Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-10
SCORE iss VOTES FOR HAYES AND
WHEELER.

However ineligible an slsctor may b
TO Be voted for. II his vote IL received by
tho Electoral College. II cannot Be ques-
toned by Conerssz.-Jasfios Brudiey's
opinion girsn IN he decision on " florida
oas.
II II seldom that a mans opinion II
invested With al the force Of Law. and
more seldom stil that spon his opinion
hangs the destiny Of . nation. But the
above simple expression Of belief by
Justice Bradley carries with IL not only
all the force Of Law. but. - his vote
will in al cases BE- cast In accordance
with 1t. Il practically settles the Prssi-
DENTAL question. and declares Ruthsr-
ford b. Hayes President.
The opinion nsans just this The en-
tire power 10 control the conduct Of cleo
tons rssts with the State authorities.
When an Electoral College has been
duly appointed. its members arc the
judges Of their own qualifications, pre-.
eissly ~ Congress Is Of those Of lis
members ; and when a vote has once
been accepted BY the College. Congress
has no right 10 question its validity.
In Louisiana. now that the Coumis.
sion has decided that Il cannot 10 be-
hind the returns OF . State. the maiu
contest Of the Democrats will be oveI
the alleged inelisibility Of two Of the
Hayes Electors. But these Electors
qualified before the meeting Of the col
lsgs, II not before the 7th Of November.
were elected by the other members to
all the vacancies created by their pre-
vious insligibility. and their votes were
accepted BY the college and forwarded
with the rest 70 Washington. Justice
Bradley. therefore. in accordance with
his views on tho question-which are
the only views . reasonable man can
hold or . sincers man sIPress-wiil
vote for the counting OF Louisiana for
Hayes and Wheeler. And from Justice
Bradlsy's decision there is no practical
appeal.
In Oregon the same condition OF AZ
fairs exists. Watts WAS clearly in-
eligible when the people voted for him.
thus creating . vacancy in the Electoral
College Of that State. But the laws OF
the State authorize the college. not the
Governor, TO al vacancies, and the aei
Of Grover in appointing Cronin was
illegal AMI void. and an outrage upon
his constituents. The college met. ae'
cording to law. and. Watts having In The
meantime pursed himself Of his dis
qualification. appointed him to all the
vacancy. His vote was accepted. duly
certified TO. and forwarded to the Prssi
dent Of the Senate with tho rest. Jus
ties Bradley. acting upon his eon'ie
tons as expressed in the above opinion
will decide that the votes Of the Hsye'
Electors must be counted according Il
the will Of the people Of Oregon. An'
when this decision Is recorded. the sl,e
toral struggle will have ended. ant
Hayes and Wheeler will 10 duly ant
formally declared President and Vice
President Of these Unitsd States oI
America.
Thus good has come out Of evil al
last. and We shall get justice out OF the
mongrsl tripartits commission. The
nonisscript animal which tho Demo-
crsts smuggled into Washington to de-
stroy the Republicans has turned its
ugly teeth upon themselves. They can
not complain. They have made their
own bed and. uncomfortable as II Is,
they must Be content to lie in II.