The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-30

rp ri1'nt n1vrn th'n to ,o tlnt once act. Whan
| 4 comp nj oult nd ul, ,t'l ue NIT roi la
was lo1icul md l"gnl n" "ss tv which dc dared
! ne Unauthorized vol = {, b." null and void. II
! this WrN NOT the Irln 'lpl'. then any inIustOr
| or amy number ot impusors, mielt nd up
tlrir 'l'lols' ana one would bc as good as
! But asnin. tnoi ~, FORGOTTEN that the I'll
| den r'. tors hnl niso voted ut the same time in
! thr same WY. WHY d Il not th = fat make -
| mn u w'lEht Tor them us for the others? II
| Wll ~ lie the wonder oi the world ~ learn
ihni. in the op n'"n OF the eight, person who
! voted nm l"r un appointment EiN"n him hy the
/ l"uplrn wordng to law could not be even Il"
laio olcctor. hut another p'rson who had
nothing To claim bycXrrIt In" mls, frau lul,ni
IN void de- hrstion Of II Return ns Board " =
| good de IN To. If 10" WIS COOL fur nDthlu, r'st
/ Il ia do trinr of de- in to spn,t fl q,tinn savin.
! ITS Will h hnvr no other " relish Of salvation
| IN Them and making the votes of unnuthor-
! lz'i nirn ns roDd Hs II they came from persons
/ th" whul us" IL j. not applicable, but the
! cislt npply It everywhere. ami strgnl' 10 say
I th"y never uSe IT when IT does not make IN
/ iaNor "l sumn irur or o. lor. On who Nolcs
hrrordin, To- Ia" public Will Of the stat. legally
! n,thinl But II hcNwas defeated or in 'lis;iblc
/ lo 10 de ia 10 all h" wants to b". On' Of tho
! liayr, Gle tors in Lou s.,nn was Fed ,ral olli-
| cor NJ 81, ton w forbidden hy the Constitn;
| tton oi the United States and he WIS not cectrd
but h"nt"n at the polls; lie iqoto strained its ut
| most DOW t on him. ami pulled hlm through in
| spite " Consi tuition and people both. But his
Demo rate compel tor, W had acted ~ nm
eic tor III the same way and to the snmc cNtnnt,
wrs legally ch"snn hy an overwhcim n: ma
| Iortv. and con~itut oually eligible; therefore
de iaato rould do nothing Tor him.
FRAUD UNDER THE Forms OF LAW.
I'm MI the dis ussi ions of the SUBJECT the mon
disrns"d To favor the conspiracy profrs Ied
most profound ven"raton for the forms OF
! Law" Tnis WIS the keynnte struck at New Or
i,un4 ~ tho Y : in, Comm. IT,. and Il IS hrnrd
in every suhs"qu. nj argument Of couns j and
commiss onrr on that : d.. Ii seemed 20 be un-
] drrsioo among them that n formal chent wHs
/ perfectly SAFE from exposure II the sepul'h
/ w waited on IA" outside, 4 nade no difference
hnnes and ali un.ilnnnoss." 50 refuge of lies
! could h' swept away. no aiding place Of fals'-
] hood could ever Il" uncovered n IL WIS built IN
/ tne pres rihrd form. Only xiv" 1t the legal
! shnp" and the overilpwing s,unrge would hc
/ turned aside. But legal form. however valuable
/ ns cover nc Tor fraud. was in their IN lgment.
/ no prot ction for truth or justice or public
r..ht. the VIII q Lon Siam WIS pronounced
I nt ~" "l"t9n wih all the sormntrs required
b, the liw OF the Stdtr and of the I'm ted Stat :.
/ lle APPOINTMENT Of the Tillen clr tors on the
work: there WIS not % flaw in thc record of it as
u came from I'll" hands of IN" appointing
i.mpt neither the Nl-Itns COMMITTEE. nor the
/ liaN % counsel, nor tn" rlLlt Commissioners.
| j. stow d on Il amy Of ih"ir love. Thor aif &C.
/ iluHa w 'fr uth"rW .-H engaged. thry gave the
/ louui.o AMI d .sui on Of their heurt- To ~"
/ % utinl r'-ullgtv. tNH cyqu site precision,
/ W.T. winch iar Returning Board compounded
Ano'D.r paradgx & the cieht Is curons
that they hnl no power 10 Try contest Il rro-
IN ,..' a.. :ani i9r ih.i rrtson tl,y would MT
lffN M tilN NNlifi t' MNlfN snow ~ MUU per-
sons w'rr dul aIInnt'i elr tors b We pro,
those Not'- camc accompanied 10y what was as
] > Tti u he proc, that u WIS cast ny "l tors
/ duIN appointed TIA" conflict WAS To- hr deter
min d iN t" vrriiyln- power which Con :rc-s
! uruu--tonahly has. AMI winch the Commis-
/ sinnrrs cNpr ssiy assumed WHEN they swore
| tlut toy would t"ride who were duN appoint.
| cd. To dociie il on way or the other required
precisely the sam" !ur.sliot ton. anI called into
held that il they d.'id.d arc1r,iinr 10 the truth
! Il q tslt tor az nat d
| would u" try NJ u contested election; hut If
they decided IN favor Of We rrctend'rs. who
would not be- trying u cont 'stei rleton: in
other words, Their lpr' sliction was iull and am
pie to decide 1t falsely. but wholly unequal TO
the duty Of deciding II truly.
