The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-23
,ar PERIL I'D FREE ISSTlfU'
TlONS.

". Tr,DEN and Mr. HAYES are com
.....Tsly Insignificant factors in the
.,g.. nov going on. This contest is
,ssr etul though very determined one
r. q, being conducted with careful re
al 10 al ,he forms Of law, but with
,,,blo-n resolution never TO sbar don the
n'ugs"
The question OF the eieetio" of Presi-
i.n, bs, BEEN determined, so far Ms the
o,ruI.r yo,c. i. concerned. There is no
,nrsr any prsten,e to the contrary. The
claim now set up Is the right OF the State
C,pys.er. or Returning Boards t.
throw out the returns of county can
y.sers. 10 an extent to reverse the ver-
dict Of ths people.
In this contest every man be- ins anew.
so tsr IS We are concerned, we are per-
,ec:y satisfied with the verdict of the
b.no. box. The voice of the people OF
New York, the glorious msjorities rolled
I'd in the Den. cratic States, the insight
esp, msiori,,r. for HAYES in the Conser-
ys.iye Republican Ststes-these tell the
story of ,b- c,mpsign. If, ia spite
VI It 81. the working OF our
yunisrol, er torsl system has honestly
derived u and the people Of the choice
Q. sn immer>- popular majority, we
should It'll t~-I that the victory was
With US, srd ,ost the Republicans had
10 Ori.h. .tor.i..ire merely because the de-
.eCe Of our ,,,ln bad given them the
.rl.t. Of raa.r. ,r ,prte Of their wither-
ing Condemn .ioh By the people.
Tie question of the Presidential sue
Cessiou, il is now clear, is TO turn excIu-
lively upon the right of Boards OF State
Csnvassers TO throw out tie votes OF
COUNTIES al their will, and upon evidence
ysich NAV be deemed satisfactory to
item. This is now confessed on all
hands. We now ask the American peo.
pie to consider this new peril.
l.thls practice is sanctioned, 1t VIII
oecome the established precedent
throughout the land. No man will ac-
tep! nomination until he is satisfied
hs. be mas friends enough in the various
Boards of State CanvassCrs to give him
lie election. And If To ia satisfied on
IaM point, be- will laugh at the people
ri defy their verdlc:.
A msjority Of the State Canvaesers to.
tsy could give the election to Mr.. Ill
Srri and they would do it if they were
H;,okless as the despersdoes Of the
Socth. Why do they not? Merely be-
t.a'e the Democracy respect the law and
Tow 10 the voice of the Ballot Box.
/ State Boards Of CanrdsSsrs are TO
so0nat Electors at their toiil, and with
~ regard 70 the certificates q the toraI
'17'astrs, frs, institutions periSh IRON
the rGrth This fact may as well be
looked sQUAr"ly in the 'ace at once.
Gentlemen must not undertake to decide
On the ground Of their preferences FOR
sIhe' one of the contestants. They
must decide it in accordance with the
Possibilities the proportion contains.
-Four Years ago Louisiana alone
salned this right. Now, South Caro-
0aa aud Florida propose to follow the
Precedent, Four years h nee New York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio may do the same
wing And when these States take up
'ae practices of the despersdoes at the
00lin, Uhst hope will there be for obs
"'''ng An honest expression Of the vii
'''ae people?
f2Pn!ar government perishes from the
earth, i The Returning Boards or State
'aHras'erS undertake 10 SET aside the rcr
""gf tie Ballot Bor.