Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-06-01
Times Revenges.
given up

The case of Senatorial suicide,
which has deprived the State Of
New York of her customary repre-.
sentation in the upper chamber of
our National Legislature, has led
to "A great deal of curious, if not
profitable bordering. Though the
old prOvcrb of rogues falling ont
and honest men coming to their
rights, may not exactly apply in the
premises, yet there is IN approach
at least, to an applicability, by no
means tfattcring To the restless
spirit that would rather reign in
hell than serve in heaven.
1t is now "a matter of public no.
tOrety, if not of absolute proof, that
the last two Presidential elections
were carried by the Republicans
through frauds so gross that no man
with the love of truth and the fear
of God before his eyes. would dare
10 attempt their vindication. That
the Presidency was stolen by the
party for Hayes is no longer denied.
For their perjury and plumber the
thieves were paid their price, even
rs Judas was for the service which
he rendered, and the story of the
national crime, as vouchcd Tor by
some OF the conSpiratorS themselves,
is told on the housetops through.
out the world.
Alter the votes of three States
had been cast, the result. through
perjury and forgery, was falsitied,
and Il fraudulent President was
placed in the chair once occupied
by the Father Of his Country. The
administration thus inaugurated
was by no means u success. The
surroundings were, however, worse
than the man: and the enmity which
existed between him and the Stal.
warts who had planned the crime
and given Il guarantee that their
INSCRIPTIONS agents should be re-.
wardcd, was Il source of perpetual
annoyance till III lcnght his Fraud.
ulency handed over the rrins OF
Office to traudnlently elected sue.
ceSSOr.
The second triumph of treason
against the issues Of liberty and self.
government was unlike the first in
this: The theft was cOnsummated
through bribery and corruption in
advance, instead of being the result
of a deliberate, sober second
thought. Both New York and In.
diana was carried through the nm.
scrupnlOus use of money gathered
in from Star route rings and other
questionable sources, supplemented
by the faithlcssness OF men who
had "their price" In this manner
Conkling, Grant and others, who
were bitterly opposed to the Chica.
60 nominee, were won over to fight
beneath his banner. Both of these
leaders have since found that
theirs is the labor which satisfielh
not. Instead of remaining masters
OF the situation they have fallen
from their high estate and in their
fall have brought TO light the frauds
ny which the real political senti.
ments of New York and Indiana
were falsihed. Money, fraudulently
obtained and fraudulently dis.
tributed, effected the result: and
the parties who expected most to
profit by the fraud now gnash their
teeth in disappointment Grant
complains that his wishes are not
respected 10y Garfield. notwiths,and.
ing the Treaty az Mentor; Conk.
ling has retired in disgust. and is
now under cloud, while their
friends, Brady and Dorsey. are
gravely anticipating the torments
of the damned.
SO We so. Who will care for
Conkling nOw'-City Item.