Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-01-29

The indofonaihle conduct OF tne
Democrats in general in supportipg the
actions and conduct Of the Ohio De-
mocracy really raises the query,
whether there are any Democrats who
I do not hold their party above every
other consideration. The cause OF the
| trouble commenced In . palpably i'd
mitted fraud In o ward In Cincinnati
where 200 votes were deliberately ad-
| ded to the Democratic column OF votes,
thereby electing every Democratic can-
Ididate for the Legislature by deli oerate
fraud. 1t IL difficult indeed to speak
with patience upon this subject. From
the very start the Democrats have
marked their conduct with an utter
disregard OF public opinion, OF parlia-
mentary rules, or OF constitutional OBJ
Iligations., Let MS look at the matter
fairly and squarely and see. where the
blame belongs.
Lieutenant Governor Kennedy was
elected to his office ut the late election
by the Republican party. One Of his
duties In to preside fairly and impair
italy over the Senate of his State. He
took his seat in the Senate which, with
1.-The four fraudulsntiy elected members
from Cincinnati, stands twenty Demo
Icrats to seventeen Republicans. With
Iout this blatant fraud the Senate would
stand twenty-one Republicans and six
teen Democrats.
j Under the Con stitution Of the State
the Lieutenant Governor has the power
lof the presiding officer Of the Senate.
lUp to tae present session OF the Senate,
every Lieutenant-G overnor OF the State,
Republican or Democrat, has exercised
those powers without check or infringe
Iment. 1t remained for the present
!, Democratic majority Of the Senate,
I. Democratic only by the admission Of
the four fraudulently elected members
y from Cincinnati, TO undertake or TAXI
. from him this power by the adoption
slof rules gisipg TO the Democratic cleri
II of the Senate the power TO announces
II the result of all votes.
This was an insult flung into the fsc'
Iof the Lieutenant Governor. IL Wal
3 the first time in the history Of the Stat
= that his power had ever been interfere(
y with. The Lieutenant Governor yer!
= Iproperly declared such action q viola
= ton OF the Constitution and refused Il
s. respect it. What else could have bsel
lexpectsd Of him? II was an over
u riding of the Constitution, and b
oIpromptly declared 1t 30. Instead
50 being threatened with Impeachment b
y should be applauded for his honesty
~ He decided that the four bogus mem
bers whose seats were contested had
right to vote upon question: affscttn
70 their own seats. The clerk inslste
- upon calling their names and declarin
the result Of the vote, including Il
votes OF the bogus members. The Liet
s tenant G Governor refused to recognil
a, such votes, and declared the result
=, ~ 1t was without the votes Of the fol
~ fraud ulent members interested in q
'i' vote. Thereupon the Democrats q
ceded from the Senate, assumed to d
pose the Lieutenani-Governo a
- pointed q Senator from their number
~ preside In his stead and talked abo
-, setting up rump Sonata
~ Latest reports from Columbus in(
a.. cate that q compromise will be reach
W. between the Republicans and Dem
~ Gratis, but whether this Ia the result
Ia not the action Of the Democrats shou
. ia be looked upon by every honest Dem
80 crat as disgracefuI. 1t is too early )
So for the Democrats TO imagine that tn
can practice the South Carolina al
- Mississippi plans In Ohio. The peoi
"a should learn from this action OF
IT, Democrats in Ohio that the party
~, sorting to revolution in order to pre-
by power secured by fraud and forge
ms is to-day at the north just as 1t was
~ the south ct the breaking out OF
~ war, prepared to ruin whore 1t cam
70 rule, and ready to overturn govel
ors ments by force and revolution ratl
NJ than to be defeated In any frand
!, crime which it may perpetrAte.