The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-12-12

deliberations, 70 be transferred to the
supreme Court, which, If not partisan
al the time Of adoption, would become
80 under It's operation, and the judicial
ermine would be trailed in the mirc oil
politics and the executive branch OF
the government swallowed by the lu-
dicial. The country has been brought
to lis present peril, not because the peo-
pie have failed TO elect, but because
their will as expressed at the polls has
in three States been stiiled, suppressed
and falsifed, and by this Justification
the votes of their States have been
given to Hayes, when they were actually
cast Tor Tilden. BY whom has this crime
against the States and the Invasion oil
the liberties of the people been com
mitted2 1t has been done by three re-
turning boards not chosen by the PEG
pie. nor responsible TO them. To cor
rect the evils growing out of the mon
strous assumption Of power by three re-
turning boards, it is proposed to make
the Supreme Court of the United States
another returning board the members
of which also nre not elected by the
people nor responsible to them, but are
appointees of the President. 1t IS the
action of theie very tribunals acknowl'
edgine allegiance only to party, and "
noring Justice, truth, right, the will OF
the people and every impulse which
throhs in the hearts Of honest men,
that has produced stagnation in trade,
and caused the patriotic citizen to
tremble in the presence Of impending
dangers. When has it ever be-
fore occurred in the history of elections
that the result Of n vote in a State for
presidential electors was not known I'm
less than one week after the election
had transpired2 When has it ever oc
Cured before that even doubt rested
in the minds of the people as to how
the people in any given State had voted
; in less than ten days after the votes
were cast? Ten days after the election
/ in November it was known 10y every
, man, woman and child in the country
! how the people of every State had actu
, ally voted, but 1t WAS not know
: whether these returning boards in Lou
: isiana. Florida and South Caroline
would declare the result as the peopl'
at the polls had declared i
or whether they would substitute
their will for the will OF the people
= Republicans do not desire the vii
of the people declared. Instead OF Thu
thew ask An innovation 10 be made il
: tho Constitution OF the United State
Z fraught with the most dangerous con
; sequences, by means OF which thi
. whole question il TO be conhdcd TO tn
Supreme Court, instead of Congress
l. Why should it be thus transferred
u The Supreme Court of the Unite'
II States is composed Of members, nearl
IS al of whom are recognized as belongin
u TO the Republican party, and yet thos
gentlemen propose, as compromise
u the whole subject, TO submit, as the
}, term it, partisan dispute to u body
d men, all Of whom belong 10 the
u party.
II While rnE UERAD may entertain
~ profound regard for the integrity al
y ability OF the Supreme Court, and IL
p members Of it, it is not yet prepared
r. say that that body, Republican and pa
. tisan AZ it is, shall by its mandate, d
II liver over the government to conspi
~ itors