The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-30

saiurut' all thr"u IA " tn corruption.
EVIDENCE ALIUNDE.
| Tho unvnry'ny preference of tho eight Com
| ms-ionns Tor IN. ials" over 10" tru" b"roni"s
| y.ry striking " IN = point. When thry got l,-
| hind the Governors pup"rs. th"y found lynn,
olnde two otncr scts II do umrnls. one "
whi.h WIS n record o tn, n tual Hppnl ntmcnt
made 10y tn" people IN" 9th r WIS II NOR fnhri-
cntiQ ot The R'turnin Blur W thnut amy
s"mbinn' ~ Of truth; they rmlrl 'nd the lNti-r
with ai the nfdor of snrerr niT 'o,ion. and r'-
ln ted the former with all possible marks OF
To give The dcrrccs of tho Returning Donrla
the con 'lusiNr riT Il cllim"d Tor them. Il WIS
n'r seary to hold that they were legally IN
Iur siiotion. whether rightly or rrronrously
| eN"rssrd, WIS absolute over the whole suhint
! matter. In Florida the II Ytuts winch rrrntrS
| powrra. and the Supreme Court Of tlmt Stntn
! sol'mnly pronoun .rd its clnim of ~ iiraI nu-
/ thorty tu he altogether unfOun lnd. But tn"
| Electoral Comm ssion would not he niluan ed
hy eth r the written or the unwr'it'n law. The
| conniss on conceded to the Louisiana board
! 9ll lne ludt'ih power II needed I" sln tiN ts
slrgn MI" mont of tho people IN the fa~ Of
ir' Consi tuition, wni b expressly forbade II.
| rms Genera, iurIsdi"tion was not all they m'-
| slowed on thos' hpnris: they declared in sub
| stan'c that II might H." w"l exercised IA plr-
| tirullf .ns whcr" II was hni invoked Accord
INK 10 the law VIII II ruv' them hr ns ns. for
instan 80. wh"r"a LouisInnn parish sent np ns
return without protest siut mrnt or affidavit
THE INFAMOUS EIGHT
Tho eight Commisaiun"rs lid not sion iherc.
! They wont mu'h iurihrr' They practically
Just lel amt sustained all tn" niln ~ rhs riitv
of the Returning Boards. Th,N not only refused
10 take voluntary notlrooi tie utrori9us irau -
/ p"rprtratrd hy them. hut they N'lul"d the
proo.s Of their corruption wli d ihs D"mo"rniic
| counsel held ~ then hands and offered IL eN-
| hiht. Th's. tpmmiss, on ~ rh"k'd on the
Wrl. dhis l. s...'i s,,,mrrssed 6cn1 r'c
| turns And this they nut ON the cypress
/ EroGnd that 70 them il WIS all on" wh' thrr
/ t'ic a On of tncs' boards WIS irautuirnt or
/ not Th,y would sun r. no pr,ni oi ,rotrupt'on
! a. invaidut" IN" risit canned 10y a Hayes man
! tonut ia Ia" vot" ot u stat for his oIu.ld"t".
THIS wonsirnus nnd unrhdurail' outrage
WIS rcs Il 'd ~ tn" utmost. AN ol t" s"V'u i'm
plor,l and prot st"d against i. judge tiilnrl
| tn Pr aidD mt ot the omm son. laid II down
Hs maxim of tho common law TINT fraud IT,
! utos what Yer j tou los. Hnd proved II uni i"-
| uluhiv H. might have proved more. II = not
to all countries and nll ng.rs: no ole can chum
It it"N.nsiv"lyi II r"rNndos nll systems Of iur =
! prudrn Il has It's home VA ,Vrry hon IT
h'urt; II Is fli" universal nj ln"nt ni all lu-t
mon; it applies g. nll human dealings. isg
told them plniuly that thor disrrsnrl Of this
er"a, plin 'iplr WIS as sh' kim m morals n-
/ mrut ry In 0wl"l-e mat fraud VII a'ns all pro-
GOOD Do =. even the most solemn. thnt o., form
oi words. no amount ol ceremony. mo- s'l'wni-
! Is 90 II" '",'tiht. can shlvii 10 from Exp sur.
or protect ~ stru tur" from assault amt de-
stiu tom But tnr ought wcro as dNai us al
drr- ~ the voice. uf reason and justice. They
would uot permit IN, fraud 20 h. ns-auIird.
ma ID - 70 b" destroyed. Trey stool over {
o. -hinl u. protect II. and stvn. IT, Intsrlos INA,
tln irund g',IS OF their authority - cover Il
against every att, X.
IT," eight prr- .st"utly denied th"ir power or
TINT Of Con-r -. 10 DO what thcy w'r. COM
munl.d hN Oh" law t. hu-tnat is. .'ii" VINO
" wr" duly appointed. TA'y would only 4" i'll"
tngt certain persons wcrc named ~ "l' tors by
n Returning Board. They would not uni"r-
stand that tne appointment 10y thc people sht
i,' one tllnE, and the at on of the turniu.
Eourd another. or that the lnt r, even as evil
Il 'n'. oi the former. was worthless II Il Was
truudul"nt
TnuNfB1r- n1GerSo rt.onrpA orr
,,, -, .,
tin ,.t., ull- h., r.c,,,vN " IN i III, hnnnrs -
pu stion IT, v.rty would b. u-urpaton upon
stat" rights whi'h th"y ith" rghu VIZ" most
careful to preserve intact and uninpnirei.
But. sad they. If "A R"lurn ng Board hn-
HAYES un'nithiuy. the state herself. 10y her own
authorize, must see t. 4 and correct the
wrong Thrr"upon cam" I iorida. AMI show"l
tiiui -h" had. in tact. mni" IA" correction. All
ih"drlH Hrtiurhi~n nf her toN"rutnrn' l".. =
| litnr". her courts, ana h"r iN"'ut !Ne-hhi AT
du'r'ii Tunes "Nninln' ANA r'Nl-"l N" a. ton
oI h"r h"turniug brri: prom nn rd T. i",s".
iraululrni, am N"id' de- lnrd iinl ~" ! ,ld"n
'f"t 'if W't' luN Hlh l',i' NM Il me my =
rhhlhnt'- WNn,'W SNi'h o. Nulh"tiy tn Nt'
| 'rtn" - d" lh"r" 40 ~ IN - t' hrr~'ll mp
rEli hl'r" poe uu-h-t 'unini ni~rl"n. " M uli thr
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