National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-16

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~ Registration was 49, and MeEnerv.. vo,. GA.
tne eol9red registration was 1870, and KelIoT1ss
|, we only IS, In Bossier parish the white Tss,s
white registration; the eolored regstrstion Sos
and the vote for Kellogg 655. 1t Is perfectly m,
as in the IN snner in which the election Was eonl
Quoted.
There are ffty. eight parishes in Louisiana. In
i tWenty-four-As Vision, Bienyllle OnIcasIen
4 Caldwell, Cameron, Carroll, ClaIborns, OoDcor
dis, East Felcisna KIN, H., Jackson, Jefferson,
! Red River Sabine, Saint Barnard, Saint Charles
/ Saiut John Baptist, TarXipahoa. Tsnsas. and
diieresos between the two 6Osrds Of csnTassers
in the result in these twenty -four parishes By the
EOrman sOsra there e an . sggrsEste o. seS7o
ing . Democrstie majority Of Io. According to
| the Lynch sosrd ths Republican vote was s. $50
ana 1ns ~ y0s Tbs Po.nsp 6osrd Siyes
. Democratic MAJORITY OF 476 and the Lynch board
Repuolcan majority Of ,oI3, no very grsat az:
| 1t majority o. i,Ocofor McEnsTy. The vote was
close sud the Registrations was eQrTespondingy so.
regssrassoa Vas 81 tSss "" Tss sn,oesasic vote nd
the white registration, the Republican vote snd
ne colosed Registrations correspond.
NOW look 70 the remaining thirty-foSfg DarisheS.
| By the FoEnan board tho Democratic vote Is IN
the aggregate q ,Tss; the Republican v,te 20 no,
manifestly . fraud, and is thus shown. IA those
thirty -four parishes the registration of whites was
vote Of fnS aaa' TSs Ivss 81 De
people was t21D, and that gives Republican
vote of only %, lIo. If the same4atio Of RepuSi-
can votes was given for the 42,0ee colored regis
tered voters as Of Democratic votes given BY S-
900 white registered votes which was q, 1885, the
Republican vote would be IS 900 Iustead Of 1910.
Now let US see what becomes Of MeEnery's ma
| 1ortty. The difference between 5000, the true
vote by all the anaOgies Of this cass and accord
ing to the Lynch board, and the % 10 that the:
Fo-man returns give for these thiEty-four par
tsl - is l.,sso. Take from that MCBasry's ma
4s2E Take from tbe I,g2I the majority Which
McEnery had In The twenty four parishes, and It
leaves kellogg's majority 1924
You may turn this subject any way Won please
and you will ind that Kellogg was not only the
representative OF the Will and intentIonsof the
people, as the Senator from Wisconsin says, but
that he had majority OF the legal votes cast
AT Al! events there Is no affirmative preof on
Shall we turn Kellogg out OF ofice, when all
admit that he represents the will of the people,
and when the preponderonoe Of evidence Is that
giving effect to the fraud which was most in
taInousiy perpetrated In that Louisiana election7
rba. wof s. more, ME PresdeSt, and have done.
against new election. We are considering tbs
case as Legislature and not q court; we are
exercising political, net judicial powers. A court
Is confined to the record, must decide upon the
issue, must be controlled by rigid and fixed rules
II case is brought before It ii must decide it, A
Legislature has broad discretion; il has an artf
trary discretion except so far II 10 controlled
BY the Constitution Of the country and by good
reference this case particularly, but in stating
the principle Of the bill, holds that Congress has
the right, without anySapplication coming from .
State, where the State courts have declared an
election valid, to set aside the election and to
order new one. cannot agree with him, and
am glad that there is one relief TO this prodgous
power. The Senator from. Wisconsin states the
relief while stating the power. He says:
The question Is In. Its nature political not
judicial; and no court, State or national, csn
settle 1t so as to preclude Congress from inQuir-
ing into 1t and settling the question for itself"
II Is q relief to know that we need not exercise
the power, its exercise beings lefe to our polIt-
ieal discretion What proprfsty is there In order
ing new election in LouIsianar. It would be q
sheer volunteer act. No asks our inter-
ference. The Governor ia in oaice; tho General
Government acquiesees; laws arc enacted, con-
tracts made and rights vested. All agree that
Kellogg represents the wishes OF the people; and
II seems as If the propOnderance Of evidence u
that Kellogg had majority Of the votes cast.
And here let me say that do not agree with the
Senator from Wisconsin that Congress Is making
precedent, even II it does not order . new cleo
tion, We are no more doing so In the exercise Of
spolitfcal discretion on this subject than we are
whenever We refuse to pass q bill. Our discretion
Is arbitrarily controlled only by the Constitution
and by good conscience.
In reference to the Legislature, have nothing
70 say. IL would be very unwise to order an cleo
ton for members OF tho Legislature, for an cleo
ton under the laws OF the State will take place
as soon as could be had under q law Of Congress-
Tho bill, think, should not pass.