Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-05-01
MORNING APPEAL.
THE VETO.

Republican party and the nation must rely
alone upon the modicum of Republican senti-
ment which so far has been discernable in
President Hayes, against the obviously rev.
dictionary measures set on foot by the Dem
ocrats in Congress- The constant negotiations
that have characterized this Administration
wherever the athrmance of Republican doc
trine was legitimately to have been expected
have at last produced their results, and the
country, including the President himself, has
been brought to the contemplation OF the
gravest political dangers yet experienced. 1t
is somewhat of qualification to know that the
President has at last committed himself so
broadly in antagonism to the desperate scheme
Of the rebel Democracy that he cannot yield
without statifng himself to degree not yet
reached by him. His message is really al
able paper, and by its calm logic presents to
the nation and particularly to the Democratic
party An unanswerable statement of the rights
of the Executive az . coordinate branch of the
Federal Government. The last portion Of the
message is his argument dealing with the
Democratic threat to starve the Government
unless wholesome laws for the protection of
the right of suffrage in national elections are
wiped from the statute book Mr.. Hayes says:
Among the most valuable enactments to
which have referred are those which protect
Supervisors of Federal elections in the dis
charge of their duties at the polls. Ii the
pending legislation should become law, there
is NO power vested in any officer Of the Gov
eminent to protect from violence the officers
of the United States engaged IN the discharge
of their duties Their rights aud duties under
the law will remain, but the National Govern
ment will be powerless to enforce its own
statutes. The State may employ both military
and civil power to keep the peace at State
elec.ious. 1t il now proposed 10 deny to the
United States even the necessary civil author
ity to protect national elections. No sufficient
reason has been given for this discrimination
in favor of State and against national author
ity. If objections exist against the present
national election laws all good citizens should
unite in their amendment. Laws providing
safeguards of elections should be impartial,
Just and efficient. They should, if possible,
be 80 non partisan and fair in their operation
that the minority party out of power will have
no Just ground to complain. The present
laws in practice unquestionably conduced to
the prevention of fraud and violence at cleo
tions In several States men of different
political parties have applied for safeguards
which they furnish. 1t is the right and duty
of the National Government to enact and en-
force laws which will secure free and fair Con-
gressional elections. The law now in force
should DOT be repealed except in connection
with measures which will accomplish that inn
portant end. Believing that section OF the |
bill before me will weaken if it does not alto |
gether take away the power of the National
Government to protect Federal elections by |
civil authorities, I am forced to the conclus |
ion it ought not to receive my approval. That |
section is, however, not presented to me as |
seperate and independent measure, but is, as |
has been stated, attached to the bill making |
the usual annual appropriations for the sup |
port of the army. 1t makes vital change in |
the election laws of the country which is in no |
way connected with the use of the army.
These words cannot be successfully dis
puted, and the people will uphold the Exec
ntive in refusing to yield principles SO vital
for the purpose of obtaining, through the
regular appropriations, the funds which the
people have paid into the Treasury for gov
purposes. Neither the army nor
the government will be deprived of pay or
supplies, though refused of the Democratic
party to vote the necessary appropriations.
The people will attend to that matter for
themselves 1t will not be the first sacrifice
Of the sort that the patriotic North has made
10 uphold the government against Democratic
treason and revolution. The people can in
fnitely better contribute their substance,
than allow the present congress to wipe out
The last assurance Of honest elections. The
nation is to be congratulated if President
Hayes continues to stand firm.
AN ARIZONA VENUS.-The Trinidad Ne1r,
ays: Miss Carrie Burne, in company with
Ter father, passed through Ell Moro yester-
lay, on wild mustang, en- route for Kan
as, from Tucson, Arizona, some seven hun.
lred miles away; and have yet to make six
hundred more before their journey is ended
iiss Carrie has rather pretty face and i'm
'ressive form-not such one as the young
nan of to-day with the blonde mustache and
lair parted in the middle would select to
Fhisper sweet sentiments over the garden gate
o-but a girl for an Indian fight, or a bear
unit, you could rely on every time She
ported nary diamond nor coral necklace, but
Tas muscled like an amazon, and had fist
Ike Morrissey. She was girl of nerve; too,
70 reckon, for on her side saddle hung Bal ,
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