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each County as an executive Commit
tee. The Central Committee is as fol
lows ~ a+ .'': ..'.'..''
lie Grand Byington, Of Johnson, Co.,
| Chairman. '."~
P NJ Cassidy, of Polk. ""
A. F Seeberger, of Mahaska.
Frank Plummsr: Of Scott.
A. W. Carpenter. Of Des Moines.
sUGG EsTIOss ON THE coNscR1PT-
| ION ACT. ... I'D.
The popular feeling is so manifestly
hostile to the enforcement Of the, con
scription act that nothing short of q
judicial decision in favor ofits constitu-
tionality and themost scrupulous i'm
partality In its application, will recon
cile the people to Its execution. It is
the general belief, not only Of one par
ty but of citizens osall parties that the
conscription act is unconstitutional
The presumption Of canstitutionahty.is is
with the law, but,as this is questioned
by the people, it is their right to have
the question judicially determined, and
it is not the right Of the Federal author
ties to enforce the act until this judic
ial decision shall have, been had. ,... .
Gov. Seymour, We notice by his proc.
lamation to the peopletof New York, is
determined that the people shall have
their legal rights. IF they question, as
they do, the con stitutionaiity ofthecon-
scription act, lie promises them that
that act shall not be enforced on them
until it sh all have been judicically de-
termined that the act was IN the right
full power ofCongress to enact. If the
act be constitutional, it must of course
be complied with while there remains
a necessity in the existence of war tor
lts enforcement. If it be not constitu-
tional, then Of course it cannot be en-
forced, for in that case no one is obliged
to conform to- its provisions. To pre-.
vent the recurrence elsewhere Of such
laeplorable scenes as have occurred in
New. York, the Administration should
take, the earliest opportunity to have a
fair judicial decision on the conscript-
ion act, and meantime, no one should
be forcibly thrust into the army. The
moment question IS raised between a
conscript and the government as to its
rights to his military service, the two
parties should remain in statu quo till
the question at issue between them
should be determined
1t might be claimed by the admins
tration that until the conscription act
be declared unconstitutional; conscripts
should comply with the provisions Of
! that act, but moments reflection will
satisfy any reasonable person that this
assumption, would ,Pe unjust. Suppose
that the draft. 60 op and that conscrlpts
are sent into the field against their
will and pending the consideration of
the question at issue between them and
the Administration and that some of
them be killed in battle, what use would
il, be to these that the consumption act
might be declared unconstitutional F.?
The Administration might, ifit' choos-
ed, delay a judicial decision on the
question for a year or more, and mean
time conscripts would oe subjected to
all the hardships and sacrifices Of mill
tary life contrary to law, should the
conscription act ultimately be declared
unconstitutional asr, rsrs 2s1 se4l
The impropriety Of enforcing the act
is 50 evident until it be determined
that it is the right Of the ,Administra-
tlon TO put it In execution that it needs
no argument to convince any reasonable
person ofthe fact. 1t is the right Of
ithe people to appeal to the courts, as
we'll for projection to their person as for
redress Of greyiapc,es endured, aud this
fright they posses as well.against. arbi-