The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-02-14
THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION.

We write in ignorance Of the drcisien Of
The Comuissiea % the Florida case which
was taken into conviderutiou On the frst day
Of its session. III importance, as the poin.
upon which the question. may entirely hinge
bias brought TO its solussoathe strongest of
al legal and intellectual power.
That legal jesuit, Evarts, has brought
to bis side Of Ale snhjecl all that strength
Of argument, for which he is conspicuous.
aud much more Of that zeal to make the
worse appear the better side than hs is ac-
castomed to exhibit. Ills position IL the
johnson impeachment case won him cha
racter Of fairness Ms iaals and integri,yas
patriot. which he has lost utterly BY his
advocacy Of the EXTREMIST Of the sunconstis
tu,ional doctrines Of the most ultra Of fana-
tic or desperate Republicans,
Inthe telegraPbic reports II Mr.. Esars
speech We were surprised to hear from him
such a remark IS this: thatthe attempt to
bring Judges into the workings of this
scheme hat is. the Electoral Commission
---of pc 3ular sovereignty will make il intot-
cradle. since the decision Of the Judges will
override and supsrsede the win of'ths peo.s
pie. s:.'s.sr $. + So -. n. :,
! The question aaturally occurred. may
not the Commissions. created for the very
purpose Of seeing tkit the viii u The peos
pie, was ,iot oycrriaJen aud superseded, "a
il was by the machinery If the Returning
Boards? Was il NOT Just 81 the s,eaple I
Was it not better 70 call ID astribunsls, ex,
tra- constitutional though il might lie. ; 1t
learned aud hcas>t, 70 interpret tue win o.
the people, rather than its voice should be
stihed. by . badly confessedly corrupt. and
intent, fro,u IFS very inception, upon the
bol,.est frauds. ttat The will u party. not
Of people, might be expressed ",
But surprise has ceased when the full
text Of the speech u Mr.. Esaris appears.
lie goes even farther iuthe sufFccatial 81
the win IF the people ihan i expressed ia
the remark FIRST quoted, lie endorses Tie
assertion Of his collssgne. Mr. Stonghion.
that il Board performed the duty assign.
ed 10 It however mistaken. however cloud
ID with error however tainted With frasd.''
their decision must stand irreyer>isle. and
al inquiry must end. And Mr.. Eyarts
goes on 10 contend tl,as the disqualification,
prescribed BY tie Constellation 20 ic,leral
Office holders being electors, j. 10 bar 70 chs
couhting the soios q spch electors. if ihey
hare been certified By State officers Or Re
turning BOards. GO e.
This bold stand Ny man presumed Il
be conservative IN temper shows 10 VIA
extremes toe more violent Of his party ar,
bent on taking. IL presumably moderat.
men as be take such wild ground, then ih,
need Of such interpositiOn as is made ny ih'
/ electoral Commission becomes apparent
That Commission alter all may disslT,oin
Us. Bot. ifafier the avosul Of sach doc
/ trines ~ those Of Mr.. Eyarts. and the pre-.
seuiatian d the infanies connected with ib'
Ioaisiaaa returns. he Commission sustain
both. We shall no, ohiy BE disappointed. bu
we shAll despair. for then there shall seen
10 abide no longer with man honesty D
clearness o. judgment. Evstts ispalpabl,
wrong. aud the Louisiana frauds transIpa
rent as air. II both are sustained By ID,
Commission. then We may argue that wroBi
Is right, and fraud is honesty. y
lftia e...>->.,.e>>s--.-sse fe5.ti
No common school law will be complet,
that does not look 10 longer period Of sfu
dy for the surils. and anger amount 0
compensation for the teachers. Short pc
RODS Of study turn pupils hose % forget il
the long interval. learly III they Lar
learned. Small compensation Is apt /,
bring % the field Of issiruciiou. men 70.
colnpeten,. from their Owa defective cdu.
cation. 70 teach others. Men II suIficien
qualification will not devote ihemselves /,
the IL paid services aud uugralefal labor
u an ssOeation LEES literally rewarded thai
the toll n The dsy Iaborer.
AL recognize the value o. edncation
Many cIamof for relief from the State. Bu
all must agree. that TO make The systel
fruitful ia the benefits expected require
more meaps than have been allotted.
Z IL here Is any tax that i toIersbls. Il j
that for purposes Of educaiion.
800 -see-Y-,s..s.s.s...s.4 ~
The Capitol at Raleigh cost about sjl5.
600. SOsays the Raleigh Ne,rs. Til