Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-27
REsORTING TO FRAUD.
Proposing to Win or Fows me- ans If Neces-
scrU.
To The Ediknr of thu Gloha

KESORTING TO FRAUD.
Proposing to Win by Foms NE ans If Neces-
scrU.
To the Editor Of the Globe.
In the GLOBE few days alo- appeared
paragraph which contains pre- dietion in re-
gard to the Republican programme in Maine
quoted from the Milwaukee Sen ttaael, pro.
nouuced Republican pal ,r, said prediction
being in these words; "The constitutional
amendments in Maine are TO be effe ctive if
the Republicans have plrrality. But if the
Fusionists have plurality it will be uncon-
stitutional for the amendments to apply to
this election. The supreme court is Repub-
lican." 1t will be obs 81 sed that the Sentinel
sI saks with the positive assurant, of one
being in the sc ,ret and having uudoubt-
ed knowledge whereof it is speaking.
Was ever o more audaciOus arrogance
of assured power to thwert the popular will
displayed by the veriest tyrant under
Heaven? Gould anything more etfectually
revolutionizs our present form of govern
ment than the action here tfreatened? If,
aft 81 the ,ople have made their choice of
public officers, that chance can be set aside
Ey q partisan )urt, what use is there of
holding elections? Is a Republican form of
government possible under such conditions?
Even to the dullest mird it must be obvious
that no surer death blow Gould be struck at
the root of our institutions than the action
proposed by the Sentinel. II the Republic
can party is allowed to pre- ctice this sort OF
thing longer, this ceases to b republic,
and then comes anarchy, and state of
things far worse than the late OWL war.
Each separate interest that eau boast q fol-
low ing will war with the nearest antagonist
| ic interest that can also boast following.
But my object in quoting the excerpt from
| the Sentinel was not 30 much to set forth
what must be plain enough to oil who can
read, as to compare it with Certain other
Republican opinion, promulgated nearly four
years ago with regard to the course tho
Radicals intended to pursue in the Tiden-
Hayes controversy. Previous to the forma-
ton of the fragrant and ever memorable
SKI electoral commission, on the 9Th of the
January succeeding Mr.. Tilden's election, q
correspondent of the Inter Ocean asked the
editor this question:: "Csn we allow the
southern toadies to win alnde, ana circuaa
stances aot0teUers % To ttis the
editor replied: "We do not believe
it is safe to try the experiment.
The Inter Ocean was in the confidence OF
the party then, as the Sentinel undoubtedly
is now. It did not believe it safe to try the
experiment. of being honest, and suffering
the expressed VIII of the people to prevail
and the experiment. was not tried. The
Sentinel says the supreme court will decide
that the constitutional amendments are te
| ~ 10 NH y
necessary to Radical success, and adds with
deep significance ''the supreme court is Re
publican" That settles it, and that explains
it. AS ''the supreme court is Republican" i
will doubtless juggle with the question, and
with the dearest rights of the people-if i
gets the chane without regard to light O.
justice. and with So eye solely to Republi
can advantage and glory. Tn,
supreme cor,s will doubtless do thi
damning deed, for like the Inter Ocea1
and Mr.. Justice Bradley it does "not believe
it is safe to try the experiment" of allowing
the people to govern themselves. And the,
are 60 far right as this: 1t is not safe for {
Republican to "try the experiment. of hon
. esty, any more than it is safe to encounte
other sudden and unexpected shock. 1t il
not safe for Republicans ito Try the EXP sri
ment" Of letting the people govern them
selves-it would be the death wound of Re
publicanism to do that. If there is any
thing your true, dyed.in- the-wool Republi
can implicitly believes, it is that the peopl
are not capable of governing themselves
That is the old Federalist dogma
and the Republican party is nothin
if not Federalist in its proclivities.
The Republican party in Maine, which
Jimblaine's junto of wirepullers, do not in
tend to ''try the experiment of giving q
the reins of power SO long as the Suprem
Court is Republican, Theirs is no doub
the Supreme Court will eagerly hasten t
, prostitute itself, as the Milwaukee !SentSnt
suggests because "the Supreme Court j
Republican, The idea that Repubiiea,
Judge will decide case upon its merits an
the evidence, according to his solemn oatt
when party triumph is at stake, has bee
, exploded ever since the infamous Justic
Bradley sat in the electoral commission
It is useless for Democrats to paIte
with the fact, and 1t is cowardly to is
more it. We are face to face with gray
. crisis. The republic is in danger, and fro1
Republican hands. They do not intend I
permit the will of the people to be carrie
out as expressed at the next election, if
happens to be O Democratic expressio,
There is one way to meet it and combat
successfully, and that is - meet it square
the face with the muscular fist of the gree
Democratic party, and knock it forever OF
of t;me;-giye the radical scoundrels 10 III
3 derstand, once for all, that the game of blu
wont win, and the game of force will be mi
by superior force. and if fighting is to |
done, fighting aoill be done, so efectual
that the Republican leaders will
the country like scared sheep. HAMET.