The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-03-09
HAYES IN RETIREMENT.

For four years the American people have
submitted to the degradation of having
Chief Executive who was known to have
secured his elevation by frauds and vii
lanies the most stupendous that ever dis
graced. any civilized people. 1t has been
well said that the Republican party, by
placing R. b. Hayes in office, committed
a centennial and a continental crime.
The managers of the Republican
party plotted the outrage and found men
sufficiently depraved to carry all their
plans into execution. 1t was partisan
triumph, but from its center TO its circum-
ference as perfidlous a crime as was ever
committed against the liberties of any
people under Heaven. Senator Carpenter,
recently deceased, in his great speech before
the Electoral Commission, said:
If the Commission please, TO relieve some snX-
iety that exists in some parts of the country near
my own home a. to whom appear for here, de
sire to saw In the first place that do not appear
for Samuel ]. Tilden. He Is gentleman whose
acquaintance have not the honor of; with whom
have no sympathy: against whom voted on the
9Th day of November last, and II this Tribunal
could order new trial. should
vote against him again, believing a.
90 that the accession OF the Demo
cratic party to power IN this country to-day
would be the greatest calamity that could befall
the people except one. and that one greater
calamity would be to keep him out by fraud and
falsehood. appear here for 10000 legal voters of
louisiana who, without accusation or proof, in
dictment or trial, notice or hearing, have been
DISTINGUISHED by four villains Incorporated with
perpetual session, whose official title is 1.-The Re
turning Board of Louisiana 1 appear here
for the next Republican candidate for
the Presidency, whoever he may be,
whether IL shall be one of my friends on
this Commission or some other man, and
insist that this Court shall settle rule here by
which In that campaign If we carry Wisconsin by
10000 majority for him, as hope we shall be able
10 do. no Board Of Returning Officers can. by
fraud or falsehoOd, or bribery. be induced or be
enabled to throw that State against him and
against the voice and will of our people. / bee
your Honors to pause a moment and consider the
lesson you are TO teach to the future politicians
of this country by this days work. This is no or
binary occasion. no ordinary tribunal. no ordi
nary cause. An emergency ha'
arisen which has induced the two
Houses OF Congress TO create tribunal never be
fore known in this country; tribunal made W
of whatever is most distinguished I'm this country
for integrity for learning, for Judicial AID legis
latiye experience, to tide the Nation over grea
crisis in its affairs. The decision which you pro
nOunce upon this cause viii stand as a Landmark
in all the future history of this country and asI
you to pause and consider for moment what yot
are asked 10 do here The honorable gentlemen
from the House who have appeared here against u
do not pretend that by the votes given on the III
of November Mr.. Hayes electors were elected in
Louisiana No serious pretense of the kind 4
made. Now. II you are to decide in this case that
no matter how great and appalling were tbs
frauds committed In the canyassing Of thei
votes. although It be true as we shall offer v
prove By record evidence that they threw GU
OF their count over 1000 votes for the Tilder