Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-26
REVOL UTY0NARY PR0CEEDLNGS
IN ONO.

In the contest for partisan control of
the Ohio senate, such scenes are being
enacted as to revive the fragrant memories
of military satrapy in New Orleans.
At the last election in Ohio, the contest
in Hamilton county, which includes Gin
cinnati, was very close. Frauds were
charged by both parties, and both un-
doubleday told the truth. The Demo-
cratic judges of election threw out few
Republican precincts on the ground Of
fraud. The Republicans went to the
courts for redress, and the lower court
being Republican, it threw out two or
three Democratic precincts and awarded
the certificates of election to the Republic
can candidates for the legislature. Then
an appeal was taken to the supreme court,
which, being Democratic, counted the
contested Democratic precincts and threw
out the fraudulent Republican precincts,
again awarding the certificates of election
to the Democratic candidates. Then the
legislature met and took n whnck at IL.
In the house OF representatives the Re-
publicans had majority, and they made
short work of the contest by BUSTING the
Democrats without an investigation of
the election, and the Republican caudi-
dates were seated. That ended the trouble
in the house; but in the senate another
tale is to tell.
In that body the Democrats had ma
iority of three, counting the four Hamil-
ton county members who held certificates
OF election. Republican lieutenant
governor presided over the senate. When
the contest came up, he ruled that the
sitting members from Hamilton county
could not vote upon that question. With
ont their votes there would be a Republi-
can majority, aud Republican majority
meant that the Democrats holding the
disputed certificates would be as uncere-
moniously turned out as those In the
house were. To Illustrate the scheme the
J Democratic majority carried motion TO
adjourn for three days, which would pre-
vent further proceedings Then the sew
enteen Republican members, being less
than majority, went to work as II there
was full quorum, and 1t is their inten-
ton to swear in the four Republicans
| from Hamilton county, which will give
them majority, then proceed with bust
ness. The Democrats, with majority
behind them, will resist such an outrage,
and then the fun will begin.
An of the officers of the senate are Dem
ocrats, and win not recognize the Repub-
llcan made-to-order members from Ham
llton county. The state auditor is a Dem.
ocrat, and he will not pay the salaries OF
the Republican members whose claim TO
their seats is doubtful Then legal pro.
ccedings viii nc begun, and the cases will
again get into the supreme court, from
which they have Just emerged That tri-
bunal OF miscalled justice, being now Re
publican, win probably reverse its former
decision and declare the Republican mem.
bers entitled to the certificates of election
when such things Were taking place in
the legislatures OF two or three Southern
states, whose people were trying to OBJ
tain possession Of their governments after
being deprived Of them by federal mill
tary power, it was freely declared by the
Northern Republican press that such con-
duet was evidence that the South was in
capable OF self-goyernment. The same
rule would deprive Ohio OF sutonomy and
Justify the federal army In breaking up
the legislature OF that state President
Cleveland has as much right TO control
the Ohio legislature BY sending the army
to Columbus for that purpose, as Grant
had to break up two successive legisla-
lures in New Orleans BY ioree Of arms.