The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-08-14

pOlltlClullS tllity iIlstlGutS E,htheo9
in honor Of tho event, and public
officials may add to tho pageant
by assembling troops and banners,
but all that emily comes properly
aftcr the Inauguration, not before;
and tits not 4 part Of it. Our sys-
TEN does not provide that one Pres
idcnt should inaugurate another.
There might bo danger in that, and
twas studiously left out Of the char
ter. But you are placed in an ex-
ceptionally important position in
connection with coming events.
The Capital is in my Jurisdiction
also, but l am a subordinate, and
not on the spot, and i'll were, sd
aslo would be my superior in au-
thority, for there is the station OF
the Commander-in- Chief.
WHO IS TO DECIDE.
On the principle that n regularly
elected Presidents term of Office
expires with the 81 of March(of
whichI have not the slightest
doubt, and which The laws bear
ing on the subject uniformly recos-
nize, and in consideration Of the
possibility that the lawfully elected
President may notappcar until the
9Th of March, a great deal Of re.
sponsibility may necessarily fall
upon you. You hold over. You
will have power and prestige to
support you. The Secretary Of
War, too, probably holds over, but
if no President appears he may
not be able to exercise functions
in the namc Of u President, for his
proper acts are those ofa known
SUPERIOR lawful President. You
act on your own responsibility and
BY virtue of a commission, only re-
strictcd by the law. Tbs Sccreta-
ry Of War is the mouthpicec Of u
President. You arc not. If either
candidate has n constitutional ma
n I
jorlty Of the Electoral ooiiege' OF
the Senate and Rouse on the oc-
casion OF the count 10 not uni!e IN
declaring some person lcgally eleet,
ed by the people, there is lawiui
machinery already ptoy1aea 70
meet that contingency anu y ueGlae
the question peacefcliy. II nus
not been recently usea, no oeca-
sion presenting itsolt, 9tst our lore
fathers provided II. IL mas eeen
exercised and has peen Teeosl,l@eu
and submitted TO , as z laWi.lzoll
every hand; That macnl1lery lr:,
would probably eleet IAlr.5l1,ele.'
President Et,,d=Alr'EW neeIef=sicet t,.t
President: III ,iay "ol.4 DO fight
enough, for the l.5S l.5ssiIJ;.-ccg,dea i. Gaat
Il, a ra;!nr5 to elect duly by the
peopIe tho House shall Immediate
fy elect the President and the SEN
ate tho co-Prcsident. Some tri-
bunal must decide whether the
people have duly elected a prcsi.
dent. | presume, of course, that it
is tho ioint affirmative action of the
Senate and House. or why are they
present 10 witness the count il not
to see lint Il is fair and Just? liza
failure 10 agree arises between The
Two bodies there can DO no lawful
Affirmative decision that the peo-
ple have elected a President, and
tic House must thon proceed to
not. not Inc Senate. The Senate
elects Vice. Presidents not Presi-
dents. Doubtless in case Of n ftil-
uro bv the House to elect a Presi-
Ient by the It'll Of March, the Pres
iIent Of tho Senate (if there be
nnClwould be the legitimate per-
son to exercise Presidential author
ity for tho time being, or until the
o1nearance of a lawful President,
or or for tho time lnid down in the
Constitution. Such courses would
bc nenceful. and. I have q firm be-
ljef, lawful.
uts OPINION OF HAYES.
hayo no doubt Governor Hayes
would make nm excellent Presi-
dent I hayo met him and know
him For n brief pcriod lie served
under nv command, but rs the
matter stands | can't sec any like
iihood Of his being duly declared
elected by The people unless the
senate md House come to be in
Scrord rs to that fact, and the
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