The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-01-11
RepnhlIean sentimcnt ia E1ar,aa.

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aud largely owned by Governor Stearnn,
recently contaiued an editorial aharply
condemning the action Of the Board of
State Canvassers, 10 which it snys:
"The Board Of CauvasseFs is composed
OF, we may say, three lawyers, well COM
petent It mAy be presumed to perform
the duties devoling upon them. Al the
frat canvass they delibereted carefully
and with moderation, and the differences
bstweep them eeemed to have been mere.
ly legal differences, devoid Of any purely
partisan coIoring. They decided that
Republican tickt had received mnjor-
ity Of all the votes LOCALLY cast 30 h
parties we.o represented by eminent
gun1ent was allowed. We believe ikat
their action then was souud aud logical.
II they had pnaaeased the judicial powers
assumed by thein, aud tbEt, thcagh tech.
n'caliy illogal, II waa in coni0rn:ty with
the evidence aud the right. But the ac-
ton 0f tue Board In this sernpd canvass
seems to us 70 be untenaLio, and smackA
tao much of political purposo-a pur-
pose hntb Improper and unjust, aud cue
which the Union cannot indurnr.
"Govern"r Hayes caunos ufFnrd to, nor
can the country afford TO- hove him 20
iuto the White Ho;;se By the electoral
vote of Florids, unless IL b. concuyively
proved that be 10 honestly aud fairly en-.
titled to that vote; aud no dv not be.
iieve that Governor Hayes, uho 10 ~au
honest aud upright man, would lend him
self to any such proceeding. We Want
the readers Uf the Union 10 dihtinctly IN.
dentand .hnt ve do not acknowledge
that Governor Stearps has been defeated.
We only frankly and openly say The: tho
State aud national ticketa cannot DO sep.
arated 10 the manner attempted with
such q aimSy lover 90 the Baker county
retugn, reveraed. That the defeat of one
means, morally, the defeat OF the other
in this State. We do not eee how any
other result can be arrived at, aud no
ouch result a. the pre4eut will provo eat
isfaetosys 70 the people at large. They
will not bo aatisfed until the Supreme
Court, which 10 non-paftiaan in its char.
acter, adjudicates upon the matter In all
ita bearings. The returnp, with all Aft,
dsvits, aSFes5assssit=, eS;denes esd 81 SAsts
ters poEtaihlnS 20 th6rn, mist tS beodkhs
before the Supreme Court, and they must
s.e the matter to the bottom.
fhie is f-oWssh;ng that has reached
moFp EiSSnsih sRsppoFtisas then taafa
Sisse eH3 3trel! lE coms4Gnti5 The o.ton-
-tion ofstnS aho,e United 'Esatsu. anu wo
naight gay. in aonqS Sdegseesl Of tho civil.
ised world. It he's nanae& out Of our
hands into thoirs., ift4s cotimon proper.
~ nov. and they have an equal right
with n8ln denfanalng that ifs scttieuasns
ahall noe bs tainted With freud . that
both parties shali nov 'siAind eloof and
" that august tribunal, whjch 10 the
Guaf tribunal ia thts aStato, Tat aoys6
40 polittca or party, paea upon the equity
of oil proceedings connected with the
election, auj render tits Gecisioas Hithohy
fsaf or savor. Whatever that deniaion
may 30, whether favorable OF anfavore-
s@ie BE, .e E..enAse ta yiald nniat obedience
TO it. We shall counsel no nnreaaoning
Resistance, ccuniSe at no attempted fraud,
'hud give TO tho Incoming administration,
whether II be Governor Stearns or Gov.
.ernoF NDfsW, the hearty aupport which
its actions may eeem 90 merit. True to
Its poljtis$t pyineiplcs the Ua;op ssased
10 bold, 1ohsh hsAa' thsaiy vaelhfo upob
the opposition during che last campaign.
Ehe contest ondea Wo can Gee no senae
Ia continuing any warfare against it.
eave where the intssests.i iog the etate ore
concerned. State is higher than party
tho .tatefeata OF. Tho people higher than
that of politicians. and che Uhssss does
net proPoeo 70 throw any obstacle in the
way of anything that may benefit the
people or the STATE" r
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+. "Eke manueE i'm which, .hes hpard s,,i
StatS Canvnssera haye .peSforned their