Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-15
credentials, not even a prima facte claim


credentials, not even prfma fdcie claim
to seats.
The interposition Of the military and
their presence in the hall was first re-
quested and invited by the Democrat
members by resolution, who professed to
be awed by the police and the crowd in
the lobby. They were ordered there to
clear the lobby, and they obeyed the de-
mand made by the Democratic Speaker
and members.
Having obeyed that order, the Governor
of the State requested them also to re-
move from the hall certain other persons
who were pretending to act as members
of the Legislature without any authority
of any kind, or certificate or pretended
certificate by any person. This order
the military obeyed, and, removing
these five persons, they left the 106 legal
members present and entitled to seats
free TO act as House of Representatives.
Then the Democrats, who, even without
these five votes, had majority of two,
abandoned the hall, shouting that they
were martyrs to military usurpationl
1t Is useless to say that the Returning
Board had acted dishonesty. Whether
this be true OF false, that Board was the
only authority known to the law of
Louisiana to declare who was elected to
the General Assembly. That Returning
Board was IJt-created by the Republi.
cans. II was created by law passed
by the Democrats and Fusionists, and
approved by Gov. Warmoth two years
ago, and on the return as made by that
Board two years ago rests the whole
claim of the Democrats that they then
elected their ticket This Board certi-
fed to the election of 106 members, and
these 106 were the only persons entitled
to sit at the organization as members of
the House. If Gov Kellogg had the au-
thority as Executive of the State to or
der the removal of all persons not mem
bers of the Legislature from the hall
and his authority to do this will not be
questioned-then what Is the World
bawling about, and where does 1t find
any analogy beween the execution of
that order and the despotism of the
Stuart?
When the 106 members were assem-
bled, where did Wilt and his associate'
get their authority to seize the Chair, re-
fuse all voting by yeas and nays, and
then voting to admit five men to seats
who had no possible legal claim to be
called members in advance of a contest
and investigations Even on this ques-
tloh tney IeIuseu inc Cdll lOT yeas anu
nays.
The facts in this case are few, but they
are plain and direct. They establish that
the Democrats first called IN tie military
to clear the hall of the civil police. They
first introduced the sword and the bayo-
net into the hall of the Legislature.
They then, feeling safe, resorted to revo-
luton, seized the organization by force,
called in a norton Of the mOh to act as
members, and then. when the same mill
tary, at the request of the Governor,
elected the Democratic mob, they
howled, and the New York World re-
peats the howl that the liberties of Lou
isiana have been trampled under foot!
We verify believe that had it not been
for the presence of the military there
would have been general massacre in
New Orleans that day. The military en-
forced peace, and did no more,-Chicago
Tribune, Jan. 8.