Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-26

present campaign he could not be in>
duced to sail under his own coiors
as a Hancock democrat TIL MAJOR
Pettibone, by his steady fire, com
PEELED him co show his flag long
after The campaign commenced.
The election laws, which Mr..
Taylor was so anxious to repeal in
the interest of democracy, contain
nothing which an honest man in IA
vor Of san honest vote and fair
count" could, by any possibility,
object to United States officer under
those laws have no more power to
arrest fraudulent voters than every
officer and citizen Of Tennessee has
under the laws Of Tennessee.
Unfortunately, the last thing that
democratic officials want at an cleo
ton is somebody to watch their pro-
ceedings, and these federal super
visors in many instances have sadly
interfered with the democratic cal
culations. Since their appointment
the wholesale frauds, by which tens
of thousands of fraudulent demo
cratic votes were cast in the city of
New York, and the great state Of
New York was carried solid for the
democratic candidate, have been i'm
possible, and it became evident to
the leaders of the democracy that
the vote of that state could not be
secured and their candidate for
president elected unless those laws
were repealed.
Knowing that President Hayes
would refuse to approve any bill
having for its direct object the
repeal of these laws, the democratic
majority in congress attempted to
defeat their operations. To accom~
plish this object the democracy fill
bustered in congress for many
months, neglected important legisla-
lation demanded by the great inter
ests of the country, compelled the
calling Of an extra session of con-
gress and the expenditure of vast
sums Of money, and only failed in
their mad attempts to strike down
the safeguards Of en- honest election
by the frmness and patriotism Of
President Hayes.
/ In all this long, foolish and revo
lutionary contest to open the cleo
tions for president and members o
congress to the mad riot Of fraud
Mr.. Robert L. Taylor regularly an'
constantly voted in favor of fraudu
lent elections, and he and his dem
ocratic colleagues thereby pro
claimed to the country that the,
: feared an election where their pro
ceedings could be watched by tn
people, and that, in their opinion
an honest vote and fair coun
would be the downfall of the demo
, cratic party.
There was once a certain larg
farm whereon were fine crops Of a
J, manner of rich produce, surrounde
by good fences. And all the swim
on that farm, roaming and squeal
ing in their pasture, got together i
convention and having looked at tn
fences, resolved-frst, that the
were virtuous and honest swine C, an
had no desire for potatoes and corr
and that in the future, as in the pas
they would abstain from roofing L
the farmers crops-and second, tn
fences were an onerous and unn
cessary expense to the farmer,
dangerous exhibition Of centraliz
ton, and implied insult to the int
rity of the swine and they deman
ed their immediate re Al
then they asked the old farmer d.
to join their convention and part
: But the old dog replied: IN
= friends, I have a recollection tn
in time past before these fenc
3. were so high and SO strong, l h
" occasion to pull some of your ca
ut in these same fields Of corn and p
ID tatoes, and while I do not doubt tn
,e you are honest now, [ think t
in surest way to keep you honest is 4