The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-17

" Dad the n,mo,tatc state tony. uAons q NV i'tk
Of thu. yea aAl last ar adopt .0.ru,ns 'Onn NINA
ard dt noun, ing The Presidential Frtutf
winch is the create q living .uo tetorc the Icots ar
The prcsen, time the nnanral otfinc ~ the i.huus
the great wrongi'
The Democratic state Conventions Of Vow
York have adopted resolutions conforming
the fraud, but they were Of ~ kind that
is Intellectual and harmless. while they
condemn tho wrong, they carefully avoid
any proposition looking toward righting
II 4; and the attitude which the Democratic
party of this state actually assumes Is that
the wrong cannot be rightcd, and that
HAYEs's fraudulent title IL sacred and ire
fragablc.
But this Is not the worst. This wrong
never could have been consumlnatcd had
not the Constitution been violated and set
aside in the formation of the Electoral Com
mission and the abdcation by Congress of
duties which the Constitution imposes.
This was the source from which the mis-
chief proceeded. This was the means
through which tho country, and more cs-
pccially the Democratic party were de-
fraudcd OF the President they had elected
The Democracy OF New York in their state
Conventions have never uttered a word Ia
defence Of the Constitution aud in conden-
nation Of the act establishing the Electoral
commission.
A. for the second question of our corre-
spondcnt, we hold that the financial contro-
vcrsy Is in Importance vastly interior 20 th"
maintenance 81 the Constitution Ii the
supreme law 81 the land can bo set "a side in
ord,r tn mako - rraoi,i,.t pr,-i,i.pt II
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currency the people Of the country are r.rr-
mittrd to use Besides the currency qu".-
ton il already substantially settled in favor
of honest money and of thc dollar worth a
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"T'' wars N" WIN u l"Ucr 81 l''ommohuh-
ton III us pocket signed 10y II. u. HAYES VINO
was 'hch the properly elected Governor OF ONO.
me recommendation pore weight ana boMM
obtained employment from LELAND SrANN'hp
men iresiuent OF inc central racine H".iroad'
lie was s"ht iast recently ny hr' SrANf"tD Tor
'he purpose 81 l""AlhE al some st"'N' ana inr-
h'sned WIN money ior 'ho nm lns'eaL "' tAN-
INK inc cars ne went 10 inc Va~iInd lr"ulhG
i"FN RAGS ana 'os' every "h, lie 'h,h en-
aeNoFeu 10 E'' possession OF some V"'uhuir
hors's on inc Strength OF 'orEr" eh'rk' ana
will probably reside at 81, Uuen,in for several
years. The petty rocues among HAYES friends
arc unfortunate. First was MNxwIf1. now il
is DoMM. Tho big rogues. the pcrurcrs. tho
forgcrs Of the electoral returns. and the various
other scounl rels who took part in the great
Fraud are now in the enjoyment Of valuable
Offices.
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INC "ul'" Yong '07 now s'''lnS III I'm
cihhau niS opera House l. notable body.
r'pres,h'a'Ne hpls'opal cierESnrh from al
parts oil 'hr country Ar' IN attendance. ~ are
aI1o 7oaefa, wg ,,, 'nymgn. one OF whom
uto to the proceedings an essay on The relations
~ capital ana labor Such body should leave
al"Suns mark not only on the city in which IT
may '"Hhe' 70 he''' '"t on inc country. Hwih
""'"'' 40 W'9' however ~ inc iheM'erS con-
tent themselves "i'h d'e4u sHlohs on su "a
topics as inc influence" ' modern science on the
incorporation ol inc bibl'' q! the many other
um''F 'op''s 'h"' might Won engage th' att'n-
non 81 'h' Tong r'-- we VIII mention only ono
ia the great cities. Some very dido papers on
This subject were read at last years Congress.
II would he lu'"r sting 90 know how far their
suggestions have been acted ON. and with what
results.
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