, 1880-01-05

1nst esnphWtfD IIlturTHIncnt Of the position sis-
fnesl by the Republicans. Tho cs,fiaplrncy tnay
to cnrrcsl 0ut In Hpto TT The Op!n!n, Int, II 1t
ts. no tupre Clearly revolutionary net will have
been ter1,etr1tetl snce tho firing upon Sumter,
md mn mare ,lnn,ninK accusation can bo preferred
| aHuinst the Democratic purity that they haru
Improved nh nssaut IN tlIs very ctta.lcl of free
ttotn with NJ cnlln.ts tlGflntce Of tho rcNir1-
ments Ut equity ia nf tho principle of Aw. Tho
| Supreme Court has thus swept away tho cntfro
fnbric of lihling. nsnrpatton, a1Nl fraudulent
prctcnse which CIV. Gnrcclon and his asst,ctntcs
have erected with such int'ntt pains, md with
| no cynical tliarcgnr1 for all thMt pnsacs for
honor Or faEr-dcnElng nnon9 tho Hnnss OF Aincri-
Gun citizens. Tint the men WIN nre left
atnot,y tho ruins Of this cdfce Of frn,I1
arc as capable Of tillng tho role uf the despcra0
n8 they huye shown themselves to to lifted fDT
tl,e rule of the shyster is only ton prrlte. lte-
ptlhllcans IN Mano and elsewhere cum ntforl to
witch and to ,vatt.'
THE ttEnALp's" WE'VE.
Tho Herald says: "Tho guiding principle OF
thG several opinions ts IL he fntlnd III the ns1aser
nf tho Court to Gov. Gnrcclon's second question.
Tho ph of the controversy Is touchc III tho s!cc-
laration Of tho Court TINT, whle the Constitution
ca!ts for It return true In essentials, mitch
Of the constitutional requirement fs directory
| tn0rly. Tho error Of Gov. Gnrcclnn nnd Ills
Council consisted In rcgarllnK every minute
provision us mAntlatnry and absolute, even
though It defeated tho main purpose Of nsecr-
Tuning for whit candidates tho votes were nc
t1ihlly cast. 1t sufl'ces To sAy that tho wilnlo
ground on which tho Guvcrnor nnd Council
Ettlotf IL cut fr1nl under thoin. Tho Ennsttll-
tln1t Of Maine IS CONSTRUED to 1nnku it consist
cit with Justice, common scnsc, md tho right
of tho electors tn hAyo their votes counted nnh
their Intentions respected. We suppose tho con-
RpIrauy to steni tho Legislature will ca1lnpscun-
der tho weight of tllIs olsnIon, and tiat e..ns
| will bo found To put tho Republican purity in
| possession Of whit they really won In the cleo
| tlo11."
THE "wonLD."
| Tho H0Fih Rnys: "The Supreme Court OF
Naine hus nnswcrcd. fully md directly, tho
/ questions which Gov Gnrceton i,.s submitted Ia
1t. The Judges talk like Judges, not Ike par
tIsan politicians. They uphold tho sound Dcno-
CRITIC principle that tho intention Of tho voters,
where Il can bc cleArly mnte mt, must prevail,
ana that lilo duties Of canvIsscrs ministerial.
md not judicial. No other doctrine Is possible
| without teprtylng legislatures OF their right to
rnEs upon tho qualifications Of their owl, Mc1n-
bcrs. without deprlving tho Courts of their
functions. ah.l without converting II bonrd of
| rArtiRuns intn n tribunal to decide nil
| cases Of contested elections. II IL not
to he supposed that CIV lurGelon anl lis Ct.tn-
Gil, who. by nanpting tho methods OF 'clpher
| Alley hnvu hrustYht this opinion nrl Themselves,
will insist upon their position In the f,cc uf the
mi n,w n,u.or t iu, thn s,Irhtcst rcoeon n fnur
| fnr tb,, pr1.servutiot, of the ,,curr II, Matno-
THE "TntnuHE."
Tho Tribune snys: .Tht s,,trtt or tbo dec,ston
Is thls: Tho people nre to hnrG their rights anl
no, II, l,e r1rntcd mi of Them. rho T.nyrrnnr
| has nstcd fnr ut1yIco frnp, I'm hirhpst f,n,,rt
md Il bus ,,ccu given him. Whnt viii III, in
ucytr~ 1tu ],ns uont tx, fnr IN turn fac, liz ja
f,,1v committee, Il. Il ro1icv pr ,,ol}tscn1 ,rfamyr
| uosrny.
Sp<eta, Ia,poteh 10 Yat chfrooo 74th,trr.
1,osroS Musg., Jim. t.-The Dafu d,trc,ff ftrr tn
,nnrroy will say: "rhg Supreme Cp,lrt ur Nuinp
t,.s mt left shred nt tho veil behind which tho
Governor and his supporters Thought In hide
themselves i}y Il u1l,lft1nn,Js yoti II Inns Dr.
cjlcd eycry pt,int submitted tn It nv tho n,ir,lt
Democratic lAwycrs ngaitst tho co,,sptrut.,rs,
md In fuyur Of thpse wip,n thu ncnolt, ccc,cd
IN tim 1cufslnt,r II In i,nr<,s.;tIe tn nrysr fon
highly tho tersl, c,eur, al,l u,1phutIe tunr,,urc
1T whIc., tho whole fut,ric uf lilo fccl,njcult.
ttcs md If earning md cnutj,u,s critItsn, >
| IL nycrt,Irntd nt,d swrnt nwuy. Tho oniuI,n tf
the Csmrt in like fr1,ah t.,ny Of Tho chnrtcr nr
u,,r lIbcrtica and Its clcnr. ringing scntenccs
wifi I'M remembered I'M nrnycrl,s. II lfts tho
x1,n,o contrnrcrsv ,ntn nm ntmnsnhrre wl,crc
pr1nctptcs tnutrnl. apd wl,er1, thc mscr,h1c
shifts nnl nettiftuptnu tleycrs of ro,ttral trc,f
atrrs ]nyn uo wcIrht. n t,cseryfs IN IN, cpkf
viii he o,,otcf hereafter whenever designing
men seek to defeat tue will Of tho pcoplc. The
priucples laid dawn aro such as viii recommend
themselves In cyrry fafr.m.n,1t,1 ,un,,. nnd tho
summary at tto md ia II severe nntl oyrrwhrlu.
linz cundc1uuuttou Of the tricks by which II 1ns
boon sought to reverse tho 1n,p,,nr
yr,1]tct. M matter whit hnpnc,,a new thr
informant of tho rm,rt t"u ,on,,,,,,rn
i'm con,nt-out with Mi nossiL,, ,.,nhnsix
| Tho consc,,t of Ju,]uo Lthhoy. WIN VIVA, iu.fnrn
hn wus eIcttri To TIM uench' =, rnnpiy ,,arttson
nor,ncrut ts ,n ~ Inn ,nnat rtr,,,,n
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