The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-02-23
TIE SITUATION.
The revolutionary Position
of Ihe Democracy.
Kansas City Journal of the goth.

the Revolutionary Position
OF Ihe Democracy.
Kansas City journal OF the goth.
Notwithstanding the pacific tone
of the Democratic congressional
caucus of Saturday night, our dis
patches of yesterday indicate thai
the scheme of breaking up the cleo
toral commission before 1t has con-
Guided it's work, has been revived,
and that ne exerIion will be spared
to eVade the decision OF the tribunal
in favor of Hayes and Wheeler
This purpose, SO fully avOwed in
the revolutionary speeches at the
caucus, was temporarily defeated
by the opposition of Senators Ker-
nan, Baysrd, Hill and Regan, but il,
seems the policy of delay was en-
forced yesterday by lengthy objec-
tons to the decision of the elect oral
con- mission signed by ali the DEM
ocrats in congress, alter which the
senate withdrew aud the house took
recess until ten o'clock this morn.
ing.
IL would be difficult to believe
hat the Demecra of the house
would so soon stultify themselves
N the face OF their caucus resolution
10 accept the verdict of the commits
ion, were it not obvious that thes,
tiilibustering tactics are inspired BY
TilGen himself to whom every houi
1f delay seems precious that inter
senes between this and the 4th OF
March. With the count of OregaI
against him his chances have be.
come desperate indeed. Oregon IL
he decision of the tribunal that the
ineIigibility of an elector at the tim,
ne was voted for, csanot disquaiity
him from serving if he is eligible 81
The time of casting his vote, Oregon
leaves the reckless gamester nC
ground fer hope. He will there
core resort to every possible revolu-
tionary method to prevent the COM
pletion of the presidential count,
and to secure new election. The
game apparently now is to break up
Or suspend the operations of the
commission, by fair or foul means
The old rat is caught in trap OF
ais own setting, and he is not par
ocular about the 10 ethOd of escape
40 that be succeeds in getting out.
Plightsd faith is nothing-the VIC.
Iation or the reputation of the de-
cisioD of q tribunal which his own
friends created, aud by which they
solemnly pledged themselves t.
abide, are of no accOunt-a despe-
rate minority of the Democratic par
ty have declared that the commits
lion shall be broken up. just how
This is TO be accomplished does not
vet appear. The Democratic su-
preme court members cannot with
draw without resigning their posi-
ions on the supreme bench and
the electoral bill provides that in
case OF vacancy, the remaining jus
tees, where members of the COM
mission, shall Immediately fill them
from the other justices of the su-
preme court. Upon this, however,
tie Democrats claim that the bill
ny its express terms only authorizes
the filling of vacancies caused BY
death and physical inability, and
that it does not provide fer any cast
of resignation.
The language of the section in re-
gard TO vacancies is as follows:
s'W hen the commission shall have been
thus organized, it shall not be IN the pow
er Of either house to dissolve the same, or
to withdraw any of its members; but f.
such senator or members shall die or be-
come physically unable to perform the
duties required by this act, the fact o.
such death or ply Steal inability shall bt
by SAID commission, before it shall pro
seed furthor, communicated to the sen |
.te or house of representatives, as the cast
may be, " hieh body shall Immediately, |
without waiting and without debate, pro- |
ceed. by viva Voce vote, to fill the place |
20 vacated, and the person so appointeO /
shall take anu ubscribe to the oath here. |
inbefore prescribed, and become member |
II said commission. and in like manner,
il any Of the said justices of the supreme /
court shall die or become physically inca /
paole OF performing the duties required /
by this act, others Of said justices. mem
Oers Of said commission, shall immediate
y appoint another justice of said court. y /
MEMBER OF said commission, and In ap
continents regard shall be had to impair /
tiality and freedom from bias, sought by /
the original appointments of said commits |
sion, who shall thereupon Immediately |
AXE aud subscribe to the oath hereinbe |
lore prescribed, and become a member OF /
said commission TO I'LL the vacancy so &C.
casiOn,"
From this il will be seen that ths |
act never contemplated such peril |
dy as resignation for such causes a.
are now talked of as sufficient +;
namely majority decision againsi
the Democrats, aud that technical
" that no provisions is made foi
illing any other vacancy than thos,
arising from death or physical ina
bility TO serve. But the Democrat
of the house and senate are bouno
the respective chairmen of theiI
caGcusses, to fill all vacancies aris-
ing from any cause whatever. Thip
tgreement, drawn by Senator Cra-
gin, was made and signed on the
lay of the election of the connie
sion in the two houses, and was as
follows:
at is understood and hereby agreed
hat in the appointment of mem bers Lo act
IS commissioners under the law recently
passed, entitled an act TO provide for the
regulation Of the counting Of the votes for
president and vice president, and the de-
:lSion OF questions rising hereunder, for
he term commencing March, Ammo DOM
no 1877, the senate part OF said commit
zee shall De composed of three Republican /
senator's, to be selected by the RepubIi-
AN senator's, and Two Democratic sena-
tors TO be selected by the Democratic
senator's. The house part OF said COM
mission shall be composed OF three Dem
,cratie members, TO be selected by the
members OF the house, and
.wo Republican members. to be selected
,y the Republicans OF the house. In the
,ase OF = vacancy happening in said COM
mission. either in the senate or the house
Yart thereof, by death, physical inability
,r otherwise. said vacancy shall lie filled
" the appointment OF Democrat If the
,Flgfnal appointment was Democrat, or