, 1880-11-08
BARNuM,s FRAUD scHYMr

teSH W hIlp ElACVp NdAh AtNlit ALUMINIUM 4l{t3
written e letter to tho sconntltt Barnutt
tint he will not ho n parts'to tho yillai1lo,,s
"frald" conspiracy of tlla latter; TINT lla
tlocs not bo1lcvc tcru Ia my pronf that tho
Republicans carried New York by fraud, or
any foundation for the allegation: and TINT
ho will not 1T my event consent to bc
counted III As q technical President. Ii this
be true, It spcaks we'll for t;cu. lfancdck's
sense ut t0ior and lnal,liness, esnclnily rs
compared with tho dishonesty and low, con-
tenutible trlckery of tho ,neh who nla,,agrl
Ills calhpnig1l. But whether this bv true or
not ,nakes no difference with tho result. II
Harnlln al,l his gang ot consprntors, hcntlctl
by such fellows rs John kelly, attempt to
tilsfrnnchtso tho Republicans Of New York
City, Qli1 the Denucrnts In Congress take
any steps to cnrry out their program md de-
clare Hancock elected, 1t will tto no good,
even II ,o werc party to the sllsreputablo
aud dishonest scle'nc. Ite wouitl never bt
!nauguratci. Tho Solid North woul,l
trauple out mt only thu scheme itself, but
every ole connected wifi, It. Sncl,
d wave OF popular wrath would arlso
mid sweep everything teforo It rs
the Solid South md Northern dough-
faces OF tho l,arnu,n sort have not sccl
since tStll. II Gen. Garfield lives ho
will take Ills seat and will bc tho Chief
Magistrato OF these United States for tic
next fo,tr years. II hc tlocs not live, Mr..
Arthur will be tho President. They were
elected fairly ant1 lotlcstly 1T tho facp Of tho
most 'no1,stfons frauds III Mississippi Suutt,
Carolina, an.t other Sontl,erp States, by n
majority not only Of tho Electoral vote, but
OF tho poplitar vote, antl by tile most decisive
victory known In this country fur years, md
there Is no human power TINT can prevent
them from occupying tho places to which
they wore elected. Asitle from the solid nlld
Irresistible masses Of The Republicans, wtu
would nluve upon the works and carry them
with q rush, these infamous consptraiors
who are Willing to plunge tho country into
confusion, and to attempt revolution to
curry out their desperate schemes, would
filld themselves exposed to lire In tho rear.
The Democratic rank and file would never
support tllehI. Honest and reputable
Democrats all over tho country are
already raising II protest ngainst the
ubiquitous scheme Of Darnttrn. Even tho
Southern DrIgadiers, l,owavcr bitter md dis
appointed tfloy may feel, would not lift
ftngcr to support such n project. They
know we'll enough what is behind 1t md
what results nrn sure to cnsMe when tic
Solid North IL aroused md moves forward
to seenro thu results Of its victory. Even III
New York, where THIS dishonest and sctlt-
linus scliema WIS hatched, 1t would bo
stamped ont. The baGkers of Kelly, who
want to conceal anil cover MP tho lnortilying
failure Of their leaders, will never nccon,-
plfsil thois purpose. There is but one COURSE
for DNs1,um to pursue, and TINT isto 20 i,omD
nnf study tho fnfamy Of his course Mt pres
ent, l,fs dishonesty and ytIlainy through
tic campaign, md aeyose thu rest
Of Ills life to porsouHl reform. Ifc
Inns made for himself tho most ,tnenyluble
reputation of my political leader In this
country lfo stands charged with forgery,
perjury, fraud, and dishonesty. 1Io Is oyc-
crnted by Republicans. lIo Is damned by
Democrats. 1le Inns lost tho respect Of all
decent, 'law-abldlng md honest nle,,, trre-
spcctiye of pnrty. Thu only ntlcuds f,u call
make Is to get out of politics, to lot Ills name
be heaul Of rs little MS possible hereafter,
al.f icvoto tho rest Of IFS llfo to pcnItcnttal
practices, n1ld to some practical expressions
Of sorrow for ills Indecent, ,llsl,onorablc, n,.t
dlsrepntal}ie conduct rs Chairman OF the
Democratic National Committee, and to re-
s!gll Ills present position III luvor of gentle
man. +