The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-05
FEN. BUFFERS CONCLUSIONS.
Tutr NR. TILDEN WAS ELECTED PRESI-
DINT and NIX. HAYES VAS NOT
The Counting In or Hayes Obtained by
series Of Gross irregularities and Frauds
President without Right aud Against Inv
- The Cipher Dispatches Considered.


The cipher Dispatches Considered.
WAsuiNGroN, March 4.-Thc report which
Zen. Benjamin I. Butler submitted to tho
House last II ieht giving his views on the Pot
lor investigation. covers nearly 200 pages OF
local cap He says that he had not deemed 1t
necessary 90 quote TO any great extent from the
evidence or from documents. because. SO far
ms hc thinks the facts OF any value. the evil
dcncc stands substantially undsputcd and
uncontraiirtcd. Neither did he intend to ex-
amino the disputed elections. or their results
in the States Of South Carolina or
Florida or tho bearing upon them which
the cipher kilograms might have. The vote
between Mr.. Tldcn and Mr.. Hayes was so close
that the loss Of any one State to either or both
would have changed the result and the lesson
to be learned from the election OF 1876 can rs
well be taught to the intelligent student OF
political history 10y tho examination OF one
State as VI all. He had therefore chosen TO OK
anime only tho political and party action
Of both parties. their leaders. and their manipu-
laiors " election in the State Of Louisiana
where, it would seem. every form Of wrong.
misconduct. and outrage possible to be done in
an election is alleged to have been committed on
the one side or on the other. From the cvi-
dcnce produced before the Committee. he says
that his mind has been brought to several con-
illusions. namely:
Frst-Th0t in 1876 there was no full and free
clr zion 10y the whole body Of tho electors Of the
state OF Louisiana. and that the electoral vote
q that state ought not. therefore to have been
counted in favor Of either candidate for tho
Presidency.
sccond-That II any legal election was held
In Louisiana. then the majority of the votes
actually cast in the State were for the Tildcn
electors. and FOR Gov. Nichols.
Inirl-Tlat in case tho Vptn Of 40 etnto Ia
counted Mt all. the vote Of tho "bulldozcd
parishes" as they were called were within the
fair and Just exercise Of the jurisdiction OF the
Returning Board. TO be rejected in the proper
exercise Of their judgment. with the exception
OF some few polling precincts not material TO
the result
Fourth-That in the parts Of tho State. other
than said bulldozed parishes. where full cam
uagn was made by both political parties the
majority Of votes east for Packard for
Governor and portion Of the Tilden electors.
leaving two or more Hayes electors unelected.
Fifth-That such count and return would
have for which alone there seems any author
iiv in the Board given full expression to the
will Of the people in such parts Of the State rs
were not affected by coercion and violence. in
layQr u Packard and against two or more Of
the Hayes electors. which would have given tho
Presidency 70 Tildon IA would have been tho
lc'ipl by both Houses.
Sixtn-The declaration by both Houses Of
Congress that under the circumstances the
state ot Louisiana should not Ice counted for
either candidate. would have been the best poe
slide result to the country. because II would
hay" taught lesson 20 oyeiz"al9ns partisans
That elections cannot ho carried either hy force
rrr s MS +" aynil tha sf conai date.
nui so carried by eithe- the votes would be
rD.t1l oy the final cot .ylg tribunal On the
contrary. under the rus ngs Of the Electoral
Commission II they are accepted rs the govern
ing avs cvcry encouragement is given 20 reck-
les. Strenuous pqrtisans, to carry their States
S.ycn,h-Thai ths Electoral Commission. as
constituted. has afforded no practical solution
Z. nut ut electoral votes IN disputed states. aud
III Z au eN ~ 10y again arising like that OF 1876
vii surely lead g. revolution.
Eishth-Ihat the appointment 81 m Electoral
L1mmission - have ANYTHING To DO with s4nut-
~ go ci4he 1870 $500 aa..sarii.
ers and duiios ~ the two Houses H. wi lily
beyond and outside Of the Cou-t tuition, mud It's
determination ought 20 have no legal force or
Ninth-Thatthca appointing Of the Judges Of
tie supreme Court upon such political iurma-
tlcr. by impairug the .vercnce that tho people
"ye always justly had for the int'gty ol the
de-. ~ions Of that court of causes between party
tnate of ne stern impartiality 81 the court that
lu Hi qur silpus u Will doequnl anu exact Justice
ua lrr the Jaw 10 every citizen and In view ~
- l success the experiment ought never TO pe
Tenth-The result has shown that Il IS against
public policy and tends 20 bring elements 81
send semi-ohi'ial pariisans ~ large POLITICAL
Influence on one side or the other or both, into
s.irs Tor the purpose Of controlling or ad-
Ns.ug. either IN regard AS 70 how liz electors
shall vote or 10 advise MS 20 the manner In
which the votes Of States shall be returned and
Eieyen,h-Thatth the counting in Of Mr.. Hayes
obtained 10y series Of gross ana unjusti-
irt6o strongly condemned ana rcprlhated
Twelnh-Thattf any title 60 the Governor
ION in that STATE 10 any one It was 10 Coy.
Packard who WIS legally elected duly quail
fed and inaucurated. and had right 10 tho
support II the general Government against DO
nestle violence and insurrecton. toy viii 'h the
State and himself were equally deprived OF their
Thirteenth the act Of Mr. Hayes, as
it'sideni Of The nitel stats, IN appol.tn ing
10 Louisiana for the purpose, rnd under the in
s'rurion 20 act under which II was sent. was AZ
and not within the power or scope 81 the LNecE
ty', and is especially reprehensibie AS ~ par
HNcHi arrangement agreement, ana coppact
On his part made by his frienis. with his
fruits Of which he Is still enjoying, without
rI5ht and against law;
T. he. any indeieasiOle title t. any executive 81;
q 300 which cannot be- reached, retNamined, and
decided by proper proceedings onthorized by
fore the Supreme Judicial Court
Tho Majority Report ON the Cipher TelegrRms.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The report OF the
nn.ority OF the Potter Committee on the cipher
dispatches was not produced until It was hand
ol in 20 the Clerk Of the House, at o'clock this
morning. The report says that the Western
Union Telegraph Company seem TO have eXor-
c.-l due care in respect Of the preservation
md privacy Of their dispatches, and the theft
and publication 81 certain dispatches did
not seem 10 be their fault At the same time
they could not but suspect that Mr. orion, tho
President Of the company. VINO was an earnes
and active Republican leader. forwarded the de-
spatrhcs In tho custody 81 tho company 10
Esuuhhcan committee Of the Senate rather 'hnr
tOa Democratic committee Of the House. H.
had also shown his bias by allowing cor
tain Of the despgtehes . be wiihirawp
%, ia which Mr.. 4. Chandler WAS .aske'
ly Mr. Tyner TO APPOINT two lnll4i
l-----runh nlIlnInls ahnnIl hnyn laIIul ~ ru.u.