, 1879-06-25

crata making asses Of themselves, oitler
grega riously under caucus diotation or ns
reca2cltrant kickers against CAUCUS authority.
Had there been any such law, the Democratic
majority in tho present Congress would
undoubtedly havo repealed 1t, and the Presi.
don't could not reasonably have withheld bis
approval Of tic Repeal bill. At tho samo
time, public welfare aud party interests alike
demand that m effort should be mado to
persuudq,the Democrats, for this OCCASION
only, to nbandon thoir usual asiniuo pro-
clivities md give up the preposterous and
short7aishtea design Of leaving tho e1pondli-
turos Of one branch Of tho Government un-
provided for, and, Instead Of TINT, 10 vote
the necessary supplies for tho maintenance
of the courts, and then carry the issue over
the Election law before tho pooplo in an
orderly and decent fashion. II it wero
moro question Of partisan interest, tho
Republicans could ask nothing more favor
able to their SUCCESS ut the next gen.
eral election than that the Democrats
should enforce m adjournment without.
voting supplies for the courts, and
then satfer at tho hands of the people
such punishment as would surely be motod
out to thom for this defiance of public sauti-
mont aud attack upon the Legitimate and
useful powers Of Government. And there
is consideration vastly more important
than this, viz: Tho public welfare, which
demands that the administration of Justice
in tho United States Courts shnll not 10 i'm.
poded BY Withholding, out Of any unroasou-
ing spite, the comparatively ANAL item Of
couple Of millions Of dollars because tho
Domocrata have failed to carry out a partisan
schcmo which has novar been indorsed BY
popular voto, and which would undoubtedly
he defeated On it's own merits ii submitted
directly to the people.
Wo arc perfectly willing TINT tho Demo-
Gratis should pass tho Judicial Appropriation
bill after extracting tho obnoxious section
relative to the Election law, on the ground
that the President had yielded part Of their
demands BY not objooting to the clauses In
regard 10 the test-oash and tho drawing OF
Jurors. II this reflection brings thom sur
ceasa of regrets, there will be no disposition
to dony 1t to thom. Tue people layo tired
~ ".e ""e.o olhJs-u"se slcKe1ed OF
the intermInablo aud ino1ousablo prolonga-
tion OF IN extra session Which should mover
hays beon called,-and arc willing to accept
on the basis Of compromise, or
any other pFotense which tho Democrats
may choose to set up with The purpose of
covering their retroat. As to tho jurora'
the Republicans have boon willing
to yIeld to lis repeal ut eyory stagc OF tho
proceedings; indeed, tho Republicans them.
selves actually e1pungcd. It from the statutes
at ono time, whore 1t WAS restored by ono Of
the many mistakos In the revision Of tho
statutes, and offered to assent to tho ropoal
IN tho closing days of tho last Congress- il
the Democrats would DO satisfied with that
and vote tho appropriations. As 10 tho
drawing Of jurors, thoro ia undoubtedly a
rory decided opposition among the Ronub-
Leans to the proposed chnngc; this opposi.
lion IL, perhaps, we'll founded In tho
|ac1 that the proposed systom reooeuixos |
political parties in tho selection Ut unitad
3tatea Jurors, which Is vicious and t,ancor.
ous innovation, A statutory ,utimat;on that
ho partisan association OF iurors In liko,v ,o
fact +hn;~ .n,,rr Has. t.