The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-13
SPIRIT Of THE PRESS.
The English Papers Of This Morninr.

| The Gazette says: The Democrats and
Greenbackers had deprived Maine of legal
Legislature and Governor by their attempt
to annul the legal elections. By overthrow
ing the law they had reduced the State
Government to anarchy. The Governor
submitted the matter to the judges If the
Supreme Court, who pronounced illegal
all his proceedings in counting out men,
bers who had received aAt unquestioned
majority. The lawful Government was
overthrown, and the revolutionists could
not set up another that had even the tech
nical form of law. In this state of things
the Republican members-elect entered the
State-house at 6 o'clock last evening, and
proceeded peaceably to organize Legisla-
| ture, composed of those whose C. oice by a
majority of the electors is undisputed. The
Representatives from five cities lack the
form of the Governors certificate to their
election; but that they received majority
of the legal votes has been repeatedly
stated by the Governor. But no other
Legislaturs-had been legally organized, and
none could be. Once organized, each
house is the judge of the elections of its
members and can cover all previous in
write his pardons up to the last hour.
| CoVCludy AC StCppCo uOWh oIu Out az IL
o'clock, and yet he pardoned Daniels in
the forenoon. 1t is well he is out. But in
view of what he has done toward emptying
the penitentiary, and the many reports in
circulation in connection Herewith, the
Legislature ought to appoint a committee
to inquire into the matter, with power to
send for persons and papers. This much
is due to the people of Ohio and to the
cause of justice. s
The Commercial says: After all, the Re.
publicans in Maine seemed to know what
they were about The high.handed old
Governor, after undertaking the execution
of fraud, submitted questions to the Sn-
preme Court, and having secured the decla-
ration Of the law against him, refused to
obey it. When his time came to retire his
counted-in Legislature went through with
all the forms of usurping authority, dis
played their fraudulent intent most grossly,
rode rough shod over all objections, and
then failed to find quorun. 1t was at
once fraud and fizzle. The old war Gov
ernor, Garcelon. gone the arms returned to
the arsenal, military dictatorship estab-
lished to do nothing, the representative Of
q Senate without quorum as
suming the duties of Govern"r
without commission, the Fusion
lists thoroughly disguised and demoralized
the moment had arrived for q bold
stroke. This was delivered last evening,
by the appearance of the Republicans enti-
tled to seats ON the face of the returns, who
proceeded to organize the Legislature In q
ousiness-like manner, and will doubtless
hold the fort. They have the law and
the facts-the power ard possession.-
If kcn
posed that the quality which characterizes
ally, shall be removed, and that the paper,
N4auld be receivable for all dues. The sug-
gestion is plain, straightforward business
full of sense-and therefore disturbs the
lunatics and idiots who have for some years
been making finance their speciality.
The Enquirer says: The Republicans of
Maine crowned their conduct yesterday, ip
the political controversy in that State by
supreme lawlessness, II not by supreme
folly. They assumed to organize Legis-
lature, in the night If not in the darkness,
without the shadow or suspicion Of law.
rhe mock Legislature which the Repub-
licans put up last night has no peg of Con-
stitution or statute on which to hang a
member of it. Will the Republican party
move the Southern methods to the further
edge of New England2 1t is reported that
the self constituted Legislature will call on
the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
for recognition and advice. Till this
mob becomes, by Federal force or
by some force, a Legislature-it can not be,
come such by law--it will have no author
ity to call upon the Supreme Judicial
Court for opinions or support There ID
already one acting Governor of tile State,
Mr.. Lamsou, made such by the Constitu-
lion Of the State. There is already one
Legislature. Three years ago. when Dem.
ocrats were beaten BY ''the forms Of law"
as the Presidential theft was called, they