The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-05

concerned. The dominant rule Is to giv
, such construction 10 official acts {
municipal officers as will best compoI
, with the meaning and intention OF tn
parties as OF language used TO sustai
rather than to defeat the will OF the peopl
and disfranchise the citizens.
JOHN APPLETON, CHARLES w. WALTON
WIZ. g. BARRows, CHARLES DANPoRTH,
JOHN A PErgRs, ARTRMUs LIBBEY,
JOSEPH w. SYMoSDs.
i SPEECH BY GOV. GARcRLoS.
WATERvILLE, ME., January S.-Th
Town Hall was filled to It's utmost capaci
ty at claw and order" meeting tonight
Governor Garcelon said: II stand before
yeu the most abused man in the United
States. lam not here to apologize, or ask
your pardon, but simply call your atten
ton 10 the Constitution and law, and Il
in any respect l or my Council have vic.
lated that law, you have your remedy
You say that the majority rule is the cen.
trail principle Of our government system,
but should not that majority be expressed
in legal and constitutional manner? You
are all aware that at the late election
every effort was made on both sides to se-
cure majority, and that the Fusion party
had majority OF 1000 votes. challenge
any man, do not care how ardent Re.
publican or rabid Democrat, to take the
returns, and II there Is any instance
where we have not applied the same rule
to friend or foe, then you can condemn
us. find tabulatea returns where sixty.
four towns had been rejected, thirty.two
were Republican, thirty Democratic, and
two tie. Does this look like conspiracy
Does ii look as II the rule had not been
applied property"
Referring TO the city OF Lewiston, the
Governor said no one doubted the voice OF
the people; that he knew his own city was
largely Republican, but IL was question
Of law with them. II does seem an out
rage that those who appear to be elected
were rejected. But you, my friends, con-
demn us because we do not think Il right
10 60 behind the returns. l ask you TO
consider what would become OF our. re.
publican form OF government II men you
choose to office should create laws and a
Constitution In suit their own nartisan
ieelinys' So great has hcen lie exc;ts.
mani have ralleJ mon ths Srnrome
Court IN decidc onost}ona which have
been dec;de1 for tifteen wears AMI whon
fiat decision IL rendere,I ( hone The neo. @
pie will be satisfied"
bearers to examine lie facts and inok a.
the case calmly. and fiat thev would find
that tLe Governor and Cnnnc;l ware not
surh terribly ind mon after ali
ResoIntions we're then read rat;fv;n, and
tbe ron rae, nj tbe Govsrnor
and Conncil '''N >'N'H'''N'
'' ,,na,,.,.. .,.,, ,..... -.
"h CAN TILL WHAT hE WILL DO
a "AfERVlLLE, JAM 3.-Governor Gar-
celon spent the day in this town, and was
callsd m tbisevenin, hv n rono,,er wbo in.
fo,mod him ,b,, ,Lo on;,;o, f,Lo srn,o,no
Judges had heon nrin,od and ,len asLod
the e;ovcrnor II he had reroivcd ths onin.
ion oi Tho cour, The C;ovornor ronlied
,h,, In ho,, M, %ho, bo ,,,d NJ, hoan;,
I"rrst. | | aimee n,cIncL ~ ~ 20 Ss,nsJ,w MI U o"as
noGn ;rLn rano,,as in IN nfonnoJ % i,;a I,o
aenera, nn;,,s as eSnrossaJ IN ,ha @ an;n;nn e
81 ,Ls canrt % onJ nj ast oJ II h. I,ha Enra.n
or, shonIJ reca,i @ % ,ns ,or,;fics,os M ss ,S,, ha
ia ;.ornd e"J %b;,,I, I I"'r'vS nn"' ,os ioa' no
n";r;on % NJ ,hs .orr, % arno,,,,I n" ~" =" ano s"e
Lron ;ie..,,v ;ssnaJ !" wh;.h ,ho go
ern"r @ ] ans@"reJ % s"i y %,we ',S ~" ar,or;,,. @ "T
for ~ + knowi"" ,hs on;n;on % nI ,hs nv c"mrt "ao, ana
can not tell what shall do.n In answer
70 u question whether Capt Lewis, OF
ftariiin'inston, tiilis haa returned ms certificate,
Goyernor said hc had % not rcreived e Gu !, snd .n
did not know ANYTHING about il.
Reporter Do you apprehend any vic.
ience ie,a; ~ 'he Inauguration oil lhe new Leg
Goyernor-I Ibave no means NJ knowin,
| do not think the people are foolish
enough to resort to violence.
THE QUORUM QUESTION.
PogTLAND, January i.-AH Augusta
dispatch says: The onorpm nn.s,;on bas
i,.n, ..,loj H., ,,.a.a.,o... A. s:..- -
'0'' ''''e" ns peee''ent" ''at s'"'ee'i 10
quorum. Tho Senate in 1877 organized
with eleven, IN 1851 with fifteen and in
is1l with thirteen: In later years Chief
"sS N'oSSA
ate, sustained that point. They also held
That each house could compel the attend
ance oi persons: who had received the
Governors certificate before as well as
aiter peing sworn III. II also says Spoul.
OF Skowhtegan, Is already in Augusta and
VIII take his seat.
WHAT THE rEorLg SAY.
AucuSr,, Januarv a-rbe decis;o, of
,,,a Ca"., ~. 49," ',;.'.,...,t-,, o ..'I'on ~
'''e oour' mas oeen discussed lfeeiy ny the
crowds on the streets and elsewhere to-
day. The Republicans are greatly excited
and iubilant and reyard Il as a consur.
,,.",. I , .I',.'',, s"" I .,s: osa " 10 ~ vo"0u.
h"'e '''u'''n i'r '',e.r CAUSE ihe opin.
ions freely expressed in tho best informed
circles is that the opposition can not stand
-, and ,,efv the conr, 7, I. ,ho o,;n;on
ur a' ~. ,;.; I n.'.,, oom ~ 20 sae oi'u.oh
OF the leaa!ng kspuo,lcans , that me Gov
Srnot can no no less tlah cancel the certi,
,lcates issued 70 the persons not elected
according 10 Tue ueclsl0n oil tie Court.