The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-01-22
DEMOt Ratio CRIMES.

The Aiian. Ere"s.a ,hTr"ot of ilr
lolh. speaks IA the fll,oNin. itsuai;l -
the crlne oi the Democrats In Maine ;
~ he crime in Name began IN mon.
| sirous u>arpiiion ind advances to piii,-
he anarchy. Il started IN IN unbiasii-
ia, arbitration OF The popular VIII, ana
! il is carriel forward wan ihe most fla
gfaili defiance oi all !aw, right aud de-
,.rnry. A. Ii .ii>iili We scc to-ua, Al
State without ANY iawiGi fu"rs, with
oii legal Legislature. w,ihoi: even ~,
! hic2atl h 'dy "b,rrsIIg legal ior,n~. ba,
gnh itia usuro ny boay proceeding.
%. srtv.pti9lisf, h,rihoh>. ihis Is po-
| lll.rni chaos. 80 inga ae la-is ana
unii lis rnign "t las Is Restored, 81 l.
,lie complete subversion oi free in-iitAl-
lions. Down {" HE preseni i''lia Their
are three di>iiiici '!ia-es of llis nni,a...i
irlc'l cen>p.ra'a and crane Which si,oul'i
hc .lVet,, l,,rnc ia mind. The frs
MAS ihc dii!brsatG .snrjiirow OF in
popular VIII H. ekpressea ~ lie ",es-
non. / he cons;iraiors rUtiuiet- oIl
ihiriA seven of He rigIiifai teprrNcn;a-
iyes and either counted IN m norliaA
candidates whom the people rcpaliaica
OF 'iiifs'iy de.aiteii thr,N nj representa-
ton. Although they lnats = rifanpe %.
>Xiy-two. nnd ronpfnieiy reversca III =
he uudispnird rc-ul, OF the eiei1inn.
Fla; the people meant Is eject an ia
~. q. 's,4e members who were counted
u,,i. II iua ieEir,i. The ground of The
prprrcdina was ~, u doabt of The
resul' or IN nilcgai.Du al fraud, boz an
assumption of technical deicci-, With
IA II insy preiext The piott"rs wnn,ou
~ aud unbn>hingiy tramplrd on ili'.
vi! of The people. and began the assa,-
-inaiium vi popular liberty.
The -eeciid -in.c al i..s crime was the
coniempious disregard ui the ylagU-,i
oi the court. Down 10 that act ii,rruii-
-,.raIors Gained 10 be following TIE
la, : hcy d Il not den, that their pro-
crrdiag pu!iitied the popular cl"ic' !:
;hcy could oiiiy ss~.'rl thai the fault was
IA the law aud no, IN lis adiilsnislraior>.
But The decisinn al The higl!csi lad:riui
tr.banal ia the state completely de
sra, : HAT defence. Ii stripped otl' ali
their mpudeni prrtences. II lcii The
,aar.ness OF their iniaipy without II
shred ni rovur, i established Thai The,
we're HI rupg ia law as llry ere III
substance. Dy every ubiigaiion 1T 'loA-
u aud of deesnoy. iln'y wrrc bound Ia
icccp, the Judgment a.! the court 10
Wh .cl by common consent the dispute
ngd be,n referred. Bat when ;hc,
round liiai il {. a. agains, them ihcy NJ
e-iy rcluldle,p! and ii-regar,led it.
the, naiiiIcd the b si!ing decision OF
he Judiciary rs insuiri,ii. - lhc'
irampl.d on The sacred expression oi
li,ebaliut box.
ihc th,d ari of this horrid drama oi
rhine ~ the n-urps.inn ola fraudnicn
Legislature; in contempt OF ~, my AM
Usage. The Legislature commissioned
~ HE ruI.spiraiors was made up oi
ucp neai.. bali ot whom had not been
,.icricd Ill All. :ia.. !, in H. proceedings
complied with le2M rss.;r.nrnis n
Mould siiii have borne in its essch,isi:
,harar.rf aad ute ,hr tam OF fraal
nd iIiegaliiy. Bat egen ilii> Illegal
audK has a"i respected Ur folio 81 the
egsl furu>. Il has not. ~ az, sage pi
its proceedings, had legal qu"rni!i.
.i,,su,inor,al law decades iiuW u quurlAn
smladr. he Supreme Court OF Maine
nas gwen nn explicit drc.sion on the
,oiai. No Legislative ..ii is legal with
"a. aquorain. AMI This pFrira,icd i.rg-
statute has never had Tie requisite
.lumbcr. E,cn il il had possessed tt
, AID iii,c ihis would have invalidaied
; ari .oa. There WAS The frs, crime ui
reatiBga t.auaBirm Legislature: au,i
hen here nas ibn second rrnnr ~
rs.sla;arr fraudulent III us iiie pre-
lcn,in. 10 exercise an authority Illegal
n i'll essential luttlnsS
When we contemplate The magniiud, |
ind iDiall, of this outrag''. II seems M !
trd.ble Nap,irpB betrayed his ,r;i>t.
-rls,'d HE 10 ur uf ii,n French nation. !
lud iiuiii iil> empire upon iilc ran:> oi |
he krpui,i.e. lis s,olsni usarpaiion /
ias ever siii,p .esli rke,;-,,..I' 10. as uue Oh /
he great criincs against iiieriy. Bit |
a " HAT single tlcluch; al yaili and NJ /
amy does a exceed Iii, iniquiiy 81 T
Mage. This. as much rs that. l. the /
i,rilnf"s al popular government. Tn (
sss tbs Amer ,es, ;aonie shall repdilale
,nd correct hi nis,ii.,rsGs wrong. "
a II BIZ hi u> with shame aud cht.ggcs
h. fasa:e of The Eepabic.'
) nee the s.,o,e MAS written the Re
,uhlt.ans have organ's.d Il legal Le2is-
allure. elected Daniel +. Davis Cover
Tor. ard seem 10 have the undl.,urbod