Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-07-06
4 South Carolina View Of the Election
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! The Republicans, as. was expected,
paid no heed to the facts and argtl'
ments presented by the minority. 3Fhea
conviction that this would be the case
led the minority to interpose dilatory
motions for the purpose of securing a.
full investigation of the evidence of
Mackeys forgeries. The ,fiibustering
was unsuccessful, but to make it un-
successful the Republicans were obliged
to amend the rules by a revolutionary
process. This process is based upon
the assumption that the Speaker has the
! right to Stop debate on lanYa questions
which he considers privileged, wheney7,
er he thinks proper. to do, so: The
Speaker and a.. bare majority OF the
House cans,by virtue OF this doctrine,
adjust the rules OF the House to theme
cessities of every hour and question,
and the rules are so made an absolute
nudity whenever the majority choose to-
disregard them. 1t Is now contendeda
and with reason, that sthes doctrines
formulated for Mackey's benefit will ap7
ply equally well to appropriation bills
and other similar measures, and that
the majority can amend these at will
in violation of the rules which we're
framed for the protection of the public
Treasury Ex-Secretary Robson and
the rest of the Grant crew knew what
was wanted. 's@@ 20 @Ss'ss 500 ~ ss91a
Mackey holds seat in Congress, butt
he no more the representative of this
Congressional District than he was be-,
| To-
precedent for his benefit. Might does
to-day.by virtue of forgery, and not by
virtue of the popular vote, vi To, the
honest voters of the District he is a
political outcast, and such he must re-
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The duty OF the Democrats in Com
gress is not yetdo entirely They al
Ilege and can prove sMaekey has been,
guilty of conduct which units. him for
any Office of trust, and which exposes
him. If found guilty, to more severe
punish ment than simple expulsion. To-
stop nowis to admit that . partisan vote
has established. Mackey's innocence;
The Demo crats should move at once for
the appointment of a special COMMITTEES
to investigate the chafgesagainst Mack.a
ey.gs'T There can, beno plea that the rights
of $ 1.-THE constitutional, majority : are
invaded Or that public business is OBJ
structed.. Mackey is. IN position to-
draw his pay ana vote. The majority
cannot oppose the.motion for an investi-.
CATION without exposing themselves to
the suspicion that they know him to be
guilty. Mackey cannot resist it without
/ confessing a fear Of the consequences to
/ himself. ? IF the Republicans refuse to
/ consent to an investigation by a. COM
mittee of the House of Representative,
there is nothing to prevent an investiga-
ton by a Grand Jury here in South Car
DINA. The law has been violated fla
grantly. 1t is a more henious crime to
rob the people of representation. by for
ey. The State will not be respected,
the law will not be feared, if man Who
steals a whole Congressional District,
by deliberate and systematic fraud, goes
unchallenged, untried, unpublished. 1 iii
q Mr. Dibble has no reason to regretthe
immediate result of the. struggle in,
engaged. Politically speaking he was a.
conscript, as he did not want q nonina-
ton for Congress and refused to take it,
but. he has. fought with the ardor of a
volunteer and his ability has won that
recognition which is usually the reward
Of years of good service. lin every irels
spect he has been an admirable Repre-s
sentative of the District and in the man.
agement of the, contested election he
was everything that the State and the
people could DESIRE His labors, his ar
guments, his Investigations, aput the
Democrats on solid ground and enabled
them to.take stand that will be of inf
age in the assertion Of right and the de-
nunciation Of wrong are felt and appfe-
ciated. aaSomescempensation there aissins
store for Mr. Dibhle. Deserving well of
the State and the people. he will. be re-
nominated for, Congress and will again
be elected. This is due to him and to
those whom he has represented SO
faithfully Agda wen.-CHsz2rsen Neaos