Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-11-16

TIVE Cscpssrs f.sm n,ssery.
Reading or experience have
made most Americans familiar
Ntthtwo notable phases of our his
Tory, the one relating to the origin
~ The Republican party and the
nther 70 the fraud Of 1873.
One Of the most notable incidents
IN The early days Of the Republican
PARTY was the celebrated bred
Ieott declsion. At that time Chief
3optice fancy was an ornament of
.4Ae Supreme Court OF the United
Batter, - he had been ever since
tho days Of Andrew jackson, who
appointed him to that conspicuous
md responsible position, perhapa
~ greatest that can be held by an
XmeFican citisen when regard IL
Md to the length of its occupancy
md the gravity Of its duties. Chief
5optios fancy was q man OF ele-
waited mind and Of an ability not
ooFpsssed In the annals of that il
lustrlous court. In the course Of
obe bred Scott case the painful
duty devolved upon him to review
tho whole history Of negro slavery
y the Quilted Staten; and. In the
ooufse Of this able aud feeling bis.
tory, be said, merely as q matter Of
historical summary, in the light Of
the facts. that II would almost
nsem - II the negro had no rights
which . white man was bound to
respect. This view Of the subject
vss sdvanced by the Chief Justice,
Who was . highly conscientious
man, with profound regret.
What was the course Of the Re-
publican press upon the bred Scott
dsoision? Throughout the length
and breadth Of the United States.
without . word Of explanation,
this feeling Individual remark Of
Judge Tauey's was placarded as the
1ecisi0n Of the Democratic Su-
preme court OF the United States.
The Republican press and orators
harpsd upon it With far more OF
vibration than PolonlUs observed
70 Hamlet's reference to his daugh.
ser; and, never since, have Mes
eieurs Of the Republican press ac-
knowledged that they committed
the meauest kind Of forgery upon
Judge fancy. One OF the brightest
and wittiest OF the newspaper
guild, Of those days, laughed the
whole matter away In the cpl
gram. "a lie well stuck to is as
good as the truth"
Here we have the Republican
party on record Is cashisring Truth
when the Father of Lies could bet.
tsr subservs its purpose
But other and more striking ex.
{ omples cluster around the memoir
y abls Presidential election OF 1875.
When Sherman. 6toughtop, and
the other s'illustriousn visiting
statesmen Of the Republican party,
we're gathered ut New Orleans, to
ntitien 10 the Returning Board In
their fraudulent count. Gen. John
~. Palmer, " Illinois, who was
one 0f the volunteer Democratic
visittny Statesmen, picked up one
Of the certificates, alleging Demo.
cfasic frsuis, upon which q major.
NV tften thousand for Mr.. Tilden
Vas converted into a small msjor-
~ for Hayes. The laws of Loulsi.
enas even under the Infamous Re.
farming Board system, provided
that protests should be made be.
lore . Justice OF the Peace, In the
Parish where the alleged frauds oc-
CURED, within twenty.four hours
Of the closing Of the polls. The
particniar protest picked up by
Gen. Palmer, though relating to
~ Interior Parish, was. by an over
sight u the forgers, dated at New
Orleans, the day before the vlllainy
Was detected by the keen-sighted
and patriotic Illinoisan.
For . moment the whole Repub-
iIosn crowd was dumbfounded.
SHERMAN continued speechless;
outs after an agonizing lapse of
ove minutes, Hon. E. NJ. Stonph.
ton struggled to his feet, and gasp
~ out that 1t was "a clerical er.
yor-" The votes of Louisiana we're
nseded to elect Hayes, and no de-
fected forgery must be permitted
% stand Ia the way Of the accom-
piishment of the fraud. John
sherman breathed more freely ut
ene opportune interposition of his
oolieaRue, and seconded the novel
end fArcical proposition. For their
oomplaisance on this occasion, and
sor their Influence upon the con-
eeisnceless eiurniny Board of
Apuieinnas Sherman was made
4sssetary Of the Treasury Of the
Vnited 6tates and Stoughton was
esds Minister to Russia, jlst as
son - Hayes was enabled to profit
: colossal scheme Of perjury and
EAud without a precedent 10 the
4ona's Of government, arbitrary Of
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