The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-08-12
Tuesday, August Ia. 1879.
Lying az Usual.

When congress passed the marshals' bill
it provided 100000 for the part of mar
shals and their deputies for legitimate
court business, Hayes, because the bill
restricted the use of the money to the pIr-
pose for which it was appropriated, vetoed
the measure aud it failed to become law.
At FIRST the republican papers were eager
to glorify theact of the fraudulent presi-
dent, but as the truth dawned on their
minds that the veto was blunder which
would be charged to the republican party,
the tune changed, and Z they
charged the democrats with failure
to pass the appropriation, This
stupendous lie was summarily check
ed by the democratic press backed by the
indisputable evidence of the congressional
record. For a while the organs have
remained silent, but now the lie is repeat
ed under different tactics. This time it is
the Associated Press dispatches which
does the work, For instance read the
following;
Topeka, Kansas, Aug. ll,-Capt. JnO.
Secrist, mail contractor on the route west
from Vinita, Indian territory, was found
some $50 miles west of Vinita day or two
ago, murdered. He left Vinita a few days
ago with a considerable sum Of money tor
the purpose of paying off his mail carriers
1t lis supposed that desperadoes who robb-
ed Conroy Miller q short time ago are the
parties who committed the crime. AS the
United States district court, which has
Jurisdiction over the territory is now
powerless, owing to the lack Of an appro-
priation by congress to meet the expenses
of marshals, it is thought these acts are
but the beginning of reign of crime and
lawlessness in the country.
Here it is again, charging congress with
failing to make the necessary appropria-
tions." 1t is a lie out of whole cloth and
no republican paper has pretended to
answer the question, 'how, if the congress
failed TO pass the appropriations, for mar
shals, Hayes vetoed the bill covering thell
expenses"
The facts are these, and the republican
know it to be so, and all reading people
no matter what their political faith know
it to be so, that congress did pass 40 ap
preparation bill providing for the pay o
marshals and their deputies, and that tn
amount, 100000, was very liberal.
was the fraud Hayes, who by his veto ha
said the marshals shall not be provide
for, and if criminals run at large, then o
the man Hayes and his party rests th
blame.
The measure was vetoed because cor
gress did not provide for an army of dir
scoundrels 10 the service of the republics
party known as supervisors, and for l
other reason. Hayes having secured b
seat through fraud perpetrsted or encou
aged by these supervisors owed it to b
party to provide for a repetition of Il
fraud in future. Congress as the legisl
tive body prescribed in what manner Il
money should be expended, provided Ii
orally for marshals and deputies, ma
ample appropriations for the courts, and
there is any inconvenience to the pub
service, the blame must rest where
properly belongs with the pretender Hay
and his party. The democratic congre
is 10 no sense to blame, and in support
this assertion the record of the procet
ings of that body is open for inspection.