Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1878 — SPECIAL CASES.” [ARTICLE]

SPECIAL CASES.”

How Mr. Hayes has Provided for the Ballot Thieves—A Ros ter of Criminals in Office as Pay for Crime. u Aj>i>oint this gentleman (James E. Anderson) to a Consulate in a warm clirna te Th is is a special case. —li. B. II.” Of course Mr. Hayes knew nothing of the frauds that placed him in President Tilden’s seat, nor hud lie the least personal acquaintance witl'i the individuals who perpetrated them, and yet see how many of them le has made “special dases” of: Mr. Noyes, who divided the swag among the Florida thieves, was made Minister to France. Mr. Stoughton, who “conferred” with Anderson and other Louisiana culprits was made Minister to Russia. Sir. Kasson, who was one of the visiting statesmen, and helped steal the Florida vote, was made Minister :o Austria. Air. MeLin, who confesses that he helped steal the Florida vote was made Chief Justice of New Mexico.

Mr. Dennis, who confesses to the frauds that made it possible for MeLin to steal the Florida vote, was appointed, on the special request of Hayes, which was “written wi h a blue pencil,” a special Treasury agent. Gov. Stearns, who held the fort while Cowgill and McLin sit6le rhe Florida vote, was made one of the Hot Springs Commissioners. Mr. Cowgill who completed the theft of the Florida vote, was m'ade U. S. Marshal. Thus Noyes, Kasson, McLin, Dennis, St'-arns and Cowgill, through and by wikiu the four votes of Florida were stolen from President Tilden, have all been recognized by Mr. Hayes as “special cases,” and rewarded accordingly. Wm. Pitt Kellogg, for helping steal the vote of Loisiana by bracing up the Returning Board and such Supervisors as Andeisou, received a seat in the Senate, to which he had no title, through the single vote of Stanley Matthews, the friend and representative of Mr. Hayes. S. B. Packard, who helped Kellogg steal the Louisiana vote, received the biggest consulate in Europe. Geo. L. Smith, who forged and falsifie 1 tne returns of De Soto parish, was made collector of New Orleans. Jack Wharton, who assisted, was made Marshal of New Orleans. Madison Wells, who was one of the thieves whom Kellogg braced up, was given the office of Surveyor of the Port.

Tom Anderson, who was another Returning Board thief, was kept in office as Arning Collector, even after his conviction of forgery and theft.— This was a very special casej Casanave, the third Returning Board thief, was made Naval Officer. Kenner, the foirth and lastßeturning Board thief, perjurer and forger, was given a place in the Custom House under Principal Thief Anderson. Gen. John M. Harlan, who was one of the referees in the Feliciana, Anderson case, was made Judge of the U. S. Supreme Court. George A. Sheridan, for helping to keep the Returning Board thieves stiff, was transplanted to Washington and made Recorder of Deed o . Don Weber, who, at the request of John Sherman, stole the vote of West Feliciana, was promised in writing a consulate, but was killed before he could be appointed. J. E. Anderson for complying with John Sherman’s request to the extent of signing a protejc he knew to bo false, and which was afterwards forged to the extent necessary to steal the parish of East Feliciana, was personally and in writing recommended by Hayes for “a consulate in a warm climate.”

A score of clerks, supervisors, contables and others who helped forge or cover up others’ forgeries, have all been provided for, but these we have enumerated were “Special Cases.*— Still we have no doubt that Mr. Hayes was perfectly innocent, and that these appointments were all accidents. Don’t fail to go to C. C Starr’s new store for anything you want in the Grocery or Queensware line, and examine his goods and prices before making your purchases. Standard goods and low prices, for cash, is his motto.