The daily gazette., 1879-02-03
From the Times.
Dregs OF the Frauds of 1870.

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the great successful and attempted cleo
toral frauds of 1876 are constantly cast
ing up their Inire and dirt in the faces of
the American people. Organs of both
sides conceal what they can to protect
their own households and expose what
they can OF the crimes of the opposition,
but there are some points so well settled
that they may now be accepted as Inef-
faceably established In our history.
IL VIII be told without dispute in the
future history Of the great contest of 1876,
that when the people had chosen Mr..
Tllden by quarter of a million majority
OF The popular vote, and by "A large ma
jorlty Of the electoral vote, certain friends
OF Mr.. Hayes decided to exte nd the pow
or OF the government to return him cleo
ted by fagrant fraud, aud that they sue
coed by the corrupt control of the Re.
turning Boards of Louisiana and Florida
IL viii be told also that certain friends
OF Mr.. Tilden decided to obtain the Til.
den electoral votes the people had given
him in Louisiana and Florida, by nego.
tiations with the electoral thieves who
had them in custody; that the custodians
OF the stolen votes negotiated with the
l1lden managers, named their price on
inherent occasions, received assurances
Of purchase, but the purchase failed for
some reason not yet clearly explained
II 1t shall be shown that these corrupt
negotiations were made by Mr. Tilden's
advice or with his approval, it will be
told also that he is guilty as the guiltiest
OF those who entered the market place to
purchase for his benefit. II it shall be
shown that he did not know of II or that
he.defeated the corrupt pur chase when
advised of 1t, it will be told how he mer.
its 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 to Presi-
dent Hayes have been rewarded with
the choicest official favors of the govern.
ment; that cabinet portfolios, foreign
missions and consulaJes, collectorships,
lucrative commissions and various subor.
dinate Offices of profit were filed by
Presidential nominations of the men
who had advised ami directed or actually
perpetrated the great crime against the
sovereignty of the people in the choice
of their national ruler.
IL will be told that President Hayes
was cogniZant of the fact that the chic
claims Of the men he thus appointed
were because of their crimes agai nst the
people of their State, by which they per
verred the solemn judgment of the Re
public and defeated its Chief Magistrate
IL will be told also that :. fragrant frau,
was attempted by certain aends of NJ +
Tllden To pervert the vote of Greg On
and that II failed for no want of effort oil
the part of the Democratic leaders who
had it in charge.
1t will be told also that the cipher tele
grams which passed between the conspi
rators on both sides to aud from Louisi
| ana, Florida, South Carolina and Ore
gon, were Obtained and taken in custo
dy by committee Of the Senate, o
which Senator Merton was chairman
! that MIR. Morton had his brothor-in-law
| Mr.. Burbank, secretary of the committee
and Mr.. George Il. Bullock, of his State
as messenger; that Bullock stole th
| dispai ches, submitted them to Congress
man Evans. of Indiana; that they theme
went into the hands of Mr.. w. Il. Chan
dler, one of the chief consplrators, wh'
examined them, abstracted or destroye,
such as were dangerous to his side, an'
that President Hayes sent the thief wh'
stole the kilograms out Of the country a
Consul to Cologne.
1t will be- told also that a jobbing news
paper was made the medium for the pub
licatIon of all the kilograms which crimi
mated one side of the conspirators, an,
suppressed all eliminating the othe
side, and that the kilograms az published
are now va!ueless as evidenced beyont
L VI Oht Siuo VI th'
fraudulent operators
1t will be told also that Presiden
Hayes retained Second Assistant Post
master General Brady in office after hi
completely in the electoral frauds and il
the theft of the kilograms had becom
known to the public, and that he retain
ed thief who stole the kilograms in q
important foreign Consulate after hi
crime had been pablicly established.
| 1t will be told also that Mr.. Hayes wa
either guilty party by his knowledg
of his own fraudulent election, or tina
he deliberately obeyed the demands q
!, known criminals after he assumed th,
duties of the Presidency;and that Mr.Ti
den was either guilty of corrupt active o
passive efforts TO purchase electoral votes
or that lie was most wrongtully defame
by the men who successfully defraude
the nation out of its chosen Executive
| Which of these judgments shall golnt
history in regard to 1Ir. Hayes and MI
1ilden is the only really disputed issu
remaining of the dregs of the electors
frauds of 1876, and the honest people {
every faith will be glad to welcome tn
whole truth, regardless of its effect upo
either Hayes or Tilden.-IHiid. Tunes.