ha,
been thrown into the ballot boxes owe
700 more votes for the Tilden tha
for the Hayes Electors, and TO max
Hayes President it became necessar
! for the Returning. Board, acting unde
peculiar local laws, to throw out NOR
than 1000 Tilden votes ON account Q
alleged murder. riot and intimidation
] preventing fair and free election t
certain parishes. To perform this ex
traordinary, even if justifablc, wOrl
in the face Of an armed and infurtate
Democracy. required men of undaun'
ed courage and such courage the RI
turning Board possessed. 1t require
(. also that the Board should have assul
ances that the National exigency d,
manded its performance that ii
, moral sentiment of the North wOul
approve it, and that they themselv,
should be protected from evil cons
quence to be apprehended from IL
W violence of mob government, whit
it was known would. be established