The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-12-25


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. 81 repeated tuil5oaiag ssd iptim aauol
. voters. expressly provided iof ID
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= iribuaal created by sIprsss act Q
cougfsss g which . majority q thI
DtmocfAs il Congress Assestsd al,
sls dscisiop ought 70 have Get that mat
81 q rect Bot sspposing. ior the SAX
u the sfEumert. Jastios vas not DON
that case Il i 20 eIease Tia, ufopI
should bs dons 10 this Tue Democrats
I psrsi., 10 calling that ~ unparalleled
ag,rage sad ao~ Ibey x aid DO some
tbiag as tad o. woae
Bal lest our Democratic reader
claim ibst our argsmess 10 wcAk aux
~ st.iemenls wrong We will quot
lfom she Cbiesgo Time. Springfield
I a,puistcsa sud Boston Herald, TIRE,
.hlr. & dependent journals which al
w.Js support The Democrats wher
itbey eap consistently
lie Chicago 7iass says;
MhAtever may be the immediate re-
sslt 10 M.ius. The effect Of Gov Gar
Seioas c9spe Will be disastrous 10 biz
arty all over she country. II will be
The hnisbiug stroke 10 that moribund
Organization The blow between tht
syes which will stretch stiff 10 deatt
the Bourbon animals limbs, which are
slreaJy trembling with approaching
dissolution.
/ The Springfield RepubiicaH says
II is most monslrous that be the
governor should violate law. prec
edent aud usage, on the strength d
constitutional scruple, in order TO sui.
fer great wrong to be done. But
supposing that he were night in thin
attitude, Il is very suspicious circum'
stance that these detective returns
which be denies himself the power te
remedy, should prepoBdetate to such an
extent among the Republicans elected
aud not among the fusionists. The
law Of chances 10 invariable aud ex
poses both parties 10 nearly equaI
Iosses, proportional to their numbers
But by some BOGUS. poous, oil or nearly
all the returns elseting fosionists have
proven correct Tor been corrected J
while the defective returns electing
Republicans have stubbornly remained
defective still. This is a fact incon.
sistent with any theory that the gov.
ernor aud council are merely reluctant
ly obeying some memorable law which
they cannot get away from. The
whole affair bodies the rapid progress
We are making in REORGANIZATION. Nc
possible gain can come to the Democ.
tacy from this election in the presiden,
tial contest. In fact. IL almost dooml
Democracy to defeat in 1880, under
whatever auspices il may enter the
Geld
The Boston Herald. published neal
the scene OF the outrage, and which has
carefully Investigated it.in all its phas
es. having correspondents on the
ground who have kept il fully advised
Of the laws relating TO elections il
Maine and the proceedings which cul
minated IN the overthrow OF the state
government, states the case 10 these
erms:
The governor and council OF Maine
have changed the result OF the late
election in that state upon certain tech
Aical grounds In relation to the returns
II is not denied that the people Of
Maine cast their votes in such a way
10 to make the legislature Republican
in both branches, and this they did
after brisk and thorough campaign
which brought the question involved
home TO every voter. The governor
aud council. taking advantage Of their
position and power over the returns
bave 30 manipulated them as 10 reverse
the will OF The people. This 10 the
real point, an il will be considered and
judged 10 the public mind. Surprising
that the technical grounds are legally
correct -oi which there are grave
doubts which we need not discuss
tbir ty NJ means wrakens the apes
~ The tribunal Of last resort in a repub,
lic Local officers may have been cul
pably negligent, but the essentia
qu,sI iou IL: Whof do he people say b
ilter uutssR II is we'll known whai
lbey said. aud q change OF their verdict
because certain officers neglected IL
,igA the returns. or the returns were
sent 10 Que day late, or certain uameI
were Jumped as scattering, is q
grave offence which tho law may moi
lie able to reach. but which makes The
beet ground Of appeal to the people.
We can afford to denounce such pro
ceedings because we have denounced
with equal severity similar proceeding
10 other states And. carefully con
siderinR shat we say about il, we un
besitatingly declare that the governor
and council u Maine. in doing this
have Ear exceeded tue iniamy Of th,
LoaHsiAns returning board inasnuet
a. they were not 30 strongly tempted
10 commit an outrage against the right
Of the people.
| We car scarcely conceive that The
governor aud council Of Maine have
doue ihis thing a. their own accord
We fear that they have listened TO very
had advice. and that their advisers are
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