The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-01-07
The Governor Firm as a Rock.

The Governor Firm as Rock.
WATERvILLE, Me-, Jan. 3.-The Town Hall
was filed TO its utmost capacity at the "Law
and Order" meeting TO night. Governor Car
celOn said:
/ stand before you the most abused man in
the United States i am not here TO apologize
or ask your pardon, but simply to call your
attention 10 the constitution and Jaw, and II
in any respect l or my council nave violated
that majority rule is the central principle OF
our governmental system: but should not
that majority be expressed in legal and con-
stitutiOnal manner?
You are all aware that at the late election
every effort was made ON both sides to secure
the majority, and that the Fusion party had a
majority of 1000 votes. challenge any man,
do not care how ardent a Republican or rabld
a Democrat, TO take the returns, and If there
is an instance where we have not applied the
same rule to friend or foe. then you can con
denim us. / find tabulated returns where 81
towns have been rejected-32 were Republican,
30 Democratic and two tie. Does this look
like a conspiracy? Does il look as If the rule
had not been applied properly?
referring to t6s City OF Lewiston, the gov
ernOr said no one doubted the voice OF the peo-
pie; that he knew his own city was largely
Republican, but il was a question of law with
them. 1t does seem an outrage that those who
appear to be elected were rejected; but there
is the law and the constitution on the other
hand which must be respected But you, my
friends, condemn us because we do not think
turns 1 ask you to consider. what would
become OF our republican form of govern
ment If the men you choose TO office should
create laws aud constitution TO suit their
own partisan feelings? So great has been the
excitement 1 have called upon the supreme
court 20 decide questions which have been
decided for Is years; and when that decision is
rendered hope the people Will be Saiisfied.
The governor closed by advising his hearers
calmly, and that they would nnd that the
governor and council were not such terribly
bad men after all. Resolutions were then
read ratifyIng and sanctioning the course of
the governor and council.
THE DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT DIS
CUssED-wHAT WILL BE DONE.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 4.-The decision OF the SUI
preme court has been discussed freely by
crowds upon the streets and at the hotels and
else where to-day. The Republicans are great
consummate triumph for their cause;
The opinion is freely expressed
in the best Informed circles, that opposition
can not stand mp and defy the codrt. II is the
opinion of the leading Republicans that the
governor can do no less than cancel the GER
tidcates issued to persons lot elected, accord
ists have no definite plan matured,
and il viii be difficnlt TO develOpe any to.
night, as not more than 20 members are pres
ent in the city. The number present Is about
the same as in ordinary years when nothing
unusual was pending a few Demo-
% business to submit the questions to the court,
and that he had done his work according TO
the constitution and laws, and should have
rested his case lntTc. n AtdulBS OcuuOCtdl
says that GarcelOn belittled himself
by taking any notice of Morrili s
letter, he had completed his work and that
ought to have been the end of it. A. w.
Black, a leading Greenbacker, says the court
went out of its way 10 answer questions not
put to IL. Colonel William DicEey, member
Of the Legislature, says the decision OF
court will hsve no effect upon the organiza-
ttOn of the l. gslature. as the certificvteS have
already been Issued. This is understood 10 be
the position Pillsbury will take in the Stand
ard to morrow morning Others say the Opinio n
of the court is a farce, and will be replied TO,
word for word. Three counted in members
have already declared that they will not par
the opinion of the court will have effect
upon other certifcated members to the same
end. as there is not single case of the 81 that
hls decision does not fully cover. Hons. James
G. Talbot. of Washington, and Isaac T. Hob
son, of Lincoln, the counted-ln senators,
have already stated that they would
not accept seats should the decision
of the court be against them. Lawyers say
IL this opinion is disregarded, it viii be the
first instance of the kind in the history oil
Maine. 1t has been ascertained that tht eXecu-
tive department, in more than 50 cases since
Maine was State has asked the judgment OF
the supreme judicial court on important ques.
tions of law, and never in a single instance
has II been disregarded. ID. Parker, member
of the governor IS council defended his position
in tins matter, and says he acted conscienti
ously and honestly. He has not read the
opinion carefully, and could not
give opinion as to the result
The secretary OF the state government says ht
is not sufficiently familiar with the law TO say
whether the governor and council could re-
view their action.