American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-09-11

Gen. Garfield were made under an act of Con.
{ ttress which required him, IL member of the
Commission, to decide - what persons were
! duly appointed Electors" fl ON the states OF
Florida and Louisiana, and he took nm oath
/ that he would "impartially examine and con
slider all questions submitted TO the Commits
/ sion"
! duty low he kept his oath let him answ err
to his conscience and his God but for that
fraud practised upon the american people
they Will hold him responsible.
The facts as have stated in regard to Flor
Ida and Louisiana are all substantiated by Of
nclai documents. 1t was thus by the fraudu-
lent and false count of votes cast by corrupt
state Canvassing Boards, sanctioned and con
nrined by Ii subsequent decision of the Flee
toral Commission by a vote of eight to seven,
that the m4aEers Of the Repuoiican party
nee man whom the people of the United
States had rcpudiated. Could greater crime
be committed against the rights of the people
ana representative government What be-
comes, my countrymen of your boosted right
to participate in the election of the chief mag
istrtteo of the Nation, or any other oflicer,if eff
feet is not to be given To your votes when cast?
Why go through the farce of an election when
the result is to be determined not b,sthe ma
Joi1ty OF the votes cast, but by the false count
the blood of ali honest men who hear me. no
matter whnt their politics, will bofl with in
dignation at the thought of being governed by
officials placed over them by the fulse and
fraudulent count of corrupt Returning Boards,
and yet this is just what the people
so far relates to the Presidential office,
since the 4th of March, 1877. Suppose the cleo
the vote of Indiana, and that u majority of the
votes cast in that State should be for the Gar
field Electors, Notwithstanding which, her
State Canvassers and Democratic Governor
should falsely and fraudulently certify to the
election of Hancock Electors. how many Re-
publicans in the land would sanction the out
rage and uphold the action of the Electoral
Commission, appointed to ascertain who was
duly elected in Indiana, which should decide
that the certificates of election given by the
Democratic Governor and State Canvassing
officers, however false and fraudulent, wore
Congress when
count the Electoral votes? And yet this is
party did in regard to the count Of the Votes
cast in Louisiana and Florida four years ago.
in or made the false count, have since been
- REWARDED WITH IMPORTANT OFFICES.
Wells, President of the Louisiana Returning
were both appointed to offices by Hayes-the |
former is1nrvsyor and the latter Deputy Col
of the Louisiana Returning Board, |
except one, whose relative received an APP |
relatives and others connected with the Lou
isiann iniquity, have been appointed to offices.
Florida state Canvassers who gave the false
certificates of election to the Hayes Electors
him. OF OF the "Sisiting statesmen" sent by
Grant to New Orleans and whe by their pres
Retnrnins Board Of that State. Il thew did not
actually advise il, Hayes has appointed Sher-
man. Secretary Of the Treasury; Stoughton.
Minister to Russia; Kasson, Minister to Aus
ria; Noyes, Minister to France, and Wallace
Governor of New Mexico. The total amount
If salaries paid annually to the various per. |
IONS connected with the Returning Boards of
Florida and Louisiana are S231 $50. Now, my |
republican friends, do you approve of this? |
not, how can you vote for Gen. Garfield?
HE WAS ONE OF THE VISITING STATESMEN
ent to New Orleans by Grant 70 witness the
md knew, for he could not help knowing, of |
heir ia Sc count. He subsequently sat as one
# the Electoral Commission, and decided that
he certificates of election given the Hayes
.lectors by this Returning Board, however
also and fraudulent were conclusive, If YOU |
ote for him under such circumstances, do |
GU not tndorse and approve the action of |
lie Returning Board in making a fraudu-
ent count in the the first instance, and the .
Electoral Commission in afterward degiddng
uc1 fraudulent count to be conclneiTe5l
10th parties claim to be for honest e4eoaI
ng influence of the Republican party means
IessisSsRp 4 l;.!sr., IS
nm which their own candidate for Pres ident |
unjust. What the party under
and by an honest count means, as shown in
he Gases of Florida and Louisiana, such Il one {
5 will declars their candidates elected with
ut regard to tile number of votes they re-
Give. President Hayes rewarded with office
he men who fraudulently counted him in,
evate the highest office within their gift
man wit Iout whose vote in the Electoral =
commission the great fraud could not have
cen consunmated.
It man OF any party to ask him to do such :
hing?
The speaker then briefly reviewed the fnan-
a1 question and the relations of Labor .
arty upon the unsulied character of their {
lndidates for Pre- -ident and Nice-Prestdent, &
nd closed W it'll brief ailusion to the issues
lyolved in the State canvass.