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Editorial
March 10, 1877
Walla Walla Statesman
Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington
What is this article about?
An editorial denounces the Republican electoral commission's declaration of Rutherford B. Hayes as President, contrasting it with Ulysses S. Grant's prior statement against fraudulent office-holding amid the disputed 1876 vote counts in South Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana.
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No man worthy of the notice of President
should be willing to hold it if
counted in or placed there by fraud.
PRESIDENT GRANT.
President Grant made use of the
above language about the time that
both parties were sending their com-
missioners South to watch the count-
ing of the votes in South Carolina.
Florida and Louisiana. The country
generally applauded the saying, and
thought that it meant that no man
would be allowed to go into the presi-
dential office unless he possessed a
clear title thereto. How vastly mis-
taken everybody was, the recent de-
csion of the republican majority of
the high commission, declaring Hayes
the President, fully attests.
should be willing to hold it if
counted in or placed there by fraud.
PRESIDENT GRANT.
President Grant made use of the
above language about the time that
both parties were sending their com-
missioners South to watch the count-
ing of the votes in South Carolina.
Florida and Louisiana. The country
generally applauded the saying, and
thought that it meant that no man
would be allowed to go into the presi-
dential office unless he possessed a
clear title thereto. How vastly mis-
taken everybody was, the recent de-
csion of the republican majority of
the high commission, declaring Hayes
the President, fully attests.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Constitutional
What keywords are associated?
Grant Statement
Hayes Election
Electoral Fraud
Republican Commission
1876 Disputed Votes
What entities or persons were involved?
President Grant
Hayes
Republican Majority Of The High Commission
South Carolina
Florida
Louisiana
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Criticism Of Fraudulent Declaration Of Hayes As President
Stance / Tone
Strongly Critical Of Republican Electoral Commission
Key Figures
President Grant
Hayes
Republican Majority Of The High Commission
South Carolina
Florida
Louisiana
Key Arguments
No Worthy Man Should Hold Presidency If Placed By Fraud
Grant's Statement Applauded As Ensuring Clear Title To Office
Republican Commission's Decision Declaring Hayes President Shows Public Was Mistaken
Ignores Implications Of Fraud In Southern Vote Counts