Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-09-24

two thousand and odd banks, destined
if the system continue, to be trplet
or quadrupled in number in no long
fperiod of time, looks with complacency
on the legislation of Congress that hal
destroyed tho banking institutions o
the States and given TO the Natona
system n monopoly of the issue anC
profits Of bank paper money. Tb,
high tariff protectionists and the seek
ers Of subsidies alike desire Govern
ment of almost unlimited power t
crafty their wishes and foster theil
schemes. In word, almost or quit,
every form Of concentrated wealth, ex
cept real estate, desires, by construc
ton or otherwise, to add new powers
to the already tremendous powers pos
sessed by the National Government.
THE ARMY AT THE POLLS.
My friends, | have said that the
purpose Of the Radical leaders to over
throw local selfgovernmcnt is shown
among other things, by numerous acts
OF Congress. To speak of these acts
in detail would require not one speech
but many. cannot, therefore, under
take that task tonight But there
are some laws to which / must ask
your attention, not only because Of
their deep reaching effects, but also
because they were prominently brought
under consideration at the last two
sessions of Congress, and are among
the most prominent issues now before
the people. And first let mo say a
few words about the law enacted in
February, 1865, authorizing the use Of
the army of the United States to keep
the peace at the polls. When that
law was enacted, the Government OF
the United States had been in exist.
ence for more than three.quarters of a
century. We had passed through two
wars with foreign countries, and thro'
civil war of four years duration, and
almost unequaled in magnitude in the
annals Of mankind and yet, during
all this period, nearly seventy-six
years, neither in peace nor in war had
1T been deemed proper, or even admis.
sible, by our lawmakers, to use the
standing army Of the United States to
interfere in any manner in tho elec.
tions of the people. But when, in 1865,
- D"1,a"l 10" dove -asnl-ad N over
throw the civil government in the
South, and to divide that portion OF
the Republic into military depart.
ments, TO be ruled by five Generals of
the army, and to permit no elections,
unless sanctioned by those Generals
and supervised by them, then this law
authorizing the use Of the army at the
polls was first enacted. How it was
executed is now matter OF history.
The only effects of the law is to cna.
bic the President 10 overawe the peo-
pie who are opposed to his administra.
tion. 1t makes the army an instru-
ment OF party instead of being what it
ought to be, and what, Constitutional.
ly, it can only be, the army OF the
whole United States. 1t is law not
only repugnant to liberty, but greatly
injurious to the army itself | have
never heard an officer of the army
speak of it except TO deplorc its exist
enoe.
NJ ror sr;onds tha Democracv
ol H. o., ~s ssoas;Gn - connross did ali
a. .ho ,as. eess,U" .s";, y, ro1oal ,ho
'nas "as :. .n';a;pus 80 ~" nr,bor;vinr tho
s.a'usVy 0 W. pU,'s'tS ,,, ~ ,So noi,s Fnr thar
uso y, s"o '.' o. .S ,l3ssad ." LII ae,or lin bn,
pu,por., ,,d,.o "1 snnoossirlIv ss vs,ood by The
p"cs;don, tnsy %S ond therehy defeated The
rn'oI lese"s sannonn;a,;cn ann h;il snr tho an n
ueu',~ .', 20 ,h hhPp,Up'S r"s ,bns vetoed tbe
por1 u '"v "'a a.c.o,;9 "Ss ~ !, dooIo,.;n,' IL
rres,uon'' y ue.eI.s ,'tI u, V s ~ 80
en.S.' ."as a,',r, ~ 0 ra,hor ,hor Iose ,5S
w'tnoue suPl'o'. i%'n.; sn"n ~ - wy
rgn. 70 use ~ Tn u. a"V ,tor,od s,no a' bw Ia,
oi elecI,ous; mus "" ,o', ~ ." ~,
unP","',uioI Ii u1V,o,1J no,SjnO " ,or eor ns ,o
IoI" bo H., =" "" w;,hhold annronrio,ions from
the army uhen used al the polls. But
this remedy is, in its nature, but tenn
porary, and may be too easily evaded
by n hostile Executive to be securely
relied uoon. Nothing short of re
neal of the obnoxious provision will
suffice, and the question whether il
shall be repealed is one of the great
questions to be decided by the people
This issue is clearly made and sharply
defined. The Republicans In Congress
as well as the President, are opposed
to the repeal, as their speeches anc
recorded votes amply show. Inc Dem
ocrats and Nationals are to man II
favor of the repeal. What say you
If you are tired OF freedom ana wisi
tho ballot box TO be interiered Win oy
the bayonet, vote to Keep the law upoi
the Statute Book. But II you SUI
cherish your liberties, ana wish 10 cas-
Tree ana untrammeicd Vo'e, una"e'
by military iorce, vote 10 repeai H.
HArURALlzArIoN AND ELECTION LAWS
Under this canton. Senator Thur
man then proceeded to speak. He be
pan TO give a history of the efforts o
the Democratic party, since its organ
iyation 10 conserve the rights Of natn
ralized voters, and to resent Federalis
and Radical attempts TO overthrow
them. the Alien and Sedition laws be
ing quoted as an example. lie thei
went on TO say:
whon tho Rep,.blican marty aftc
,ha srs, eloc,;on Of Presideni Gran
Sad S Tho most ahsoIn,e control of tb,
Gnvernmant that anv marty ever DOS
sossed",ha President being a Repub
i;con noarlv alI tho Judges of the Su
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