Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-03-01

The Democratic scheme for preventing
the completion of the electoral count can
only be defined as a conspiracy. IL Is
conceived by the most desperate and Nio-
lent men Of the party; 1t Is pushed tor'
ward by gross abuse alike OF parliamen-
tarv forms aud OF party precedents and
rules. Bad faith dis&race> its origin. dis
asier must follow IL success. There Is
hardly any language too strong to de-
nouuce it, dishonest and dangerous char
acter The men who are pushing It on
clamored and threatened uutil they forced
the Republicans at Washington to give up
their rights for the sake OF peace. and TO
Join them 10 creating commission oi ar
bitrators to which the question OF the
Presidency. answered once at the polls,
might be submitted for second decision.
The plan of commission was a strictly
Democratic plan, the only object OF which
was TO give the Democrats another
chance to which they were not in any
way entitled. Surely L either party more
than the other IS tightly bound 10 honor to
stand by the judgement of the judges 1t Is
the party which insisted upon the ar5itra-
ton. not the party which reluctantly ac-
cepted it, But nsensible to decency and
reasons. about tifty of the Democrats, now
/ that they find the decision going against
them, purpose to break up the court, re-
pudiate their agreements, and demand u
4 - l.. ,aFt a IL
" alarmed by the discovery that ii these
ifiny men perseyere in their plan they can
do what they propose in spite of the adj
verse votes of their more honorable party
associates.
10 unsettle public affairs again at this
time. TO shake the confidence in cur po-
litical future just beginning to dawn. 10
expose the country TO the worry. disorder
and expense of another campaign. tc
plunge the South into lSesh trials, to post
pone for at least another year the long
. deferred revival OF business will be regard
ed everywhere as 4 crime against the ma
ton. will call down the Indignation And
resentment of every true american. Tn,
4, politician who have engaged in the schem'
, will be crushed by the consequences. an'
q the whole of the party to which they be
long will share in their disgrace. But al
though the plan is desperate and its effect
must be ruinous to the very fraction Z.
which it Is promoted, il is nevertheless
:, plan which can be carried ont with com
parative ease. 4 handful OF revolutionlst
. 10 the House OF Representatives. wlthou
=, character. without conscience, without'
future. without sense or responsioilit,
hurried on by unreasouing anger. can de
>. iy all the rest OF the Congress and peopl
OF the United State. overturn the labor
OF the Commission, and defeat the wishe
OF the country a. expressed at the polls.
u, The hes; way OF bringing these men
), reason would be by the quick and decide
- action OF their own political brethren.
very pos tive expression OF opinion b
sensible and patriotic Democrats wouI
=. probably have AN effect. Why have IL
organs of the party 10 word OF rebuI
=. for them: Why does Speaker RandA
throw over them the mantle Of his ofiicl
:, hospitality and protection: If the De1
:, ocrats wish ever again to elect a Pre-
dent Of the United States. they must p
=. astop TO this conspiracy without an hour
= idelay.-LN. Y. Tribune.