The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-21

the lovers of the Democratic party
to congregate in mass meetings in
their respective localities on the
9th of January-the anniversary of
the battle of New Orleans-and on
that occasion to raise to heaven
united protest. They want the
color of popular approval. This
show of popular strength is expect
cd to have its effect upon tho Re-
publican masses, and through them
upon the Senate and Republican
leaders. 1t is truly n beautiful
and well-arranged scheme, but is
probably one of those which will
gang aglcy." 1t is with satisfac-
ton that one looks at the minority
in the House. Blaine is greatly
missed, but Garfield, Hale, Frye,
Hoar, Conger, and Banks with
others still maintaining the Re-
publican cause with credit. Banks
is back in full standing and the
whole weight of his ability and long
legislative experience is now on
the right side. Whatever may have
been his doubts in the past he
seems now to have cast them aside.
AS l heard q prominent Democrat
say Yesterday she has gone over to
the Republicans, horse, foot and
dragons" lie no longer sports
his raven locks, but his white hair
covers a finely-shapcd head. He is
commanding in presence, and the
deep rich voice with which he in.
tones his parliamentary reflections,
add greatly to his otherwise effec-
tive style. His experience as Spea-
ker of the House and his admitted
brilliancy makes his return to the
Republicans matter Of congratu-
latiOn.
President Grants emphatic cor
rection of the misstatements Of his
position has stirred the Democrats
up with a very sharp stick. The
advisory committee meets nightly
at Hewitt's house and vengeance
dire is much discussed. Yet in all
their proceeding and with all their
caucusings they are withouta policy
AN utterly disorganizcd and dis
cordant set. "A really amusing in
cident is reported to have occurred
in one of these caucusses recently
Wct-nursc Watterson was holding
frantically on the skirts of Fernan'
do Woods coat, begging him to be
calm, when Wood turned full upor
Henry and asked him if he did no
tell him to introduce the very meas
ure he was advocating. Henry
couldn't deny. And SO it goes.
There is very general rising
tendency on the Republican side il
Washington. The facts as to tina
"stolen vote" in Oregon arc all dis
covered and the case is made up
The barc-faced trickcry and thu
incxcusablc and indcfcnsible fraut
is so manifest and so clearly c,tab
lished that no investigating com
mittcc is required. Republican
leaders arc satisfied that Gov
Hayes has been legally elected. Ii
addition to this they propose tina
the electoral votes to which he i
justly entitled, as attcsted by du'
forms of law, shall be counted, an,
that count shall be made withou
violating either the letter or tn,
spirit of the Constitution. Thi
feeling Of firmness and confdenc,
has been communicated to the cntir,
body Of Republicans here, who ar
so accustomed to watch indication
on the political barometer that thcil
Judgment and observations are en-
titled to much respect. Resident IL
Washington, eyewitness of mucl
that the rest of the country gets sec
ond-handed and with the color talcl
from the medium through which
passes, Gov. Hayes supporters ut tn
capitol are peculiarly In II position t
judge intclliyibly rs to current politica
events. With this class there Is with
out doubt II settled conviction that til
Democratic party Is not to win, al
though its campaign In the South Wa
strengthened by intimidations, and IL
| c,,,t., n1I,s..x.u.l
parent success. 1t Is not an opinion
born of the wishes and the hopes. |
il beyond even the profound conviction
of the business of their cause. 1t Is til
logical result of careful observation.
The great question rs to the way on
of these Presidential complication
continues to be the uppermOst tOpi
here, and there Is little doing in Con
gress that docs not i'm some way bea
upon it. In the face of the Ovcrwhclm
ing vote of the Senate sustaining tn
position that the joint rules are not j
force, there would seem to be littl
probability of Il further contest on tina
point. notwithstanding the Olstinac
of Speaker Randall and his follower
in the House in sticking for the las
rules, nothing can come fit. The dt
bate on the question was not length!
but very convincing. Senator Morton
short argument to the effect that join
rules arc not laws, but only method
of doing business between the tw
houses agreed upon for mutual col
venicncc, and that either house coul
retire from the arrangement at pleas
ure, was exceedingly fOrcible. In til
face of the almost unanimous decisiO
Of the Senate, and the position of til
Democrats of that body, it would loo
to Il man up n tree rs though the Den
ocratic majority in the House wcr
about to find themselves standed upo
the shoals of pure cllsscdness.