New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-14

lust now to deny that the party ever had tne
intentions ascribed to it. The ringing speech
of Senator Window, on Monday, was partlcu-
larry notable for one statement, namely llia1
the Democratic Chairman of the Committee
on Appropriations, Mr.. Atkins, asserted III
conference, as a reason for the course Oh Ills
party in refusing appropriations as 1t dld, thaV
1.-THE Government could get along for four
months, but could not for sixteen months
THIS is but one of many declarations when
show the deliberate purpose OF the Democratic
leaders at that time. They meant TO starVe
the Government. OF course, they hoped thi@
the President would yield. But they thought
themselves fully resolved to stick together
and starve the Government, unless he shoulu
yield, and allow their caucus bills to pass
without change. When they found that the
President did not waver but made their
measures contemplate and odious by mis- crltl-
cism. they tried so to change the bill that he
could be SAID to have yielded. Then, again.
they have Numbered. Now they VIII nave 10
run away like whipped men, or execute thelr
threats and take the consequences. 1t Wouid
have been cheaper not to threaten.
The false pretext that the President means
TO employ troops to interfere at elections
though most unCquivocally denied by Tue
President in both messages, is still repeated
by some constituencies party organs. But the
people are not fools. Voters do not forget
that President Hayes took troops away
from the South, even though his own party
WAS angry, because it was not then clear 10
him that their further employment there was
warranted. Nor are voters blind to the real
issue: "Sball Federal officers have power, III
"any case of need. to stand their ground
land make the laws respected" 1t is the
intent of Democracy to leave them defence
less to subordinate the Nation to the States
TO assert anew, and more dangerously than
ever, the dogma of State Sovereignty;
and to strip the Government OF that power
which Washington, Jefferson, and Madison
deemed absolutely necessary for the suppress
sion of any revolt. That same National power
which suppressed the whiskey rebellion and
the Burr conspiracy, and the great rebellion
of 1861, the Solid Democratic South wishes
to take from the Government forever wen
NAV Democrats in Congress turn pale when
they find their purpose so plainly exposed.
The real issue goes to the country, with all
the Democratic threats, and Efforts, ana
failures 1t is an attempted revolution,
under color of forms of law. And it has dis
gracefully failed Next, the people will ask
why an extra session was called7 Why were
not the needful appropriation bills passed at
the last session If the Democratic party
does not dare to bite as it barks, why did it
not spare the country all the trouble and
risk and expense of this extra session
Who will speak with respect of the brag-
CARTS who dared to threaten to starye the
Government, but do not dare to try it
Senator Chandler wrote their epitaphs. His
pithy speech was true; the would-be rebels
of 1879 Will be remembered and punished,
as we're the rebels of 1861. Not man of
these Northern doughfaces will escape. No
constituency, whatever its party tendency.
will dare to nominate them. They will 20
from public life, never to return, and on
their political tombstones a patriotic people
will write, Meme, meme, tekel upharsin."