Daily Republican., 1881-10-11
The UsurpatiOn complete.

When the British gained the battle
at Bunker Hill over the little handful
of patriotic Americans that had thrown
I'D entreuchments during the night
the British commander. when congratu-
lated on his victory, said it was one
not worth thanking God for. True they
were in possession of the fortified en-
trenchments, the bodies of the brave
Warren and some four hundred Ameri
cans, whom they called rebels lay be-
fore them in the en:renchments, but the
face of the hill was red with the bodies
of over thousand British soldiers clad
in scarlet uniform. This little piece OF
history was repeated yesterday al
Washington, but instead of the parties
being British and American soldiers,
they were Democratic and Republican
Senators, and instead of guns and bayU-
nets, ballots and intrigue were the
weapons. Senator Bayard stands vic
tor, but such victory, is il worth
thanking God for: Before him lies the
dead maugled body of President Gar.
field, over which he has lndecently
scrambled into the Presidency of the
Senate, now the second office in the
United States, but around him also lies
. shattered and defeated Democracy.
Can it be said that any thing short Of
trickery on the par, Of the Dem ocrats
in the Senate has placed him where he
is? 1t is all nonsense talking about
the Democrats having \ luajoriry OF
the Senate on their side, for they had
not. Even with Senator David Davis
not voting for Mr.. Bayard, he was only
elected by bare two majority, while
three Republican Senator'S sat in their
seats not voting, simply because .he
Democrats took advantage of little
technical quibble, and wilfully pre-
vented thosG Senators from votiny, un
til they (the Democrats) indecently ,
seized the Presidency OF the Senate.
There was precedent for swearing in ,
Senators by the oldest .memper OF the !
Senate, but that precedent did not suit !,
the Democrats at the present time. ! ;,
They were only hunting precedents Oh
ha nfh hnr uil |
of their members in the line of success
sion for the. Presidency. 1t was in u
vain that some Of the leading Demo {
cratic journals called halt Of the .
Democracy in its mad rush Tor Office q
1t was in vain that they were told that +
the people elected Republican Vice ,
President at the same time they elected
James A. Garfield President, and there
fore the office belonged to the Hepubi-
cans. 1t was in vain that the Democ- f.,
racy was told that the vacancy of Presi. s
dent of the Senate. was caused by the ,
assassination of President Garfield, and r
that whoever took the Office, owed his
elevation to Guiteau's bullet, but none q
of these appeals or warnings stopped :
the Democracy in their mad rush to r
seize che coveted Office. Well, the great I,
Delaware Senator has got the prize, but q
how? BY the votes OF minority OF =
the Senate of the, United States. Thirty. t
four Senators only out Of seventy pres. /,
ent, voted for him. One Mr. Davis de. Il
clined voting, end three Others who t
would have voted against Mr.. Bayard. +,
were deprived by the Democrats from :,
voting until after the subjugatiop was t
completed and Mr.. Bayard placed in = =,
usurped office. ,
However, nothing that can he said /
now can undo what has been done with.
out causing a deadlock in the Senate, q
even should Senator Davis be inclined +
to vote with the Republicans. The '
party that 80 surreptitiou.ly placed u
Mr.. Bayard in the Presidency of the II
Senate will halt at no meaus to prevent |
another from taking his place. Then !,
let him wear his gerry crown with what \
ever of honor there is in it, The Ameri- +
can people can stand it if Mr.. Bayard
and the Democratic party can.