The evening world., 1891-05-08
ELECTED BUT DEPoSED.|
Gov BOYD, OF NEBRASKA, LOSES
HIS OFFICE.
Republicans as We'll ms Democrats sur
prIsed at What Is Regarded as n
Partisan Decisiep p-Tbsyer Governor
Aaain-Ths Ou.ted Omcini's strong
Poipts-Opposed by Farmer..
itrEo1AL TO THE MoRIp.l

preme Court in rendering q decision OH the
question Of Gov. James +. Boyd's citizen
! ship, raisod BY the attorneys for Gen.
Tlayer, the result Of which was TO depose
the former and reinstate the latter in the
Guberns alto rialchair. has created feeling OF
indignation ~ every part OF the State. Re-
publiGans as well al Democrats look upon
IL AZ the act OF mon 30 blinded by partisan
ship that they were unable to give . Demo-
crat justice, when ench proceeding would
keep hungry old fogy OF their own politi-
cal stripe from feeding at the public CRIB.
The result Of the election last Fail was n
complete Knockout for the republicans.
This State has always been looked upon as
good for almost any majority in favor OF the
Republicans the party managers wished,
and though Legislature after Legislature
met, passed measures and adjourned with
out paying the slightest attention to the de-
mands made by the oyer-burdened farmers,
| the corporationists, who ruled matters, did
not realize their peril until the avalanche
awakened them. Then they found that the
Farmers Alliance or Independents party had
| q majority In both branches OF the Legisla-
| ture and the Democratic candidate for Gov
erpor. Boyd. received 4 majority over Pow
era. the Independent, while Richards, the
Republican, was third in the race.
REPUBLICANS CREsTFALLES.
II was the first time Democrat had been
elected to State Office and the 10y of the
Democrats was siRnalled only by the dis
comfiture OF the Republicans. They feared
the effect Of single term in office OF man
like Bovd and adopted measures calculated
to keep him from taking the seat he WAS
| ,uh fall "a haI A
committee was sent ont and they reported
that tie Governor-elect was not q citizen.
owing to tho fact that his father had not
taken out his citizenship papers until last
year and ~ Mr.. Boyd was born In Ireland
he conld not hold office unless he was
Gen. Thayer then announced hia deter
mination to hold over. setting himself mp az
the Court and determining Boyds citizen
ship without further inquiry. But he had q
out On New Years Day Mr.. Boyd ap-
peared In Lincoln. was regularly sworn in
and at once ordered Thayer to vacate his
did not deter him from taking up his quar-
ters In the Capitol. and soon after he forced
the, obstreperous old General ont OF the
ognized as the States legal Executive.
Thayer's case waa then tefore the Supreme
Court. which in this state consists OF three
publicans. Judge Maxwell, while a par
tiSan. IL an able lawyer and all author OF
considerable note.
BOYD DEFENDS HIS CITIZENSHIP.
Tho defense set by Mr.. Bovd covered
every possible point at issue, but the strong
PGTsass was where r, he proved by thS
Territory of Louisiana was purchased from
| France, that he was q citizen. by the terms
I of that act all residents Of any Territory in
into the Union as q State would become cit-
Zens; This measure was parsed for the
special purpose os making citizens OF for.
eign-born residents without the formally
OF taking out their papers, and Judge Max
well declared that such was the case with
MIR. Boyd. Judges Cobb and Norval. how
tered Judgment or oyster against the Gov
ernor. and Ihayer took the oa:h of office.
To say thata large portion of the people
are up III arms against such an outrageous
proceedings 10 putting 1t mildly indeed.
Nothing like it was ever known in Nebraska
affairs before. Here is a man who did not
ing over in face OF the fact that his own
party declared against him in the last Con-
yention and tho people repudiated his party
ruin spirit lately displayed in Connecticut
and New hampshire but no. one out in this
Western country tb ought they would dare
ever. been accomplished and there wss
nothing for the Democratic Governor to do
but step down and out, leaving the Office in
pOhsd5FlOu Oh tHe HepuDllCaub.
Gov. BOYD pronounces the act of the Su.
preme Court as being without warrant oil
law and will push the matter to the Supreme
Conrt for speedy decision.
J There can be no question Of my citizen.
ship. he said to The WORLD representa-.
tive. " lived in the Territory before it wai
admitted to the Union, and was member
ing more 10 necessary under tine Enablinl
act to make me citizen. | have been
member OF the state Legislature and Mayo,
, | Omaha Wilhnnt m RifiVnnahin hat
iect Of the Queen, The test Of true citizen
ship 10 ones loyalty to the State and nalion,
! the Supreme Court of the United Statei
passes upon the question"
Boyd 10 one Of the brainy men of thu
of his deposition. there can be nC
question that he has left the stamI
: OF his individuality upon the State. He
barricaded room at the State Capitol snc
seek more congenial quarters. and he haC
the nerve, to veto the now, famon
introduced and passed by the Farmers
Alliance members in the late Legislature.
HE STIRRED UP OPPOSITION.
The first act caused q howl to be sent NJ
1 by the Republicans from one end of tn,
, continent to the other. and the SECOND ha
which was never before known. or course
the Independents are very angry. 1t wa
A the particular measure they most desired t,
become law, hoping to go before the peo
pie with that a. sort of platform and shov
that their promises of legislation agains
the railroads had been carried out. But tn
Alliance people are not alone in condemn
ing the eX-Governor's veto, for q great ma
jority OF the Democratic weekiies have criti
. cised his act with unusual vigor. and SOM
have even gone over to the independents
They say that tho party is injured 10 an ex
. tent from which IL cannot recover in tel
, years. There are, however. some far-see
ing men who assert that, while Boyd
veto created q feeling throughout tn
, State against him. sentiment will chang
radically a. soon rs the question IA exam
ined and the dement's OF the measure un
derstood.
This Newberry bill applied the loves
Iowa scale OF rates to all the roads of tn
4 state on every possible article in tranRportA
ton. The reduction was about 90 per cent
: II compelled competing liues when passing
; through the same town to build connectinI
switches and transfer goods without extri
charge. Ii also provided that all damage
be paid In three timeH the value. togethe
: with the attorney fees, for the first offensO
and big fihe r the second.
! It met the general approval OF the farm
err. but considerable opposition waS mani
tested in Omaha aud some OF the othe
business centres. The strongest point mad
by those who fought IL was tuat the enforce
ment OF some provisions OF tue bill would al
most amount to con tiscGt tion OF the property
IL WAS said that there were many small road
In the undeveloped territory where the loy