The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-24

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The false count of the Returning
Board allows Packard a majority over
five of the Republican electors 1t thus
appears that the official returns of Rspub-
lican Supervisors gave Packard 1852
more votes than the Returning Board
gave Hayes, after their infamous work
had been done. And to make the case
stronger, Wells, Anderson and their col
ored colleagues reported Packard as hav.
ing many more votes than five of the
Hayes electors. Therefore, if a minority
candil late was made President, how was
a majority candidate for Governor to be
set aside by the same process and party2
That question is best answered in two
remarkable papers, of the same date al
though wholly indepe endemic of each 9th.
er, bearing the signature of Stanley
Matthews. Here they are, and the Re-.
publicans of the Senate will doubtless be
edited by reading them at this time:
"wAsHINaToN CITY, Feb, II. 1877.
GENTLEMEN: Referring to the conversation had
with you yesterday, In which Gov. Hayes's policy
40 20 the statue Of certain Southern States, was
discussed we desire TO say that we can assure you
In the strongest possible manner Of our great de-
sire to have him adopt such policy as will give
to the people Of the States OF South Carolina aud
LOuisinan the right to control their own affairs in
their own way, subject only to the Constitution OF
the United States and the laws made In puTsu.
ance thereof; and to say further that from an Re
quaintance with and knowledge OF Gov Hayes
and his views, we have the most complete conh
dence that such will be the policy Of his Admin.
STANLEY MATHEWS,
CHARLES FOSTER"
ITO the Hon. JOHN B. GORDON and the Hon.
JOHN YOUNG BRoWH."
This protocol was drawn up to satisfy
the fIibusters, and to complete the count
1t drove the first nail into PaCkard's Cof
fin, as will be seen by the following let
ter to him:
"UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER,
WASHINGTON, Feb. q, 1877.
any DEAR SIR received and read with atten-
tion your communications on the SUBJECT Of the
public affairs of louisiana and the subject has
been carefully and anxiously considered by my.
self and others In ia relation to the general policy
OF a Republican Administration toward It.
without reference to the rightfulness Of the
origin OF your title as Governor, am Of the Opin.
ion that the circumstances are such that II will be
out Of the question for Republican Administra
ton 10 maintain 1t, as 1t must necessarily be, 0y
"As soon as existing military orders are with.
drawn the Nichols Government Will become the
only existing Government, and will have to be
recognized then as such. In the meantime, "
| will be the duty OF the Administration 10 take
care that the result shall not imperil the rights
and equality Of the eolOred people Of Louisiana,
so far as II has lawful power TO prevent and also
to lake care that saunch Repub icans, like your
self, against whom nothing disreputao!eoanD be al
legged should not suffer, and should receive CON
Alteration and position In some appropriate way.
These are In snort, my own individual views.
regret the condition OF affairs, but cannot help
It, and see no better way to improve IT,.
Respectfully,
STANLEY MATTHEW'S
"Hon. 8. B. PACKARD, New Orleans"
Stanley Matthews was the originator
of the plan to depose Packard, which he
had outlined at the so called Wormley
Conference. As he says in his letter to
Packard, that plan was to be carried out
without reference to the rightfulness ol
the origin of your title as Governor
Why was right to be trampled under fool
and Republican candidate for Govern
or to be discarded when he had a bettel
title than five Of the electors fraudulent
ly counted for Hayes? Because 1t wat
part Of corrupt contract by which alone
Hayes could reach the White House