Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-05-29

more dangerous, than selling them
to the highest bidder?
i will not stop to argue, that all
elections, even for the meanest Office,
should be infinitely removed from all
mercenary infuences-that they
should be absolutely pure, each bal-E
lot, shut executing the Morrisoni
bill as lightning does the will of food"
That no man should receive a vote,
that his own merit and qualification
do not command; because, each of.
the suggestions is d truth command
ING assent from every man 1t is
idle to suppose, that any republicans
government eouldexist for, even. ten
wears, were all its officers, elected
npon any plan, which appealed TO or
utilized money considerations or mo-
tives, either directly or indirectly.
No elective government can long
stand, where It's elections n or can
be, other than, the free, unbought
expression of the candid judgment
and conviction oftle voter.
This Tucker plan' is not the in
vention of Mr.. Tucker, nor wen of
Galloway county. 1t is IN old and
exploded scheme of fraud and cor
ruption in other states, and galvan-
lied into spasmodic life, in that coun-
ty after its expulsion elsewhere. The
Supreme court Of each Of two states,
IN the Union, years ago, held that
such ssplsn'' or any similar scheme,
was inherently corrupt and corrupt
Observation-Disclosures and wholly ihconsis-
tent to the theory o. all Republican
Governments, and, therefore, no per-
son elected, throagh@it its influence,
or whose election vas contaminated
with its p%ernicious purposes, could
hold his office. That such a ''plan'
was but the purchase Of votes by
i~ndirection:
But we need not trouble ourselves
with theories, nor grope around
among the decisions of the courts OF
other states, for now, our OWE Su-
preme Court has settled the precise
and whole question. in the matter OF
the state against Collier, proceeding
in two warrants, to GUST him from all
office, to which he was elected, at til,
last general election, in Galloway
county, upon and by operating tlll
specific fucker PLAN" and distinct
ly holding, that the whole plan ant
scheme was illegal, aud whoever
should be elected, by its operation
was not a legal officer and could no
be permitted to hold his office if hi
election be contested for such ;
cause. 1t is true, this opinion was
not announced when, the law under
discussion was enacted, and whicI
fact, makes Mr. McIntyre's conduc
so much the more creditable to him
indicating his careful and independ
ent w~atchfulness Of the public inter
.st and safety.
AS a part of the law making pow
err, Mr.. Mcintyre saw ali effort bein.
made, by designing men, deinn
gogues-to introduce this ''Tucke
PLAN of electioneering, into ever,
county of the state it is Il sal CON
mentary, upon our own county, tina
even here, it had its advocates an
agents, thus attempting to corrul
the public morals-polluting the ba.
lot and debauchlng public elections
and seeing this, what could we. wha
ought We to do, but by the passag
: of an appropriate law, dam up TIL
stream at its source and while
could Be douel A representative
a freepeopie, Under the SANCTIONS
an official oath, could not fail to d
so and be honest. lie could not /
honest and faiiSo so ast in the prem
' ses until such stream had becon
broad enough to cover half or MOI
OF the state, for then the stream cOul
not be sIayed-the current would |
iner ilaIIlv aud its, uaa wavo& nf polll
sion would have washed away, eycl
3 the right TO vote ut all,
This Tucker plan was an inside
, Gus and a mercenary foe, beleaguc
= ing the very citadel of the life of II
state and the liberty of the individ'
r al citizen, aud patriotism, cCmmo
, honesty and IA due regtrd TO his oat
Of office, all combined to c0mman
Mr.. Mcintyre, with whatever pow.
he had, to crush out and obliterar
such a foe. In his charge upo, snc
| All enemy, it would have pleased M
!, much, hitd MIR. Mcintyre had raise
the ''black flag" which excludes a
hope of mercy, to any, who Shout
even give it aid and comfort.
Can it he, that those gcntleme
who compose the grange, making ii
, charge under criticism, have ev'
. comprehendcd the possibilities {
> danger tc the public, and to free il
-sstitutions, lurking under the thi
!. guise OF the Tucker plan?' Can
be that they have measured the tea
full consequences of its adoption
> generally, and still coudemn, the
Il representative for choking it to dea'
: in its infancy and while under co
trol2 If so, surely, a faithful servar
of the people, could well borrow Il
language Of a Roman Emperor. wh'
= stabbed by one whom he had lor
n