The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-01-01
Firm the pesrcis Tribune. Dec .,.A
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The Jackson Cs,isss rakcs cxc,c,;.
views expressed nv the T,,bs,s "e
-i,.ce. on the iuelig b,li,y ii CERTAIN .,N.s
certain cfhces under oar State Co,s,,,,;
Ike oil 80 favor i;s views AID obi CT IN. e.
xm srgu 20 point not raised TO, .,,s,,,ss.a
opposed BY US. and again Ike its s.ln.s .r.,,S.
'he point. the OILY issue il lived In In. c,,,,.~
.rrev. I,s citations 1t learned names. al. 80.
ons Of courts. the action Of the Cna.d : -.
ienste and Honse OF r, pr-sep,a ,,ve~ e,s,,;,
ommendsble iuGu.uy. Zeal a. axvo,ioD =, a..
tJcct OF its sohcitude-but, unfot,un,r~I, r.
{. none at those Citations touch. nor ~ the
-i'g1ts@ oeg'ee relate 10. the Question a issue.
he question il tot What tie C,a,-,,,a,io, a. ~.
United States rqaros az adults hn,. MA, }.
he d",y # csfcers aid memJes. f fhs I.o;,i,.
.e ~nder AID to our State onsi i.t.o. : A,a
- the Citizen chooses to discuss n, Qa.sse, =,
sue in its relation to the ~l,ction OF a Cur,a
',s'es SENATOR by the Legislature. al TO Cav.
Blair. as its Candidate, viii ailiue /, In TIA.
,l,tion.
The State Constitution is the supreme lac az
ne State, mutually adopted b, the people. as ex.
ressive OF their Ill, rule and guide. aud thu
ue AID guide Of the executive, Legislative and
adj ial i, psrtueuts ot the State, all II sho.e
.cs must ceaiorm thereto. No uiiicrr eau ,l,s.
-gsrd any Ut its provi>ions ~ithout viois,ine
ne duty and his oath The Legislature d.,,y,s
- origin aud oil its powers from the State Con.
;itu'ion; each mrrnb hold, his s,st b, vir,ue
{ its provisions; he il sworn "a supuurt il in
II its parts, aud in all his Official act. 10 mako
IL provisions the iule AID guide vi III. cn,d CT:
he cannot disregard any o Of IT'S specified &c.
lurements mo'e than another or ali, ~ithout
violating his oath.
TIE patronage Of the Office Of Governor and
ih~r State Offices having therr,oine been used
ID SECURE the promotion of the incua.bei.t the
eoplc OF Michigan in the exerc,se Of their uu.
iOubted right and supreme po~er, mutually
greed that this cerI upting practice ehuui be
stopped, aud adopted the follo~ ing provision IN
heir constitution Tor that pup g..
"No person elected member Of the LeRis.
stu'e ehslI receive amy civil APP ointment within
th,> State, ar TO the Senate ii ih, United S,sles,
ION the Governor, the Governor aid Senate,
from the Legislature. or any other State Eu,hor.
ny, during the term for which Re ~ ,ie,ted.
AL euch appointments, ard all votes given Tor
my person "a elected tor any sch office Or up.
continent. shall be void !"
This provision ut the Stste Constitution Vas
called fT g-neia ally, aud almost universally ap-
LANDED by the people. TO proven, just hat The
Citizen and its candidate are trying 10 p-rpe.
rate, and, TO induce members Of the Legislature
To CRAFTY the ambition Of the Governor, that
aper aid those Who adopt its vie~s. argue AID
advise that there is no tindng force in that pro.
vision vi cur State Constitution. aud that n,em.
'ers Of the Legislature are under no bigslion
70 regard it oil. They argue that i, violates Q
provision Of the Constitution Of the United
>tate. The Constitution Of the y s has moth.
'ng to do ~iih the question II is wholly State
matter, q provision which imooses obligation
a.h a. A n
10 observe. aid Cannot disregard without viola.
ling his osth. IL is q rcst iction which the GOV.
er.ign people Of any State have right TO in.
pose, rule If faith aud dury. upon members Of
The legislature, and no men.ber OF the other
House can dsr. gard il without 10, ieiiug the 70.
-pect and CO, 6dence OF his onstituents-and
We venture the opiuon that no member II the
legislature Who does violate IL ~ill ever again 10
trusted by the q. ople ia any official capacity.
We 'ecollect well the desire vi Gov Bingham
to be elected to the U. 5 Senate in 1887. He
vas probably ~ popular an officer. aud had ~
many devoted fife, de, ~ any man N ichigsn ever
had He quietly collected aud prepared oil tho
sur ho' tiles To be found more and stronger than
Gov. Blair aud his friends have done Having
done this. he called upon too or three friends
mot members OF the Legiss'ure) In whose
Judgment ne had confidence, submitted the pa
Peis ebo asked their Op,iiion rs To the propriety
OF lis becoming a Candidate Tor the UniIed
States Senate aud the probability of hrs success.
These papers we're carefully examined aud com.
mented o. BY his friend- but" said one u
them. "thcy do not meet the question that
fas n h61ans' ID the St.ie Constitution aud he
people ~ho cent them to he lcgislsiu,." After
a little Discussion Gov. BIZ, gi am ~as advired TO
Call in few members Who we're known tn DO
strongly attached TO him. aud ~ho ~ould 70
~i!ii"g TO do any thing III could hono'sbly do
tor him Tho-e friends we've called in. aid no
prompt reply OF ail Of th.m was. Gov B,ng.
ham you know We would willingly do almost any
hing for YOU, hu, ~e cAnnot vote Tor YOU Tor
United States Senstor-ou oaths to the State
Cohstii utiCn. our cuI.sciences fyr bid tit would
be wrong - we hope Won Gill tot aloe you's.u
a. b. candidate" From that moment Gov B.
c-ased Q" entertain the suit Ct. aud requested
his faeiid- To announce that he wxs NOS can.
didare, which "a. done
II members Of the Legislature can disregard
the rcst' ictione 81 the State Constitution ria.
ling 10 its appointments 10 office, they can just
~ we'll disregard anv and sil its provi-ious.
They csnno' disregard sny of them, without
violating their Oaths. and should the nsj ii,y u
the Legislature do this. they would viul.,~ one
Vi the cardinal principles of the Republican
party. In il pledge 70 the Constitution AID the
Laws.