The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-09-23
THE CHEAT FRAUD.
An Ohio Paper Tells Why 1t Is Not Forgiven or
Forgotten.
(From the Cincinnati SUM-

(trom the Cincinnati Sun
a Democratic contemporary, which is
disposed to take an extreme view Of the
matter, says it is to DO hoped that the
trustees OF tho Tildcn library, when it is
established, will make some provisions to
exclude Rutherford b. Hayes from the
privileges Of the munifcent establish
mont. 1t even declares that "Hayes
would be likely to steal the books which
The late President Tildcn provided for
the benefit of the people" We quote
tins matter-a specimen Of much that is
current Ill print-to show that the in
ohSnatlon over the fraud of 1876 has not
died out. General Hayes is most re-
spectacle citizen of this State, against
whom, personally, we arc not disposed
to rail. lie was an excellent soldier, and
acquitted himself well in the civil Offices
which he held i'll Ohio. AS a Ropubii-
| can, he felt himself better than his par
tN, but The force of circumstances car
ricd him along with his party into the
greatest wrong Chat has ever been Dcr-
| pctIatcd under republican form Of gov
crnmcnt. General Hayes is, unfortu-
nntcly for himself, the personal repre-
sentative OF the mooo rascnlly fraud
known to a hundred years Of politics.
/ lLNcn his soldier record, his unaSSai!abla
private character, and his digniticd be-
| havlor III Ohio politics cannot save him
from The disgrace of 1876.
| Many of our Republican contCmpora-
res seemed to think that the death of
Nir. Illden would stop the cry of
!1raud. There was degree of Rcpub.
ncnn SciI-cOngratulation on this point
! that bespoke Il consciousness of Guilt.
| The demise Of the Democratic candidate
OF 1876 seems only to have intensified
the Democratic feeling. Mr.. Tildcn,
though man of splendid nttainmcnts
and especial value as leader, was sec
ondary consideration. 1t was the Dem
ocratlc party that was dcfraudcd. More
than that, it was the voice of the people
that was stiflcd. The Democratic re-
mcmbroncc of the rascality of 1S7G-77 is
not buried with the mortal remains of
tho Democratic standard bearer. The
monumental theft which postponed the
aScendnaoy Of tho Democratic party in
the government for eight ycars-which,
III other words, drowned popular acclaim
Tor two administrations-will be particu-
larry preserved III the minds of Demo
Gratis as long rs one of tho principal DO
lltlcal thieves still undertakes party bur
glary in Ohio, and as long as another of
the unscrupulOus "visiting statesmen" is
glorliicd as n Senator Of the United
States from the third State in the Union.
We need scarcely specify personally for
our Intelligent readers.
The man who reads as he runs must
recognize Edward L. Noycs as the origi
nal OF the iirst picture and John ShCr-
MAJ man as the man who sat for the second,
Tho Republicans complain about con.
stant Democratic reference to the fnnd
o. l816, but keep tho feeling of distrust
allXo ny pcrsisting in dobauching the
piliot box. Since the work of rs, in
W1lch they were SO cminontly success
1ul, they have won Presidency by cor-
ruptm9 the State of Indiana, and in 1881
tlh,ey flooded every voting precinct in
! ONO with corruption fund. They avon
undertook to smirch tho record Of tbn
rural districts of the Buckeye Stato fol m
honesty IN elections, and in Cincinnoti
they carried the day by organizing mob
OF criminals to intimidato pcacea6lc citil
HenS and murder tho regularly oonst;-
tatcd officers Of the law. The demo
Gratis have ground for complaint, a
diurnal acclaim for generation of men
cannot wipe out the awful record.