Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-14
TIE Repol.t ON Louisiana.


,.tives Hurlbui, Townsend, Crapo,I
and Ioycc bavc made their ininorlty
( r4,,ort ia the Louisiana inyesligs stion,
eonculing AS follews: ..Esor bhe Rrst|
time in the history Of this country II
has been attempted to destroy laws
fol and formal expression OF astate
.in the election Of. president by as
sumiug power ia the house Of repre-
sentatfves TO examine into any and
all polls and to purge the election; to
make itself d returning board, aud de
tefminc by partisan vOte what
i.ouieiHaa ought 10 have done. We
regard it as the moss fatal attack
eser attempted upon constitutional
right, as a gross usurpatioa Of power,
as subjectIng IN It's natural develop
ment the entire question Of the. elec-
ton Of presiden, to the will or decis-
ion Of the house Of representatives.
/ What has been attempted BIZ ,he !,
democr a,ic house in Louisiana may
be done, on the same principle by
some other dominant party in any
other state whose vote may be in the
way of their party candidate. The
cry Of fraud is quickly raised, and it is
readily repeated, and far too easily
I believed. Evidence is always ready
10 support that or any other charge
If grea, political advantage is to be
gsned. The only way 10 preserve
4 tie }nst balance Of power is 10 stand
by aud support the formal, deliberate,
and ls~fui decisions Of the tribunal
!, constituted 10, the purpose, and OBJ
d tanned under the constitution by the
> highest state authority; by laws
which have been expouHfted aud sus.
tanned by proper supreme courts,
Any other course is to substitute
guess work for legitimate decision
The rule Of mob for ordinary processes
G of law; the control OF n house OF rep
o resentatives whose days are number,
!. led for the determination made by ths
e people themselves i'll due and regular
! form, chosen by themselves. Passion
and prejudice will wear themselves
out in ,,me; wild defamation Of in.
i temperate orators will soon be for.
gotten; rash assertion Of party presse:
VIII pass from mems mindo, and ,her
this case Of Louisiana will perhap:
'e be fairly considered, and the yerd,c'
; Of thoughtful men will be that The
d democratic party al that unhappy
ct state is justly to be held responsible
r for continuous and organized attempt
!, BY force 10 annual the cleaS will Q
il the mai,ri,y. III same calm judg
h mene will declare that he laws o
!. 1870 and 1872 were necessary Ms q
safeguard against such organized ille
2 gsl lorces, and should be approved
: by allfwho believe in ,hq supremacy
= oil law Tile minority Of the com
al mitree suhmi, those views, aud dt
lie not propose to follow in detail tn,
Unauthorized dissection Of the vot
made from partisan aud biased infor
p nation by the majority of the com
Is nit ee, but TO stand upon established
s., law and The deliberate results Of th,
a. constitutional action OF sworn officer
On Of the state solmcnly done, performed
m and promulgated with all sanction
he of law. The undersigned submi
h. herewith the report of the minorit
= members Of the sub committee,l an
:. g close the repert By offering the fol
p lowing resolution.
p "Reso1rea, That the election hel
sk for presidential electors in Louisiau
ed on the 1th dsy Of november. 1871
lis was examined into, determined, d
in clared, and promulgated BY propt
er authorities of said state, under =
to the forms OF law, and in conformi,
), with the Constitution Of the Unite
! States