Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-01-18
THURSDAY. JANUARY Is, 1877.
Trckery.

Trickery.
some Democrats threaten to 5iibuster .
In the House. thereby preventing count
of the electoral votes until after March 4
This, they conceive, Will secure new cleo
ton. which they are confident Will result
in l'c success OF Mr.. Tilden. This plan,
ike many others of Democratic origin,
lacks practicablity. The electoral votes
a1. in charge OF the President o, the SEN
axe aud he can at any time proceed to
count them. the appointed day having ar
rived. whether the House attends as wit
mes, or not. It's safe to say that Mr.. Ill
den will not become President in that
way.
l. il not time to have done with shallow
tr.rksl Mr. Tilden and his lrIsndS have
slightly wearied public patience in this
matter. The intent of their elaborate le
gal trtckeries in South Carolina, Oregon.
and Vermont was to defeat the will of the
people OF those States. and it failed. In
accordance with the law OF each Of those
States. It's full electoral vote has been cast.
Without question Vermont voted for
Hayes. and the Legislature provided for
filling any vacancies by which part OF its
vote might be lost. Beyond dispute. Ore
con voted for Hayes. and q majority OF
the electors duly appointed proceeded, in
accordance with law Of that State. to FL
the vacancy created by the voluntary with
travail of the n5n-elected hired man,
Cronin. Nor Is there any question, As
committee composed Of members OF both
houses attests by H. unanimous decision.
as 10 the popular vote in South Carolina.
"a 10 Florida. a majority Cor Hayes ap-
peared at the original count upon the face
Of returns a majority stu larger appear
Ell when the board exercised Judicial pow
ers; majority again appeared when, IN
der orders Of court. the board made 4
,hird canvass. and having made fourth
canvass, under q second order of court
tile board still finds a majority for Hayes.
and it, official existence has terminated.
- the electoral body has also ceased to
eXlst-anI It j. more than doubtful wheth
er The court Lad any power to interfere
with is action when in eXistence-we may
consider the Florida case closed. There
remains the Louisiana question. And We
desire to say that the impudent claims, and
the dishonest and pettifogging methods to
which the Democrats have resorted in re-
gad to other State. have in great de-
gree destroyed whatever hold they have
had npon public opinion.
The people have affecting that the Presi
deucy ought not to be Won, Ike horse
rate or q game of cards. by dirty tricks.
From the first, being in doubt as to the
true result, they were inclined to watch
the conduct OF the two parties very mar
rowly. They have heard the Democratic
leaders shrek Fraud every day. while
frying 10 steal votes by devices both in
decent and dishonest. On the other hand,
lie Republicans have laid claim to the
votes Of Vermont and Oregon. and il APP
pears that they were right; they have
claimed be vote Of South Carolina. and no
one now. has the audaciiy to dispute the
claim; they have asserted that Florida
voted for Mr. Uayes, and all the evidence
Ihus Tar sustAin- The assertion; and they
have consistently maintained that the APP
parent Democratic majority in Louisiana
was produced by.yiOlencc and terror, and
wa- utterly void and fraudulent. and they
.5e supported, not only by the former de-
oi-i0n OF the state Board. bat by great
mass OF testimony
he Democrats have thrown away what
case they had by mere pettifoggIng. The
tricks ofthe romb- shyster, the ingenuities
Of the railway attorney, are not appropri-
ate here. and hurt their case before the
people Ii they have justice on their side.
why do they cot rest there. calmly con-
fldent that the people will do what is right
This is precisely what men a. Shrewd a.
the Democratic leaders would have done.
if they had been willing TO submit their
case on its merits TO popular judgment.
Indeed, this Is just what the Republican
leadsss have done rtus far, with unlimI
ID resources Of TECHNICAL power they
persistently sppealed to public opinion
with evidence tina, their claim a. to Louis
iaua was founded in justice. Therein they
have done N uch 90 prove that they 90 not
fear the.publc verdict on the merits of
their case Meanwhile Democrats have
been pettifoggng. bribing. and tricking
continually. as if conscious that nothing
out dishonest means can secure them sue
cess. DO they think that public opinion
has not noted this differance: Possibly
they may 90 better before it is too late.
But of one thing they may be sure-sharp
practice and the tricks of the shyster will
not make the next PresideHt.-[N. \. Tri-
bune.