The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-05-07
THE GREAT FRAUD OF 1879.
The Two Separate Plots Needed
to Steal Florida's Vote.

Washington. April 26. Two separ-
ate plots were needed To steal Florida
the plot IF the local leaders who
forged returns ON the night of the
election. and the plot of the leaders
from the North who forged State
certificate and electoral return In
the inquiry fast approaching. Hayes
connection with both will be shown.
He was accessory after the fact in
the poll list forgeries, by rewar,ling
the forgers. He was represented in
other and later crimes by Moves. his
friend. who planned it. also rewarded
by Hayes, and who began then the
bargaining since made the policy Of an
Administration, it, Elf the fruit of a
bargain. Northern Republicans have
always used Southern Republicans.
and despised them. The Northern
Republicans who reached Tallahassee
in November. 1876. proposed To use
Southern Republicans aud betray
them. Negotiations began. HAYES
was to have the electors. and Drew
was to be elected Governor. Siearn.
learned of the corrupt cabal, and pro
ceeded to drop the scheme. The bar
gaining went on. This time Pur-
man was to be sacrificed. lie
interferei and saved his certificate Ia
election. Siearns iniertered and signed
the Hayes electoral certificate. In this
intrigue at Tallahassee were two sep
ar,te phases Of Republican policy.
There were the uncomprOmi>ing oppo-
nents Of Democratic success, who held
it no gain to surrender State orga-
aization To win electors, and who held
it no honor To win electors by betray-
ing The men who Won the election.
They are anii-Hayes men To day. And
there were men acting for Hayes. in
Hayes spiri; as Hayes friends, with
Moves at their head. who was ready
to be,ray any party pledge, tacit or
spoken. to gain the electoral cer;ii-
cate. 1t was by the same policy 9TH
or friends of HAYES sought To- carry
Louisiana. There was the same in
trigue. the same Offer. the same inlig.
nant protest. Such another intrigue
followed in the closing week of the
commission. In each men who knew
Hayes acted for Hayes, and had
Hayes approval. 1t is as hard to he
lieve that he did not know what he
would approve as TO believe that his
friends did not know what he would
approve. When the facts are known
it will be impossible to believe that his
friends and he did not each know the
wishes and acts Of the other.
after all. none of these things will
reach Hayes" said a distinguished
Republican to-day. whose support of
Hayes began when his opposition tn
the Republican party changed without
ending.
but they will. That is precisely
what these men prapoSe to do, and
will do" said the Republican who was
talking with him. There was no;
scalawag who came here fresh from
these frauds whom he did not recos-
nize, men whom You would never
have recognized except for Hayes re-
quest"
He was right. Good and had to-
gether, Hayes has recognized them.
Here Was Dennis-a strong, able.
clear-headed poli,ician-whom Hayes
particularly desired" in an unpub.
lishe,l note TO a Cabine: Minister,
should be appointed to office. So he
particular desired that Moves should
be appoin.ed-Noyes. whose knowl-
edge Of AIachua county Aashes in the
grim remark at Tallahassee that
Dennis seemed wiling TO talk. but
lidn't seem anxious to do much
swearing. He did not. 1t took a
Northern Republican like Noyes,
Hayes friend and personal represeu.
tive. to suborn perjury unAinchingly.
Ii is because Republicans know tina:
Hayes was knowing during the fact
and accessory after the fact that they
see hope for escape. and so far as
Hayes is is concerned want none.
Pass the kimmell bill ?" said
Republican Congressman to-day
waste the expenses of a lawsuit on
that man in the White House! Pass
1 joint resolution. and be. done with
i. 1t will get a two-thirds vote ON
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