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have dared TO commit them without some potent
external support.


external support
THIS CHECK REMOVED.
1t was at this point, and to supply this mood.
that the influence Of the Federal Adminstra-
tlon came in. For the first time in the history
Of the country the President requested leading
members Of his party personally to attend the
counting of votes in States upon which tho
Presidential election depended. They went
there. charged with n semi 'ial chara ter.
They had rights, as NJ; Parker thinks. no olnrr
Brady. the Assistant imaster-Gencral. tcsti-
hrsl to represent tho President. ana to say
to the witnesses that the KnpuhIrun party and
the authorities 1T Washington would stand Ivy
them" In short. to furnish those who did the
swearing md the counting with tho necessary
nuane thom to MAKE n fair count" which,
considering tho Democrats had minority of
the votes to be counted. wns In IN 'ct the sup
mort necessary to enable the cNnvnsscts, under
the prctrXt of n fair count to count IN the Re-
puhlicans and TO count ont ihosr really elmird.
. No ono az all lhmiliur with Lluislunn VIII bn.
licVe that cVou the desperate" and abandoned
men who controlled tn" Returning Board would
huv" venturgd to So outrage the community IN
which they lived rs to count the state Tor the
republicans but Tor the pr"snncu and encout-
ngefnent wi those visitors That moral sup
port. Ms tho visitors called it, and the touo
which they guVe tu the proceedings, and tho
protection which Federal hnyourts afforded,
wrrn the real Cause Of tho Returning Bpard's
action. Indeed. Packard had received 1896
more votes In the state than the Hayes electors,
and yet the moment Il WIS announced that the
Federal Government WIS about 10 withdraw its
troops. the government "" hnd "slahlished faded
Ike the mist and IN" control OF the state passed.
without struggle into tho hands oil the Dom
ocrats.
So that in Louisiana Ms in Florida. we have
this anomaly; The wish OF the voters was
izcd hy the State and dlsrrgardrd hy the
Federal Government The same ballots 10y
which Democratic Governors were elected were
used 10 count ont n Democrat and count in u
Republican President
THE VISITING STATESMEN.
The visiting stntesmen arrived in New Or
leans about the 10Th Of November and remained
uniil Doc. 2 when the loturning Board went
They declined the proposition Of the Dcmo-
crats Tor q canvass Of the votes cnst and re-
turned. A committee " them attend 'i the sit
tiugs Of the Returning Board daily and by
their favor and couutennnce assured It's mem
brrs Of the support of the Administration and
OF thr Republican party in their action.
II does not seem to have been thought wise to
inform these visitors. egypt generally. OF what
WIS taking place. Mr. Morry, one OF the lnnd-
ing counsel for tho Republicans, has testified
that the local Republican managers early salts
fed the visitors that they wer" competent ~ at
tend 10 the interests oi the party in Louisiana
them selves, and that thereafter th"y did not
think 1t necessary 10 consult tho visitors about
details. Undoubtedly many o.: these gentle
men were shrewdly left in Ignorance OF what
Gentlemen from tho North. unaconainted
with Louisiana. and. like Mr. PARKER. stopping
NJ ,he hotel where they heard only the usscr-
tions OF the local Republican politicians and the
tx parir ailldavIts manufactured for the Re-
turnin my Board. might possibly ave misunder-
81 lod the real situation. But those who min
HI-u NJ az WIN the people could hnrdly haye
Shermun has insisted that " Don Weber WIS n
hero; killed. in doing his duty in West Fe.ic-
ann:" but Gen. sheldon admits Weber wns
known 20 ne for sale and II reached even Gen.
Gariieiu's ears TINT Weber WIS not TO lee trusted.
Those who read Emile Mebcr's letter written
upon his brothers denth. now confessed by
him TO Ice wholly false. may reniize the hollow
ness Of the pret"nce 10 fire the Northern heart.
which contact with the negroes themselves did
For Instance, Gen. Garfield saw the negroes
from West Feliciuua himself In an UPPER
room IN tho great Govcrnment huiding in New
Orleans, guarded by police and attendants. these
West Feliriana negroes who followed the We
hers were brought down and usherrd into the
Generals imposing presence. That they should
then have adhered 10 the ntli laVits which had
Just been made for them il not surprising. As
say Just said 1t. but did not know IL. didn't
say because l knew IT, hut | sntd because they
told me; because ! was scared" But Of the
whole number no saw, incuiing this woman.
who impressed him most. all that nave been
brought before the Committee have without
hesitation. reeantrd what they told him.
