The daily gazette., 1879-06-18

poses any semblance to an .stned power
around the polls. He perfectly agreed
with the Democrats, that all elections
should be T ee, and soldiers are not a
necessary concOmitant Of q free election,
but. He can protect the freedom
Of elections better than 1t can oe done
by any new law.
"kely on my Royal word" said King
Charles, "and you will Nod more secL-
curity than any new law will give you"
"ReIy upon my discretion" says Presi-
dent Hayes, "and 1 will give you freer
elections than any new laws can give
you"
Is there not q painful similarity
between these speeches which Charles
Stuart delivered to the English Parlia-
ment, and the veto message sent by Mr..
Hayes to Con gress. There was enough
ID these previous message to alarm the
public, but now comes from Washington
u positive assertion that the President
will veto the "Judicial Bill" because it
makes no Appropriation to pay super-
visors OF elections Dor deputy marsials
Has it come to this? that President
of the United States has the eflrontery
to attempt to coerce Congress into ma
king appropriation for the maintenance
| OF set Of officers not yet appo, nted land
who are only appointed for a few days
| service, which service is believed by a
majority of the peoples representatives
not only 10 be unnecessary but positively
wrong upon the liberties Of the people
Ju,t here let me say that the United
States deputy marsha's around the poll,
upon election days as rule auisgrace
the United States, and wer, they gener-
| ally known Dy the vot RS, they would
bring contempt upon the government
| which tolerates this. They are inyaria-
oily appointed, not becau,e they will
prove efficient instruments in projecting
the purity of the polls, but simply be-
cause If not appointed and paid the So
| per day which the government give,
party which appointed them. And as.
sert as my belief, governed:solely by the
| general character OF those who have been
on duty at those polling places with
which am familiar, that at least seven
ty-five per cent. OF all the morty appro-
priated for payment OF supervisors and
deputy marshals, divided by fifteen, (the
amount of dollars they receive for their
| Servic 81, will give within a fraction the
number of voters debauched iuto an un-
principled support of the repu can
ticket by the money voted by Congress
to pay these deputy marshals.
A desire that Congress should make
the necessary appropriations and go
home, has been IN sentiments of manN
thousand honest Democrats myself
among the nnmber, but il Mr. Hayes has
permitted 1t TO DE known that he would
veto the Judicial Bill becalse Congress
has not seen fit TO $ aside quantty of
| money for him AMI his party 10 us in d =
Tending the votes Of the couu,rr,I ih.nk a
very different sentiment VIII prevail
| And President Hayes may yet BE- taught
as that foolish King whom he seems to
so much resemble in his political no.
tions, was taught 1 that the people an
ever jealous OF anv infrin cement o { Their
| rights, aud liberties and whenever the
| question comes before them OF who shall
govern, the Executive or Their r. present
atlves, the Representatives will always
meet With the approval of the people
That President, who only became
President through frauds SO !, tent,
that when Induced into ofiic "a. .ong
his first acts were to seml-otficialy adj
init that he was never elected, (by being
the instrument by which Mr.. Packard
was removed from the governorsh oi
Louisiana an office for which he received
| several thousand more votes than the
Hayes electors received should assume
virtue enough to protect the purity OF
the ballot, better than any law which
| Congress can pass ard do 1t were
It not so serious matter, might be lnok-
ed upon as Mark TwainIsh Joke, of Mr..
Hayes, at the expense of Congress. But
1t was not intended a. joke. 1t comes
in all seriousness from the President, and
Congress must teach him that such as
| sumption mark him as des pot and a
revolusiOnist, better suited for Mexico
than the United States. Ifthey fai to do
so he and his party may yet Mexicanize
our country. JAS. A. B. DLwoRTH.