The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-08-20
The Returning Boards.


Every day some incident happens to
keep fresh in the memory Of the people,
the great fraud by which Hayes was made
president. The latest is in the form of a
demand from G. Cassanave for the promis-
ed indemnity fund. The fellow was one
of the members of the returning board OF
Louisiana and it appears that he has not
been as fully rewarded as wasS promised
by the emissaries of the Hayes faction.
Now he threatens to make things lively
unless those who profited by his work,
come down handsomely. There is fun
ahead, and the end is not yet. The Chi
cago Times says:
joint Sherman, when he went to
Louisiana to manipulate the returning
board in Mr.. Hayes interest. saddled
himself down with crowd of Louisiana
men who are continually bowling for more
rewards under threats of exposure of his
completely in their peculiar political trans
actions. The number of people who have
been cared for simply to stop their
troublesome mouths is as notorious as 1t
is extraordinary. In caring for the politl-
cal remnants OF the returning board the
administration has overlooked one, Casa
nave, He is a saddle-colored brother and
perhaps herein lies the discrimination.
Some time ago the members of the return
ing board were prosecuted for their fraud.
They employed attorneys Jointly and have
since been sued by their counsel for fees,
aud judgment has been given"
It was to save his property from sheriff s
sale that Cassanave went to Washing
ton to see what the fraud Hayes, and
Sherman the creatures Of his making
would do for him. Cassanave says of the
matter:
when these criminal proceedings were
begun, Messrs. Anderson and Wells,
against whom the prosecution was partlc-
ularly and especially directed, employed
Messrs. Culum and Castillane, attorneys,
to defend them. l assented to 1t upon
assurance from Mr.. Anderson, who showed
me a letter, which he said was from W ash.
iDgton, and, supposed, written by Secre'
tary Sherman, to the effect that funds
would be sent to defray all the expenses
incurred for our defense. After the trial
and the acquittal of Anderson, Messrs
Nullum huu ShblllldnU NhOil
fee, and after repeated efforts to collect it
they sued the board aud got judgment
The other members having nothing, my
property was seized and advertised by thu
sheriff to pay the amount. The judgmen
was originally $4,000, but 81, 875 has beer
paid, leaving balance Of So, l25."
All of the other members of the return
ing board together with an army of rela
tives have been appointed to lucrative pc
siions in the custom house at New Or
leans, and are drawing fat salaries fror
the government fo- their part in the Grim
which made Hayes president. Cassanav
appears to bave been neglected, and as b
is the only member Of the gang who ha
any property, his real estate was levie
upon to pay the fees for defend
ing lot of infamous villain
Cassanave appears to have been shifte
from pillar to pos. 10 Washington until /
threatened to give the true inwardHess
the Louisiana steal, when the sum
$l.75O was raised by Hayessand Sherma
through Shellabnrger & Wilson, the seer
tary's attorneys. Every day somethil
happens to keep fresh in the memory
the people, the great crime of 1876.
will not be quoted, but like grim spe
tire is continually crossing the pathway
the fraud Hayes, to remind him of t
part he took in the plot, and thoul
Sherman and Chandler, and the 9th
stalwarts may proclaim their innocenc
the people believe them guilty. Tt
Agnes jerks episode, the pensioniDg
the horde of criminals who falsifed the r
turns, and periured themselves that Hay
might be president, and now the payne
of $1.750 to Cassanave as hush money
goes to connect the links 10 the eviden
and strengthen the testimony against Sht
man, Hayes and the party of fraud.
ever party was thoroughly and irretre
ably disgraced it is the Republican, and I
fraud Hayes, and his principal henchm
Sherman will realize when too late, Il
their denial OF completely 10 the great cri
against the nation, will not suffice I
net work of evidence of their guilt is
strong to be successfully contradicted.