New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-04-23
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Written for the Review ~ 9. 8. III .
We wish to epitomize and put on re-
cord 4 few facts az q Olitical and rovO-
nature for those to ponder
who love their country more than
party. We shall state them as con.
.cisely as possible and in chronolOg
order. I'm 1865 Congress passed a
law providing certain safeguards for
the freedom Of the ballot from vio-
tense or fraud. -This law was begot-
ten and supported by the Democrats
then in Congress. Every one in the
Senate voted for it, while every Repub-
lican voted against it; and when it went
before the House Of Representative it
received every Democratic vote there.
Democratic votes passed the measure.
3-From that dav to this no citizen, or
l,ody 0f citizens has ever demanded it's
repeal.
ii was evident before the last Con-
press. expired that theD Democratic pow.
er wonld nredominate in the next
Congress-. The prospect was pleasing
I'M the extreme. and full Of temptation
to those who for eighteen years had
been in the minority. It was possible
to force an extra session of Congress.
An extra session would give them early
control of the national legislation. It
was determined to have this. Appropri-
ations to carry on the Government,
which every Congress annually pro-
vides, were refused by the House un-
less the Senate would consent to GER
tain measures of legislation extraneous
to the appropriation bills. This it re-
fused; and while wrangling over this
matter the session expired. The extra
session was Immediately called to pro-
vide for the necessary expenses Of the
Government. 4-The fourth fact is
this: the present extra session of Con-
gress is chargeable to Democracy. Sit.
ting with the Democrats in the Senate
are twenty confederate soldiers, or i've
times the number of union soldiers;
and in the House there are sixty i've
confederates to fifty unions. The fore
most men of the South, those who a
few years ago fought hard to destroy
the Union, are in Congress; and it is
fact their first act is one of coercion.
They, and their Northern allies, have
deliberately resolved, in caucus, not to
grant the money necessary to carry on
the Government unless the political
legislation they have wickedly attached
to the appropriation bills be also &C.
copied. And what is this political
legislation? Briefly this: modification
of certain sections of the law relating
to the use of the army; the repeal of
the jurors test oaths; and Of the laws
regulating the election of members OF
Congress. Respecting the first two
there need not be any controversy so
far as the sentiments Of the two parties
are concerned. The jurors test oath,
and the removal of the army from the
vicinity of the polls might be repealed.
Republicans as well as Democrats favor
their repeal. Why then do they not
repeal them! Simply because the meth
cd chosen for their repeal is grossly of
fensive, even revolutionary. A Demo-
cratic Congress proposes to compel the
President to yield to it's mandate or
starve; and that is revolution. Res.
pecting the third measure proposed,
the repeating OF the law providing for
an honest election the Republicans are
against it. The law is necessary; 1t IS
just as much in the interest OF one par
ty as another; it provides as much
against fraud in one party as in anoth.
er; it is no respecter OF parties. Fraud
is not so easy with this law; elections
have been comparatively honest. Now
what does the repeal of this law mean!
1t means this; an honest cote shall
be set aside by fraud 1t IS IN the IN
terest Of party so TO do. me ballot IS