Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-10
the COMING CONTEST.

and the formal declaration OF the
election Of Rutherford d. Hayes. they
do not know the dossed psrsistsnsy
With which Samuel J.. Tildsn is wont to
follow the objects Of his ambition. and
they fail to read Alright the clear and
unnistskabls signs Of the times. The
result Of the Commissien's labors will
simply Be to give the Republicans pos
session. which. 10 b sure. is nine points
Of the Law; but the great, the intsrmina-
BE oontsst-ths contest which will keep
this nation in apsrpetual state Of excite.
nsnt for perhaps the entire Presidential
tsrm-is yet to come. That contest will
Be had in the Supreme Court. So sure
a. Governor Hayes Is declared elected
and that event may now be regarded rs
almost . csrtainty-so sure will Samuel
J. Tildsn contest his claim ON the ground
that the Law creating the Electoral Com
mission Is unconstitutional, and that.
therefore. there has been no legal count
Of the votes. and no legal declaration OF
the result Of the election.
II was mainly to give hin this oppor-
tuai,y for IN appeal to the Courts, in
sass Of an adverse Judgment, that, Al
the News pointed out two weeks ago.
the electoral bill was drawn by the Dem
ocrats and rushed through both houses
With such indecent haste. In order to
pave the way smoothly for him . clause
was inserted in the Act expressly pro-
viding that nothing therein contained
should be 80 construed as to interfere
with the right OF either party. II de-
fsstsd. to carry his case to the Courts
for adjudication. Thus two possi-
BILE to the White House
we're opened to Tilden. Tho 9Th
Justice might be n Democrat, in which
CASE Governor Hayes chances Of sue
cess would be small but II. as Las
proven to bs the case. n Republican WIS
selected. who would protect tho rights
Of his party-whieh in this case simply
means the people Of the countryside
righ. Of appeal would still remain. and
through it Tilden might DO seated on a
technicality. or at least an order for q
new election might he obtainsd. That
is the entire essence Of the motive which
prompted the passage Of tho electoral
bill. so far as Democrats arc concerned.
When this great legal contest begins
we shall witness the curious spectacle
curious for this Republic. ut least-of a
President Of the United States forced to
defend his position in the White House
inch by inch. Ons-half the country
will look upon Mr.. Hayes as a usurpsr,
having no right to exercise the sIscu-
tive authority. while the other hall will
rally to his support and insist upon the
r~ightfulnsss OF his tenure OF Office. Aud
thus the absurd notion that this cleo
toral bill is calculated to promote the
tranquility Of the nation and revive
business, will be exploded when too
late 10 undo the mischief which has
been done. Had the count proceeded
in the good old.fashioned constitutional
way. Mr.. Tilden might indeed have con.
tested the title Of President Hayes ; but
the grounds upon which his appeal
could be based. would not be half 50
strong or 80 difficult TO meet, as those
which are furnished him by this monde
script machine known as the Congress
sional- Judicial Electoral Commission.
II Is said that business men all over
tho land breathsd more freely when tho
electoral bill became n law. Will they
breathe more freely WHEN they see tho
highest ofnee in the gilt Of the
nation made the subject Of u legal
squabble which may last for ysars' Is
business likely to revive. or times to be-
come easier. while the question OF who
10 the righiful President Of the United
States is being argued in the courts, and
discussed in the bar.rooms, Is our
national credit either at home or abroad
likely 10 improve. or even to DO main.
tanned at its present rate. while we are
giving every reason to the world TO sup
pose that Republican institutions are n
sham. and that we are not able to gov.
srn ourselves1 We think not. The re-
suit Of the coming contest will be Ia
ruin trade and depress legitimate bush
ness Of all kinds. Andif the poor man
has suffered from tho political agita-
tons Of the past few months. what has
he to expect from the effects OF the
greater struggle which is yet to Gomez
1t has been reserved for Samuel J.
Tiljsn to inaugurats this base attemp,
TO Msricanirs the American Republic.
aud plunge itinto u vortex Of anarchy and
confusion over which our enemies will
gloat, but which may well draw burning
tears Of shame from the eye Of every
we'll wishGr to Republican government.
And yet We are told that he is the ''poor
mans friend aud that at his potent
command the millennium is to be real.
ized by the poverty stricken among US
Out on such blatant hypocrisy The
name Of Samuel J.. Tilden will 60 down
to posterity as the u name in all our
Who has preferred 10 rule in a
national hell Of misery and anarchy.
than servo in heaven Of pros
and security.