The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-13
1HE DIMOcR.iTIC SUICIDE.


ALBANY, Feb Q. Happening to be present
Ne oiirr evening. NlDn Chlci JuStic" Church
MS drawn into dis uS-ion OF tlr Suhlr " IN
Two - ,mner.ii S-nYtlr- u ht- occurred g. me-
Ihni hrier stat 'mrnt of the Niow- OF the highest
judicial tiln .tOunty of tbs STATE. himself "a
iir-iong Demo rat might De ut 'tosth- 10 the
In thrnret ph,a, Chi"fJustloo Chur' y rorurls
u" whole h'nio of u commission 70 lrril" ih'
pr'siirn y as IN on-i tat anal and. 10 lis a.
1wu wur l- Tia" ~ go ~ far e. Of modern
amos The Constitution. he thino-. Glve- ia
NE rlrnr n terms "ith"r to congress or t. the
Preside pl tues nntr ih" dad not express an
opinion Whieh', tho right to- count III" cl' tofil
sOtc- and dN.ni tn result; hut II dnr- not
give Congr - IA, rirht to drlosnt TINS power
~ nnl outside parts or lr'"s whatever. anu
any aitnmpt Ia DO 50 :. VA li- opinion. dlr"t
violation OF the Coh1tiiutioni or an unnu-
imposed by, IT., As to the power Of Con.
Il. to 20 hoh nj the properly authenticated
electoral vote 90 n STATE. hr i- rpunly positive
and emphatic i'm his OPP mon inal Il ms no such
he took this po.ton; Ti" Con-t tut On gives 10
svory suite rNr! usiyr control .uN,r tn" manner
o. s'','T- 'l nlli.nl i,I n's i num- ,,'',
Returning Boari invested with authority to
lecnrr who is oie trai To- nh" in that STATE,
and such Returning Boar hu- q td IN pur-
sum" OF lhw. there Is hn power IN Con-r' ~ or
IA an1 othrr body olts Il" Louisiana 10 - be-
hind its ahion. IL maNrs no ali r"n
whether in your opinion or ninn,' sand be-.
tho board has done right or wrons, Congress
rann" - behind It without Ahnni "A right
tuition. nnl prll tirilly putting an end 10 all
elections" IN illustrating this t. his bono
crntc listeners. thu Chicl Justic" said: sup
pose TINT In the Presidential "le'tion OF 1868
Dow Seymour had got enough rlcc torn ylt =. ~
addition t. those OF h rs own Sutr. t. nuke him
President Tin Republic an party of this state
charged the grossrsi frauds against the Demo
rrnt- iu that "l'" ton. thov even rluimed, and
Eill claim that tn" frauds were oi -ulllrirnt mag
nltudr g. turn the ) ale IN iAYOr Ol tn DrmO-
crpt- in thi- State. Their party cont lllrd both
hOu- -ui Congress-, and W tn Sew Work Tor
Seymour he would ho elect "A; without II. Gen.
Grant would he. Now suppose uuder these
circumstances the Republicans had prevailed
upon Congress 10 20 l'hml ~" "lrH tnial vote.
a. cert lll"d am transmitted from this SuItr nnl
b. invest igitr tho alir.rd frauds ia the rlwtIrn
here. suppose TINT IN thus my -HgniOn they
became cOnyln 'rd tl3d Grant actually carried
the State by amrlorty uf lr-ai vutre and. u ting
or this cOnvi. ton. hul given tn ri '.tlra vote
g. Grnnt instead OF Seymour WAnt would the
Democratic party have donr2 Why, Il would
hnyn h"n m end OF Presidential elections IN
H. Sttro' New York"
,Ths CAini Jnsticc expressed gront surprise
That DMnorf's. for the sake of gnnihs ~ tom
p"ihri advantage. should be found " llihL tore
ho,intn u" old Time Demo ratio do trine Of the
riEhlA at thm Ntit 10 guaranteed by the Con
httuilnn. W" Ind nltir.' said he. stick to
u" trnstt ton and laws. H. in so doing we
90 down ~ nation, uhrrr may br n possibility
OF resurrection, hut If we 20 down vIOlat 4.
an Constitutions and laws. there can never be "a
resurrection