The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-02-23
Bradley, Miller and Davis.

Bradley, Miller and Davis.
When we look calmly upon the political events
which have transpired since the election In NO
vember last, and compare them with the decision
OF the Electoral Commission, we naturally make
theipractical inquiry, whose fault is it that the
will Of majority Of the people of this country
expressed through the ballot box, as to who
shall be President has not been pronounced?-
The answer is at the head of this article-Brad-
ley, Miller and Davis. The other Republicans
on the commission, are political bulldogs, from
whom was expected nothing but persistent
hanging-on TO the party, right or wrong. Their
teeth had been for years set upon the vital parts
Pf the country, and they had been sucking the
Ne-blood of the nation ever since they were al
lived to insert their fangs, therefore, when the
clmmission was authorized by Congress to decide
bitween lie people and their party ascendancy,
nj one expected they would do an honorable act
| OF cast magnanimous vote in favor Of the pco-
PIP. But the hope of the people rested in the
| judiciary element Of the commission. No one
| supposed that the whole machinery of the gov
| etment had become so completely ossfed by
| tl'c influences of party interests that the high
cS tribunal of the country could not be moved
by the combined clectrifying powers of honor,
Justice aud patriotism. But, alas how sadly
| have the people been mistaken in the source of
their last hopes and what dcpravity has the
commission developed, even upon the Supreme
Bench of the country. Let us look Mt it:
Bradley accepted the high position with his
Lminf fully mads1yp io.decide tho matter in fa7.
| vOr Of his favorite candidate and friend, ire
spective Of the popular vote of the people and
| in defiance of the infamous frauds 50 abundant
| ly exposed and substantiated against his party.
Miller accepted the position under similar
feelings and influences. Both knew that they
were elected Commissioners, not parlisans but
as impartial judges, to decide the most important
question ever acted upon by any tribunal of this
or any other country, and they accept ed the po-
siton with the wilful and deliberate dctermn n
tion 20 sacrifice the honor of the Supreme Court,
their own self respect and the peace Of the
country upon the altar Of n corrupt and infa-
nous party. Could men fall lower than those
| two men have?
But what shall we say of Judge Davis? If
we were to express our individual convictions
we should say he has sold himself and the peace
and tranquility Of his country for q seat in the
| oSuH'c We SHOulu say tnIt VIC DclleNe the
terms upon which he was elected Senator over
Logan weiS That he should refuse n position up
OIL the commission, SO that the infamous Bradley
may be placed there, for party purposes; and we
should say that he was aware Of the plot.
Davis refusal to act because he had been cleo
ted Senator is all bosh. lie is not n Senator
to-day, nor will he be until after the 18th of next
month. But he is one of your ibcrM Rcpubli-
cans lie is one of those men to whom the
Democrats have been pinning their faith for
many years, as q compromise candidate, and,
like all others Of thn, kidney, he has sold them
out. In his case one Oh two things is evident /:
either he is a deep dyed corrupt Radical partisan
or he has purchased seat in the Senate to de-
feat the people in their choice of a President
Take him as you will, he presents another evil
dencc that no confidence can &c placed in any
man who has ever sucked radical pap.
Now, the question is, will the people submit
Etossuch a de!ihsrate and infamous swnlle?
= Our opinion was, when Grant was gathering
the army at Washington, if tho people had as
scmblcd in every township in the country and
determined, after it was ascertaiined that Tilden
had received majority of thc-votes that lie
should be iEaugnrated OF there would be fight,
oil this delay, anxiety and fraud would have
been prevented.
| A large maj orty of the bond holders of this
country arc Republicans. A fight for tho Presi-
dency would endangcr the whole value of the
bonds, and much az they want their own Prcsi-
dent, they value their bonds more, and would
have yielded to the determination f'the people
rather than risk all in q fight The fncl is
Grant, Chandler and Cameron have tull l-dozc d the
whole democratic party; and if Hayes is made
the President he will do the same thing in the
next election-prOvided another election for
President is held.
"The Democratic counsel have nearly compile
ted their preparations Of the contest over Ore.
gon They say, they will win there, or utterly
! disgrace the Commission
We have no faith in the hopcd-for winning,
| and we uDn't see how the Democrot:c conn 4. al