The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-06-29

StAtHH W. HH ~ tiNblth r.
HIMSELF BY CARRYING LOUISIANA
WHY FOUR CONGREssMEN ARE WANT
ED-THE IMPORTANCE or THE NEXT
rREsIDETIAL COUNT.
N. o. Times.]
The best informed Republicans here
sincerely believe. that tho Washing.
on administration has been work
I'd up int" an alarmed frame 1T mind,
not unmixed with rage, until it is
ready T." <" any length t" ra'y at
least four "f'hr congressman districts
in this State Mt the cunning election.
1t is believed that I" this single
purpose all the federal patronage i.
IT, State will I've >o|idly c"nsrrrated
AID that The civil service rrtrnsr
will he east t" the winds. Not only
this, INT large sums If money will |"
"nt here t"l this pun pose, and it NJ
"ssary tr"'p> will be nstd With n
'.cktrs<ness that viii lay Grants per
t"tn,nnce III tie shade.
1t is asserted that Hayes is Ai>gra
I'd before the country aud that the
only reply he can make I" the rtvtla
zion "t t'a"d il I" carry the alleged
huI|d"z.d districts by such maj milirs
tits tail rs will convince tho country
hat the Republican v.te WAS sup
,,veasG.I ~ ~ vaHnS NON
TO DO THIS lie CAN,
they say, afford I" <" t" any length.
Using t,""!. w">lh be ~ awkward
."h d. s]r,a!c remedy for him I" nov
.pv!, hur It is urged TINT his case is
, most awkward and desperate one.
While Hayes has this vital person.
| 1t interest in carrying these t"a'
rnnnlry congressional districts, and
! i'll put the nar''int'y IN nation t"
'hn rn'l, ii 50 happens that the r..
publican managers wh" have been
fighting him, have II strong party
motive i'll accomplishing the Statue
result.
Four congressman may determine
the political c"mplexi"" of the next
House, t" obtain majority in which
il now tho vital objective point Of
| Republican party tactics. The Sen.
ate inevitably htc"mes Democratic,
| Oh the 4tb Of next March, aud unless
the Republicans carry the H"nse at
| this election both h"nsrs Ut Congress
will hr Democratic, when it c",,'es t"
counting the electoral vote Of tho
next presidential election.
HAD BOTH HOUSES
been Democratic ut the counting Of
tie last electoral vote, there would
have been u" electoral commission
and Tilden would have g"ne in with
out any trouble. The p"sspssi"n IF
tho Senate by the Rrpnblicansis what
saved the presidency tm them. Next
time the possession Of the House may
again save it for them.
Ifthere is a contested election it
will not only enable them t" face
another electoral commission, but in
case tl,ele is a failure to elect by
some State casting its vote for a
third candidate tho election will g.,
under the constitution, t" the House,
where it will be dete, mined by u vote
Of States, that il, tho congressman If
each State will cast tic single vote
If that State by majority vote
amo''g themselves.
Thus, if the Republicans elect four
congressman tr"m Louisiana, they,
being a majority, would cast the sin"
gle vote uf this State for tho Repub-
Iican presidential candidate while tho
thirty odd congressman from New
York might all be Democrats but
would only be able t" cast tho single
vote If New York for the Democratic
candidate.
The present House has numerical
Democratic majority ofab"ut a dozen.
but 4 maj'"ity VI States is said to be
Republican.