The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-17

Thurman, covering cach epccln,c point raised
by the Democratic counscl. Thrrc WIS no
break in the. partisan lecture OF the first vote
upon zach OF these propositions.
SENATOR DAyARDs VIEWS.
Senator Boyard In mn intcrvcwthia evening.
said that now thn the han Of secrecy hnd heon
removed from tho proceedings OF the commits
sion he was willing for thr ilrsi time 70 HlkS
oi the commission had been published from
%S so%c @ Of @' h n ESOS"Rh S the ssns mad %
preached him for not giving any Information.
saving TINT they had to go to Republican sources
made no difference that he should keep
his part of the original aercoment He saii
the decision as made al protection i9rthe States
was gone. The precedent established by thls
United ed States ''9 senators and Federal oilcials
even 10 bc made members OF tho Electoral Col
lege and that there would he no power to rciert
them. He also said thnt under this same dccis-
convicted of trcnson, or even JEFF. Davis. from
becoming President, provided he had boon
voted for ia the different States and regularly
certified to 10y the so-oalled State Governments.
The opinion of the commission was one thni
h"a nG Sas @sde in soay Tw q the m cns @ %hhs
thus spoke 50 strongly In denunointion ot the
decision Of the commission. he vet distnetytc,
1t was "A good measure. and that II II had
been carried out according to tho spirit
cvdI sHDS the TS1 Deoarats S r'6 wcaG have h"d not
only reasonable show. hut would nave been
morally ccrtuin of their victory. II" said that
upon such commission had itS enect
in poisoning the judicial .clcm,cnt ne
pointed ,hen TO men that IN the DTmocros nu
In the Senate the two most active OF those en-
gagged In the preparation Of the ,bill, ant It's
the Democrats selected their two original mak-
ers Of the bill and one other who was il5
selected first MIR. Morton. who was its
bitter cnony. who went upon the commissi ion
for thc sole purpose OF poisoning and deicating
hill until he found that ii could he brought to his
use. and then he wa' nerccly for IT; C9nkling.
%no was It's friend Tns rGierd b 9l,sr y,S ,w2
Tor the bill in the committee. made speech
against, its character in the senate, IN
HAYES. Notwithstanding his opinlun he says
that he does not know of single Democratic
sign. They intend tr stand ~ the Pill H. the
very last whatever the result may BE-. They
viii reidly perform their part Of the original
THE DEMOCRATS rSDiGSANr.
The indignation of the Democrats over the
result of Louisiana cnse knows no bounds. and
should bc pursued for Tie future. The
chief cause of COMPLAINT Is the partisan
nt- ny whlch every ,rrso'utlon Wh5 &c,
was passed they believed in good fifth
that i provided for 4 hoard Of arbtraii ira
tho facts as shown. Whatever they might be-.
such wa- the intention Of the hill as eN;
it..-p"cialiy senator Edmunds. lie was known
tp have .--ur-d various prominent Democrats,
wa. Sg9r@ ean mt to I proySS "s t"r thor"%sh @ nvcst
Sat.on oi Al matters in oai5Spnl,S,, 50
| Judgment The Democrats, after the-" re-
! p"ntcd partisan rulings. and the exclusion Of
o o on ,nc & ~ guI@' cd Me' s ,ba, ,nI tbry r
! have been the victims Of misplaced confidence
! AMI are disposed to rcpudiate thc whole aifalr
! matr mems TO defeat the conspiracy. They
argue that there has been no inquiry whatever
| into the questions which were perple king the
| country. and for that rpason the commission
| has not met the anticpations Of the public
The enthusiasm OF the Republicans oyer the
| verdict Is not by any means noisy III" city
whcn ar''' MorSn aas I"HTa rs%@n;a Il from H.
who told him that he had good reason To- feel re-
joi'od. tor It wns great victory, Mayoor Bck :.
that Hayes had any Presidential qualities about
! him and editor ol the only paper IN the state
! which seriously advocated him before nc On.
| cnnMi Convention. remarked significantly that
he thought it WAS rather wholesale
verdict. This opinion is quite general among
wnn'd be- in their favor On this state. but fcit
! equally CONVINCED that the commission would
| admit evidence on some OF the disputed points,
| and were surprised to see that everything had
| been excluded.
Atthe Democratic headquarters at the Arling-
| ton some half dozen prominent gentlemen We're
discussing the situation in a very out
ragged frame of mind. Senator Mcdonald said
he thought the thing was gone up when he
heard the first vote in the Florida case. Speaker
| Randall thought II would have bee min dccide edly
letter taste II the .commis-ion had decided
against the Democratic electors after admitting
| evidence. Mr. Morr son said he stuck 10 his
| orign., proposition that the seven spot could
| would come around now to his way Of thinking.