The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-04-10
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER

sons holding office under authority of /
the Senate, who are not Democrats
must give place to those who are This
makes nearly an entire change of the|
employees of the Senate. Captain Isaac
Bassett, Assistant Doorkeeper, the VEN
cradle William Johnston (well known
as the keeper Of the main door of the
Senate chamber) both Of whom have
been in the service of the Senate forty
years or more, also Mr.. AMI Smith,
the Superintendent Of the document
room, together with two Of the actin
Assistant Doorkeepers, who are Grip
pied Union soldiers are to be retained.
The Southern Democracy thus giving
the lie to their professions Of civil SER
vice reform so loudly advocated by|
them when in the minority in both
branches Of Congress.
Should the Executive Departments
under the control of. the Republicans
follow the example set them by both
houses of Congress, there would be a
large number OF Democrats thrown out
Of employment, arc their places filled
by those who are in favor Of a Nation
al Government as opposed to Govern
ment of States-rights,a
The debate in the House Of Represen-
tatives for the last week has been upon
the right to afix general legislation up
on appropriation bills. IN aas3a aa
Gen. Garfield Oh Saturday last made
most effective speech against it, of
which, it is sufficient to say that it was
one of the best he ever made.
On Tuesday, there being no session
Of the House of Representatives on
Monday, speeches were made on the
Republican side by Messrs. Bedford, of
Colorado, Humphrey, of Wisconsin,
Frye Of Maine and Brents of Washing
ton Territory. Judge Humphrey, of
Wisconsin, made an excellent speech,
and / quote for The, benefit of his Wis
consin constituents u portion Of the
same. tAHf 3fe @IIl 81
| cit seems to me no man who thinks
we'll Of his country, and desires to bid
it God-speed, can object to the enact
ment of laws the most rigid and punt
tory to provide against illegal and
fraudulent voting, for without it there
is no purity of Government, no hope
for free people," 4
"But aside from the repeal of these
laws a great wrong will be done fsuch
repeal is tackled on to an appropriation
bill; the right of free discussion be-
comes involved; the opportunity to
freely examine, discuss and deliberate
upon the measure is practically denied !;
the right Of the minority are shivered
to atoms 1.-THE rightful prerogative of the
executive department of the Govern
ment menaced by the attempted. coer-
Give power Of the legislative depart.
ment refusing the executive the right
full prerogative of passing upon the
true and real merits OF the measure
but by a process Of intimidation and
coercion, compelling that department
to not only examine the limits of its
own rightful authority, but that Of
Congress also under the Constitution :;
and it is well to pause if you wish to
take as presidents the Democratic ad-
ministrati0ns of Andrew jackson and
James Buchanan. ~, .ass.s....
Under the English constitution
such an act by its Parliament would be
deemed an attempt to drive the minis
try from power; and 1 will venture
the assertion that since the establish
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mentof standing army and the pro
vision for its supply at the close Of the
seventeenth century, no such attempt
has ever been carried into an act by |.
British Parliament. Under our forms
OF government, as there is no such
thing as the resignation of the minis
try, therefore such an attempt, if per-
sisted in, is revolution; for practically
speaking, in this country the party inI
power and its administration is by thu
people made the representative Of the|
Federal head; it's act and policy. all
though held responsible therefor. isl
regarded as the act and policy of Cow
eminent, and such an attempts there
fore blow aimed not so much at the
administration as the Government