The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-10
GOV. aARcEL0N.

Stout old Gov. aaroelon. Of Maine, has
proved himF elf more than match for those |
iery and IT. uculent warriors, Blaine Hanlin
ind Frye. and has not moved one iot from
The pesit ,op taken by himself and bis Council G
At tho outset. He followed the law and the
precee .enta, did his duty fearlessly as he IN
detsi God II, under the ablest legal advice IL
NJ n NO and then calmly but resolutely de-
Oh ned to be lectured by any Of the Radical
q nleitans whose political aspirations were in
jured by the result. A man conscious Of
wrong would have auailed before the fury OF
the storm raised by the Republicans and
have gladly welcomed n way out OF dstH-
Guilty which threatened such serious conse-
uuences, not only to himself. but 70 the peo-
ple Of the State. But Alonsu Gafcelon is evil
IDENTIFY man Of no common mould, and
planting himself fairly upon the law he did
his duty az he saw II, In spite Of threats Of
assassination and Of civil war. absolutely I'm
seorp of consequence The brave old man
flung defiance In the very teeth of his hlus-
tering adverearies, and pursued the path he
had marked out for himself with dignity to
the end.
He furnishes the solitary Instance In which |
cal d plomaey and cunning. Always, hereto
| I ore. whenever an election or other question
bet een Democrats and Republicans has been
In dispute, the latter have invariably won by |
force or chicanery. The most notable instance
was the great presidential election OF 1876.
| + here was no doubt about the fraudulent ac-
lion OF the Returning Boards IN Louisiana
nd Florida, even Radicals did not seek to
dis guise or palliate the iniamy Of the act by
VIII ich the electoral votes Of two States were
| stoit n for Hayes, end elsewhere In our Issue
this morning will be found full confession
OF the Radical supervisor Anderson as to
| how the election I'm East Felicana In 1876 was
managed so as TO give color to the atroeious
stories of bulldozlng, upon which that and
other parishes were thrown out. In spite.
however. OF the notorious frauds perpetraied
by the Returning Boards, In spite OF the Ger
& ain knowledge that those frauds were con
| illuminated IN defiance Ut the law, and that the
+ etuins of the two States were illegal and
arbitrary, get aside and reversed the true will
Of the people OF Louisiana and Florida as ex-
pressed AT the ballot-box, the Republican par
ty boldly announced its determination not
| to abide by the result, but to
| 70 rcihly seize and hold the government.
Troops were ordered TO Washington, pre-
parations were made TO seize and imprson
| Mr., Tidep, and had II not been for the
sohpmc devised by Conkling and Edmunds b.
submit the matter to The decision OF an cleo
toral commission composed Of eight Radi
Gale and seven Democratsl, the country would
have been plunged into civil war by the
Meaten party In the presidential contest. The
| t,j T., nh hxy hp
of the decision rather than to proceed 10 ex
treme measures to assert their unauestion-
able right to tho Presidency and. az usual
| were defrauded.
The virtue which has prompted a few Dem
| ocrats In Maine to refuse their certificates of
election because they do not believe they we're
honestly elected. was conapicuously absent IN
Mr.. Hayes, who made haste to occupy the
fret Office In the gilt Of tho people, which he
knew then and has always known belonged
rightfuliy TO Mr. Tilden. In Louisiana, we
have been 30 often the victims OF low, Radical
| cunning and have beel 80 accustomed TO
witness the fraudulent acts OF usurping
government upheld by the strong arm of
Federal authority. that we fully expected to
see Gov. aareelon and the Fusionists In Maine
beaten by the artful wiles Of Blaine. Hamlin,
Frye and the rest of the leading Republicans,
whose knowledge Of practical politics ~
illustrated by the Louisiana and Florida
Returning Boards gave them ~ immense
advantage over the bluff but simple minded |
old Governor and his inexperienced Council.
IL seems that under any and all circum~ !
stances. when their asoendancyie threatened .
the Radicals are for revolution. for opposing I
force and arms to those legal methods which
In this country areusually resorted TO for tho |
correction OF wrongs to individuals or COM
munitiea. Their boosted love of law and
order is fiction and they stand before the |
country to-day as the advocates of violence.
Geo. w. Curtis, In Hdrper's Weekly, reads
the Maine shriekers lecture on their rash |
threats and talk Of revolution. and among |
other things very sensibly says:
II ia only when legal remedies are exhausted |
that the right of force becomes valid question |
of expedieney. 1t Ia plea for anarchy to Rs-
aett that when The letter of the law has been |
strictly ohaet we'd, oh ,dianca may he refused |
upon the ground that the spirt Of ths law has |
been violated. 1t that plea be ad nited aud |
everybody 10 t. Judge for himaelf OF what ia |
lied the spift Of the law It's purpose. civil
order Ia at IN end
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