The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-02-15
THE FLORIDA DECISION.
What is Said about it at Wash
ingtOn.
Republican Confidence as to
the neutrality-suspicious.
Concerning the Demo
cratic Programme.

cratic Programme.
Washington Special to the Cincin. Enquirer.
Morton was asked:
allow does this decision in the
Florida case affect the action of the
Commission in its future delibera-
tons on the cases of other States
sending duplicate returnsY' "Well,"
said Mr.. Morton, ait settles one
question: That the Commission can
not 60 behind the returns of law
fully constituted Canvassing or Re
turning Boards of the States upon
which the Governor bases, or should
base. his certificate of election to
the Electors" ''How about the
Oregon case? Are the Republicans
safe there?' Perfectly safe; be
cause the Commission can inquire
whether Gov. Grover obeyed the
law which requires him to base his
action on the returns OF the Secre
tary of STATE, otherwise the Can
vassing or Returning Board of Ore
gon. The laws of that State re-
Qutit blldO Gel LillCelCS Slldll DC Is
sued to the person having the high
est number of votes. The canvass
of the votes, the aggregate number
cast for each Elector, will show
whether the law in this respect was
obeyed; and he added with one of
his peculiar smiles, "the certificate
of the Secretary of State as to the
number of votes cast for each Elec-
tor accompanies the Hayes and
Wheeler Electors from that State"
1t was suggested that some Repub
licans felt shaky on that point.
There is no need of apprehension
whatever" said Mr.. Morton; sore
gon is safe for the Republicans"
WHAT THE DECISION PoRTENDs.
The extreme partisan decisions
of the Tribunal justify the predic
ton that no President will be inau-
gurated in this city on the 9th OF
March next. Judging from the
temper of both sides, am strongly
inclined to the belief that the Pres
idential squabble is now in no bet
ter position than before the Tribu-
nal was constituted. If Louisiana
is given to Tilden the Republicans
of the Senate will make it impossi-
bic by delays, which can be inter
posed, to have the count of the vote
finished by the 4th of March; and,
if it is given to Hayes, The Demo
Gratis will indulge in that line of
tootino If pnW caaYOo if II would
have been better for the Democrats
to have allowed the grand larceny to
have gone on by the Morton plan,
through the President Of the Sen
ate, than to have submitted to The
steal through the form of law by
taking chances with Commission.
1t is one-man power after all, and
Joe Bradley is the Warwick of the
new conspiracy.
The following is alleged to be
the programme of the Democrats: If
Judge Bradley to the end votes
with the Republicans, the Demo
Gratis will so fix it that Rutherford |
B. Hayes can never be President |
They hold the whip-hand, and mean
to use it. The Electoral bill pro-
vides that objection can be made to
the vote of any State, and the
houses shall separate, and two
hours debate be allowed; but it
also provides that either house may
take a recess to the following day
at 10 o'clock, but no longer. II
Louisiana is given to Hayes in spite
of all the damning frauds surround
ing it, the evidence will be sufficient
that the Tribunal has no judicial
but only partisan rulings to make.
is the fourteenth State,
and there will be twenty-four States
to count after it shall have been de
cided. 1t viii take a week at least
for the tribunals judgment upon it.
If the State is sent to the tribunal
to morrow, and the arguments be
gin on Monday, it will be Friday,
the 10Th, probably, before the de,
cisiOn is reached. If it is unfavora-
bic to Tilden, the way is open to
get at least new election; and in
this wise: From the 10th of Febru-
ary to the 18th of March is seven
teen days. Within that time TWEEN
5y-four States must be counted. 1t
is within the power of the House, {
under the Electoral bill, to take a
recess each day until the succeed
ng day, and then have two hours I
or debate additional. Objection S
IAN be interposed to each State, and {
l. |
with seven States remain
ng uncounted on the 4th of March.
Jnder the Constitution, if there is S
10 election by the 4th of March, /
he President of the Senate becomes L
he President; and under the act of t
1872 the Secretary of State issues t
lis proclamation for a new election. a
IF course, until the following De- "
ember, the Republicans would have u
he Administration, but Tilden n
7ould then have the opportunity to a
ppeal to the people for his rights
n thus Directing, the Democrats, of C
curse, to gain the necessary time, t
Tould have to object even to States n
hat voted for their candidate. "
'hese could, however, be withdrawn t.
fter the days delay had been &C !.
"
THE EFFECT OF THE DECISION v
as been as diverse, almost, as the v
pinion of the people who have a
card it. Morton and Garfield who q
5ught the Electoral bill from it's Il
lception, have opposed it openly Il
nd bitterly ever since, and were
ut on the Commission for the sole
of assassinating it by crack
lg the party whip continually. :,
he Republican members of the II
are boastful and almost al
ilarious. Very many Republicans, g
oweyer, are still cautioning their tc
1thusiastic brethren, and warning
lem that the fight is only begun. s.
OF won. The verdict of all law b,
ers who are not extreme politi- h;
ans is that the decision of the q,
on Florida is unacount- d
ole Charlnc O'Copor Satd ;ust