The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-11-18
WHAT II THE REMEDY }

From TIE \ etf pTE Tribune.
That the legal result of the election
Louisiana, Florida and South Carolina shf
be honestly declared, every decent citiz'
of either party will insist. Indeed, he W
90 further, and insist that mere legal tee
nicalities shall not be employed to defe
the will of the lawful voters. But he Is II
a decent and law abiding citizen who do
not sustain all enforcement OF law that
necessary to give effect to the will Of t
people, and to prevent the success of eth
party 10y fraud, intimidation or violence,
Thus far, we are bound to say, the p
sumption is in favor of the officials IN the
States. They have urged that emine
citizens of both parties. in whom
country has the utmost confidence, sho'
be present to witness the counting OF
voles. In not a single specific act, =
far, is it alleged by Democrats that te
officials have departed from their 5, II
duty. 1t is wildly asserted that Go"eI,s
Chamberlain, Stems and Kellogg, arr
Returning Boards, intend to commit f"s
and gross outrdges, but thus far 1t w.
pretended that they have done anyts !"
disregard of law. : -
As much cannot be claimed in be- Vi
the Democrats. On Saturday fouriu1!S
of that party were brought from 'i1 u.
county, Florida to Tallahassee, tne =.
/ ). Marshal, who had arrested ther' 10 10
/ of violence, 10y which coIored !. nav
/ t,,,,.,, ,,,o,,<,,,,sd from, vntiny In kSou
/ county III that State lying upon To- ~: 30
border, the polls were aSsaulte n t',; ,,'u
boxes destroyed in four large 'll'i
precincts. lu consequence. tn, 80
Democratic majority is 1856; "a tco
that county registered GSi VIII, n
culored voters; in 1868 it cas- 30
cratic and / $40 Republican 'uo,
in spite of the general distur tS-5 ~
small Republican major
gave $50 EenocI aslc and l,,i,ao,'I,,,
votes and III 1871 1t gave -
and 1,15G Republican vote,H'T .,n ma
at certain polls au actual II 70, ,,,.-
iority of 3IS has been CO "a.
tended Democratic malC, 1a,;,;o,,
there no remedy? AgiIat ha,.a,, j.,
armed men destroyed I'll ~ -,
Madison Parish, hoping -! ~,
ov.r 2,iOo republican nms No 'as ~
gwen III NY i pr''o [epublican ma
iurity of 3, 9S4 III 1874 narishnS ,nn.
and 2,4;lJ even in 1870; ,a;,>,;,,. ~
+ give pretended De- nf nvsr = ooo
, 1 4l6 Possibly the ,,, H., ,,I
s III I"eso P'A '9i, ,.islana, and, as a
WIN u 'no peop'o >esident by law
= tohH' Hoe"N, assassination 8
. breaking, violence
= 'nete 40 loniI! IS provide only an
0 Inc law vi 'n require that the |
: imperfect remedy. Ct M rho ,o,ur,,s
q canyassers shall ,ia., -; ,,.LiaI, 49,
iLoul p"i'snen peaceful; that they .
l. eieCtio'i was returns as to which .
n SllAll 'ieAV '"NG been made by the
i 10 ma officials of illegality
is Investigate the facts:
a or violence, and nri,n, foc;a ,rr,,,,,,a /
II that, If there a,Lty Of th, oioo,in,
II loi uU"U ", J further, with oppor-
they s'ir', 10 be heard and that
'"Al's iT 1i OF count IA return if,
VHo9 o"'''' hey find that the cleo.
upon INV gal, fraudulent. or con
II '''tt seriously to affect the
. 'i"i lt' y! he will Of the people.
II teS','' ''''" rlvliegeS, but the duties
as 'S'o'i "II' nprescrlhed in the most
- y Vi oaii' 'ss' State laws. The object
"A sp' 0',o nn,he measure of protection
was W "'iOus brutality which, be-
.+ agalis1 massacre of Republican
had eliminated in a So
., IN lSGS at which only
-, GaiI NS :, n votes were cast in New
~ &c ut, and in fifteen other par
a. VI v, le'"S Republican votes in all,
~ iSt'o' 1000 Democratic votes. In
NJ as"ii''s een parishes about $4,000
1 n eS were polled at the next
hePu ection, and in Orleans parish
rles'D,ut of 25,000 actual Repub-
over ally l,lSS votes We're pernityi.
iio"h he remedy devised rs > 600 o.
10 nate. If violens~ and O00
~, pusl from theJemocratic major,
Oh ~ IN hturn-'ou OF that return sill "
1900 81 the people to be defeated
me l'S'ai dislranchlsemert of | 600
he pt but we have no business to
on AK The law is the best or the worst
n in /; 1t Is the law of Louisi,na II
e and substance, of Florida and 7
n selma. Now the au.stinn !. Va
/, wi law shall be enforced. 10
such a law would NOT ha an -
e &C Northern State. Fortunately, Or,
4 N'"'es nave not had to deal with Of
d af' I" ~, men, ruling whole districts I
:. b'e iney are responsible for the
er Such law who have perpe- y
accused The violence which made -
I ~. "raht that 1t gives danger
. {, II cannot be as dangerous as