The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-05-26

A was predicted the Republican ma
iority in the present Congress i ready
10 90 10 anv length to add 70 its numer-
ical strength. II has already convicted
ifxelf Of The grossest inconsistency in is
determination of the two contested eicc-
ton cases Of Bisbee ". Finley. from
Florida. and Lynch vs. Chalmers from
Mississippi. In order 70 give the seat
of Finley. Democrat. 70 Bisbee, kepup-
/ lican. the majority Of the Committee on
| Elections held. I. That the testimony
| II the ballots in the boxes j. d no value
| ana The certificate Of the Clerk d the
Court 70 the character Of the ballots
cannot be received. because there i no
law 81 Florida which provides for the
preservation Of the ballots. or any Ger
fificaie concerning them BY the Clerk q
The Court: ?. That no return can pc
counted unless il Is signed and certiiien
81 The Inspectors: 3. That when the
Iballots IN the box outnumber the votes
the whole poll must be thrown out.
Now X these rulings were correct IN the
Florida case they should have applied
to the Mississippi case But wnen
the Committee came 10 CONSIDER
fhe latter they deliberately repudi
ated their action in the former. lhes
! found that they could not give the seal
81 Chalmers. Democrat. 70 Lynch. re
} oub,ican. without reversing their ruI
, ,nos. in The Bisbce- Finley case. which
) fhey proceeded 10 do without the slight
est hesitation Or apparent scrupie- ine:
2 rave 742 votes to Lynch q which tner'
4 was not particle Of proof except Ira
\ the Clerk Of Issaquena County ctrtine'
9 that Il Il recorded in his Office that
y many votes were cast for Lynch IN tina
Z county. Under the laws Of Mississippi
4 the Chanccry Clerk has no authority
\ certify. In the Florida case the Con
x mittee threw out the votes certified .
|. fhe Clerk of the Court for Finley, Den
Q ocraf: IN the Mississippi case they coun
n "a he votes certified b. the CHANGER
n clerk for Lynch. Republican. In q
n Florida case the Committee threw q
a the returns fur Finley. Democrat, u
~ sivned and certified by the Inspector
q though thew had been certified BY y
le Election Commissioners; in the Mlssi
he siDpi case they counted 40 votes +
- Lynch, Republican. which were reJes
n "a ~ Inc Commissioners - not propt
* II signed and certified By the lnspe'
VI ors. and without the necessary pro
ed oiiunds. m the Florida case the Co'
~ mittec threw out an entire poll at viii
20 FINLEY. Democrat, had . majority.
ed tbe ground that the number q p
lin lot. 80 greater than the number
Be- voters: n the Mississippi case u
I'd counted for Lynch, Republican 2
-, at which there were ~ more Dali
n than voters, where there were PIT
LED Democratic votes cast, where the pail
The box was left during . recess -
md hands 81 colored men, and where i-yI
b. had majority Of PA. The Commit
:. thus managed 70 figure up majorit,
AS for Lyreh. after first counting
49, marked ballots over the re
the ton 81 which bv the Election Conn
ex- sioncrs there has been 50 terrible
Bel ontcrv N the virtu0us Republican
e. \. friependcnt" press. II Il - plaiI
o. M r,}es III arithmetic can make y
L u Il the Florida case was decided on
~ rcct principles. Lynch was defeated
'oud i .05i majority according 20 the Y
mes. m;ttee'~ own showing. On the .
Mr. hand II the reasoning Of the 1omm
sue ~ the Mississippi case - 70 be takel
ainc correct. then Finley WAS elected
ever Bisbcc IN Florida according 70
Dlicy own logic. The Republican maj
or % III the House has thus convicted
and by the record Of swindling the A.
and Gratis out 81 Congressman from
,ould ida ar Mississippi. But then tnt
SEQ. publitan majority can - suci. "
mcr- and ret the applause ~ the hight
Il nor rnlitlcal rciofmcrs' whose eyes \
"A. he isnndIced with hatred of Bourbon
lontn TINT The truth must sear their eye
'casm before they are able - perceive
deep Hayrisjnr1h (P.l.j Patriot.