The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-10-07

eNtrS1nt. III IL Is not enforced the party
offending shall be liable, upon conviction
in the United States Court, to five hun
dred dollars fine or one years imprison
ment
Pass that bill, and poor men must edu
cate ., their children in mixeC
schools, or let them go uneducated
Pass that bill and we will have swsrms OF
Federal officers sent among us To eat out
our substance.
The great objection to the bill lies in
the fact that it violates the 4th section ot
the 4tl article of the Constitution Of the
nited States, which guarantees to every
State in the Union, Il republican form OF
government the right to regulate and
control their own internal, municipal
fiscal and police matters in their own
way provided, always, they are not re-
pugnant to the Constitution of the
'nitsd States. To regulate our schools
j. one ofthc social rights that our faith
crS designed to confer upon lis in the for
nation of.this government.
They had before them the history OF
the, spgle Republic of Rome, and to
guard against the causes that led to its
downfall they established this American
Federal Republic 1t Is sai gene1'is. it is
II unisn of States. each possessing Re-
publican form Of government.
But tthe strongest objection to this bill.
j. to IT, found in the decision of the
Supreane Court of the United States.
In the slaughter house cases of Louisi-
ana, Where the power of the government
10 uSurp the internal rights of the States
under the late amendments to the Con-
,titution, the court decided against that
power and a> 10 the importance of the
question thr court declared it the most
important that could come before them
lur dtriSiOn
The National Republican party is
pledged tn the passage Of this bill. In
the published address Of lis National
Congressional Committee it says its mis-
sion is not vet ended, and will not be-
until the "appropriatc legislation To en-
force the lith amendment shall be pass
ed by Congrcs,. This is the substance
Of the language.
N"H sir. it is well known that the only
appropriate legislation ;" called, pend
ing before Congress to enforce tAat
amendment, is the Civil Rights Bill.
Goycrnor Morton, of Indiana. the
mouth-pic"r of President Grant, has
sounded the key note of the campaign,
an, says that the President will sign the
bill if il shall pas, Congress.
senator Sherman. of Ohio. who also
speaks for the administration, voted for
il anf refers to the passage of this bill as
necessary 10 complete the work which is
the pfide and boast of III" Republican
partys The Republican Congressional
Convention of tn" third district in this
state ais cndors il.
il is Of no use for General Gotl to at
tempt. IT, deceive YOU in relation 10 this
bill: il is on" of the pet measures of his
politicl party in Pennsylvania and in
OhiuAon both sides Of where We now are
-undsthc party is the same all the way
through.
CoBncl Wilson's time expired before
he hid concluded his argument, and
althoiigh there were many calls from the
audience bidding him "go on, no re-
linquishcd the floor to his opponent,
General Gotf. Mr.. Wilson's speech was
repeatedly checred in the most enthu-
>iastic manner and shouts of applause
followed his many happy hits ut the
ABUSES and u>urpatons Of the Republican
party.