The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-10

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The unseatisg q 0esssal Cha)nsn
VIE w. legnlly eleoted 70 The Hoose q
] Rspessentativso ftu@ Mississippi, and
the cssnting in q 1(r. Lynch, tn
Republicaa candidate, = another 1D1
in the le0g chain q extE0ae partisan
leglG)ation which haG characterized tn
Republican majority IN this - veil q
In former CongTesses. Soon after th<
~ III q the last CoagEsssional cleo
lions vses kDown II was openly asserted
BY Republican journals that the Repub
ljcan House Of Representative would
unseat every Democrat whose election
W. contested, hence when Mr.. Lynch
appeared to contest the seat Of General
Chalmess no surprise was manifested.
But 1t was hardly thought the Republi'
can majority would 80 to the length o.
seriously Considering Mr.. Lynch'a
Q aims, much les Of ousting Genera
Chalmers. ltseems, however, the party
AZ moral ideae" accepts ~ truisms
that right makes right'' and that the
lend justilles the means," and that in
custing General Chalmers It II but act
ing In the direct line Of it, traditions
and policy. Aside from it's desire to
weaken the Democratic party in the
House, there was another purpose to be
served in seating Nj. Lynch. Mr..
Lynch b . colored gentleman, and RIP
resents the culture, refinement and in
telligence Of the Republican party in
the other Southern States - well - in
Mississippi. It would never do to 10
fuse him . seat in the House, for such
refusal would ALLEVIATE the colored vote
and jeopardise tho success Of the Repub-
lican party in the South, hence General
Chalmers was sacrificed to avoid that
contingency.
General Chalmers was elected BY .
majority Of 3,77e legal votes, but Mr..
Lynch was cousted in by the House by
IN allegtd majority Of ss5. Upcn the
passage Of the resolution declaring the
contestant entitled to seat the vote was
strictly . partisan one, there being
one hundred and twenty-five Republi-
can votes in favor and one hundred and
two Democratic votes against II. The
Democrats could have prevented the
passage q the resolution by prolonged
AID endless 6libustering, but they pre-
ferrsd to endure wrong rather than 10
tard the great amount Of necessary leg-
is)ation before the House. All right
minded men viii commend them for
their forbearance while the better c]ass
Of Republicans viii record their silent
protest against the action Of their Rep
resentatives.
1t h such partisan legislation that II
opening the eyes II intelligent Republi-
cans and convincing them Of the cor
ruption Of their Marty. The day has
passed when such display Of partisan
ship can help . party. Reasonable
men ask for better reas ous for
denying . legally elected represent
alive seat in Congress than
those found in the behests
Of party leaders. Soon after the
close Of the late civil war when legally
elected Democrats were busted from their
seats In Congress, It was held that the
safety and perpetuity Of the Union de-
such action. The bitterness en-
gendered by the intsrnecine strife found
vent in denying the Democrats office in
any position, but ~ we have said that
day is passed and intelligent men must
be convinced that Contestants to seats in
Congress have . valid claim to them be. |
fore they will countenance or endorse
arbitrary h gislation in that direction. |
The Republican pa.ty has suffered at |
The bar Of public opinion for it, many
arbitrary acts In the matter Of contested
election cases in the House Of Represen-
Fatives, bat IN none Of them has It ex-
,eeded its injustice in disposing Of the |
'ne referred to. In o,,sling General |
Chalmers the Republican party in Con-
yress has amply placed another barrier |
itself and the better element Of
" the American people.
TaD AOT OF NADlGuN.
Dispatches from Dublin bring intelli-
renee Of the assassination Of Lord Fred
rick Cavendish, the newly appointed
secretary Of Ireland, and Under Secre-
ary Burke. It was uDquestionably the
'ct Of men not in their right minds and
t must be said infinitely to the credit
Il the Irish people. that they have acted
in denunciation Of the perpe-
r.to5s Of this crime and In declaring
hat the perpetrators should be brought
0 justice. The effect upon the cause Of