Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-07-02
THE FRAUD ISSUE.
It VIII Down ut Ne Mans Bid.
diug-What that Old Time Re
publican, Lyman Trumbuil,

publican. Lyman Trumbull.
Says.
This sort OF talk don, look a. II the
Presidential theft 10 q dead issue. IL ID
that part III Lyman Tiumbulps speech
ct the great Hancock meeting In Chicago
on Saturday, which Was received iih
the most decided applause. Judge
Trumbull said;
First and foremost of all, Gen. Han
cocks election and Inauguration puts
the stamp OF condemnation. and the
seal, l trust, Of eternal damnation upon
the fraud practiced upon the American
people In 1870. [Cheers. To my, ]
may say. individual and certain knowl-
edge, MIR. Tilden received rs fair y ma
jority oi the votes of tho people of Lou.
isiana as Mr.. Hayes did Of the votes OF
the people Of Illinois. Applause.
was present when the returns from
every parish In that State we're brought
tn New Orleans, returns made up by the
Republican officials, aud according To
these returns before they were doctored
aud altered, made by tho Instruments oi
the Republican party themselves. the
Tillon electors had u majority ranging
from six To nine thousand votes IN the
State. Cheers, and voice: bravo"
Not only we're tho people al Louisiana
robbed III their choice, but you IN ILL
nois were robbed Of the choice of the
American people. Applause and cries
of "Never again Never, no never,
while the world stands. or II ia the end
ot representative government. Cheers, ]
A people that would submit tn have "a
person put in as President over them
contrary Ia their vote aud wishes do not
deserve To be- Tree. Cheers, They not
only
GAN NOT Bg FRkg
hut do not deserve Freedom. Cheers,
and voice: "'rhey are slaves" We
submitted to Il at once, under extraordi-
nary circumstances, submitted Ia u sup
posing that there might be- some fairness
aud Justice even among the officials oi
the Republican party. but that \ to Z
vote 81 ows that partisan feeling will
control men whom We otherwise sup
pose would act fairly. Applause.
The candidate al tho Republican par
~, Gen. Garfield, of whom shall utter
no unkind word tonight IA an individ
nal hut speak oi his public acts
Glen. Garfield was at New Orleans. lie
knew these returns fairly elected MIR.
Tilden President. Cheers. lilo stood
Nv when that infamous Returning
Hoard, without law and by fraud, reject
cd votes oi tho people. lie went Ia
Washington aud sat upon the comn's-
sion al fifteen. aud after these returns
had been fraudulcntly made. and VIII, u
the question came up before the COM
mission whether, the returns hoing
fraudulent, they could 90 behind them,
l myself appeared before that commls-
sion, aud We were required Ia State IN
writing the reasons why the vote III
Louisiana should not hc given Ia MIR.
Hayes aud We put u down IN writing
that W. were prepared Ia prov" That u
majority al the Tree Votes al Louisiana
we're given in favor at the Tlden elect
orr. "A Voice. "lIurrah!"l We Ill
i,red a. prove that 10y u conspiracy en-
State, William Pitt Kellogg, who had APP
pointed every officer who controlled the
elections IN the State that by u con-
spiracy entered into 10y him Vt thus
time a cannon outside the inclosuro
went oil with u terrific bang" after
which Senator Trumhull continued.
Oh, that's hut the beginning oi the can
non that will roar from now To Novcm'
ber- cheers and louder than that the
day after the election. Laughter aud
cheers, aud u voice: "rhats so An.
other voice: "'rhey won't count out
Hancock We we're ready In prove
that, hy conspiracy entered into 10y
this Governor aua returning hoard, II
Was agreed that, whatever the vote
might he, they would give the cortiii.
cate ri tho election Ia the Hayes electors
IA voice: "rhey won't do II thus
time" and Gcn. Garfield sat on that
commission voice; We'll sit
down nn him thls tall. Laughter and
applause lie said; eve won't let
ynu prove IT, You are concluded hy
tho returns" Laughter, Concluded
by tho roturnsl That was
AZ HIa A FRAUD
IA was ever committed since the begin
ning al time Applause amt the re-
suit was that HAYES WAS counted ~,
aud another result Was that every mem.
her al that returning board aud every
man connected with this conspiracy To
rob the people aud this robbery ri The
people Was rewarded with an office 10y
fresldont Hayes Applause
Now, fellow ciIihuns, that must not he
repeated - crius at INA, sir Never !
and II there were no other issue Ia
this election than tho assertion oi the
right ri the people 10 choose their own
chioi magislrat, that would be reason
enough ior putting into olllco the man
whom the majority oi the people choose.
Applause, snd u voice; That's 81.
ID would he reason enough ior robuk.
inr tho party that could sanction and
tolerate such an iniquity.