The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-01-26
The Electoral Vote.


report some plan by which the p, esent complica-
ted state Of our polite affairs may be arranged
satisfactorily to the people.
The bill embraced in the report of the Com
mission presents fair face; but we are not
ready to give il our ungunli fed endorsement.
Should it pass and the two houses elect honora-
bic, fair-mindcd men-men who would lay aside
oil partizan bias-to carry out It's provisions, we
may hope for satisfactory solution; but we
cannot shut our eyes to the fact that the bill, as
it now stands, gives prepondcrancc of Radical
infiuence In the Commission to determine upon
the votes Of the contested States. The Senate
has q Republican majority, and would elect five
Republicans as Commissioners; the House is
Democratic and would elect FIVE Democrats, the
political status of the Judges of the Supreme
Court, designated by the BILL IS one Democrat,
one ''liberal Republican and two ultra-Rcpub-
licens, and it is more than likely that those four
will select an undoubed Republican to make the
fifth. In that case there will be eight Republ-
cans and one liberal Republican to six Demo
gratis. If the four Judges should elect q Glib
eral Republican" the case would be changed but
littl ) for the better-tho Commission would still
be strongly Republican. Tie fact that Morton
refused to put his signature to the report.a<SS' y
Joint compission has weight with us Nor
ton is tricky, scheming politician, and we have
no cohnaencsln him. His refusal to sign the
epD, In may nave Two oE'e'.s' no'anay believe
and mir aai~s'D,sn, r"I w." ~ "S aooS, an honest
m;,..a M w ;.,S rs'"e"s w." " We u'nea"y ana put
.s.N..n, w onalr; OF he may
49, Ol .uOt-nO'e 'nrousa Sksh Hayes will
ID hind n.maora,i pos. . p's...On' nnahs trying
y ~ A'su'.',pg aHRpPo-
~ 6fsS - ,ho far ns.e WI DC somsSop-
arss.,on ,,d ,i., IlsS&s - o'2
=, nm. oa -, -. pOslon wouia psI
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II The Rs,SSBc g.;Ssst., :, ,S e.
VOL, co,o;,, e5 Will, n Ks g. III
Iaugbin assS e,r s,eevossS 3.
moss .# - =. = -. /
1de bops Is that, IN 4;har ka..o 80 -
vGtisaus will be e,ec, "a 20 ..,,. ..;..;. ....
khata decent regard fo,,..N. seei;n nr. s,l -
of tL. -reup,s5rs-1l =; ro lo>.si li11
annoying and vcxatiots question now disturbing
every portion of the country, in the interest Of
peace and to secure confidence in the govern.
ment throughout the nation, will prompt our
Senators and Representatives to select men
sqkhose national regulations for irmncss Of ehfr
acter, bsnor and fair mindedness, will be guar
antees toihc people that their rights will be re-
spccted and the blessings ofSa pure Republican
government preserved to tM&Aflet the scale fall
which way it may.
~ Upon that Commission is do place for either
strong, bitter and relentless ktisan or weak,
crouclng party tool. The fdfs fstion they will be
required to decide is one Of :! ESeatimpsk skisnce
,soaI 80 ~, mc
peru,,;,,,, ;ry,;,u,.Irs. az u. noon,. -,on.nd
H., man 90 .h;,;,,, .hnu,.,a - ,;,,,:.-.
on - ,,h,, -, o,as.as -. ..,e,a
no o,sson Co. ,i,.., -.
gssn ,,,,.d o,ra;,;s. ,,s o,,,..,o,,.,s, a.,
has so materially unsettled onL .,Iruo,e1 NJ,
the businesses Of ,bs ,coun,rv that ,h.r. :.
growing disposition among some classes Of tps,
people to accept any compromise that gives the
least promise of estoring tranquility and i'm
proving trade. We, of the South. are suffering
Ns much as any ,pcople from this dis,urbipo
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