, 1879-03-08

for tho NhtiUnnl Iaflihment. CAMERON =
oulogy in this respect and Mr. HAnR1soHa NO
duiosuonco wers received with lord applause
by tho Democratic crowd.
It ia useless for th1 pemoerats to seok m
excuse for Withholding appropriations aflsl
necossitnting atl extra session In the nllogal
refusal OF Tho Republicans 10 agrco to 70.
peal Of thu Jurors test-oath and 10 tho pro-
posed prohibition of placing troops noar tho
polls on c1cosion.tlay. Tho truth is, that
tho Republicans offered 10 ngroo 10 both
these propositions if tho Democrats would
pass the Appropriation bills and permit the
National Election Inv to atand. Tho Domo.
crata refused my snch compromise. 1n-
decd, tho Jurors tost-onth, out Of which tho
Democrats nro trying to mnko cnrital, was
actually repealed by a 1sopubltcan Congress
four years ogo, and found its wny into tho
Revised Statutes through tho carelessnoss
and incnpacity Of those charged with tho
work Of revision. This belng tho case, tho
Republican Senate passed bill be-
foro tho holidays rcpoaling that oath,
md tho bill laid for 8oventy-four days
uron The table Of the Democratic
IId.iso, where the Democrntio majority
fatled to talso it mp and pass II. All this
shows that the Demoorats aro using tho tost-
oatE morely as q dishonest prete1t. There
has been no serious Republican opposition
to it's repeal hut, on tho contrary, the Re-
pub1icans hayo done moro thnn the Demo-
crats to Becure its repeal, which only failed
through tho fault Of the latter.
The real struggle In over tho proposed re-
peal OF tho National Election law, and this
involves ~ tie issue Of stato %. National
Sovereignty, and (2j tho issue Of honest rs.
dishonest alootions. The United States Inv
providing for tic appointment Of Supervisors
the Constitution, which, indeed, author
ICES the General Governments to assume
the entiro control over all national
elections. This. is tho practice in all
other Constitutional Governments mud should
bo the practice in tho United Stntoa. At this
point, tho Democrats rise up with the spec
tro Of State Sovereignty. Claiming that tho
| General Government Ia merely the creature
and agent Of tho States, without any in-
horent sovereignty, they assort that mem-
beH OF Congress are State offlcors, and
TINT oyory State must DO givon tho exclusive
| privilege Of choosing its mombers in ita own
wny,-wllethor by falae naturalization, by
bulldozing, by tIssuc-paper ballots, or by
fraud, violence, and corruption of my kind.
It Is claimed that the nation Mt largo md tho
interests Of q whole people must be male
aubseryiont to Democratic bruisers In tho
large cities and tho ox-Confoderate buliloz-
..e s.. AL ktnk H..
tion rs whole las any right to protect
Itself, it's Parliament, and it's laws from tho
dangers and OWLS which State House oliques
in certain sections may bring upon It. Bal
lot-box stufIlng, Whether in Now York or
South Carolinn, must bo glyon full swing, and
tho entire people Of tho country must submit
to tho swiutlle, If 1t Is approved or tolcratod
by the nuthoritios Of tho States in which 1t is
porpotrnted. This Is the doctrine whicl,
Mr.. CAMERON stated, tho doctrine which
CAnrEA HARRISON admitted. tile doctrine
which his Democratic crowd applauded, md
the doctrine which tho people Of Chicago
will bo asked to indorac thia spring by
electing Mr. 1Ann1sos or somo other State.
Rights Democrat MS Mayor.
There is nothing partisan or unfair about
tho National Election law. Tho Practice Ia
to appoint Supervisors from both parties
and such persons as the two parties may
respectively soloot. In New York tho Law
is invoked by tho Republicans, in ph,1n.
dolphin by tho Democrats. Its workings
were illustrated in Chicago ut lilo last eloc
ton, when Supervisors woro nominated b,
} both parties, aud the fa!rnoss Of tho election
thus secured from. fraud on eithor side
; These Supervisors, md tho Deputy Marshall
, who represent tho courts for the apprehen
sion md puniah,nont Of those who commi
frauds, fnye no Jurisdiction outside Of th
, particular election for which thoy ar
. appointed, nnl no authority wllateyc
l in Stato, county, municipal. town.. or othe
: local elections. Thoir function extends onl
, totho protection of Congressional election
, from fraud, and possibly from combination
= which tho control Of State or City Govern
meut by one pnrty OF tho other might mak
ogainst fair eluotion. This alnounts to n
0 ornmont Which tho Democrats dony, MI
they now refuse to voto supplies to curry o
. the General Government unless the right
' supervise national elections be turned owe
: entirely to tho Statos
= There Is no doubt TINT the Democrats vi
!, maintain the same position in tho extra Sol
d sion which tloy took in tho late Congress:
i. II they find It impossible to curry their Stat
Sovereignty schotne over tho President
6 veto, thoy will cut of supplies ind stop ii
Il wheels Of Government. They demnnd thl
l. tho American people shall aoquicsco in IL
l. right OF secession, which is tho very eaaon'
and logical result OF 6.ate Sovereignty. Al
y this is to DO tho governing poitioal issno, Il
II tho urging Of Which In 1880 6tate, count
J.. and city elections arc to bo organizol nr
1t managed. GARTER uAnn1soN has starts
: tho bali In Chicago.
ID THAT BIC TEMPERANCE PETITION.
d Tho delegation Of women hoaloll by Mi
=. FnAKcgY E, WILLARD llnye succeeded In !