The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-19
THE EXCLUSION OF a DEMOCRATIC
SENATOR a POLITICAL NECESSITY.

1tNS VI hAt htlAbAA@aiA parry
frequently renders it extremely dim-
cult 10 determine their natures; the
Practice of that organization can be
more readily predicted. II has grown
to be an axiom which seems to re ful
ly understood and appreciated hy the
highest and the lowest in The ranks of
the Republican party, that power
once obtained is never 10 be surren-
dered. IL never yields m inch Of It's
possessions, il surrcnders no office.
resigns no position, abates no adyan-
tage, stops at no scruple which stands
between il and the retention Of au-
thority. The political history Of this
country for ten years Is bat a recital
OF ~usurpations in the beginning. aud
usurpations as fragrant in the contiuu-
ance aud retention of power. No or
ganizatiou has ever so strikingly Illus
trated the selfish, INSCRIPTIONS creed
embodied in that laconic apothegm:
Get what you can and keep all you
get"
Gtiihtt 'A4aAiA bfA st~t'AaNN W.
forded an illustration of the ~tcnacity
with which this policy is pursued 10y
the Republican party Of the state Of
Nevada. \ gentleman came before
that body claiming a scat thcrciu-
claiming that a fragrant outrage had
been committed in his Senatorial dis
trict by which the people had been
defrauded and a wrong perpc.rated.
He charged fraud in the election and
the counting Of the hallots-that n
partisan Board Of County Commits
sioners had made itself a party to the
transaction by ruling out the returns
from n precinct for no other reason
than that 1t gave n majority which
elected the contestant. Yet the Re-
publican majority on the Senate floor.
claiming all the civilization, humani-
ty, loyalty, of the country. fresh from
the stump which they have worn
down in denounciug election frauds in
far off New York-this majority posi-
lively refused to give the gentleman
even a hearing, TO listen to his evil
dence, to allow him to take any, even
Mt his own expense-gagged him in
the Committee on Elections, and
brought him dumb before tie Senate
for trial, without permitting the pro-
duction of an affidavit to coun,cract
the sworn testimony rung in 10y the
friends Of the respondent. Such a
trial as this was "A mockcry Of lava
shameless contempt Of common de
cency. 1t was n horrible joke on
justice. Talk about liberty Of speech!
Well was it made n subject Of derisivc
sport and ridicule by one of the lead
ing actors in tho drama-we might
rather say tragedy, for such it may yet
prove to the Republican party before
the finishing touch is placed upon il
In the State Of Nevada. Shame on =
Senate which dare not know the truth;
which fears to face the facts, bur
shrinks away from them like q scared
criminal.
IL was within the personal knowledg,
of several Senators that the election n
Lone Mountain precinct was thorough
ly investigated by tho Grand Jury o
Eiko county Immediately after tic
throwing out of the returns. ThoS,
returns elected Dyor-throwing then
out elected Moore. II fraud was com
mitted there, does any one hclicv,
that the Grand Jury on the spot, con
posed Of many ardent political an,
personal friends Of both candidates
would not have discovered and re
ported il? If that Graud Jury c0ul,
no find the alleged fraud, what RICH
has any Senator 10 assume that II wa
committed? Even the Board which
threw out tho returns never had TN
c-ountenance To base. lis action oi
such n pretense. The Commissioner
assigned as a cause tina only tw,
Judges of Election acted at the cleo
ton; yet that very Board appointc,
those two officers, and no more-thu
DISTINGUISHING tho citizens Of Lon,
lnO1ittdlh ihi'hEh At' DAAao Wv
negligence and default, although N
person claimed TO bc injured by TIA
absence of the third officer.
The p~retense that Dyer had not fol
lowed the statute regulating contests
elections is too silly To be worthy a
argument. That each session of tn
Legislature has the exclusive powert
Judge Of the qualifications Of its ow
members is an axiom as old as In
English Parliament, and reaflirme
by every Constitution of every stat
I'm the Union, and OF every legislatiy
body that ever convened in Amcric:
IL is a power inherent, and inseparabl
from tho existence of the SENATE
which cannot be impaired by legisla
iation from any source whatever.
No, this was but a pretext by III
weakened rs an excuse, no a cans
for an act already predetermine'