The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1876-12-09

of the country. Such commonplace
things as facts. figures or logic will be
discarded. and hate will be made the
altar at which all faithful Republicans
must bow The Democrats will want
20 get the truth, for the truth in this
case is their safety. and they will send /
their ablest partisans and the most |
trusted Republicans like Foster to the |
disputed States, and expect to convince |
the people that Tilden is honestly elect /
ed. They will present the evidence and
a report that will be a. conclusive as
possible in support of their right to the
next administration
After the preliminary skirmishes for
evidence are over, the two parties will
come face to face on the occasion Of
counting the electoral vote, If the
properly certified returns presented
nothing on their face to demand the in
quiry OF Congress, the Republicans
would have the advantage Of the plea
that the returns, being regular, must be
accepted But 1t will be part OF the
business of the Democrats TO make the
returns upon their face put Congress
upon inquiry. There viii probably be
two returns from South Carolina, and
there will pretty certainly be two re-
turns from Florida, both coming from
the Legal tribunal authorized to com
pute and certify them. The majority
OF the return board win certify The
State for Hayes, and the minority will
certify il for nlden. There will. doubt
less, be two returns from Louisiana, and
the regular Kellogg-W ellis return viii
be attacked as false - initio, aud as IL
legal because II contains no minority
member OF the board as the lsw imper-
atively requires. In support of this at
tack viii be the undeniable testimony
that the Wells board insolently refused
20 Gil the vacancy with minority rep
resentaiive, although publicly urged to
do so. This assault will 20 to the reeu-
lsrity and legality Of the return, and
will give plausible warrant for the de-
mand OF the House that it shall be re
iected. Then, on the merits of the re-
turn, tho House will most likely be pre-
pared to show that the honest and legal
vote of the State was for Tilden by
from five TO ten thousand majority. In
addition TO these openings for the
House to inquire into the returns, it ia
probable that Governor Growers eertifi-
cate of the Oregon vote, may compel
the Republicans TO retreat from their
own chosen position and go behind the
returns themselves, or surrender the
whole battle.
The power of Congress 10 correct &C.
tual fraud in Presidential return is the
chief dispute now between those who
want justice ON the one side, and those
who want law regardless of justice on
the other. We waste no argument on
! the issue. and dismiss the elaborate
gatherings and distortions Of old.time
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