The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-22
ARE THEY ALL HONORABLE MEN.

The Wheeling Intetligeneer whines
over the fact that Democrats are not dis
posed to regard the infamous eight (s)
OF the Electoral Commission as complete
embodimsnts of all the cardinal virtues.
Our neighbor seems to forget that two OF
the Justices taken from the Supreme
Bench and placed upon this Commission
received their appointments as Associate
Justices under circumstances not very
we'll calculated to elevate their standard
of integrity In the eyes Of conscientious
people. The Su oreme Court of the
United States had rendered q decision
upon the Constitutionslity of the Legs'
Tender act which was adverse to the
views of q psrtizan administration. A
Republican Congress at once enacted q
law enlarging the Supreme Court for the
purpose of reversing the decision. The
President was hand in glove with Con-
gress in the execution Of this Infamy
and rs matter of course would appoint
only those upon whom he could rely,
and must have known in advance how
they would decide the question in point
Under these circumstances Messrs.
BRADLEY and STRONG received and &C
cepted the appointments, and as they
DID decide just as the President and
Crongress desired, the inference is very
strong that they were committed IN ad.
vance of their appointment. Coming to
the bench under thee peculiar circum-
stances it must have been difficult pro-
cess of reasoning by which our neighbor
has convinced himself that they are "all
honorable men," But independent of
this fact Justice BRADLEY before his
elevation to the bench, was only known
as a professional lobbyist and railroad
attorney-schools not eminently calcula.
ted to qualify man for
position wherein he is expected TO be
governed solely by pure motives and
conscientious regard for the right. But
there are other ugly stories in connection
with BRADLEY's appointment as arbitra-
tor on the Commission. 1t is claimed by
the Chicago Tunes that he entered into
caucus agreement with the political
members of the Commission to make
such judgment as should answer the ends
of the GRANr-CHANDLER conspiracy,
and none other. 1t is said to be sus:
ceptible OF proof that JAY GOULD came
from New York simultaneously with the
organization of the Commission and
held interviews with BRADLEY, MILLER
and MORTON. GOULD has been known
rs the intimate associate OF BRADLEY in
times past in the famous railroad Lobby
BY which the New Jersey railroads were
made a pool for enriching a clique of
very disreputabls lawyers, spectators
and brokers. 1t is furthermore heldagsinst
BRADLEY that the verv gown he wears
on the bench was presented TO him BY
the notorious corruptionist MARKLEY,
who had made millions in the New Jer.
sey Legislature in collision with BRAD
LEY, JAY GOULD and others of similar
standing. But BRADLEY makes bis own
record of intsmy on the Commission, BY
deciding in the Florida case that the in
eligible elector should form point for
Judicial examination, and thereafter, in
the Louisiana case deciding in direct op-
position to that.
We imagine that if BRADLEY would
read the handsome tribute to his Judicial
integrity, as penned by our reighbor, he
would be inclined to laugh in his sleeve
that man could be so gullible when led
sstrsy by his party predictions. We
are grstified, however, that the LnteLh
gencer is not inclined to cham
pion MoRToN's purity, but by
Spartan reticence as to that
point, passes on to HoAR and EDMUSDs
as sublime evidences Of how high in the
scale of morality and integrity a nstur-
ally depraved human nature can be
elevated. 1t might not be amiss to re
call the fact that when acapg under the
sanc,isy of an oath as Sen or four years
ago Mr.. EpMUNps could 60 behind the
certificates and refuse 10 count the elec.
torsl vote of Louisiana because it had
been vi,isted and nullihed by fraud.
Yet at this time while acting under an
oath no more solemn and binding than
ths, he took as Senator he refused to do
it.
II is useless 10 discuss the charsctersf
the men, who knowing that q great
wrong had been done, refused to exercise
the power conferred upon them, and cor
rect it. 1t was the eminent JOHN MAR
SHALL who said Show me right and
will find the law to sustain it" Acting
upon different principle, the Comms-
sion was shown the wrong and sought
tor law TO sustain it.
CAPITAL BILL PASSED
The substitute for House Bill No. Is,
better known IS the Capital Removal