The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-31

ground which they occupied, by the
adoption of that measure, which owing
10 the political complexion of the board,
will give to say the least of it the defeat
ed party an equal chance with the WIN
ming party in the final decision. In sup
port of the surrender, it was pleaded
that the Republican Senate claimed for
the President of that body the right to
count the votes and that they would
press that claim in the event of dis
pute over the returns, to the lighting
point But it has transpired that the
Senate would not have made such de-
mand. Edmunds, Conkling, Freling-
huysen, and other leading Republican
Senators speaking for the majority of
their party, argued that the presiding
officers of the Senate possessed no such
power. A majority of that party stood
with Edmunds on this ground and they,
with the Democratic Senators, would
have constituted an overwhelming ma
iority against the preposterous assump,
ton of Morton whose buster frightened
the expediency men from their propriety.
A remark by the President shows how
much more the Democrats have yielded
than the Republicans in adopting the
plan. He said that the Republicans are
not united in the belief that Hayes was
elected, while the Democrats are unani-
NOUS in the opinion that Tilden was, and
that even if Hayes was inaugurated I'M
der such circumstances he would receive
: divided support from the Republicans
and be regarded as a usurper by the
Democrats Why? For the reason thai
Mr.. Tilden is known by every intelligent
person in the country to have been
elected. The question then is asked why
was the plan consented to by the Demo
cratic House? 1t is answered by tht
highest Democratic authority on that
side, Mr.. Hewitt, Chairman of the Ma
tional Democratic Executive Committee
who in his speech advocating the plan
spoke as follows:
Mr.Hewitt thought that the bill transcend
ed in i'm portancc any measure which wa
likely to come before Congress during tn
present generation. After the election lie hat
, believed Tiden and Hendricks elected, ant
nothing had occurred since that time l1ittcI
could otheraoise than strengthen that conviction
i He had been asked why, holding that opin
ion he should agree to depart from the an
cient way in which twenty-five President
= had been declared elected, which, If it hat
o been adhered to, would have resulted in th
inauguration of the Democratic candidates
l. This question he intended to answer fully
~ clearly, and without reserve. The main op
q position which the Democrats had to meet
was the influence of the Administration
After the defeat Of the Republican party il
NJ November, it still remained intact AM
! claimed the election of its candidates ant
IS attempted to strengthen that claim b,
Returning Boards and military interference
and by declaring that the Vice Presiden
ii had the right to count the votes. Tn
scheme was phus com pleted for counting
70 Tilden out and Hayes in. He tcas c0Rfden
l. that the project acould be executed to the bite
,, end. The President OF the Senate woul
count the votes and declare the result, an
g. the President of the United States woul
deliver up his high office to the person de
cared so elected, and By the use Of troops
toouLd be duly inaugurated.
In short, Mr.. Hewitt was confde1
that Mr.. Tilden was elected; but abar
" doned the Constitution, the "ancie 1T way
in which twenty-five Presidents had bee
: declared elected" because the Radical
!" in the Senate intended that the presidin
8 officer of that body should override th
judgment of the people and count
10 the minority candidate, and that til
Il President would "use troops" to inaug'
% rate himl What miserable crawlin
u down! And after all, the reason upo
" which his action was based, was me1
!" igment of the brain. The speeches
u Edmunds, Conkling and 'their follower
- show that majority of the Republican
did not claim for the President of til
20 Senate the power ''to count in" the
&c candidates; and even if there was groun
. for the fear that the President of tt
~ United States would fuse troops" to e,
Is ecute palpable usurpation, it W;
&c base treachery for the accredited repr
10 sentative of the people and of the vict
y rious party to make it the basis of h
/ action. Let the arbitration result as
e may, we shall eyer maintain that
J. and his associates transcribed the bound
J. of their authority and betrayed the tru
&c which the people had reposed in then
70 when they abandoned the ''ancient way:
:, and imperilled the fruits of an electio
u which the Chairman of the Nation.
l. Democratic Executive Committee declare
e had been carried.
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