Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-02-28
THE UNJUST JUDGES.

fccclNc anu coiNl1tT tnc uccir"h W
the Electoral Commission IN the Lou
Islam case, Senator Wallace presented
the following very pointed objections
to the decision-objections that cut to
the marrow aud that are but an ex-
! e, ,~Y-s1 p~-xrsa%-r N-s 80
the people The Senator 30 a6'} 'sfre-
sents in the Senate Of the Usiied
States:
"lrt-Tbat the decision is in viola
lion OF the electoral act IN this, that by
the act the Commission Is required Ia
decide whether any, and what votes
from such States are votes provided
for by the Constitution, and what per
sons were duly appointed r!ec,ors.
"2l-B Because The act creating the
Commission was passed to The end
that the Commission would hear aud
examine evidence, aud honestly decide
what electors in any disputed State
were iairly and legally chosen, whereas
the Commission refused.
"3- Because the decision is in disrc-
gard Of the truth. justice and law, and
establishes the demoralizing and omi-
nous doctrine that fraud, forgery, bri-
berry and perjury can lawfully be used
as means TO make President of the
United States, against the well known
or easily ascerlained will Of the peo.
pie Of the States
These objections were signed by SEN
ators Wallace, Of Pennsylvania; John.
ston, Of Virginia; Bayard;of Delaware
Dennis, Of Maryland; Herman, OF Now
York; Kelly, of Oregon, and Saules-
bury, of Delaware and large mum.
ber of Congressman, covers the ground
more completely than any other pro
position submitted on this question.
In The debate in the Senate on Mon.
day before the vote was taken on the
decision of the Commission AZ to the
count Of the Louisiana electors, Scna-
tor Wallace quoted from the speeches
Of s,na,,rs Morton and sherman and
~ '....' n.,.e ~ ..Iu. .Il,iI
n'P'0'''''""'' ~ nN''' ""''0 Wy ~"
for the creation of the Commission
was before Congress, showing that
they Objected TO the bill on the ground
~, !, s.,o,,n;,ad ,bo nov.r and ,,,
'""v y -,
'u"'y r'Pn'icu '"o o""'"''sS'on 10 ~
view the work OF The keturnlng Boards
and make thorough investigation OF
their acts and yet with this internrc.
,a,;,,n :, ~, ;o,,,, ~ *. Am uo,,.,.
49,, - ~, ~ '"S ~"
ana oarhc'u' aT n'e"oers ol Tue Com
mission, voted to ignore all evidence
and refused to perform the duties re-.
on;rcd of ,he,u bv the act S,n,,or
WI. ,a,.,..,,.d ~ a,,,..o ~ n,
""""'V '0''"' w.. ''"o >" Wy
Commission ~ the following scathi'g
manner;
"The rejection of the proof of fraud
by the Commission admitted It's truth.
| This is sound law, and the Republican
party cannot now say the facts are not
as We state them. Gross and palnable
frauds on the pcoplc of Louisiana and
through them on the American pso
pie. have been voice and power TO bro.
claim lie. TO nulliiy truth. and 10 re.
verse the will of a majority of Inn,
people. 1t is false that a minority OF
The people Of Louisiana have app1int.
ed the HAYES electors. but this decision
proclaims il 10 be true. Itistrue that
ihey did appoint the Tildcn electors.
but that truth is nulhfied and crushed
by this decision. and for the first time
the will of a mniority Of the pooplc i.
cxpunved and rcscrscd by the votes OF
the Electoral College. The broad of.
fer to prove hlsehood and forgery in
the destruction Of 10000 lawful votes
was rejected. and being rejected. the
truth Of the facts alleged cannot be dc