Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-14
Il IT A PARTISAN BoDYs

the action Of the tripartits commission
will b to declare Tildea defeated. We
are treated daily TO Democratic sdito-
rails dsnouncing the Republican MEM
bsrs OF that body and especially Justice
Bradley ~ partisan. and declaring that
the Presidency Ia to b stolen from TIL
den by eight political thieves. II il
true that on every important question
which has thus far come before the TIL
bunal. tbs eight Republicans have voted
solidly on the side which favored the
Inauguration Of Governor Hayes; bot Ii
IL also true that on every question Of
this nature the seven Democrats have a.
conscisntiously chung together. and voted
for a ruling which would insure the sue.
cess Of Mr.. Tildsn. And this being the
case. a. the records show. the howl Of
p~artisanship with very bad grace
from either party. but especially from
the Democrats Who invented this new
tangled machinery. and fairly forced the
Republicans to accept ID. although in
doing 90 they jsopardizsd. not only their
own firmly intrenehsd position. but the
rights Of the people who had made their
choice Of q President at the ballot.boI.
but IL this Commission partisan'
Yes aud no. Il Is precisely what 1t was
intended to DO by the bill which
created II.
The electoral bill was the offspring Of
this condition Of affairs: The election
was so close that enc vote would turn
the scale. and the question Of how the
votes were to be counted. and who
should count them. therefore became
QUO Of the greatest importance. On
this subject the sentiments and theories
Of the two parties were a. far apart as
the North from the South Pole. The
Democrats claimed that Congress might
reject tie electoral vote Of any State,
ami that Il had the power TO 60 behind
the duly eertihsd returns and
the vote OF . State; the Republicans
insisted that the President Of the Senate
WAS the sole authority invested with the
constitutional power TO count the Votes.
and that Congress was not In any sense
Retaining Board authorized Ia ihvSs.
ti...te the returns Of . State. Each side
MIS- firm in its position and could not
DO moved. Then tho subject Of = COM
promise began to bs agitated. and the
compromise took the shape Of the elsc-
t6ral bill.
The passage Of that hill. as We have
repeatedly pointed out. simply meant
that tho whole matter was TO be left to
chance. The trainers Of the hill and
those who voted for IL knew perfectly
we'll that the seven Republicans on the
Commission would take their seats firm
iy impressed with the idea. not that
Gov. Hayes Was necessarily elected.
but that the Republican theory a. to
the powers Of Congress in counting the
votes was the correct one. and should
10 sustained. They knew perfectly
well that the seven Democrats ON the
Commission would be equally firm
and perhaps We should add. sincere
in their faith in the Democratic doc
trins. The whole question therefore
hinged on the opinions Of the 18th man.
and his selection was left to chance.
IL happened that . Republican was
chosen. and Of course. holding the hs-
publican belief on the questions before
the Commission. he has voted with the
Republicans. II TO act on ones eonv'e-
tons Is to be PARTISAN then the oom
mission IL partisan; u The P~artsan-
ship ir this case was expected. and IN
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