The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-04
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voter shall beleit absolufely free I'd exer.
cising tthe polls the highest prerogative
Of q cltiaep.l He quoted English, stand,
ards OF George II. for the removal OF troops
from places where elections are to be held,
and .eite1 from Blackstone thai Il b essen.
tial that elections shall be absolutely free,
and that, therefore, all undue Influences
are illegal and are prohibited. He had
expected that such question would have
been discussed on the other side with
calmnsss and dignity, butitn this he, had
been gTiev6dsly aisapp pointed, particularly
in connection with the speech OF Mr..
Frye, That speech, while Il might have
been appropriated in the small "frye'' OF his
party, at the crossroads or village bar.
room, was unjust 10 the gentleman's S
genial and generous nature.
He did not intend and he did not think
his party intended to be led awnE from
the question under consideration to the
discussion OF any collateral issue what
ever; but itintended to move right on to
the accomplishment OF the high purpose
on. which they were resolved. He ex-
pressed his astonishment at the statements
that the obnoxious words which Il was
now proposed 70 wipe out the statute book
had been inserted on motion OF Senator
Powell, aud said Kentucky was proud OF
many OF hersons, but OF none 81 them
was she prouder than OF Powell. Ifhe
had done nothing in his long and useful
career except stand day after day and con-
tend manf1lly las he did for the purity Of
the ballot box, and for no interference OF
military with eleOsionsIthat act alone
would have secured to him the affection
Of every lover Of liberty, aud memorial
more lasting than sculpturel marble or
moulded brass. q
The Democratic party simply intended
when 1t captured the Capitol 10 throw off
the chains that had bean thrown around
the people; to plant It's banner on
the dome Of the Capitol, emblazoned with
the legend Equal and exact justice 10 all
men. Exclusion to none.' It intended
to protect the purity Of the ballot box,
which was the corner stone Of personal
liberty and Of Tree government, and 10 see
to 1t that the military shall at all times
and under oil circumstances be subordi-
nate 10 civil authority. 1t intended to
preserve the ancient bfrth-right Of. an
American citizen to trial by Jury in al
its purity. It intended that all the ring!
masters, and jobbers, and knaves, who
bad fastened like vampires on the body
polite otthe country foryears past, shall be
driven forth as the money changers were
scourged from the temple by the Saviour
Of mankind. ltiutended that every abuse
Of power should be arraigned, not only
before the great bar OF public opinion,
but before the established tribunals Of the
country. It was intended to preserve the
rights, dignity and equality OF all the
States unimpaired, as the safest protection
to domestic concerns andSas the surest
bulwark against anti.republican tendencies,
It was intended TO maintain federal gov
ernment as supreme In its constitutional
sphere, and TO all the States, in q splendid
galaxy Of equal republics, move on forever
in their appointed orbits, with the beauty
aud harmony that made the music of the
spheres when the morning stars sang to-
gether and all the sons OF God shouted for
joy. Applause on Democratic side. -
Mr.. Knott concluded his speech with the
statement Of the beneficent reforms that
would be effected when the Democratic
party had captured the Capitol, as he
firmly believed II to be in plan OF Prov
idence that the party Of the people should
so triumph, e
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