Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-09
As to Conspiracy.

Senator HOAR is being admonished that
IL is Il bad thing 10 let your angry passions
rise. Pubic men are no exception to the
rule that passion not only blinds bu, some
times induces obliviousnesS. When they
get in the condition the little nursery
rhyme warns against they are apt to forget
their record, and as n consequence those OF
the same party occasionally "tear each
others eyes out" A few DAYS ago we COM
mented on Senator llOAR's charge that
those who vote for CLEVELAND Will not be
helping to elect President, but will be
simply aiding a conspiracy. The SPRING
field Mass Republican, under the caption
OF "PTesent Passion and Past Facts
quotes the Senator's language on this parti-
cular point pretty fully as follows:
There isn't an Independent ia tins eoun-
try, young or old. who can honestly show
that he believes Grover Cleveland can he
elected without the forty votes Of Louisiana,
Mississippi, Virginia. and South Carolina;
and there isn't q man in this country so
blind that he doesn't know that those votes
cannot lie counted for Grover Cleveland
unless wrcsted IRON the majority In those
States by the Democratic minority by muir
der and fraud Now, how idle, how wick
ed to tell us. when we call the attention OF
the American people to these facts, that we
are waving the bloody shirt
Now, wish TO put this proposition to any
young Independent friend who may have
any regard for my opinion. You are not
voting for Governor Cleveland, and YOU
cannot hope TO be joining party; you are
not helping % elect n President; you are
simply aiding a conspiracy which is to take
| possession OF the supreme executive Office.
| The Republican pafty-we have kept the
house Of the Constitution in its citadel safe
from this burglary, aud now our young
Independent friends who are leaving us
are simply drawing the bolts OF the doors
and windows and trying 10 poison the
Watchdog.
Such passionate uiterances, says our
| Springfield contemporary, are evidences OF
the exjgencies Of the Republican cam
paign. The RcpWb!icGn then proceeds Ia
IN the study Of the southern problem, and
that he signed a report with WILLIAM 4.
WHEELER and WILLIAM 7. FRYE in Feb.
ruary, 1915, in which they thus described
the performance OF the Louisiana Return.
ing Board Of 1874:
II never could have been meant that thi:
Board, OF its own motion, sitting in New
Orleans at distance from the place OF
voting, aud without notice, could decide
the right OF persons claiming 10 be elected
The Board took different view OF its
powers and proceeded 10 throw cut tn,
votes from many polls where they found
intimidation and violence TO have existed
The result was TO defeat persons whom OF
the returns they should have declared
elected, and cleo, persons who should no
have been declared elected.
But the Republican Is not content will
this suggestive shot. 1t has something
more 10 say. Listen:
The senator must also remember that ID,
same Returning Board by the same mothot
arrived ut the electoral result In Louisiana
In 1916, aud cast the vote Of the State FOL
Hayes. He must remember that, when b,
signed that report In 1875. another report
signed by Charles Foster Of Ohio, w
| w. Phelps OF New Jersey, and GARRISON N
Potter Of New York. noted "the entir'
wsnt Of any direct evidence 10 show any
general intimidation Of the ooi0red
| voters,1 and stated that what thers
MAS was "rsther In the interest d