The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-04

bnsed and abused, and the abuses Will hn crcat-
cr us the temptation IL greater. and as the ire
/ sponsibilty Of the OIL 'ials increase. 1t Is idle
! 10 tax OF Tree government whore the people are
| not permitted to choose. or whore their choice
| y ignored or disreEurded by the custOdians Of
! the peoples power.
AND OF FEDERAL INTERFERENCE.
! Nor can the danger Of interfering in locnl
/ elmtious by Federal troops, whether to protect
| oil1uls in the exercise W discretion or To co..
| ere" ritz'ns or to AID voters. b" uvrrrntr II
| an election cannot be- conducted without, foreign
! trnols tn protect the men who vote and the men
! who count there should br no election Mill
try used To protect those who count and those
! down liberty under the guise Of protecting IT,
! ana 10 DO the more dangerous because OF its
/ Disguise
AND FROM FEDERAL PATRONAGE.
But behind all these dangers remains the
! iuudumentnl danger resulting from the cen
uHliHttOn OF all appointments to Office in the
! PRESIDENT. In no Government in tho world is
| SO VAST u patronage dependent on the absolute
| control OF changing Executive. IL the Ex-
SfultlNe were permanent; II the patronage were
| distributed; or II the tenure OF Office were in
| any way liked by law. the evil would be lessened
| iul now at the end Of each four years the entire
rrIerAl phtronngec gmounting to one hundred
and ten thousand Ofllcps-is collected In one lot
| aud the people divide themselves into two par
ties, STRUGGLING. in name TO choose II President
| out, IN iact 10 control this enormous patronage
! which the President when elected IL compelled
| to distribute To his purity. because he was
elccted to 30 distribute II.
The temptation to fraud TO usurpation and
! " corruption thus created il beyond cacula-
| ton. prz' so great an influence 80 power
| mi. thus centralized and put up for contest Mt
short recurring periods would leopard the
| peace ana safety OF any nation.
| The Cl,'"tlOn ot u President would never lend
| to the effort and struggle and bitterness with
! which II is now attended. nor be followed by
! my question ~ to who WIS really'the choice Of
the people. nor be the subject Of any Httrmpt 10
defeat thor will, but for the offices within his
eit. ,-- -,...,
! own people SO. general so intense. and 50 de-
! morallznG. No contrivhnce 80 cilectua To- en-.
oarrass Government, 70 disturb the public
danger the common security was ever before
! invented; ia exist"nce In this nation was not
designed. but WIS the result Of national
| growth aud Capitalization. which the fathers
! could not forpsre. ma failed therefore TO pro-
| vide against Every principle upon which they
/ they iuculcacd. demand Of US in some way to
brAk ~ this system. aud by removing the
| eNls rnmov" also the dangers with which II
! threatens US.
To recauiiulote them First-Thc. power to
! appoint clHtOrs Of President and Vice presi-
dent Tor the States OF Louisiana and Florida
| was legally and constitutiOnaly vested in tue
people thereof.
Serond-rhis power was duly executed in
| 1916. Ou the day, IN the mnnner. and at the
| places prescribed hy law. the ballots OF the
| people were taken and counted showing a
! elsnr MAJORITY of 1000 for the lillen elrctors
| Ihiri-Ihis mMnriy was wholly made M OF
voters legally qualified, their right to vote being
! subjected to the scrutiny of hostile regis'r nrs
and comm .ssion"rs appointed by their enemies
| for every polling place.
| fourth-The election was free md paaceable
| Thrr" Is no proof or pr"trnce that Intimidation
| WIS pra' Used on the day ot election.
! FIih-Nur were the people prevented by In
! thliati,n or any cause from assembling nj tho
! InuS. All allegations to the contrary Hre
! rhrtualy disproycd by the undisputed fact
| That thg vote WIS larger in proportion TO tho
population than nj any previous election ever
held IN the state; larger tnHn in most Of the
| other States whore elections were held the sume
| dry. and where every exertion was made 10
| bring out the last man.
