The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-12-21

THE Dsmocrai. unhappily FOR its credit,
seized the oppcrtane moneat to make
conspicuous ass ofitselE. Ia its issue Of
last week, speaking editOrially OF the
sGreevy-Scail" contest it said
Nr Crews contest fo- his right to ihe
seat nov occupied By Mr. Scnll, Is founcsa
on zeIi-known principles Of law, eHceF.ion-
Il % and unlike any other contest that .iAs
yet been decided in this C0ngress, ano Il nis
nositioa is not sustained by the Eiecuons
isornuittee It viii be a matter Of grest sur
n-isa to those Who are aoq1ainted with the
rase Perhaps. never IN this district was
fbfre A ulore open and isgrant violation Of
the laws regulating the election OF member
Of Congress than was that Of the year Of les9.
when Mr. Scun secured the certificate OF
election. 1.-THE committee enters into the
details Of the election and decides the case
strictly within the letter OF law and We De
lieve il VIII there is little cOubt bni tnAt
Mr. Sc1M will be oustec and that Mr.. Gree-
W viii be awarded the seat.
The animus Of this stupid misrepresen-
tation can be read between the lines
The object wss to boost and tickle Mr..
Greevy, with an eye TO the patronage Of
the county, if perchsnse he should be
awarded the seat. So, with an eye to
the spoils, IT deliberately misrepresented
a case Of which it knew nothing, and
5aselr slandered the citizens not only Of
this county, but ofthe district
The Drusocraf has the unssyory dis
tinction Of standing alone as the advo-
cate OF Greevy's preposterous and base
less claims. Not q reputable Democratic
journal in the district has eTer given Mr.
Greevy g grain Of comfort, while the lea
ding journal Of that party saeered al hii
contest as without excuse or justifca'
tioa. We can imagine the chagrin OF
the editor Of the D,H0cra III he has sens
enough to appreciate the situationl when
within three days after he had proclaim
ed that never in this district was ther'
a more open and fragrant violation Of tn
laws regulating the election Of membei
Of Congress than was that ofthe year o
| IS90. when Mr.. Scull secured the certih
cate Of election, etc, etc, and that ifth'
committee decides the case strictly with
in the letter Of law (and We believe
will) there is little doubt but tia
Mr. Seull will be ousted, &c.'-th
committee on elections Of the House o
/ Representatives Of the L. $. decides
unanimously that 8lr. Scull was legal,
entitled to the seat. And be it remem
bered that this committee is composed
oflawyers and has Democratic majority
among whom are such eminent lawyen
as Col. OFarrell, of Virginia; Judg
Cobb, Of Alabama; Judge Moore, ofTex
as. and Hon. E. P Gillispie, oftLis State
Oh, what fall was there my country
menl Poor Peelgarlie, not shred lei
on which to base quibble! Mr.. Scul
was fairly and legally elected, and so sa,
We a!l-was the verdict Of the commit
tee.
The integrity ofthe voters Of the dis
trict and the election officers, so readil
assailed, needs no vindicstion from u
Suffice it 10 say, that in the more thai
| 3 600 pages Of testimony taken, there
not fraudulent vote shown, nor th
slightest evidence of misconduct on TIA
part Of an election officer. Justice va
administered according to law, and tb
Dem0crqf must be content. Our esteeme
nsighbor played and lost Before
takes another risk We advise it to TT
and comprehend the difference betwee
law and partisanship; between col
science and cupidity.
The bray OF the ass is neither melOdi
Gus nor terrifying.