Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-20

81 900 of Tilden's salary went to- |
ward the payment of the returning |
board Judgment, and that much of |
il is lost to Rutherford b. Hayes |
and his heirs forever.
Think of Washington, Jefferson,
Adams, Madison, Jackson, or any |
of the illustrious men who have
filed the presidential chair, being |
placed in a position where a man
who had committed a fraud to
count them into Office could boldly |
approach the White house and de-
mand of them money for services
rendered in such a cause. The bare
suggestion is an insult to the the
memories of those illustriOus men,
which every honest man with the
instincts of an American citizen
feels like resenting with indigna-
ton. Yet Casanave made this de-
mand of Mr.. Hayes as cGmpensa-
ton for his services as member OF
the notorious returning board OF
Louisiana, and Mr.. Hays contribu-
ted 81 900 to relieve CansanaVe's ne
cessities. Why should he have
done so? 1t will not do to say that
Ii was simply an act of charity
prompted by goodness of heart on
the part of Mr.. Hayes to relieve a
friend in distress. suppose there
were hundreds, ay, thousands of
men in the United States who vo-
ted for Mr.. Hayes against whose
property executions have been pen
ding since his Inauguration. To
how many such unfortunate friends
has he contributed money in their
distress =? When Casanave first went
to him he refused to do anything.
When Casanave first went to John
Sherman he proffered a hundred
dollars, and said he was poor man,
and it was all he could do. But
when Casanave threatened expos
ure and demanded his reward the
money was forthcoming. The act
speaks for itself. No comment
within the bounds of propriety
could do the subject justice. Let
the American people look on and
make their own comment upon the
acts of the man who fills the place
that Washington once filled, and
upon the party who is responsible
to the country for having him there.
But the beauties of civil-service re-
form, as illustrated in the State of
Louisiana, are by no means con-
fined to the members of the return
ing board. From ]. Madison Wells
down to the most insignificant liar
that furnished his mite of perjury
in an affidavit, or the most obscure
rascal that brought his contribution
of forgery i'm the shape of false re-
turns, rewards in the way of Federal
appointments have been bestowed
with lavish hand.
H. J. Campbell, recognized as the
head of the affidavit factory that
was set up during the count in the
custom-house at New Orleans, when
perjury was served out in quanti
ties to supply the demand, was
made United States district attOr-
ney for Wyoming. Nearly all the
electors on the Hayes and Wheeler
ticket found their services recOg-
nized by Hayes and his party in lu-
crative and comfortable appoint
ments. The following is a partial
list of the less conspicuous agents
who figured in the fraudulent count.
1t is taken from the report of the
Potter investigating committee,
and shows with what care and in
dustry Mr.. Hayes provided for ev-
en- the humblest man that took part
in the scheme of fraud by which he
holds his seat as President.
SUPERVISORS AND PERSONS CONNECTED
WITH THE ELECTION.
James P McArdle formerly State regis
trar's clerk, now in custom-hOuse.
Michael Hahn; formerly State registrar,
now superintendent of mint.
Nj ] Grady; formerly supervisor at Ouach-
ita, now deputy collector, internal revenue.
John H Dinkgrave; formerly manager at
Ouachita, now in Legislature.
HI C. Atwood; formerly manager at Ouach-
ita, now United States marshal.
W r Hardy; formerly district attorney,
now inspector in custom-house.
Henry smith; formerly sheriff of East Fee
liciana, now in custom-house.
Samuel Chapman; formerly sheriff of East
Feliciana, now in custom-hOuse.
James + Anderson; formerly supervisor OF
East Feliciana, now consul, Funchal.
A H Ferguson; formerly supervisor at De
Soto now eustom-house.
NJ II Twitchell; formerly supervisor at
Claiborne, now consul, Kingston. -,,..
NV Woodruff formerly supervisor at st.
Tammany, now post-office.
Victor Gradias; formerly Republican man
ager, Grant parish, now tax collector, New
A Brien; formerly Republican manager,
second ward, New Orleans, now inspector,
custom house.
Patrick Creagh formerly Republican
manager, third ward, New Orleans; now
chief laborer.
r Howard; formerly Republican man
ager, fourth ward, New Orleans; now clerk,
&c PinckIer; formerly Republican man.
ager, fifth ward, New Orleans; now clerk,
w j Moore; formerly Republican mana
ger, seventh ward, New Orleans; now clerk,
Thomas Leon; formerly Republican man
ager, eighth ward, New Orleans; now clerk,
CustOm-hOuSe.
II G Bartlett; formerly Republican mana
ger, ninth ward, New Orleans; now clerk,
custom-house.
TIL Rowan, formerly Republican mana
ger, tenth ward, New Orleans; now clerk, |
custom house.
A w Kemptou; commissioner, eleventh |
ward, New Orleans; now bOatman, custom |
L Backus; formerly manager, eleventh |
ward, New Orleansi now police, custom |
house.
Napoleon Underwood; formerly supervi- |
sorr twelfth ward, New Orleans; now inspec- |
] Maloney; formerly supervisor, four
teenth ward, New Orleans; now in custom
WI Loan; formerly supervisor, fifteenth /
ward, New Orleans; now chief of police.
Look upon these facts and read |
this list. Then re-read Mr.. Hayes
lofty professions of civil-service re-
form as embodied in his letter of ac-
ceptanee, his inaugural address, his
first and last annual message, his
eivil-sorvice order and the proceed
ings hereunder. Can any position
however exalted, can any charity,
however multitudinous in its capac-
ity to cover sins, rescue one capable
of such professions and such per-
fOrmances from the contempt Of ev-
cry American citizen with virtue
enough to admire an honest man
and sufficient candOT to despise a
hypOcrite
But the visiting statesmen who
went to Louisiana to assist in the
fraud we're not forgotten by the ben
eficiary of their labors when he had
grasped the prize Of the Presidency.
John Sherman dared not deny un- ,
der oath that he gave ~ Weber and
Anderson, in New Orleans, while .
the count was going on, q written ,
promise II they would stand firm be
would pledge Mr. Hayes ~ make .
such provision for them az would
enable them 10 leave the State. An !
derson and Weber we're the super
Wilson's OF East and West Feliciana, !
respectively. False protests, with !
their names affixed, were on file !
with the returning board. They 1
gave symptoms Of disavowinR and Z
repudiating those protests. ~ this I