INELIGIBLE ELECToHs RECOGNIZED.
Perhaps nothing shows more plainly the ami
mus Of the "lght Commissioners than the deter
in 'us .hlr 81. tor in Lou -iana. k"op in mini
int their defined duty was TO decide who were
| duly nppo nt"i. and what votes we're provided
i"r hy thr tonst tiution ana think how they per-
formed 1t IN tni~ part pi the ca-e; lir wstrr
Wu- a. only defeat IL AZ tn" poli- lik" the T. II
he wh~ besides Federal on thollrr. and n"
Constitution sNrr -~ly declares. tlat nn su u
rson > 'ad l." aito n,I "a cle'tor. Bui lnr
worth aa luu ID as Al the others. To Ert tnat
Not" 'ur tn'lr candidate th.y w"re required t.
y" iuun'r tiIan th"y went lor any Of ~" r -.
and 'thrS hrid; !. That the crrilil ate of tnc
| Eefurp ~ Board Was proprto rig,rr ana appoint
mont. >. Tnat Il WIS du" appointments ugh
IroNia d ior ty tne Constitution. lhousl, the
tou,i tuton n plain word, provided against It.
THE FULL rNrrNr or THE OUTRAGE.
After AN. there wis bat one question before
to- comm --.on Hal The Amrriaan r.olln "A
right 10 ref tneir own Chiof Mag strait; They
had the rIahi. Thurun,sior- strue.le,l Tor 4
luug. ious I Tor IL often. ami won il fairy. b.
ins embedded ia their Const tut on Il cannot
l'e d'0iroi"d ,N'"lt hy "a i't'' strong enough
- oNr rthruw thr Or-unl siru turr oi tnr Gov
otnuont it, H. l"sislnuv" rna'in"nis or
ludi".ai decisions are rnworlrss either 10
ldw-rrait. the catches of special pleading. the
~nnpprralocs ot practice DO not hrp us 10 de-
cidn "A muttrr like thi-. 4 errht nation must
not h' inial"l upon u pins point. Prrccdrnis
| Wi u mi-ht hini "a Court Of Quarter Sessions
rFmRSs mn tS r 6an. 5'm'n lna ct r na@ngr Gans
idnr, defend ns a iVhiam'9iM r'fit ;Hi
t,ss i,so To- '' Show HAT @ Am"ro A""I mr he GrS. in<a
without rrpr' ~entnton. Pitan~Nerrd: come
not her" armed Ht all points, wlth the stntuti
book doubted down IA do-'s rurs io defend the
onuse oi liberty. 'an arknowl IL" no vcnora-
on Tor any procedure. law. or ord dnan'c. that
is r"pu ,naut to reason and tho ilr-i prln 'ipics
r.-..t.d" :, spoSo the defiant tr,rni of our
race ia the pres u 'o Of ahurtilr ldrddmrDt ten
y"nrs h"lor' the Declaration Of Independence,
AMI now. nit'r tins lons interval ol tlme, ". hr.
| other rights dopoul-Su' 'cr-s iully A--ailcd in
our own Congress wth the sam small weapons
II nut. we might have borne IA" calamity with
lprtul"; hut to see Il cir 'umNrnrd 10y knavrry
NIl J. III lN s.l 10 Ntdln lN 100 lllu n 10 ne
| durcl w.th amy show of patioutr.
J. the minority uf that commission could hut
I have realized turir + spoons lhiny Ia God uud
man. if tu,y could only IilNr UNDERSTOOD that in
q free country liberty ami law are 'partbl".
th"y would hay" been enrolled among our
/ greatest hnnoidtorS, for they would have added
! -trruLth uud gran irur to our INST tutlnns But
they could not com" up to the height Of the
| great subject. Party PASSION 80 brnumhrd their
ta'uitps that fundamental right seemed
nothing To them when II came in 'uuill 4 with
sonr argument supported hy urilh 'lal r'ison-
m. AMI drawn from tle supposed NnaloSi's of
| technical procedure. lh" Constitution WIS, n
/ and IA, urtluh oi corrupt Return NJ Board.
Let thr-,. things lr remembered hy our rhil-
| drrn's children; and If the friru Is oi free gov
! crnmrnt =. III eyer again haNo suH uHll a contest.
/ tthpm take care how they leave the dr'is lun
/ uflttoatrilulM like thnt whicn betrayed the
nation 10y cnthr0niug the Great Fraud Of 1876.
j. >. BLACK.
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