The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1868-07-02
SCOFIELD.

We commend Gleuni W. ScoGeld
member Of Cungruss IRON the Erie dis,
trict, to the Radicals, as their candidate
Tor United States Senator. lie wants
the place, and no man can serve their
purpose SO well as he He is as daring,
desperate and unscrupulous a dema-
gogue as their hearts could wish. There
may be contested seats in the Senate of
the next Congress, and Scofeld will ask
no farther question than as to the Rad
icalsm Of the applicant.
It will be remembered that in Nav.
1867, John D. Yong (Democrat) was
elected to Congress from the Ninth dis.
trict OF Kentucky by the following vote:
For Young, 9,042; for Samuel Mckee
(RadicaD, 1896: for r. NJ. GreenInd
Democrat, SG2; Ioung's majority over
Mckee, l,lIG over both opponents, Gil.
Mr. Young presented his credentials at
the special sessions of Congress last sum.
mer but was not sworn in. Early in
the present session he was rejected on \
false and fljmsy charge of disloyalty.
The Committee on Elections, of which
ScoheId is member, made a report a.
EalnSt Young as unfit to take his seat,
because he had given aid and comfort
to the enemy during the rebellion :" but
decided unanimously against M'Kce, for
the very simple and satisfactory reason
that he had not received majority of
the votes, aud Of course was not elected
member OF the FOrticth Congress.
Sc"held signed this report.
The Governor of Kentucky refused
to order a new election, on e:he ground
that there was no real vacancy and the
Kentucky Legislature, indignant at the
unjust rejection of Mr.. Young, has
voted him his salary for the entire term.
There are great many things tie Rad.
lcaIs IN Congress can do, but they could
not prevent that. M'Kee has been
hanging around Washington, after his
unanimous rejection, during the entire
session, watching for an opportunity to
get seat to which he was never elect
ed The other day in the House, his
friend Mr.. Scofcld, at the head of a
batch of Radical politicians as unscrupu.
'ous and Vindictive as himself, snaked
MIR. M'Kee into seat as a member of
,he Fortieth Congress. He took advon.
tage of House almost empty, and had
M'kee admitted by vote of 62 to 43
There were fourteen Radicals, Thad.
deus Stevens among the nnber, who
conld not endorse this fragrant outrage
on the people of Kentucky, and they
voted against Mixes admission. This
Is an unusually large number in opposi,
uon TO any party scheme, and would
alone create doubt Of :hq honesty of the
transaction, if it did not bear the mark
of utter dishonesty on its face. Here.
alter all that is necessary under the ac-
'ion of the House, is for a Radical to be
beaten in Southern State, and when
the duly elected member is rejected to
claim his scat 1t is an easy matter to
trumpupa charge oc "disloyalty." There
will always be found such unprincipled.
politicians as Judge Scofeld to do the
work.
This is by far the worst Of that long
list OF outrases upon the rights of con
stituents, by which the Radicals have
maintained their power. They needed
this precedent in view of the coming Q.
fcctions for Congress in the Southern
States, M'Kco was nothing to them,
and for his sake alone, they would not
have subjected themselves to the last
rePToaches of the people. There never
was any trouble or scruple about throw
ing OUT an elected member, but thew
wanted precedent to admit the defeat>
ed candidate. They have it in this