The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22
TEE REpgBEsCkX STAND
POINT
an Outline OF Their Pro-
ggagsssBae.
Washington Special TO the Now York Tri-
bune Rad


distinctly outlined Republicans hold
that Gov Hayes has lS5 electoral
votes east By electors dniy appointed
according TO the forms Of law in their
several States and property certified TO
/ by State executive authority The
( Oregon affair gives them no trouble
Acknowledging that the Democrat,
| Cronin, was dc t1ct0 an e'ectOr as far
as the Governors certificate could
make him one, they claim that his &c
/ ton created vacancy which the other
two electors had riahtto fiji. Hav
ing. therefore, l65 votes, the Republi
cans see no reason why they should
accept any proposal from their oppo-
neuts for compromise. The proper
way out Of the difficulty. they say. is
TO iDaugurate the candidate who has
majority of the electoral votes accord
ing to Tie returns. No other would
be either constitutional or reasonable.
Recognizing the fact, however, that
there is doubt in the public mind as
TO the real result. they viii occupy the
time until the 10Th Of February in
demonstrating that Gov Hayes has
moral as well as a legal right to the
office. The Republican members who
have gone South with the House CON
mitiees will get what testimony they
can on their side of the question, ami
/ prepare strong minority reports \
/ minority is always hampered 10 getting
. at facts that work against the coGcIu
/ lions desired TO te reached bg the ma
jority of committee. and The Senate
vii therefore dispatch sub committees
OF II, Privileges aud Elections Com
mi'tee South, on each OF which there
will be a majority of Republican mem
bers. y bout the LIST of February
there will be a large batch OF reports
20 both Houses, backed up by mass
OF testimony which, however, nobody
probably will read The Democratic
reports will maintain that the facts
show that Gov. TiIden carried the
three disputed Southern States ana was
swlndjed out of their votes By rascally
Returning Boards The Republican
reports viii assert that Gov HAYES
carried all those States on fair ana
legal count. and was defrauded OF the
States OF Mississippi aud North Caro-
lima
The day for opening aud counting
the Electoral votes will fud the public .
mind divided just about a. it is now.
but not in as combative "a mood. ana
much more ready to acquiesce 10 a re
suit reached through the form, of law
For the purpose of witnessing the
count. the two houses will NEE, in the
Senate Chamber. Formerly that was
the customary place OF meeting on
such occasions, but OF late owing to
The greater capacity Of the Hall of
pre-eutatIves, the custom has been
Tie old time custom will
now bo restored, because the Senate
will insist upon it, and as the Presj
dent of the Senate has the custody Of
the returns, the proprioty Of the House
coming 20 the Senate Chamber cannot
be- gainSaii. There are grave reasons
Why the Senate should not put itself
in the power of the House, which need
not now be more than limited at Es-
peciai care will be taken TO preserve
strict order in the galleries Of the
Senate ChQmber during the count II
Is ProbableNhat only persons having
cards of admission from the Sergeant
at Arms will he allowed 70 enter. be
cause the crowd seeking entrance viii
exceed by u hu0dredlold the capacity
of the galleries. NIhe Senate having
by an overwhelming major
ity. including a maturity of the Dem-
ocratic Senators that tbe twenty secoud
joint rule IS abrogated the presiding
officer will rule that nothing Is in or
der except 20 open the cHr,ifeujes and
count the votes. He ain permit no
debate and entertain no mQtious If
the House Democrats still Inslst on
the privilege Of throwing out\the re
turns from one or more Staie5, and
under the leadership OF
Speaker Randall, to carry out such
project, they will not find the DOORS
locked as some Of them apprehend
They viii be admonished as they de-
part that the proceeding is wholly IN
and viii not interfere
with the completion of the count The
count will go on, and the result Will
show that Rutherford 3 Hayes is
President Of the United States
Over two weeks will elapse between
the counting of the votes and inaugu-
ration day. The Republican pro-
gramme does not. Of course, coniem-
plate any hostile movement on the part
of the Democrats during that period
a special session of the Senate 60 be
gin on the 4th or 9th Of March. will
be called by President Graut before
his term expires, to confirm President
Hayes Cabinet aud other appoint
meuts. The new Executive, with the
support of that body. will take imme-
date possession of the Government in
all its branches IF the Democratic
Fl louise refuses to make appropriations
during the present session, an extra
session of the new Congress will be
called 1t will not be assembled, how
ever, as many suppose, Immediately at
Ter the 4th OF March Some date
after the New Hampshire election will
be fixed upon. The appropriations
will uDquestionably he made before
ha apl % u G-o.t