Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-05-02
AGGRESSION.


The hilarious Joy now resounding through
the Radical camp, it would seem from certain
congratulations by Evarts and others Of Hayes
immediate gang, is not so much caused by
any inherent righteousness Of the veto, or by
any good it may accomplish for or harm it
may avert from the government, as il is from
the fact that this one act, in which fraudulent
and craven executive 1efies The will and wishes
OF the whole country, cements all difference
in the Republican party, which, though they
connived and accomplished bis present usur-
patton, yet they have never abetted his policy.
Hayes donned his stolen robes with numer-
Gus loud promises OF correct administration.
Every promise that he has made 10 the people
has been dead letter in his policy. His
boosted justness to the South ended with the
-appointmenrof kry, ana turs -vtssarvrurure
''climaxes," so far as he has proceeded, the
finishes of his administration, aud teaches
the people in bitter lesson how little they
have 10 hope FOR from man who began his
executive career in infamy, and, it seems, in
tends 10 mark its progress and end its limit
with an undue assumption. Of power and
knocking of the popular branches of our gov :
ernment. STORY on the Constitution" is au-
shortly for the following 10 regard to the use
of the veto power, "The power is important
as an additional security against the enact
ment of rash, immature and improper laws"
But here we have the use reversed, and are
called to witness the deed of a President using
bis power 10 prevent the adjustment of a
Trash, immature and improper law" against
which The people have long chafed, and their
demand as recently expressed through Congress
was not popular excitement, but a stern de-
mand for curing these expressions that had
for long time engendered the tones Of n
deep dissatisfaction
The submission TO the Presidential steal,
and the quielness with which the Democracy
has put up with the other manifold abuses of
The Radical party form grand instances of pat
rioiic patience. There is no need of revolu-
iion, bloody revolution, now, but with the de-
termination Of just cause il is the duty of Con-
g-ess, and it is the pre-emptory order from the
people that Congress should oppose to the ef-
frontery of the Administration q. posiliveness
not TO yield which must convince Hayes and
his coferie that the people know what is their
right and that they will have it,
During the debate il was iniimtled by The
"stalwarts' that the course of the Republican
party, to gain success in the the future, would
be one Of aggression. II is natural to sup
pose that this veto is the first gun of that des-
perate aud greedy career. Aud where will it
end With the ambition of Grant, the weak
ness and imbecility of Hayes, the devilish cum
ming of the Shermans aud ConSlings, and the
brilliant criminal record which begins and
continues with the life of the Republican
party, it may continue 10 agrees until the
spirit of our government is deadened and its
functions merged into a single dictator backed
by nm armed support. The duty and action
of the Democracy is frnness, and the dire
ness of the issue was grasped by Representa-
tive Blackburn, Of Kentucky, when in his
speech on the bill he said, ale who dallies is
is bastard, and be who doubts is damned !"