Others Of the visiting statesmen were even
more active ~ their participation in the action
To Gen. Hurry White OF PENNSYLVANIA for the
suggestion which brought Mrs. Eliza Piukston
from the interior. ard exploited her with her
Board. But Il WIS indeed rarely that the visit
ors could suggest ANYTHING 10 supplement- the
resources OF the local managers.
THE LOCAL LEADERS.
The Republicans party in Louisiana contained
very lew white persons-lust enough To hold the
offices wit, their families aud connections. The
experience 81 the Congressional Committee OF
1879 who could not ind five white persons who
were not opposed % the Kellogg Government.
outside OF onceholdcrs, or those connected with
them or with tho Government in some WAY
shows the substantial condition Of things there
These white officials rrc"iSed very large s,,la-
rl'S; Louisiana hhd always he"n state that
paid its public officers uXtrlyagautly. They
we're iully awHr" that the election turned on
Louisiana. ana that without It's vote they would
all 40 out oi power. They chung. there ore. dos
perltely TO the chance which the discretion Of
ih. Returning bnprl afforded and w,.rr nUtu-
rally r"iiy 90 do anything Tint men under such
circumstances could do 10 give t color for its
action; ana they were very aole. Us we'll as worry
INSCRIPTIONS ana desperate.
NECESSITY OF ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT.
,. But desp'late and unurrupulous MS wore
would never have succeeded IN carrying
through thor scheme tor counting ont the ma
tho h"p o. the national Administration and of
the hrpu hlicnn party; 10 elloct that resul, the
support 90 both was a necessity.
" hen later. after Hayes WIS declared elected
" WIS ann 1unred that the troops would be- with
drawn, we whos Republican, "d.liee ia the
Board, unless they had been lnjroncnod " III
unou-. anu supported 10y the Administration
aud the visit NJ statesmen. would meyer have
darei TO count som" slN thousand Tildrn ma
i9rty into a majority Of three thousand Tor
THE SEATING OF HAYES.
The alleged Advancement by which opposl.
ton in ihr House Of Representatives. 10 count
INK IN Mr.. Hayes was placatrd 10y assnrauces
that the people az South Carolina and Lou sinnn
should be allowed To- recover the right % a rect
their own affairs. forms nm instructive rhuuter
in the events Of thu Presidential election which
We viii not discuss.
OF course either Packard. with twenty-threo
hundred moro votes than Hayes WIS eoctrd
or Hayes WAS not; and the action of Hayes and
his friends. both hy their negotiation, To- So
cure him title. ard by their ubin lonmont Of
Parkarls utlr, manifest their convictions
that neither Hayes nor Packard had boon
elected.
MR.. sHErMAN's OFFER OF TESTIMONY.
In juno last an application wis made 10 us nv
Mr., sherman 10 take tis testimony ~ some
ulu ~ inrSsrs IN Last and West Frlisiuua
VINO Ind previously Testified before III" H,iuru-
ing Board or senate Committee of the Forty
fourth Congr rs to nurd 'rs, wh ppin.s, and
N"lrnr", nn whose testimony had tnrrr been
routrnG"t"d II l- not rIeHr tnHt such ryidrn
1nuli nave any harin- upon On" "a 'tion OF the
k"lgning loarl or the conspiracy IN those
parishes 10 lrrNrut Votes beng cast. To rull
Witnesses TO- unit"rus go which they dI no,
TESTIFY hci r. that BE- 'rd could 10 no way cstah-
IN. "vld"nr they h0d before ih"m
N'N"rth'ir-~. We 'onsru'rI to receive this tos-
tlWony, purity he'nusn w. d"-lroi o. give Mr.
sherman tho lnnntlt my Itiult ta "a, liz ,,t