The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-26
THE SENATOR'S JUDGMENT.
si,,rNG THE ELECTORAL BILL BY An
OJIRUHELNING MAJORITY.


W,su1NaroS, Jan. 2j-Thc vote In the
e.na,. on the Electoral bill was somewhat Of n
,Yr,rl-,. II was expected that moro than ono
p.n,. .rat would vote against it, and that moro
I.ntil..ln- would oppose the measure. There
NJ, -... m i- connected with the nay vote
p,rtl, ll special u ntion. In the first place.
urar.- .-imani urged against the bill was its un-
RON. t.If'onaiIiy. AMI yet every lawyer in the
Sn.t.. who has pra t,srd before a tribunal
h.-n.f than "a petty Justices court. save Morton
mi ~h rmau. voted for the bill. All the great
llN,.r- oi that body on the Republican
p-w ID lis on the u nocratic side supported it,
TN.n. e.1in. of tho srvcni sen Senators recorded
ra..u-. Co.,, h,ll. arr thn names Of every carpet
idr..;. save spencer. who dodecd. 1t is i'm
t.rtinf al~n to observe that while twcniy-one
J, puhli ans voted ior il. sixteen voted against
il Il thus app airs that ~ the forty-scvcn vot-
o.. for ih" measure. twenty six were east by
j u1 rats. ani oi thc -eV,ni 'cn against il only
on WIS given hy pomo rat.
II is also worthy of special mention that in all
tr speeches made hv Republican senators
Asain-i the hill great stress was laid by them on
Tn fat that it was surrender to the Demo-
Gratis thot the Republicans who supported tie
measure were yielding to Democratic clamor.
mn eonocding 10 thut party advantages which ii
could obtain in no other way. 1t IL also no.
tosi,u- that in private conversation many Re-
Iuhiiruu- Senators and Representatives. who
oppose the measure. admit that they
d. for political reasons only. They
BY the result Of this arbitration will
b. judgment in favor of Tldcn
All this shows conrlnsiycly that the Radical
leaders know the weakness of their ease. and
confess that all their rclinncc was upon what
th"y call the forms Of law. They were no, will
in. to submit their claim tothc Chief Magistrate
l. inir and honest tribunal. and suffer It tg
upon both the law ami the facts involved
InHrtak about the cisc heing decided 10y lot IN
y d" tlun ul the iltth judge w;t- the mrrpai
r.tf.ifl-se. They know that il is impossible
nm judge to lr in the interest al the
I.H, rats. be- iluse. of the Ave Judges to sclec,
l. 'L not one is "A Dcmu rat.
a. tnD other hand.,tus Dcmo rats rely alto
sp"n the str, .tn of their eslsc. AMI an,
willing e. a.. rpi "a tribunal which VIII
'rinlly urnn the luw as we'll ~ the evil
q involved TnDy mNr no fears whatever
g. r.-Hr,i go tie facts. Their committees sent
t4a and Louisiana have made sueh per-
Ny EAR casrS that. 10 u.s. The MuguHge
q 'n Of th1 mrr,s's OF the conn conn iitre
Hn- tl 70 before any rc~pe0 table ,uur in
I D.i lpm ana r,-t II upon simple state
. 90 81 thc mw and IA IS. The only ar cN-
-- hv even duuhtius u sml. rats l.rr =
- n iny hr hcli ly tAr Juds' th,t the a.
ID u' iU' Sist' authorities cannot hH que
u"i There IL not % lawyer. however. on tlN
j. .nN .n.iit sid" WAC i..il,NtS tuit amy un oi
N JWlg Will 80 tIHt the a. % 'i TIE
ituiu., Runrl of lou ~i.nA or ihr Canvass
IL J. a.i % Florida c'.uu 4 b' inluir n'o.
4llHt.l uiAttun- ul i.Dl. |'ulrn about tle tApi'
n.ily Wa- t!Aat tarHr-lnultA- oi tN' ~ M
'rt 90 ilr House VII vote IN iNor oi tn RI ''-
.''i nill. Nr in thu sam" proportion ns ia" Nut.
~ ''l' : nat. Shoul the hill lris- tp-mori, N
rnu u. u- cont 'nliatHi. It 81 % h' = nat ln Tn
.-.d at uu t.l' n-i. ui t'n!t daN or un tar
(, m..n.ns A. the nm involves eou-t tlti, ,ui
questions. II win. ut.urlin. To- usage. h' reior
4. ~" Atturu .y-G neral for Examination
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