The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-03-08

toral College, seems necessarily to be de-
rived from the nature of confederate
government. If one party to the COM
pact possesses power as to its subject
matter superior to the power created by
agreement, the compact inevitably faile,
for it is impossible for ConfederaCy to
exist unless jurisdiction of its individual
member as to the powers committed to
the confederation is subordinated to the
larger jurisdiction of the latter. If, for
example,as in this case, one State can re-
ceive its functions as to electing Presi-
dent in violation of the Constitution,
without any power in the Union to re-
wise its action, then a constitution was
unnecessary for the delegation of powers,
and the nation may be governed in viola
ton OF the very instrument which created
it. But whatever the power of Congress
as to the authority over the vote of cleo
tors, it is certain that it is not bound to
treat as valid fraudulent certificate. It
matters not how absolute the sovereignty
under which a fraud is perpetrated it can
not receive protection or be granted recog-
milton If there be tribunal to which
the certificates are submitted it is bound
to treat them as worthless. The certifi-
Gates were charged to be fraudulent The
commission, if it counted them, gave
them validity. 1t was its duty to hear
the facts, to prevent the success of fraud,
even though certificates came from a
sovereignty hundred fold greater than
Louisiana or Florida.
DenunciatlOn of the Fraud Must be Increasing.
By these methods, under forms pre-.
scribed by law constituting the Electoral
Commission, Rutherford B. Hayes has
been declared President of the United
States. His title rests upon the disfrau-
chisement Of lawful voters, the false GER
tifcates of returning officers, acting cor
ruptly, and the decision of Commission
which has refused to hear evidence of al
legged fraud. For the first time the
American people are confronted with the
fact of a President fraudulently elected.
His Inauguration will be peaceful, and in
that hour the most infamous conspiracy
of all history will receive its crown. In
the exciting days just past the forbear-
ance of the people has maintained peace,
Let it not, however, from this be under
stood that the fraud to be consummated
on March 4th, will be silently acquiesced
in by the country. Let no hour pass in
which usurpation is forgotten. Let agi-
tation be unceasing that at every oppor.
tunity the people may express their ab-
horrence Of the outrage. Let the want of
confidence be voted at every election in
Mr.. Hayes and his administration. Both
must be controlled by conspirators who
have elected the one, and will organize
the other, and whatever of good may
come from either will always be darken-
ed by the stain upon their title. Let the
Democratic party at once organize for new
contests to secure overwhelming victories
that conspirators may never again at
tempt the experiment which now humi-
liates the Republic, and has installed in
its highest Office, usurper.
[Signed.
FRANK H. HURD, of Ohio,
RANDALL L. GIBSON, of Louisiana,
JOSIAH G. ABBOTT OF Massachusetts,
OTTo R. SINGLETON, of Mississippi,
VIM. P. LYNDE, Of Wisconsin.
Resignation Of A. S. Hewitt,
Hon. Abram s! Hewitt this evening re-
signed his position as Chairman of the
Democratic National Committee. The
resignation was accepted and Senator
Barnum OF Connecticut, appointed in his
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