The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1874-01-07
rrrE SUPREME COURT DECISION.
OUR DUTY WITH REFERENCE TO IT.


eraLle farce of trial involving the ques.
tiSn of the validity Of the hte lection.
nor it. ones ded partizan result, pros
cured by ftaad ana corruption from
cours notcri0psly parcizan, and Tor the,
express purpose of defeating tie express.
ed will of the people. No court of any
rauk, character or standing would have
suffered such case to come before it. A
few days more and chs Court would have
ceased to exist they, we'll knowing this,
and understanding that it meant, for
them, eternal political and judicial retire
ment, connivcd at and trumpped up this
case at the cloie of the term, in the vain
hope of 'qegislatiHy' in this way longer
lease of power. The ease was not
one coming legitimately under the juris
diction of the Supreme Court, or indeed
any other legal tribunal. 1t was ques-
ton for the legislative branch of the Gov
ernment, and it alone. Under any other
! circumstances, and for any other object,
the Judges of the Supreme Court would
| have trenbled to have had such case be-
fore them. Every lawyer understands
| this.
The miserable Mexican that was
brought forward us the tool of this base
conspiracy against the intelligent masses
of Texas, and hurled against the popular
will, fairly expressed, IS creature
as ignorant and brutal as his class
generally are, and as the Court
who tried him are corrupt and venal
Now, the duty of the officers elect is very
| plain. They will be wanting in, and de-
relict to, every duty and obligation they
owe to their constituents, if they do not
move forward and demand possession OF
the offices to which they are entitled,
without any reference at all to this miser-
able conspiracy, or Its wicked result.
They should move with dignity and with
determination, but inside of the law,
careful to violate no jot or title of it,
simply coming in the strength and majesty
of the people themselves, the supreme
authority from whom emanates all law
itself. In persuirg this course, if the
conspiracy has reached to the depth we
think it has, it Is more than likely that
they will find Federal bayonets across
the path; but let them be sure that they
are real, bone hds, flesh and blood soldiers.
Let them not be jostled from the right
by mere constructive force, and the men
OF Texas are not of the stuff that flies
from the men in buckram. Let the State
move solidly and altogether, coolly and
| with dignity. 1t were the merest covt
ardice now to seek compromise. Moth
ing but every right We are entitled to will
do. We have no right to barter away or
tamper with the liberties of the people,
and all the hopes of the future. We
will not do so. .l
The Legislature will meet on the sec
ond Tuesday; the Governor elect will be
inaugurated, and the officers will be in
Quoted into Office, notwithstanding this
weak. partizan desision of a COZ rupt
court. There is only one thing to pre-
vent it, and that is Federal force. When
that is sought to he used to stife the
unanimous voice of free Texas, then, in
deed, it will behoove us to act soberly
and deliberately, as men who would die
in defense Of rights SO dearly bought, so
bravely defended, and SO wickedly at
| tackled.