Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-16

ltS autnOT. Ou anu L are tnGn mis-
taken in supposing that economy on
the part of the people reduced the pur.
chases abroad. Ii was not the dl gent
labor of the people, the rich lands, the
abundant rains in their season and the
great crops that enabled us to supply
the extraordinary foreign demand, such
demand indeed as we never knew
before. Mr.. Sherman did it, II was
his tears of sympathy over the sufierings
of the people and not the rains falling
rom the clouds that mostened the
earth and caused it to yield so abund.
antly. Never was claim made so bold
and brazen and yet so false. To him
and his party we reply You squander.
ed the public money you continued
extravagant appropriations; you him
dered production by promoting the
strife of sections and the hatred of races;
you legislated for favorite interests and
against the people; and now, when the
rigid economy and diligent industry of
the people and propitous seasons and a
favorable condition of the foreign mar
ket combine to give us better times and
to gladden. us with the hope of return.
ing prosperity, you cannot claim merit
or support. The equality and converti.
bility of our currency is in spite of the
hindrance Of the Resumption law. and
we cherish the hope of better times in
spite of the evil influences of bad poll
cies and maladministration.
A Republican House demonetized
silver; Democratic House restored it..
The silver money now flows into the
channels Of trade and commerce, and,
like red blood in the veins and arteries,
gives life and strength.
For while there was the curse in the
Federal courts of juries organized for
partisan verdicts. That was through
the law permitting the test oath. a
Democratic Congress repealed the law
and now the juries may be Of good and
true men,"
Of these four leading and important
acts do you condemn either? Would
you again open the doors of the Treas.
ury to trumped up war claims in favor
OF trumped.up loyalty? Would you
drive honest economy out of our temple
of legislation and restore extravaganza
and the waste of $3O,OOO,OOO each year
beyonds the needs OF the public service ?
Would you degrade silver again and de.
clare it no money? And would you
again humiliate and degrade the juror,
compelling him to stand among his fell
lows with stopped head rs he takes the
test oath? II you would not reverse
any one Of these great acts ! demand
your approval, and that in respect to
them you say TO the Democrats in
Congress from both North and South,
"Well done"
We wat the troops taken and kept
away from the polls. We want the
elections to be free and fair and without
the corrupt influence of deputy mar.
shals and supervisors. In the name Of
fair play we demand it. The Federal
Election laws were adopted "a party
machinery. They serve no good pur.
pose. Their only design is to keep the
party in power.
! said we demand that the troops be
taken and kept from the polls. ! would
rather die with the ballot in my hand
than that one Of them should strike me
with his sword. Let us be at lhast as
free as the subjects of Queen Victoria.
Popular rights have advanced slowly in
England, but surely, and have never
been pushed back ward. So, when it
was settled that the trooper should not
lord the voter; should not strike him
nor jostle him, nor even stand in sight
Of him when voting, il was settled tor.
ever.
DO you Justify the vetoes The bills
were carefully considered by Congress.
and after great deliberation were passed.
They involved no question OF constitu.
tional power on the part Of Congress.
For nearly one hundred years the cleo
tions had been free from Federal super.
vision. II was not questioned that
Congress had the power to repeal the
offensive laws. 1t was question Of
judgment and discretion, and that
question Congress decided by the repeal.
Such legislative discretion belongs TO
Congress and not to the President.
The veto power was given not TO defeat
aud destroy, but to protect and pre-.
serve to pre- erye the Constitution from
invasion and to protect the rights and
powers of the Executive from legislative
enoroachment. at is not a sword, but
shield" The men have taught us
this who made the Constitution.
NollluE ll rs tue IItHtHh Is&ttutiNt
did it would seem that he should wear
| the robos Of office modestly. He and
his countrymen know that he was not
elected. Full 100000 majority Of the
popular vote was against him, and a
decided majority of the electors duly
chosen. In his promotion, by agents
and agencies the most detestable, the
rights of the people were defed and
trampled under foot. Must that be
followed by the repeated defeat of the
will of the people in the exercise of the
vetop On what side will you stand7
appeal TO you TO stand for free legisla
ton and against such an abuse of a con
stitutional power; TO stand for free and
fair elections and against all party SUI
pervision for corrupt ends.
Is the time ever TO come when the
disturbances and bloodshed in the
South will be attributed to any other
cause than political passion; the innu
ences that produce crime in Other
localities exist TO like extent in that