The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-01-27
TIE RETURNING BOARD IN TROupLE.

THE RETURNING BOARD IN TROUBLE.
The lambs Of tho Louisiana returning |
board ara in deep trouble They made
an application 10 have their case trans
ferred 90 the United States courts 10
avail themselves of tho eOlored SYM
patty, because their Jury IN the district
court did not possess the requisite de'
gree Of color and consequent ignorance
10 insure the aequlllal which they need,
aud which has become necessary 10
cheat the penitenllary Of the state out
Of four robust oonyols, The applloa-
ton ID ianlam0unt 10 confession Of
guilt, II other testimony were wanting,
aud the refusal Of the court 10 grant
the transfer and the sacrifice Of the
bonds, indicate clearly that tho illuss
lrlous presldent'makers have bat little
confidence Of being able 10 wriPgle out
Of the dilemma, 80 far ~ they are
personally and collectively concerned
tho occurrence possesses not the slight
est interest 10 either tho people Of
Louisiana or tho country NJ large
Mother the state named or the nation
would care 10 tread on the miserable
worms Of corruption, But behind this
quarlotio Of inlamy stands an array Of
dignity, Of wealth, power, aud IN
lluonoo, which surrounds the lowly
returning board with an import.
anoe which sends thrill Of interest
throughout tho nerves Of tho entire
nation, Behind this case or rather tho
decision OF the court, stands Mr. Hayes
his cabinet, aud appointments, Indeed,
the skeleton Of fraud flashes It's un.
slightly bones before the eycs Of the
entire executive branch Of the govern,
mont, and the peace and quiet Of the
nation,
That u conviction either would or
ought TO displace the government we
are not prepared TO say but that the
nation should blush NJ the result no
ono will deny The republican party
covered itself with shame in forcing the
\ 10 result in tho commission over
the wolcsts Of the honest aud fair
Of the country, aud the democrats
for tamcly submitting 10 il, have won
: but little glory We echo but a
} common sentiment when we say,
4 nlU ilbtly admit It's entire truth, that
the result has been II thousand percent.
better than anyone had rlght TO ok.
poet, II has, indeed, given us u liberal,
and 40 far as we are able TO judgcasyet,
: perfectly honest government. Better
10y far, than any we have had since the
death of Mr.. Lincoln, or since the war
closed This circumstance viii appeal,
has already done so, strongly for for
beOrance So long US Mr.. Hayes and
tho officers eC his government admns
ter it NJ they have done 80 far, the tol
Grant spirit of the people will he inclined
to submit, and perhaps, all things cons
sid red, il would be well for them to do
80, in this instance. No true friend OF
the south, or of the general government
would now see the prevailing quiet dis,
turbed, Our section is slowly, but
surely, Notwithstanding the financial
distress prevailing, regaining her pros
perty We dread and dcprccate any
excitement which would interrupt il
even for n day,
letEwhat fearful precedent this re-
turning board fraud and electoral com.
mission outrage has fixed for future AS
pirants of another stampithan Hayes
Even if no move is made toward dis
p'oNlHS HlINi tut NuHtluUul NICUu VI NU
attempt will weaken both his own pur,
poses and the strength OF his govern>
ment; besides, it will set up chronic
apprehension among the people, which
will promise anything else than good
1t is hard thing to determine if We
must quietly see such an outrage perpec
trated without effort to correct it, OF
whether it is better TO bear it in order
that the country may recover more
speedily from the blighting effects OF
the war. This is all there is in the
question, and God knows it is enough.
The poor wrotches on trial cut but u
mean figure in the case, compared with
those who have proiited by their wis