SNth-rhe Tillen electors were thus duly
] nfNulUfNl ~ 10y flt prOflp. who alone Ind ~
! rght and power TO APPOINT. This thing was
! MT done ~ a corner; II WIS seen aud known Of
! nll men. The net 81 appointment WIS inme-
diutHly placed on tha public records of tho sew
er.l rnr shes, This fact WAS rs iudisputable us
srvenih-rhe egnl. just. and constitutional
| eIiet OF thls appointment upon the Presidential
the net oi the people, tnat is to saw. by frau u-
/ lruily Altering the election returns In su IN
m4nner as to make them aprrnr like an mp
! pointment ~ other persons instead of those
who ~ truth and in iat were appointed. This
wns the crime hy winch TIE authority and Will
| consideration. A crime-ronsIdering th. rx-
! cnrrv Through tho ynst chain work ~ frauds
! ialse pretrnsrs and perjury. and connecting il
together. aud the magnitude Of the rights
preiuiirrd ny tot the highest magnitude.
ElEhih-The agents OF the Republican party
s.u, INTO ihr state To- get It's electoral vote for
Mr Hayes w"r' among "a" ulle-t and most
cons picuous men in their organ izl,tion. They
| W"rf d"siShht.d Tor ms srrvir" by the then
! President aud many OF them were known az
] lit lillinutt iFltl|- or his Sii rttsarT. THESE
| men. nniwlthsHuiing TINT the Tllden electors
! had been iuirly. prH'euhly. and legally chosen
| hy lnrge majority of the pr'ple ~ fun poll
encouraged 10y their lr"s"nce the fraud. IA SET
! hood. and crime boy which the vote WAS used 10
| elect Mr. Hayes. They affected to haiiev- that
! the Returning Board had legal and consttu-
| tinn.l power 10 set aside the appointment made
! bv the people mud make another appointment
/ "u 'uWlums on members of tnHt Board vino bore
| characters VIGOROUSLY hai. aud they distinctly
| refused 90 unite with Democrat ia AN effort 10
] NtH.a
! and legally returned by tue proper officers Of
N.nM-No direct evidence has revealed what
bargain was made. IN words or In wiring with
members OF th" .o-'ali"d Returning Board. but
W. cannot doubt that they DID their corrupt
work with tnn undrrstundng that they should
not only be protected against public justice. but
rewarded for their Viilainy. This pledge has
hDen kent. When Wei > aud Anderson wrrs in
dirt'i Federal on 'ers at WASHINGTON inter-
Tered with the administration OF State law NJ
New Orleans. and those same men ami the
Others VINO gave their active assistance 10 tha
preparation OF the fraud. have been qunrterrd
on the Hubble Treasury. and the people whom
they nave do!rauded are made to pay them for
Tenti-All the foregoing propositions Of fact
apply u0mue mU'GtO TO Florida rs well "a to
louisiana. The majority III the former state
was not 50 large rs IN the latter. but It WIS de-
clsiyr and well atlestrd The appintment made
hy the people was frustrated and altered in u
Ike way under tho instigation Of visiting
statesmen ~ OF the same class. and WAS followed
hy similar reward. The fraud was aggravated
In Florida because the CanVHssing Board had
no poWrr under their statute hut that OF mere
clerks. and their Supreme Court hud expressly
80 drrided; and because all the departments Of
tho State. judicial, legislative, and executive.
protested against their action rs not only false
hut mere usurpntlon. The necessary effect
Of successful aud PHOSPHORUS Justification Of
the choice ot the people for the Cuief Magis-
trHrv ot thri country IL 10 TEMPT all those who
profit hy the wrong AMI thos" who suffer hy II
to repeat the Same corrupt methods ON future
OCCASIONS.
CONCLUSION.
Finally we conclude: First-That due effect
WAS not given To tho yoiu of the Electors ap-
pointed by the state II Florida at the Prrsdcn-
tad rlection 90 1876, hy reason OF false aud
fraudulent returns Tor the said electors 10y the
Canvass NJ Board OF that State. whereby tho
choice II the peupl" Of TINT state was anuuiiei
aud reversed. and That the action ot the Buurd
of State CanVassers in muHiug the returns was
cOuntrnnuced and encouraged hy. among
others the Hon. Edward +. Nuye-. who has
since he"n appointed the Minister fOrthis coun-
try To Frame.
second-lhat due effect was not given to the
vote OF Inc electors appointed hy tho Stute ~
Lou slnnn nj the Presidential clrritOn Of 1876,
by rnHson OF the false ana fraudulent action OF
the Returning Board Of that state. whereby the
choice OF the people Of thnt STATE WIS Hnnullnd
ana reversed; and that the action Of the Re-
turning Board WIS cOuntrnanc'd and rncOur-
aged by. among others, the Hon. John Shrr-
man, who has since been appointed Secretary
OF the Treasury.
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