Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-12
FOOLISH PARTIShTS.

Compare these two statements. The first
is from the Republican National Commit
tee:
The Republican National Committee are taking
the most careful and thorough measures To a
certain errors if any have been made. and
frauds, il any have been committed in the re-
turns OF the late election in the State of New
York. II Mr. Cleveland shall be found TO have
plurality of even one vote. prompt acquics-
cence VIII follow from The Republicans of the
United States. If Mr.. Blaine shall be found 10
have plurality of only one vote. prompt ac-
quieScencc Will Ice expected from the Demo
Gratis of the United States. The belief of this
committee, founded upoa investigation, is that
Mr.. Blaine has plurality OF several hundred
votes, iTtj if that he So every honest man will
demand that il be officially declared.
II is a fair cool judicial document, en-
bodying propositions no man with a grain
of honesty in his composition can gainsay.
The second is from the Democratic State
Committee Of New York:
No fact of history is NOW better known than
that the results of the election as ascertained
declared and certified by the election officers
and OF public record throughout the State, give
New York to the Cleveland Electors by a de
cisite plurality. Knowing this fact they now
propose as a last desperate resort, to make Of
the Boards Of County CauNaSscrS throughout the
state. where controlled by them. so many Re
turning Boards after the pattern like those not
long since used by them in the Southern States
Wherever the Boards fail them judicial orders
are to DE applied for. Thus relying upon the
partisaliship Of the Boards in the first place, and
the Judges of their own political faith in the
second they intend and expect to throw again
i'll dispute the rcSultuf the election, and involve
1t III interninabe litigation. We cali upon the
representatives OF the party in the various COlIn-
t.e ia this state 20 be On the alert and by every
possible method to resist and defeat this last
desperate device, and, mindful Of the grave con
sequences TO the business interests of orr State
Whl.h SEgh conspiracy necessarily involves,
we deem l. our duty to assure The people who
nave now generally acquIeSced i'll the result,
that they may confidently rely that by no such
scheme or device win The State be deprived Of
the result OF its deliberate choice. 1t NAV dis
turb ana protmct The determination; il viii not
change The result
Tn" first statement is legitimate and the
reverse Of sensational; the second inAaln-
matory, fill of lalschood, and altogether
intended TO stir up strife The legitimate
counting Of thc votes IS denounced as a
" desperate resort" the possible appeal to
The Courts of the land under the laws AZ a
" conspiracy The committee malign the
Judges o. The Court, for opinions sake. and
assail lie characters Of men in advance.
II is a sal state Of political society when
such 4 Mcxicanizins Pronunciamento is
tolerated. It indicates a revolutionary
spirit sore in waiting for tro uble and over
anxious to embroil the country in the
strife of arms. y few miserable politicians
propose deliberately 20 place all the great
interests of The country at stake upon their
determination That a certain candidate
shall bc seated whether or not. 1t will be
observed that the committee has net even
the grace to say that if the claim made IS
error the party vii! yield. On the con-
trary, HE deliberat. purpose to resist the
law, if need be. is plainly apparent. Let
the Democracy take mto itself care
Tor The future there are occasions to which
the people Of the republic rise equal, and
one of them will be thecrushing Of another
rebclTon, fit is attempted. The law must
have Is way; if The Democrats or Hopuh-
leans stand in lis path, they viii be swept
aside and heard Of no more forever.