The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-02-15

The following is taken from the de.
bates in the House on Monday, in the
Florida case:
The debate in the House was contin-
ued by Banks aud Frye. in favor of the
report OF the Commission, and Spring ger
and Hurd in opposition, and Mr. Carr
said:
have no hesitancy in saying that my
convictions are that, under the palpable
facts behind the Governors certificate
vote of the State OF Florida should have
been returned for TIlden and Hendricks
But sir, at the same time, | hold that
the Democratic majority OF this House
has no moral right TO complain that this
Commission has rendered a partisan de
cision in reporting the four electoral
votes of Florida for Hayes and Wheeler.
While dssert that this decision is con
trary to the facts, and contrary to the
will OF a majority of the people OF the
United States. yet ] as boldly assert that
the wrong is chargeable to a cause fur
ther back than the Commission. The
wrong rests upon the shoulders OF those
who established this partisan Tribunal.
When the Democratic majority Of this
House adopted this law, with full knowl-
edge that a majority of the Commission
would be Reput licans governed by Re
publican interests, controlled by Repub-
lican interests, warped by Republican
biases, and moved by Republican mo
tives, they, deliberately abandoned every
claim which the Democratic masses as
serted to the control of our National af-
fairs. The Commissioners have done no
more nor less than what could or should
have been expected or required of them.
You enacted "A political tribunal, invest
ed it with political attributes, and gave
them political questions to determine.
which they have settled from a political
standpoint.
Being Republicans, they believed that
the Republican candidate for the Presi-
dency was and ought TO be elected. In
making their declaration they have been
true aud faithful to their political senti.
ments, education and associations. No
legal wrong can attach to them for this.
But when you, Democrats, put such pow
er over such questions in the hands OF n
tribunal so constructed you committed a
bold and daring wrong to your pretended
political convictions, and assuredly to
your political associates, whose political
sentiments and rights you betrayed and
abandoned to your political adversaries.
| arise to remind the Democratic MAORI
ty that in common decency your votes
on this measure have estopped you from
indulging in even one word OF criticism
against the decision Of that tribunal
Slrs, it is your own offspring. You
brought it into being You gave il life
and power and you alone are response
BILE for the result IL is no excuse for
you to assert that you did not anticipate
such a result, that you expected higher
and better things from your ioundling.
You had no more right TO expect the
tribunal. so constituted, to produce n
different result than to expect thorn
bush to bring forth figs. Nor will so
weak an apology save you from the just
condemnation which your betrayed and
outraged constituency will forever heap
upon your treacherous heads. Laughter
aud applause No. sir. The wrong is
great, and the burning outrage lies at your
hand, and your hands alone. Nor will
the Democratic people be slow
in ascertaining the true source OF
their discontinue and defeat lt may
subserve your purpose for a brief time to
attempt to shield yourselves under cover
of hollow denunciations OF your Tribunal.
as the cry OF stop thief for a moment
may delude the officers Of the law. But
when the mad populace shall nave vent.
ed unmerited anger upon this tribunal
ior a brief hour, il will seek the true ob'
ject OF it's just indignation and the blame
will at last lie where it properly belongs.
he few only who had the moral courage
10 stand here upon this hoor and amid
the desision and contumely OF the Demo