The daily gazette., 1879-01-23
The Great Presld initial Fraud. .
Justice 10 Samuel j. THden-Speech of
Mr.. HeuiH.

Justice 10 Samuel j. TUden--Speech of
Mr.. Hewitt.
Whether the cipher dispatches pub
lished in the Tribune are genuine or not
l have no means of knowing. l never
received one of them. was never cog
infant of their existence until they were
published by the Tribune. Neither do
know whether the alleged transactions
are true or false. But this | do know,
that not one of them containing refer
ence to the use Of money to influence
returning boards or electoral votes was
ever addressed to or received by any Off
Ger of the National Democratic Com
mittee. l am aware that the newspapers
have credited one of those persons to
whom kilograms were addressed with
having been an officer of the Democratic
committee, but ! say to this House and
to the country that that is an error. He
never held any official connection with
the committee. These dispatches came
/
had no official position In the organza-
tion. That they were jealous Democrats
ard anxious to secure the fruits of the
victory which we had unquestionably
won in a contest Of unparalleled effort on
both sides, is very evident. But what
they did was action of purely voun-
tary and individual nature, without con-
sultation either with me, who was char
ged with the conduct of the campaign,
or, as / am authorized here to say, with
the candidate of the Democratic party in
that memorable struggle. (Satlrcal
laughter on the Republican side OF the
House.) You gentlemen may laugh, be-
cause you are deaf to the voice of honor
and truth. tell the gentlemen on the
other side that when they laugh Ia that
spirit it is because they fail to appreciate
the manhood which | ventured to call
their attention to when was replying TO
what had been said by the member from
Massachusetts,.
WHAT JUSTICE DEMANDS.
The proposed investigation, if it shall
be ordered by this House, will establish
these facts beyond all controversy, and 1t
Is for that reason that trust it may be
ordered TO proceed, notwithstanding the
argument Of the gentleman from Massa-
chus-tts. Justice to Samuel j. Tilden
requires that the investigation shall be
made. Justice TO the great democratic
party, whose chosen leader he was, de-
mands it. Justice to the American peo-
Iple, who elected him to the highest office
in their gift, demands it. Justice to the
fundamental principles on which free
government is Funded demands it. 1t
was intmated that gentlemen on the
other side would sit iu their seats and
not vote on thus question, but am glad
to learn from the gentleman from Maine
(Mr. Hale) that we are at last to have
the cooperation of the republican party
in the vindication of Samuel j. Tilden.
| accept it as the first evidence of repent
ance. [Jeering laughter on the republic
can side. Yes, l accept it as the evil
dence of repentance, and | trust that
hereafter the members on that side will
"bring forth fruits meet for repentance"
REPUBLICAN cALUMNY.
Their policy heretofore has been, ever
since the award of the electoral tribunal
Dy which the Presidency which rightfully
belongs to Samuel J. Tilden was wrong
fully awarded to Rutherford b. Hayes,
to cover the name of Samuel j. Tilden
wich calumny. They have steadily sought
to cover up the crimes by which the peo-
pie were defrauded Of their rights by at
tacks ON the person and character of Mr..
Tilden, 10 overcome tue popular
sense of wrong by insisting that Mr..
Tilden is no better man II IN Mr.. Hayes.
With this objectn view they have devoted
themselves--tirst, TO concealing all the
traces of fraud on the republican side.
Every person who has been connected
with their perpetration has had his mou h
closed by office, the dignity of which
, (trom that of Cabinet minister and for
eign ambassador down to that of tide
waiter and tax-gatherer) has been care
7 fully adjusted to the service rendered.
SO far as | can ascertain not one manor
at least not more than one llan) has been
omitted from that catalogue OF tools, of
when it may be truly said, they have
their reward"
f Mr.REKD, (rep. )of Me-, said he desired
to make suggestion, but MIR, Hewitt
, declined to yield, and continued
: AssAILING MIR. TILDHN
This is the only chance that the demo;
) CratS nave Iihu w piiiiS W luc huo"icuSc
= of the people the facts of the case, and
:, now they will be brought out. (lroni-
cal laughter on the republican side.
n The avenues of testimony having been
i thus closed another evidence of compici-
j, ty has been eslroyed. Republican let
tiers and kilograms have, as is generally
believed-but there may be mistake
about it-allke disappeared, but every
y scrap of writing or telegraphic commune
. cation that can be tortured into evidence
}. OF democratic fraud or folly has been
= carefully hunted up, preserved, and, by
, the agency of an omnipotent press, has
i been, with almost fiendish ingenuity,
o made to do the work of assailing Samuel
J. Tilden, and the democratic leaders
The frauds by which the votes of Flori'
y da and Louisiana were wrongfully count
$ ed for Hayes are sough! to be Offset by
the allegation that Mr.. Tilden tried to
purchase those votes and failed. In
lother words, the mis- AIKEN Zeal of some