The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-11-30
SOITH CAROLINA
The Facts In Regard to the Ja-
dlcial EmhroSli0 In thai state.


dIeial EmAroSli0 In thai state.
FFrezz Ss~ York IIEs. NOT. -
The complicated quarrel in -o4th
Carolina derives whsrever danger il
Possesses from the partisan coicE1n-
which hides or di~TorIs is essential 4
features The merits OF the questions
in dispute viii be ignored by those
who pretend 10 De indignant Al what
they describe a. disregard Of lawful .
authority. and popular passion will
be invoked 10 condemn the only feA-i- 4
ble method 81 frustrating shameless i
conspiracy. Fortunately. the facts
which rms. form the formulation az =
sound judgment lie il small COMPASS
One pretense which meets Is at the
outset il too flim-ey 10 mislead any in 4
teiligent observer. We refer 70 the .
new born profession Of respect for the ]
Supreme court OF the State. which i,
a. thi. moment q Characteristic Of the .
south Carolina Democracy. Mr.. Wade .
Hampton appeal TO the people ! al i
most sublime in it, impaience: hat !
ii has ii. counterpart in the sllIanee
suddenly effected between the leading
memfers OF his party and the court
which has pru-tituted its powers for
the furrhersnee Of that party Object. ]
Mr.. Hampton has iSen prime artor 4
i'm canvas remarkable only for tho I
agdscity with which the MOST infa-
NOUS tactics were pursued. Ever
form Of state authority go csiie-i. -
A system Of terrorism va. Organized
which has rarely bsen par4lle.ed IN
der eiviExai government, Cruelty
aud murder are eoIAInon occurrences.
Prescription was carried into every
walk OF life. Organized ruffiaAi-IH
rode rough-shod over the state. men
acing it, Republican voter. and pro-
ducing condition Of things bat enc
degree removed from anarchy. of
this whole system Wade Hampton
was the guiding spirit. Among hi-
/ lieutenants were n0toricu. naEF3s-eE-.
/ 1t was not until Federal srssyF- were
| sent into that State that their taetie-
underwent any change. They -ls-
/ united n federal force -glleu1v and
with loud denominations ~ IL slIegezi
unconstutionality In the interim
/ bargains had ht-sn struck fetwee- the
| Democratic managers and Judxe- Y iso
owed their position 70 republican
/ votes. but who we've ine-y2-ei against
/ Gov Chamberlain befzHse ofhi- work
I a. referrner Two 81 The Judge d
/ the supreme Cour- stand IN Thu e4te-
CORY. The -9H 81 one d 'fse5n the
! Governor had refo-ed To commission
on til. ground Fl hi- 8isf~pg4zb be
! character and the father, with an b.
soci2te, hspr@n- 10 csgstrnl The -
prprne Court Their IL hardly > Dem
I c-er4ric I2~Ee- in the -tst@ zha. prior
( 70 the p-=-@E8T quarrel H. nsE sssia
and agztEs z--sIge-1 this evp1g1 .. Eu-
worthy q -E--T.sct All - chief Ja@-
t.es - ea-sp: AL g=pr5aes g.sa.1--
+ + IL yie4--5tz5=-. n ;'glit5es t,-ggggsi
+ ws.ss Ez-aySs1 and III .zypyrze--
+ ius9 s.45yx-3ip EstA No--.- 4tsa o.ss n.
7 Ii. a-..s-aGs- J8.3g-- 4aa.i lag asSts-
49, 1a~ set5ng, H@t - desorgas I'd
nlnE-tr&*or- ofI1-t5t7e, sgzs - rszel Wao
8I-gr2ee the Bench. aid make Hze--
ehandIse ~ Law IN the irtese-- q
I the Democratic party. And the par
| y having thus got Possession u the
| Bench. by means the Tnost disgraces8l
and for purposes the mot foul. H0@
parades itself a. the ally aud uphoider
| of the law. Al the same time il a.
sails the Board Of Canvasser., whose
legal existance was a. well assured -
that of the Supreme Court, aud Whose
jurisdiction is a. independent Of Mos
es' mandates that of the state Legi-ia-
ture.
The State constitution provides for
the organization Of the board. which
legislation has invested with judicial
powers. Excepting only the vote for
Governor and Lieutenant Governor,
it, authority over the returns il COM
plete. At the beginning Of it, du,ies.
it allowed itself tD l@e badgered by
Democratic lawyers, and 20 be led into
pleadingr before the court This j.
really the grave mistake IN it, pro-
eeeding.. II should have made the
count aud gone Oh with the scrutiny
according 70 it, best judgment, oerti-
flying the results, and leaving the
lawyer. to fight after it, work va.
finished. The court ordered 3 gro.
I eGant TO re made, and the hard CON-
! piled, the returns showing Oh their
face majority for the Republican
Eleet1r-, with q slender majority far
I the Democrats On the state ticket. ia
! ending the voter u t~0 coQntle- in
I which Democratic fragds and yif,-
lenes were matter 81 notoriety. .aI-
pIication was then made t. the c1ygrt
for two WIT Of nlzndzmus-one d.
reeting the lizard % certify the e!es-
u the members Of the STATE iegislalare
according To the face u the returns:
the other ordering the bpagd 10 Open
the returns a. rexaY1z the Presiden-
tial Electors, with view 10 taeir
manipulation by the Democratic mali
agers. Both propo-&!s were clearly
infractions Of the proper authority Of
the board, while the grounds On which
they rested were A. obviously sntag-
onistic. Ifany scrutiny were to L.
instituted i, should be thorough. But