Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-01-03

tor Ed'-dnds is beautiful specimen
sehN'O' be talking about guarding
Of G ms ms of the people" in Presidential
theion. Why didn't he have some of these
same patriotic desires and sentiments When
he was leading agent in helping to cheat
the American people out of their great vic
tory in 1876? The fact that he is the father
of the electoral bill which has just passed
the Senate is almost enough to condemn it
on its face. Yet we are forced to admit that
itpossesses some good features and much of
the sting is takea out of its ID features by
the fact that both branches of Congress will
be in Democratic hands when the electoral
votes are counted next time Had this bill
been in force as the law of the land in 1876,
Nj. Hayes would verhava seen the ms de
of the White House. The House will, how =
ever, undoubtedly give the mltter its quietus
by declining to endorse Mr.. Edmunds' plan
and the country will go on counting the
votes as it has done for the past eighty odd
years-BosToN GLOBE, DEN.
The Sensitive Globe and Senator Ed
munds Bill.
Is it entirely certain that the Globe
is not "beautifu. (?) specimen Of a
paper to be talking about honesty and
patriotism? We seldom meet with
quite as illogical specimen rs the a.
boye; or one in which the sentiments
of the writer are SO lily concealed un-
der the lion skin of honesty, and in
which the ears Of dishonesty are so
apparent.
Let us examine in detail.-"Why
did not he (Edmunds) have some OF
these same patriotic desires and SEN
timents when he WAS leading agent
in helping cheat the American people
out Of their great victory in 1862"
In 1876 he did and would have had
them in the form of law if so many de-
Rocrats like the Globe who could see
nothing with friendly eye but the
"SOlid South" while looking for their
country. had not stood in his way.
The fact that he is the father Of the
hill is almost enough TO condemn it on
its face is il? A more daring or i'm
pudent assertion cannot be well con
ceivcd. Does its author in any sense
appreciate truth or consistency? Be-
cause Senator Edmuads is the author
of Tie bill it is net entitled to consid-
Grafton. Is that the logic that is born
of patriotism or truth. If that had
been asserted of bill originated by
Senator of medium or even inferior
standing it would have shocked any
man Of decent sense, but when APP
piled to Senator Edmunds bill, it is
very far below the level of journalism.
Nothing shows the deyilisn intents of
the article so much as its keen regrets
that Senator EdmundS saved the coun-
try from anarchy by bill the provi-
.sions Of which were approved by a
barge majority Of the good men Of the
country, and now disapproved by q
sectional southern sentiment like that
possessed by the Globe, only because
1t did not bring success to the demo-
cratic party. When men can sec no
good in the abstract, but look only to
party Or self interest to find it, then
we have in our midst narrow b;gotry
and sefishness that the country had
best beware of. 1.-THE Globe is forced
TO admit that the bill has some good
features, Why is it not forced to point
out one bad one? Nothing less will
redeem its sayings from being called
a low scold.
But "both branches of Congress
will be democratic when Che electoral
votes are counted the next time" Is
that the patriotic way to judge of
law enacted to secure the harmony Of
the Republic for all time? Does it
make any difference which party is to
be next in power about whether law
for the general good is to be regarded
wise or unwise? Is the test to be
whether specimen Of legislation fav-
,ors "Democratic hands" or not? Had
this bill been in force in 1876, Hayes
would not have been in the White
House, indeed 1aok at his logic.
l, Hayes ought not to be in the
White House.
2, If this bill had been in force, he
would not have been. Therefore this
is q bad bill
Look again at the closing sentence
of the logical and Patriotic Globes
condemnation Of a wise measure -
!, A bill posscssing"good features"
(and no bad ones worth mantioning),
ought to he sustained.
2, The House is Democratic, there
fore the House will decline to endorse
such a bill.
Again:
/, Under the old law ususpcr was
counted in.
2, Both branches OF Congress wiz
he in Democratic hands Therefore
1.-the country will go on counting the
votes as it has DONE" &C., in order
the better TO accomplish Democratic
purposes of usurration.