Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-21
Chalmers aud n aiming.


A few days ago when the Democracy swept
| the country and carried almost eyery State
by msiorities Unprecedented, the question
was asked, "Does not this destroy The Re-
, publican party?" "No," was the confident
reply; she Democracy cant avoid blunders
thatw put life into the Republican party.'
We all hoped snd believed this was untrue.
\ ct before the smoke has cleared from the
field, We fnd the secretary of state for Mis-
| sissippi wiPing out the majority received by
Zen. Chalmers, who was an independent
candidate Tor Congress, upon grounds SO
frivolous and unsubstantial as 10 disgust all
fair-mlnded men, and the governor OF Mis-
slssippl issues the certificate Of election to
Mr.. Manning, the Democratic candidate.
True, The dispatches say that The "bar sus.
tains his action" but CHS action" will come
before bar-that of public opinion-tbat
will not be slow 20 condo nn it in unmeas-
ured terms. No fair-minded man can fail to
condemn this act, taking The facts as re-
ported by telegraph yesterday morning as
true.
Now, as we understand this dispatch it
means this: Tate county, the vote of which
determined the election, according to the
certificate OF the County Board Of Com mis-
soners OF Election, which was duly and
officially signed, gave Manning 1166 votes
and Chalmers 1472 votes. But ON the re-
taliV
sheet giving J. r. Chanlbiess 1472 votes.
This was not signed by the board and was
in different handwriting from the certiti-
cate. And We understood from this tele-
gram that the secretary of state aud the
governor disregarded the signed certificate
and took the unsigned memorandum, where
the clerical error occurred, of calling Chal-
mers Ctdmbiess, and in that way set aside the
certificate OF tue Board of Com missioners of
4ba j
the certificate TO Mr.. Manning.
1t is true that the republican party set
examples Of refusing 10 admit to seats in
Congress, upon the most trihing pretexts,
opposition candidates who were unquestion-
ably elected. But it is high time hat this
method Of obtaining majorIties should cease,
and We hope to the next Democratic
House of Representatives put stop to it, or
at least show the country that the Democrat.
ic party will be guilty OF no such practices.
In this particular Case we hope to see such
speedy action taken will, besides doing
justice between the parties without delay,
have the effect 10 prevent the recurrence Of
a similar case.
O1e OF the safest and surest means OF per-
pstnating this government in accordance
with the intentions of those who made il and
have preserved IL one OF freedom and lib.
erty, consists in the whole people seeing TO
it That the man who is elected 10 an office is
the one who shall hold it. Oar patriotism,
our love of couniry, OF justice and fair deal.
ing, demand that the person elected should
have The Office, no matter how important or
unimpOrtant such course may be 10 the
party. To indorse the action in Mississippi,
ii all the facts are stated in the dispatches,
would simply bring the whole party into
contempt, and deserved contempt, too. Mr.
Chalmers should be seated, and seated
quickly-so quickly that 1t will serve as a
reminder in the future.