The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-04-07

10 read the tolioaing from that rsper Of
tie - i alt. Were al Republican papers
as honest as The I;jjaac, We should hag.
less to isac, FIR lie future Of our country:
10 The mater OF tie t'ai.n Of General
AuIes to i sea. 10 ,he Jnite! States SpLste.
j tie y Judiciary COmmitte. reported ,uat lie
was r"t al Inha Of the States, and.
therefore, not eligible at the tine of hi.
election. The GIssl>slon. Ia sevsr has de-
veioped determination on tic part Of
some Senators lneThap. majority to ad-
nit General Aucs anyhow. because hs is
a Republican. Senztor Carpenter, 10
spesslng Of this Subject, t0Tci5ly condemn
ed the p. evalIng practice Of GIsregariing
law upon 20 ltlcsl measures. The judiciary
he sad, was becoming useless appendage
OF the government, aud be expressed q
willingness 50 Tar a he was concerned that
1t be abolished, 'c0uceding for the pur>
poses OF this discussion, that whenever the
constitution stand. in the way Of what 9e
/ deem human righfs, OF what We deem
temporary advantage, CT what We deem 4
PARTY end, that 1t Is TO be trsmplcd under
foot aud disres sr3ed While ths Senator
was tho, wiling 10 c0nceae away the Judi
/ GARY, Whenever demanded by party, he was
. not wiling 10 give W the constitution in
this particular cGse. because there wss no
necessity for It, either Re national or parry
character, and, therefore, there was no
reason why the Senate should decide this
question on party grounds. The rebuke
was not ili,timtd. Though uttered with
reference 20 the ease OF Amcs, it has an
equal application to those members of
Congress who, for mere partisan purposes.
are endeayorng to force upon the people
Of Georgia, after their terms OF Office expire.
a gang OF State officers who are not wanted
by the people. Laying aside all consider
atoms Of constitution, lss, Justice and
good faith, what possible interest have ths
Republicans Of Wisconsin and Illinois in
keeping in Office in Georgia set Of men 80
odlous that they dare not trust themselve.
to the chances OF an election where they
have the political machinery in their rn
hands, Is TIE COUNTY, to he saved by
keeping particul Legislature and Gov
ernor IN Office against the wi,hes Of the
people? Is it not libel upon the Rcpub-
iicans Of the United States 20 assume that
they approve Of any such policy. or that
they refuse permission % the Republicans
III Georgia 20 dismiss at the next election a
gang OF officials whose terms have expired2
lnAtesi CT beng party measure TO keep
Bullock IN office in Georgia, it Is an abuse
of party confidence, and an abuse Of Scns~
torlal responsibility and decorum, to at
temp any such revolutionary and repuis.ve
act
Bat this is not The Only case in which
Congressional morality has pcrishcd before
the mistaken policy Of TEMPORARY party
advantages. The judicial proceedings of
he #
Of contested elections have sunk as low in
public estimation a. those OF the hirelng
courts in New York citv. law and evi.
dcnce, facts and justine, are treated With
contempt or unconcorn. ana questions Of
right Of mem hership anl vaIll;y Of elcc.
ton arc decided exclusively by the To!i:;as
of the contestants. Mr. Dawes. If Nt--a-
echuSCtts, was Cnairmsn of the liou.c Com
mlttce OF Elections for many years and in
his judgement the House placed great cen
firnce but he could not stem the tide Of
partnership. and he retired in di-su-t from
the committee. In recent raPrr real
before the Social Science Association lie
said:
GAN traces Of a Judicial character IL tlcsa
proceedings contested elections ere fast fad
ing away, and the prcccdcBts losing all 9 nc
ton, Each cgsc is coming to be a mere . rti-
san struggle. At the dictate Of party IN lori
ties the committee must fight, not follow. the
law and the evidence AMI ho will hest meet
the expectations Of his appointment who can
put upon the record the best reasons icr the
course thu. pursued Thi, tendency is 50
manifest to those IN situation 10 observe that
it has ceased to he questioned, and is now but
little resisted. There : no tyranny ike that
Of ma orirics, and efforts IL the past TO resist
tncm, and to hold the iulgmen Of the Com
mi;tee Of Elections above the dirty pool Of
parry politics, have encountered such bitter
and IN spariDg accommodation and such cebuke
for treason to party feaiJy, thJt they are not
likely to he repeated The frIit that follows
such seed IS too certain for doubt. The whole
proceedings must sink into contempt Self
respect as well as legal attainment viii soon
tire from service upon committee required
in the name of the law AMI under the cloak Of
judicial sanction. to 10 the work o. rIr.isansn
Since Mr. Dawes retired, Mr. Paine, Of
Wisconsin. hiss been Chairman # the Com
mitree OF Elections. ana he, TOO. has become
So disgusted with the course OF the House
IN overriding law ana justice, that he has
frequently asked to be relieved from service
on the committee. There never was
greater mistaks made by party than the
prostitution OF it. numerical strength 10 the
G-f aIi!i a. i!.ttIl VI ittGttlThkS. ~
s Judicial character, for mere temporary
advantage. However successfully self
respect ana legal attainment in the Senate
and the House Of Representatives may be
cocrced into submission to such action, the
moral sentiment Of the people will always
revolt The House of Representatives
two years ago, b. The vote OF an unScrupu
ious majority elected mem Der who had
been fairly aud legally elected by small
majority, and the result was that a few
months later he was re elected by several
thousands over his competition These
violations OF justice, this bending OF law
and constitution 10 suit tx genclcs OF party,
invariably meet their rerfibntion. Ii
party cannot retain power and place by
adhering to law and jasrice, let it lag down
the su,hority: II Is no longer useful,
10 his admirable speech on the Georgia
case, Senator SJhuz ihIs pointed GU: hon
a temporary advantage may end IN per
ueaeut defeat. He sad:
Il ask you, s-e we indeed reduced to that
pitisbe extremity of declaring that we can
protect the citizens Of thc United States in
their rights, only by a violation of the eonsti-
tuition ami the laws. instead Of their enforce
E Il, III.