, 1877-01-26
A NAN WHO PREFERS TO FIGHT RATHER
THAN ARBlTRATE,

10 He f.1W9f u 1hc IFteHW.
ATLANTIC, Ia, jan. 1}.-Uonft you nut the
case pretty strongly III your editorial Of the 2.u
on tie question Df arbitration, when you state
the opposition TO be ina1c UP Of I've should
havo said md'n'y.-Ep.1 desperate politicians
aud oAlccholdcr~l As 'ar MS can Judge frunl
the touc Of the public prrss, the most colscrSa-
tire anl judicial class II journals oppose tho
compromise patcltup,-Gcllcral'y upon tic
broad ground Of the unconsttt,ltfunaltty Of the
law and tllc dangerous preredcnt It's a'loptioN
will establish. fum arr shown couclusfvcIy, II,
the discussion Of the Democratic ctaltn that tho
I1ause e.u reject tlIe legal vote Of thc Electors
Of State, tlsa, such claim is without tho slsut
ow Of legal authority, and revolutionary,
[sluwn II from Republican ftandpoiat;-
Ep ,xs, N% .aRposc osc. contingency qs,se
concur in, this :. outrageous nr,Eraulne
of Alstsan, h!sinE State, When It max he ucecs
.nsy 10 the courting.tn nf tl,efr candidate, an
with M greater show OF fuirness than that q;
| VOTE lIy tic arbitration nlakest,ift there Is
given legal eanrtit,n and color 10 such claim.
Tile kup.K'rstss of tic p!Msl have niHnctl the
door whlc 70 the utter nuilitsattun Of the choice
which mlsrcpEesents tho Will nf tic people, and
| the acts Of tho Confederate ]iouse amply JUS
| tlty the presumption that my succeeding Corr
| grtss nl9y repeIt their now successful expert
| InEHty-SuCTGhSiAA u kAC -CSNtV NNhE1 ~ tHF
| lictufion of the Democratic bullozers, and pass
this bill. THE plum Of arbitration was Initiated
hy thu Repuhlirans; MrCrary, Of Iowa, intro
'i Y"i asls, Does any rntior.a, man suppose the
| American people. viii tolerate sncll MI
| cxerciac Ut power br one nan Nhe power Hf
fopatIuy tl.e sotc by te President of the scustclt
Illttler tnurt Than that: uf Judging what rctnrns
exercising iuiicIul powers. That il our point
| ED. Now, | have an Impression that tlr
| American people hare tolerated this very cxcr-
clae of poxet by that officer sitec the very Or
| uuntxAttun at tbs Government, commencing
With TINT revertd :. father" Langio,l. VI Viz
gfnIa, and tllat pntrn1-sa!nt Of Democracy, JEFF
fcrsu.i,-a ril!c II action sanctioned BY c.ntrnl-
puraneoi1s construction of tl"r eonst!tu1tnta!
mandate, - sost tsuettuM appsoypIhy the ~!se4t
jurIsts VI Tho nation fro:l that tfmc tlown frosn
lie picture of dire results following the rrirc-
tim Of ts bill, which your vivi'l imagination
nss my woi i ask Il tiu "sa.low d intimidation i
Inns not entered THE TitlnCsE'H ranctun. talis-
luz yuur knees to .'Rll.lte to.ethrr " with fear
Of Democratic bulltozirg. fnt1rs tor the flight.
| Jas. A. RANSOM.
Mr.. 1lausotu Is greatly mistaken. The Prcs!-
dent Of tho seuata has never, on any occusls'n,
tuiscn step or lifted finger In regard to count.
Ing tho yDtc, except tocarry out the programme
thc two Houses had previously agreed uron.
licyonl openlns, lle certificates, liz las nrvrz
.lone anything oil his own responsibility outside
IT tho prey!ously.prcpared programme. When
ilc counted the yotcs With or Without the all ol
tcllcrs, It wns always In accordance With tho
previous directions Ut the two Houses. There
hax been no exception to this fact, as the record
pluWA. Az 10 the uflNannctty taunt, It IL SUI
tl.iont to rrp!y that tIs man who aup.oscs thut
thu pe1nurFatig party would have rat still
uul permitted the President of the Sen.
ats to erect himself into Il Returning Board