The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-04-01

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of the Democratic leaders, the West
wns sounding the notes Of preparation
for the conflict They said IN their
State conventions, In their resolutions
and speeches, they would re8ist, with
arms ia hand, any pretendar TO the
presidency whose claim rested only
upon the dictatiun Of the vice pres,-
dent. The couspirators had reached u
crisis In their affairs. What shall be
done? What can be done to succeed,
and at the same time 10 silence the
Western caHUWe The Grand Joint
High Committee had been In labor for
weeks, and not even mouse as n re-
.ult. The Democratic members OF ii
had been vsinly using a. the forces OF
moral suasiOn, but their Republic
can colleagues were so utterly
blinded that they could not for
the life OF them sec the wis
dom OF such stattsnanehip, or the
beauty Of its morals But these West
ern meetings, resolving about Villain
Gus saitpetre, has shaken their former
stubbornuese, aud they are now will
ing make Il patriotic sacrifice. They
are willing TO lay down party on the
altar of country. A bill is proposed
that refers all the papers, and all the
questions arising upon them, to ii!teen
grand high G0mEisgDu who are 10
be appointed i've ftoN .he House
Ave from the enate, ANA ave from
the supreme court. Five Of these con-
gressmen ) to be Democrats. Why
are they so chosen ~ partisAnsH
Because they are &c support and stand
by their party IN the 00mmission,
Five Of them are TO be Republicans.
Why are they chosen rs partisans p?
Because they are to support and stand
bv their party in the commission,
Two Of the judges named in the bill
are Democrats. Why We're they taken
in preference to Ghy other two of the
nine? Because they are Democrats,
aud they are to support and stand by
the Democratic side in the commission,
Two Of the Judges named I'm the bill
are Republicans. Why are they taken
in preference to any other two Of the
nine? BECAUSE they were Republicans,
and they were to support the Republic
can side in the commission, SO far,
honors are easy, aud 1t has all been
political and partisan in it, selection.
Now, then, the fifteenth man ia to be
chosen by the two Democratic and the
two Republican judges already desig-
mated. The others were chosen be
cause they We're either Republicans or
Democrats. He ia to be chosen as q
Judge, and his decision il TO be "the
Judgment of n judge,n in the language
of Senator Edmunds, The otheis are
expected, by their respective parties
who chose them, TO h0 partisan aud
stand by their partisan convictions
The fifteenth man IA to rise above his
party convictions aud be blind
Judge and a pure, eef-sqcrificing pa
triot. He ls, however TO be sci, 'ted
from me four remaining Republicans
on the beneh. Now was not that conf
dence in human nature "childlike and
bland ~ AL the members OF the
committee but Morton ~ signed it,
1t was reported 20 both houses, The
Democrats were confident Of victory
now. Moral suSsion had achieved a
grand triumph. Letters were written
home that the Democratic skies were
bright. The poodle accepted the solu-
ton with great unanimity, and took 1t
because 1t canoe upto the requirements
OF "star bid in the p0stoiiiae depart.
meut." Certainty security and celebrity.
could not, 10Y the life Of me, become
enthused, as some of my friends did
nor did yet saterribly eXcrciaed about
war. had some little experience in
war, and retain something OF Y vivid
impression OF It's horrors but / found
it utterly impossible TO keep pace with
the peace-at-Auy-price brigade.
1.-THE Republicans were going to let
us have Hilden as our friends thought,
it occurred to me that the Old way OF
the precedents was the best. This new
way would inevitably ruin the supreme
court, because the Republicans would
denounoe item If lilden succeeded,
and the Democrats would denounce
them If Hayes succeeded. With all
political questions determined by pO-
litiual tribunals, AND only judicial
questions decided by the supreme
court, the judiciary would ever remain
p1re, powerful and independent. Be
sides these had some old-fashioned
notions | had gathered from English
history. ! remembered that the House
of Commons was always in the way OF
arbitrary power, because 1t was the
paople's fortress. 1t has been called
1.-THE breath Of the people" Not only
their voices but their very breathlngs
are felt and represented there. English
kings, whenever they began to over
throw the British constitution and rob
aud Cypress the people, always had to
make their first attack on the House
of Commons. Our people are the de
scendenls Of the English people, and
our constitution, In many respects, Is
hut transcript of theirs. All those
great rights of persons and communl
ties. contained in our constitution, are
cOpiel from the English. In England
the succession TO the throne Is regula-
tel by the British constitution, aud It
resides in the two houses Of paflia-
ment "a the succession to the presi-
depcy il, by our constitution, under
the supervision Of the two houses OF
congress. This doctrine among the
English people Is older than their Ian
cuage. More than eight hundred years
9go. William Of Normandy, set up r
claim to thJ throne of England, much
like tho claim OF Hayes to the pr'si-
Ieptial chair. lie claimed by virtue
OF a pretended grant Of a feeble Saxon
King Edward the con'essor. Hayes
claim to the presidency was by virtue
of the grant Of Mr.. Ferry, respectable
lumber merchant of Michigan, aud
more destitute OF even the eanbiance
of riehtful power, thau Edward, for
with the consent Of parliament he
could dispose OF the crown but MI
Ferry could 10 nothing but open the
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