Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-21
The Views of Twenty Governor J..

The Views of Twenty Governors.
The Boston Herald Saturday performed the
curious feat of enterprise of interviewing
twenty governors of sta les in regard to the
Potter resolution. Only six of the governors
take hopeful view of the situation. These
believe that the democratic attack is not
directed against the President. They rate the
movement as nothing more than an attempt
to make party capital, by exposing the cor
rupt manruyres of the visiting StateSm en-
TO Illustrate the choice of the people. Among
these trustful governors the republicans natu-
rally are in a decided minority. They count
only two of the Six-HartTdnft of Pennsylvania
and CARRIER of Nebraska. The four democrats
are Houston of Alabama, Williams of Indiana
Porter o Tennessee. and Cochran of Delaware
The latter executive, however, couples his
opinion with fatal reservation. IF fraud"
he says, lis clearly established, and Hayes
can be unSeated legally and quickly, il should
be done for the sake of right and Justice"
Fourteen of the governors either directly or
theoretically assume that Mr.. Potter'S reSOu
ton is intended to unSeat III ayes. In spite of
The authors somewhat equivocal disclaimer
Oh any purpose beyond thorough inquiry
Into the fraud connected with the electoral
votes OF Florida and Louisiana, they believe
that darker design lies half revealed. They
fear or hope that the diSclO Sures nay ripen
democratic opinion to support an asSau
upon the President, in watch case there W JuId
De danger OF caamitOuS attempt, for the
leaders of the agitation have shown that their
resOlu tOI is equal to any venture The elias
holding this view is blSected by the party line
1t contains seven republicans and an equal
number of democrats. The republicans are
Cullum of Illinois, Common of Mime. Van
Zandt of Rhode Island, Gear of Iowa RDutt OF
pf
oil Minnesota. The democrats are Matthews
OF West Virginia, Hampton of South Carolina,
Stone of Mississippi, Irwin OF California, Rob
inSOn of New York, Hubbard of Texas and
Halliday of Virginia
The appTehenSive class is subiividad into
two very unequal sections bv a vital diStinc-
ton. All the republicans and four of the
democrats, viz: the governors of West Vir-
glnla, California, Mississippi and South Caro-
lima, express hostility more or less bitter. but
SIfhclenty positive in the weakest case to
every assault, covert or overt that touches
MI HAYES tenure. The more reckless section
OF the uneasy governors consists of three
demoerats-R0binSOn of New York, HALLIDAY
OF Virginia and Hubbard of Texas These
executives exhibit different de grees Of rash
ness. The New York governor qualities his
desires by IudlclouS miSgiving. He admits
that, though Hayes occupancy be made
never SO inSuppOrtable, it may not be possible
10 secure the seating of TIIden. The Texas
governor throws doubts to the wind and prO-
Claims that he will abide by and sustain
ikeWe matured action of our representatives
in Congress-
The Herald, which is independent with
democratic SympathieS, holds that it is plain
that the presidential question, if it be raised
by the select committee, will weld the repub
GcanS into chain of blood and iron, and rend
the democratic party aSunder." That paper
commends to 1.-The reckless plOtterS at work.
a careful examin alton OF the opinions ex-
pressed by the governors of the states and.
adds that three out of twenty appears very
slender backing for revOlu ionary attempt
The process Of killing the goose that laws the
golden egg, in the matter of fish, is going on
rapidly. With the close of the Potomac fish
ing season, it is discovered that the catch is
the smallest known, being over two millions
smaller than that of list year. At Alexandria,
where il is estimated about half the catch is
received, the number for the present season is
100000 as compared wi h 3,775, 900 for last
year At this rate of decrease, it is evident
that the time IS near when the fisheries must
be partially or entirely abandoned.
The discussions of the Social Science Asso-
citation, which assembled in Cincinnati We 5ter-
day, will be of great interest. Subjects of
such present Importance as homes for the
people, charitable institutions, forestry health
and sewerage, money, cooperative societies,
banking, commerce railroads. journalism
taxation and the labor question, treated by
men of ability and experience, cannot fail to
make the session highly instructive. The sub
jects mentioned are but a few selected from
the varied list of topics of present interest in
every branch of social science which will be
discussed. The sessions of the association
were preceded by the music festival Cincin
natl thus reversed the natural order and in
her intellectual banquet enjoyed first the light
dessert and afterwards the solid portion of the
mealr.the feast of reason in which she is now
indulgiEg.
Edison is hard at work ON an annaratns fnr