Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-06-27
The Electoral Commission.

We publish elsewhere an accurfe &C
count, as taken from recent historical
work, of the proceedings of the famous or
or rather infamous, electoral Commis
sion" of 1876, with facts incident thereto.
1t is proper at this time that the public
memory should be refreshed in regard to
that great political fraud and crime against
the principles of popular government,
which was conceived and 50 boldly car
ried into execution by the Republican
party, eight years ago.
The fact that the two gentemeH who
were thereby dcfrauded of the rigtts and
powers appertaining to the electiqa will
not be candidates for re election N the
coming campaign, will not materially af-
feet this great issue, for, as Mr.. Tilden
himse has said, that great fraud by khich
over 100000 voters were dcfrau I'D of
their ballots can never be dwaried a
While 1t was eminently proper that the
Democratic party shr uld NANTES, as it
has done, its purpose to redress tie great
wrong in the person of the individuals
who were the immediate Offices Of the
fraud, the fact that the lapse of tine has
rendered that impracticable, will not i'm
pair the claim of the four and quarter
mil ions of voters, who were equally de-
frauded of their rights as freemen and re-
publican citizens, to have redress for the
wrong done them. 80 that 1t my he re-
lied upon that The incapaci'y OF the old
ticket tn again carry the standard of the
people wi not inmate the electoral
fraud issue from the campaign, or lessen
the odium which must ever he attached
to the poll lea party that conceived and
CARR d out 81 bad schema for the wrong
tul usurptirn and cnntiau roce Of IT.
power.
OF course n this ity < Is n >, necess Iry
IL enter into any ar.un-ut t. STOW that
the work of the lniquitous returning
o'fit@' saHSti't'ti AM III tuN tu tlufl
by the n award If the rqltlly iniipi-
tous commission. whereby ,I,rity Il
10000 votes in Lousians and similar one
in Florida were thrown out" and tie
votes Of those States given Ia Hayes. was
a most de ibaTIte and stupendrus fraud.
Subsequent events have fally Is: .blishsd
that fact and 1t viii 90 into history 5
such \ careful review OF the m liter viii A.,
however, correct tie popular jul .nen, IN
regard t. several points relating 10 the
question.
First it win appear that neither Gov.
Tildcn, no: the much abused Hayes can
be justly made - bear any blame for the
decision eli the question by Congress. both
ofthem having acted the part nf aw ~ a.
ing citizens. Second, i, ill he $ bat
the odiun It tina most ,Nes . ID vi
ulrnt decision cannot be concentrated up
on tie indivilusls tia. composed the com.
mission. but that the Republican partr.
which, delibera'e'y and designed ' and
with 1 view II shutting of all invrstigs-
ton Of the great frauds # the returning
boards. caused the recinding Of the 22nd
joint rule by the Senate. assumed The pa
terniry OF the whu'e injurious scheme OF
which i, cannot now rid itself Third. i,
viii probably lie conceded that the action
OF the Democrats IN Congress la submit
ting the mater tn the cnmnissinn. as a
means Of nveriiny the impending blood
shed, threatened 10y tirhu'. WIS the part
of wise and prudent men
| snou 4 not lie forgotten, AMI ,ioubs
less will not be, that Blaine and Logan
were both then in Congress and active &C
completes ia the great crime