, 1879-06-27

THE VERY LAST DITCH.
ThoTe is story told Of m itinerant ciycu1
proprietor in Germany, who had beon au
nouncing iinat performances, ono utter th.
other, until tho people no longer put MI,
conAdenco in such announcements; In orile,
10 regain this lost confidence and socuro ont
mora good house, ha emphasized his adyer.
iiscmont Us "positivcly The very Inst ucr
formance, by G-d!" Tho Democratic Gnu.
Gus Inns been reduced to pratty mitch the
snnle extremity by the humorous last tlitchcs
at which 1t promised to mako fina! stand,
md now it fns backed down to positively the
tsTy lust ditch, as the e1tromista would haye
the country hclieve. Nevertheless, a rcsolu.
tion WIS voted down in oa,1cus which notified
the President that Congress would adlourn
sine tie without voting appropriations for
tho United statos Marshals unless he shou,t]
sign tho little bill to which .thoir politicnI
scheme il now fastened. Thia action inai-
Gates TINT, it necessary, tho Democrats would
jump ovor still anuther ditch, and reduce tho
starving.out policy to still moro liminutive
proportions. Probably this will not DO
NECESSARY. Tho President will atgn the bill
making tho necessary appropriations for tho
principal expenses Of tho courts, md will
veto tho littlo bill containing tie obiccliona.
bio political rider and tho appropriations for
tbs A1arshals. Tho adjournment of Con-
gress without proriding for tho lattor would
not necessitato tho closing Of tho courts,
though 1t would be mn annoyance to the
Government and att injustice to tho Mar,
shala, and hence tho President would proba-
bly, not cala another gossion. II the Domo-
crats persuade themselves that this will 10
tho course Of ovtnta, VIC presume that tile
present stand will lie the rery Inst ditcl,
otherwise we linvo no doubt that they wo,,ll
DO realy to whttlo down thoir scheme to a
still finer point.
'' lIe who dallies is bastard, md tc who
doubts is damnod," or words to that e{Eact,
waa the emphatic way In whicl, hlr. D1acK-
BURN announced tho Democratic intention.
;" to live Or die, sink or swim, sury.yo or
porisl1,' by their original menacos to staryo
out tho army, tho executive, legislative, and
judicial branches Of The Government. Two
votoos were enough to secure complete
abandonment Of the designs as to the army:
one veto induced reconsideration as far as
tl'o executive and Legislative branches Of tie
Government wero concerned; aud, finally, a
fourth veto has forced tho Democrats tn nro.
vide for al tho jatlicinl expenses without
restriction, except tho pay OF tie alarshals,
who will bo compelled to I" sl.,n" alonr
md look to deficiency bill for
s'lclr ultimate compensation. Tho party
managors started ont to cover territory as
broad III tho vast domain OF tlo Government.
mud they have yielled ground stop by ston
until they nro huddlol together upon a little
l'ntel' scarcely large enough for them to stand
on. We presume they would endoayor to
shrink still 1poro If they felt. it to he neces.
sary. They started out to make Themselves
tesriblo; they llavo ondol by 1uakiug thom.
Holvos ridiculous.
lilo restriction fastened upon tho Afarshala'
bill is moro contradictory and
Infamous than any OF tho former restrictions.
|nasmno]l aa 1t proposes to make It a nonnl
ohenBo Tor any ofticor OF tho Government to
spend money or enter into coutracts for cur
ry'ng out tho provisions of tho Election
Inv. Ihat il to say, the ruling faction In
Congress, lacking tho constitutional ,noiori.
y to rapeal certain laws without tho prpsf.
1onts asseut, asks this sa1uo Presllont tn
CONCUR i'll making 1t .nisdemeauor, puuIsl,-
sb'o by largo tino, for any Of hia subor-
iinntos 10 execute certain laws TINT
In full forco. Was tlero over q
moro pFepoHtorous piece Of legislation pro-