The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-02

SENATOR BECK Informed the Sen
etc of the United States, q few days
since, that proposed legislation could
not he discussed in that body, until
the Democratic caucus had FIRST de-
cided upon it. Well, this new co.
ordinate branch of the government,
instituted to give the Southern Briga-
diers entire control of the legislation
of Congress-bas at last issued its
mandate for the future regulation of
elections, and, it is ordered that
all the vital portion of the election
laws. intended to prevent and punish
frauds q. the ballot box, shall be re-
pealed, and repealed too by being
placed as riders on the appropriation
bills, SO that If the President vetoes
the bills, the government will be left
without any money being ~appropria-
ted wherewith to defray expenses.
The proposition to present the re-
pealing bills as s parate measures
was quickly voted down in the eau
cus.
Now this deliberately matured
plan of action, decided upon by the
Democratic party 10 Congress-, means
what /? That there shall be free
scope for fraud at the polls, or the
government shall stop. This is revo-
luton, pure and simple. 1t is o de-
termined, deliberately devised, and
coolly coneocted scheme to set aside
the Constitution. That instrument
provides that the President shall
have power to veto any bin that does
not meet his appreciation. and this
revolutionary faction has decided
that if be exercises this constitutional
right and duty, they will stop the
entire government by refusing to
appropriate money TO carry it on. A
refusal to vote the necessary appro-
priatioas means what? To disbsnd
the Courts, and the different depart.
ments for the transaction of public
business, and to leave the army with
out pay or munitions of war, and
consequently the frontier States and
Territories unprotected. and their
citizens q prey to the Indians. This
is the scheme determined upon BY
this Democratic Congress, and the
people may as we'll prepare them
selves for the struggle and its results.
The Republican party of the North
would be craven and recreant to
every sense Of duty, if it did not
resist 10 the Gttermost this new re-
bellion. Il means-or we are utter
ly mistaken-tbat the people shall
have a fair vote, and when that vote
is fairly polled. it shall be fairly
counted, fairly returned, and have its
due weight and influence. 1t means
that this Democratic Congress, in
which one-half of the members from
the South hold their seats by reason
Of fraudulent votes, fraudulent re-
turns, and intimidation and murder.
shall not perpetuate its POKER, by
sweeping away all protection to the
ballot box. 1t means that the Presi-
dency in 1880 shall not be stolen
through fraud in New York snd other
Democratic cities, as Boss Tweed and
Tilden stole the State Of New York
from Grant in 1868, and the Baltimore
Democratic rougbs stole the State of
Maryland ct the last Gubernstorial
election The Republicans of the
North are a unit on this question F; we
believe tie President is with ne, and
in this great struggle for the pres
ervation of the Constitution, and for 8
pure and honest ballot, we have faith
that the great ruler of Nations will
give us q safe deliyerance.