The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-23

theory Gn Mr.. Msdison's own words)
to intrust the Union with the care OF
it's own existence thaa to transfer
that care to any ether hands. Tne
design now was to get rid Of ell civil
officers Of the United States under
the pretense Of keeping the troops
away from the polls, aud the amend
ments which would be offered would
test the sincerity Of the Democratic
side on that point and show whether
the Federal Government would be
allowed representation at the polls at
all except Oy two men OF straw with
out coy power, who can merely look
on. He would go so far as TO say
that, il the bill went through in ltsI
present form, the remainder OF the
law iu regard TO Marshals and Su-
pervisors would be worth, nothing,
since there would be no power vested
10 the Federal Government to enforce
It's provisions
We are told, continued Mr.. Blaine,
and it is rather novel thing, that il
we do not agree tc the bills rs offered
we are not to have the appropriations.
That has been announced in both
branches of Congress, on the authorl-
ty of the Democratic caucus; not
merely the Army appropriation
they did not stop there--hut IN the
Legislative bill, as it came. from tie
caucus, there was an appropriation
for deffaying the expenses CT the Su-
preme Court, Circuit Courts, and dis
Ifict Courts of the United States,
provided that certain sections Of the
revised Statutes be repealed. He
had always understood that the Gov
erDment was divided into three dis-
tinct depsrtments-legislative, execu.
tive, aud judicial. Bu, now the legis-
lative branch steps forward and SAYS
If the Executive does not sign the
bills it offers, it will stsrve the judi
cisry. This was carrying the matter
further than be had ever known it to
20 before, and besides starving the
Judiciary, the other side would refuse
to appropriate dollar for the ex-
penses Of the Capitol building aud
grounds, for the public printing, or
or for the Congressional Library.
The Department of State, of which
the country had reason tc be proud
for It's conduct of cur foreign affairs,
was to be disabled, and our diplo-
matic relations must cease unless the
President signs these bills The
beacons and warning lights on 1900
miles Of coast must go out the Mints
of New Orleans, Denver, San Fran
cisco, aud Philadelphia must stop !;
the Pension BGreau must suspend
operations: all the executive fuuc-
tions OF the Government are taken by
the throat in highway style, and
commauded to stand ard deliver in
the nafae of the Democratic caucus
No committee Of either branch of
Congress had ever recommended sGeh
legislation, but the Democratic eau
eas bad adopted it lie thosghs 40
parallel to such policy eon,d be
found in cur history
Continuing, Mr.. Blaine said lead
ing Democrat, au eloquent man, who
has courage, frankness, and many
good qualities, boasts publicly that
the Democrats are 10 power for the
first time in Is years, and that they
do not intend to stop until they have
wiped out every vestige of the Re-
publican war measures Forewarned
is forearmed, and the Democrats be-
gan properly on measure signed by
A Abraham Lincoln The picture was
a striking one, and strange time
bad come when men fresh from The
batile-felds Of the rebellion took their
seats here and proposed to repesl the
laws enacted while they were trying
to. destroy the Union. The Vice
President Of the Confederacy bad
stated that for 60 or 10 years preced-
ing the rebellion, from the foundation
of the Government, the South, though
in minority, had, by combining
with what be termed the anti.cen-
tralists 10 the North, ruled the coun.
try, and in 1866 the same gentleman
said, in speech before the Georgia
Legislature. that by q return to Con
gress the South might repeat the ex.
pertinent with the same success. He
! Mr.. Blaine lad read that speech al
the time OF its delivery, and had little
thought be would live to see the
prophecy fulfilled But now we zee
those measures matured in a Demo
cratic caucus in which the South has
an helmiDg majority Of two
thirds in the House and 80 out Of 42
Senators, % Of whom-a positive
and pronounced msjority-pariieipa
ted in the war against the Union
either in civil or military situations
so that our legislation is shaped and
fashioned by caucus ia which the
ex-Contederates have a majority, and
Mr.. Stephens prophecy is realized
Very appropriately the Congress
controlled by the South says to the
President, the remaining branch oi
the Government, elected on Repub.
lican principles, in opposition 10 the
party now in power, that be shall not
exercise bis power to veto bill.
They ask if we call it revolutionary
to put amendments on appropriation
bills OF course not. There have
been great many amendments PCT
on such bills, some mischiegous and
some harmless, but cell it the au
dacity Of revolution for any Senator
or Representative, or any caucus q
Senators or Representatives, 10 get
together and say that they will have
certain legislation or stop the depart.
ments Of the Government That is
revolutionary-I don't think it will
be revolution. IL will be revolu ion
that will not reyolve; it won't work.
1t is a revolution if persisted 10, and
if not persisted in, il mnst be backed
out from igrominiously, and the lat
ter will probably be the result.
Mr.. BLAINE proceeded to say that
the extent to which the South con-
trolled the legislation of the country
was worth pointing out. That sec
tion contained about one-third of the
population of the Union. Ia the last
House of Representatives, of which
he was allowed to speak, The South
J had 95 ont Of the 10 standing rom.