Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-09-09


remains to their anal restipg-place in
Pennsylvania. Mr.. Kerr is the first
one who has died while holding the po-
sition of Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
The tremendous water-p power of the
Great Falls of the Potomac, in Mont
gomery county, Maryland, and about
sixteen miles from this city, at length
promises to be made available. A few
months since, a number of prominent
citizens of the District and of Maryland
took the matter in hand and after trying
various means to organize o company to
erect mills at the Falls, sent an agent
to England, who, after some trouble,
succeeded in organizing accompany rep
resenting 10000, 900, who propose in
short time to commence operations.
There is now s14, 9O1 ,O45 of fraction
al currency in now in circulation and
still some s4,O7S. 55S in the Treasury,
but sti' l the complaint is the mint is not
turning it out fast enough.
The President, with his wife and son,
Ulysses, Jr., have gone to Long Branch
and will be absent till the middle OF
October. Speculation is rife as to
whether Gen. Grant will send troops to
the South to influence and control the
coming election. He has used the U.
S. troops in the South, against the let
ter of the Constitution and without a
shadow of law. How can we be sure
he will not do it again? The resolu-
ton introduced by Mr.. Lord, it is well
known, had the cordial appreciation Of
Governor Tilden, as it has of all Demo
Gratis; but it gave no power or authori-
to the President which he did not pos
sess before, and it was intended to con-
fer none. 1t was simply an effort of o
Democratic House to bring its moral
influence to bear upon any one in the
South or elsewhere who might be tempt
ed SC far to forget himself or his coun-
try as to think of attempting to carry an
election by force, intimidation or bribe-
ry. As such, it stands and will remain
an enduring monument of the patriot
lem of a body which Republicans stig-
matixe as Confederate House." To
the order issued thereon, the Democra-
cy have no objection, provided that in
its execution the laws are obeyed, which
demand, First-That the President
shall not use, nor permit to be used
the military arm of the nation, till
called upon by the Legislature of the
State, if it is in session or can be con-
vened; and if not by the Legislature,
then by the Executive, setting forth
why the Legislature is not, or cannot
be, assembled; Second, That the ext
gency for the use Of the Federal mill
tary arm be such that it cannot DO ade-
quately dealt with by the State; Third,
That the military when employed be to
enforce order only under the direction
of the judicial officers and for the pur-
pose of compelling obedience to lawful
process. If the Legislature of any State
reports to the President that the lawful
authorities are confronted with 1esist-
ance to law which requires Federal
troops to Withstand, he is bound to send
q posse to act as the military always
must act in such cases. under the judi
cial power, directing the Sheriff or Mar
shall. The Democracy require for sue
cess in the South nothing 90 much as
peace, order and quiet. Rumors of riot
and bloodshed there are absolutely es.
sential to the vitality of the Republican
party in the North, and 80 far az this
order, issued by Grant through Gamer
on, operates to deter law-breaking peo-
pie, it promotes the election of Cover
nor Hlden. KENO.