Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-02-22

AvrtSt a. %'E A.
Thursday Morning, February %, 1877.
UnWarrantable Delay.

INV tSN"ts
Wha, is the purpose OF the democrats
in Congress in delaying on trivial grounds
the counting OF the electoral votes
Louisiana might as well have been counted
last Saturday as on Tuesday last The
Senate was ready to meet the House In
convention Saturday 10 go on with the
count; and SO notified the House, but the
democrats in the latter body raised ohiec-
lions and carried recess until Monday
Monday came and went, and not a step for
ward in the count was taken. The day was
consumed in diatory movements. Tues
dav Louisiana was counted and there was
the best of reason 10 believe that the work
of counting would go on without interrup-
tion until Oregon was reached. But at
Michigan there was delay on the pretext
of the ineligibiity of an elector. The
two Houses were obliged TO separate
and take formal proceedings upon the
matter, and finally Michigan was counted
after worse than useless expenditure OF
time. At Nevada another halt was called
by the democrats, another trumped-up
case of ineligibiity was presented. which
was employed to stop progress until
Wednesday morning. to which time
SIS was taken by the House. Thus
two DAYS of this week have been con-
sumed in counting nine States, all oi
W hich might have been done Saturday al
ternoon but Tor the intentional and un-
necessary della, caused by the democrats.
There are now but nine secular days
remaining before the 4ih OF March, in
which the counting of the votes must e
completed. aud there were yesterday
morning sixteen States still TO be count
ed, among which were Oregon and South
Carolina, two States whose cases are eX-
pected to go before the commission for a
hearing and decision which may employ
the greater part of the time yet remain.
ing in which the count is to he closed
1t appears evident that the democrats
have il in their power TO defeat The Inau
guration ol Hayes if they dare take the
responsibility. Win they dalep That is
serious and momestous question lol
tht m 10 consider, whis they are duly
considering, not as TO What justice and
right demand OF tb, M in the circumstances
but whether the d. nocratic parry Call
take such desperate and revolutionary
course ard survive the consequences
With all their recklessness ard front,
cry in III. N, ans they use To obtain pow
er, they will scarcely dare to lisk the an
initiation OF their party by carrying theiI
dilatory measures in the House to the ex
trt tniiy oi defeating the Inauguration oI
Gov. Hayes. The business men of the
country who desire the tel mination OF the
struggle over the Presidency in order
that business may revive will visit the
democratic parry with their hottest wrath
ii they do this thing. The ipiamy OF re-
pudatiI & The decisions Of the commits
sion which they th, mselves established
as they averred to settle the Presidential
dispute will sink them to perdilion. n,
confidence would be placed in them b,
anybody. The viest blacklegs woul,
surpass them in honor. Their dsgrac,
would be without excuse. 1t would be
national shame, to which foreign natl, n
would point as an evidence of the DEGRADED
haracter of our people. and particular,
of the vileness and pertidy OF The demo
cratic party.
The democratic rebellion secured The
repu bliean party in lowtr in the nalior
sixteen Yeas; il The democrats Yield Il
the dish0norable counstls Of some OF theil
leaders SO lar as 10 prevent the naugura
tion OF Hayes alter the electoral commits
sion has decided The contest in his favor
the democrats will again sink into II feeble
minority, if the party continues to exist
and the republicans will have another
long lease OF power before them.
The vote OF Messrs. Pierce and Seelye
OF Massachusetts with the democrat
against the decision of the commission in
regard To Louisiana takes lew republicans
outside Of Massachusetts by surprise. ],
is only The fruit which might be expected
of the Kind OF republicanism nurtured by
some OF the republican papers Of The
modern Athens
Dudley ID. Fields Brother on Gov