The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-04
WHAT JUDGE BLAIR SAYS.
A Biii TO Redress the Wrong Zone by the
Unconstitutional Electoral Commission.


WASHINGTON, April 2-Thcre has been no
more interesting topic discussed in all circles
to-day than the passage 10y tho Maryland bcgis-
lature Of Judge Blairs rcsolut Ons to contest
generally expressed no discomfort. but showed
lively anxiety MS to the next stop to be taken to
make the resolutions OF any practical effect.
A bill has already bccn drawn for this pur-
pose the nuthOrship OF which Is ascribed TO
David Dudley Field. II provides the machinery
by which the Supreme Court Is to. hear the
cause and expedite decision, A board of jurors
is to be appointed to decide the facts; this
board 10 consist Of. perhaps. ns many as twenty
four members. who are to be selected from the
highest members Of the Judiciary OF the differ
ent States, 1t is possible that there may be
some notifications of the features Of the bill
before II is introduced in the House. which 1t is
the intonton shall BIZ done at the earliest prac-
tcable moment.
In n conversation with your correspondent
tonight Judge Blair stated that i was bis desire
the people Of the, country IN whose behalf he
S p9se " was AIS to put IT. T3gn into The Once to
which the people had elected him and. said tho
House, he IL bound to have possession OF that
building. 10 sure as you and live, f..
would require before Mr.. Tilden was put in
possession Judge Blair replied that as now ad-
sixty days. He said the common idea that II
would be- revolution 10 put Hayes out was inc
greatest mi stake that had ever been made. IL
In any petty Office. when Mr.. Tilden was de-
cared the rightful President and sworn in
by the Chief Justice Of the. United States. he
would walk up TO the White House. ard all MIR
Hayes could do was to take his hat and walk
out. The Southern question was now dead ana
any longer OF Mr. Haycs's southern policy. He
had no policy. He had no following. 80,
Judge Blair felt confident that the bill TO be
introduced in the House would pass that body
and the Senate by two-thirds vote. Indeed,
he could not conceive how any Democratic or
any Republican could record his vote against
the bill. when IL had been expressly provided in
the act creating the Electoral Commission
lhMt recourse might be had w M
its decision. When he naked case was
presented for action in the two Houses the OPP
formidable. would melt away as snow before an
August sun Ia regard to the action Of the Su-
o21 1hSre %"r us nj ~ c6nsaor The
facts. The facts would now form part Of the
case, There could bo, no dispute about them.
and the fucts she wed that Tilden was elected.
Hm he Hti,h0gta, Poet
The Hon Montgomery Blair has removed
Hays iron Maryland q Washington.
Ny cause is that Of 4s0OO,OOO Of people. 4
fraud SIS IN the White House and the peoples
Just decree has been ovrrturped. want moth
elected that I wanted nothing. and say now
that want neither Office nor reward. cannot
help seeing. however. that the people OF this
great country are suffering to-day not from
contraction or imitation OF currency. or green
backs. or gold or silver. or any financial cause.
but from an incubus OF fraud which has been
saddlcd upon us"
And 1'ildcn in the White House will relieve
the country Mr.. BlairP"
4" am not lighting To- put Mr.. Tlden in the
White House: | don't care any more for Tilden
than do for Hayes. Hayes has always treated
me well enough personally. but what do want
II that the peoples Will shall be asserted. and
that will give relief to the country"
-. VIII the country support this movement.
Mr. Blair 2"
l believe they will: yes. why texcitedlyl II
such a condition existed in England revolution
would cnsue. You know that. know il. every
body knows il. and why should we allow this
fraud to standt It's killing the business of tho
country and ii is making men starve to death
in ldleueSs"