Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-11-19
The Congress Then to Declare No
Election by the State.
Congress VIII Then Elect Democratic
President.

Matt carpenter WAS puDnsned IN the
Washington Republican:
REroKTER You remarked the other
day that General Grant, il nomina-
ted, would lie elected!
SENATOR. Yes. that's what 1 said,
and might have added that, IL cleo
ted, he viii be inaugurated.
REroETER- What do You mean by
that remark
SENATOR. Exactly what say. He'll
be inauguratel, despite the efforts
that may be male to prevent it. Tn
not an alar1nist, and l don't want to
be reported as such. But l see l an
in for it with you, and L might as well
go on with prediction that I've
often made of late. 1t is that the
Democrats viii protest against the
count OF the electoral votes o; some
one or more Of our Republican States
when the two houses meet IL Joint
convention for that duty in February,
1881. They viii base their protest
upon wha: they viii anege to have
been an unconstitutional exercise OF
Federal power in The execution Of the
national election laws. They may
take California for this purpose, or
New York, or Pennsylvania, or any
State wherein the slightest pretence,
real or manufactured for the express
object, may be furnished Then the
two houses viii separate, and one or
both VIII sustain the protest. The
vote OF chat State Will be thrown out,
and Ii viii be declared that there Was
40 election ana The House will as
sume to eiec. 4 President. The pre-
limnary arrangements for that emer-
gency VIII be made in the House, the
same as they are attempting to un-
seating Mr.. Kellogg, so that the
Democratic nominee for President
will be elected under the form and
color Of law. One step has already
been taken in the House by the IN
seating OF Mr.. Bisbee, of Florida,
and the seating of Nir. Hull il his
place. Tins gives the vote of FLORIDA,
on a vote 10y States to the Demo
Gratis, so that the House now stands,
on such = vote, nineteen Democratic
States to nineteen Republican States
counting the Indiana Greenback
member with the opposition. But in
that far-off December session, when
the Kellog case viii probably be acted
upon, and when all such action viii
be no longer influential upon any
coming election, they may unseat Mr.,
Orth, of Indiana, or some other Re
Publican. The decision of the con-
tests III these cases adversely to the
present occupants would give their
seats 70 Democratic contestants and
insure a Democratic majority by
States in the House.
REPORTER. Then yo;i foresee moth
ing but Democratic disaster III the
future
SENATOR Exactly; either disaster
and overwhelming defeat to the Dem
ocrats, or Gley will rescue themselves
from that fate by the methods l have
described In other words, thsy may
attempt to save themselves ir the
Senate by imposing ~ unelected
President upon the country. 1t will
require the promptings of despera-
ton Itself to induce them to adopt
these measures; bat they are rapidly
becoming desperate enough to at
tempt them. And these are the rea-
sons why 7 believe they may exert
every possible method TO retain their
majority in the Senate. That major
ity gone, they vii, as l have said, lose
their foothold in every branch OF the
government. To keep that foothold
iisy must necessarily unseat Mr. kel-
icgg and admit Mr.. SDofford or some
Other Democrat from Louisiana
RrPo1T.s. But what benefit will
Tie Senate be to thenl-theyl "nly
hold 1t for :gc years. until 1888!
SENIOR There's aHvtI.-r c"nt'n
gency 10 lie considered. Suppose,
now, the preliminary arrangements l
spoke of for Presidential election
icy the House shall all fail There's
another chance for them SO long as
they hold control Of the Senate. In
the event Of failure to elect by the
House the presiding officer Of the
Senate becomes President ex-olficio.
Even If tie House is 4 tie, as It may
be and will be if those preliminary
arrangements are not carried out,
the protests against the count Of
electoral votes might be debated, con
tiIuod and delayed, and other devices
might be resorted to until the term
of the present administration expires.
Then the Senate would choose Il
President pro tenn, who would be
come President of the United States
ex-ofiicio until new election should
DC ordered