Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-02-26
DREGS OF THE ELECTORAL
FRA UDS.


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The unsightly and offensive dregs of
the great successful and attempted
electoral frauds Of 1876 are constantly
casting up their mire and dirt in the
faces Of the American people. Organs
OF both sides conceal what they can TO
protect their own households and ex.
pose what they can of the crimes Of
tho opposition, but there are some
points 80 we'll settled that they may
now be accepted as intellectually estab.
lished in our history.
1t will be told without dispute in the
future history of the great contest of
1876, that when the people had chosen
Mr. Tilden President BY quarter Of q
million majority Of the popular vote,
and by a large majority OF the electoral
vote, certain friends Of Mr., Hayes de-
cided to extend the power Of the gov.
ernmcnt to return him elected by fla
grant fraud, and that they succeeded
by the corrupt control Of the Return
ing Boards Of Louisiana and Florida.
1t will be told also that certain
friends of Mr.. rilden decided to oh.
tain the Tilden electoral votes the peo.
pie bad given him in Louisiana and
Florida, by negotiations with the elec-
toral thieves who had them in custody;
that the custodians Of the stolen votes
negotiated with the Tilden managers,
named their price on different occasions
received assurances OF purchase, but
that the purchase failed for some rea-
son not yet clearly explained. II it
shall be shown that these corrupt ne
gotiations were made by Mr.. Tilden's
advice or with his approval, il will be-
told also that he is guilty as the guilt
lest of those who entered the market
place 10 purchase for his benefit. If
II shall be shown that he did not know
Of II or that he defeated the corrupt
purchase when advised Of 1t, 1t will be
told how he merits the lasting trust
and devotion Of the whole country.
1t will be told also that the men who
perpetrated the frauds and gave the
fraudulent electoral majority 10 Presi-
dent Hayes have been rewarded with
the choicest official iavors of the gov
ernment; that cabinet portfolios, for
eign missions and consulates, collector
ships, lucrative commissions and vari.
Gus subordinate Offices OF profit were
filled by Presidential nominations of
the men who had advised and directed
or actually perpetrated the great crime
against the sovereignty Of the people
in the choice Of their national ruler
1t will be told that President Hayes
was eognizant Of the fact that the chief
claims of the men he thus appointed
were because OF their crimes against
the people OF their States, by which
they perverted the solemn judgment
of the Republic and defeated its Chief
Magistrate.
1t will be told also that n fragrant
fraud was attempted by certain friends
of Mr. Tilden TO pervert the vote of
Oregon, and that il failed for no want
of effort on the part OF the Democratic
leaders who had il in charge.
1t will be told also that the cipher
kilograms which passed between the
conspirators on both sides TO and IRON
Louisiana, Florida, South Carolina and
Oregon, were obtained and taken IN
custody by committee Of the Senate,
Of which Senator Morton was chair.
man that Mr.. Morton had his brother
in.law, Mr.. Burbank, secretary Of the
committee, and Mr.. George L. Bullock,
Of his State, as messenger; that Bul.
lock stole the dispatches, submitted
them to Congressman Evans, OF Inci.
ana; that they thence went into the
hands of Mr.. w. Il. Chandler, one of
the chief conspirators, who examined
them, abstracted or destroyed such as
were dangerous to bis side, and that
President Hayes sent the thief who
stole the kilograms out OF the country
as Consul TO Cologne.
IL will be told also that q jobbing
newspaper was made the medium for
the publication of all the kilograms
which criminated one side Of the con.
spirators, and suppressed all crimluat-
ing the criminals of the other side,
and that the kilograms as published
are nov valueless IA evidence beyond
their arraignment of one side Of the
fraudulent operators.
1t will be told also that President
Hayes retained Second Assistant Post.
master General Brady in Office after
his completely in tho electoral frauds
aud in the theft of the telegrnms had
become known to the public, and that
he retained the thief who stole the
kilograms in an important foreign Com
sulate alter his crime had been pub
licly established
1t will be told also that Mr.. Hayes
was either guilty party by his knowl-
edge ct his own fraudulent election, or
that he deliberately obeyed the dc
mands of known criminals after he as
sumcd the duties OF the Presidency;
and that Mr.. Tiljcn was either guilty
Of corrupt active or passive efforts 10
purchase electoral votes, or that he
was most wrongiully detained by the
men who successfully deirauded the
nation out of its chosen Executive.
Which of thess judgments shall 60
into history in regard 10 Mr.. Hayes
and Mr.. Tilden, ls the only really dis
puted issue remaining OF the drcgs OF