New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-03-10

as they ought TO he the next Congress will In my 0pi-
ION le ready TO pass every Ult before
next December to perfect any further lcGlsaliOn H.
however the President OF the United states IN the eke
Of the power vested in him should see t to veto the
bills thus presented to him. which repeat, SIMPLY are
TO keep soldiers from the polls and 10 allow proper ju-
who will try honestly and allow the
STATES to control their own elections, then heye no
doubt those same amendments will lie again made part
OF The appropriation bills; and ii will be for the Presi.
dent to determine whether he Will block The wheels OF
the Government and accept necessary appro.
priations rather than allow the representatives OF
the people to repeal odlOus laws when thcy regard Us
subversve of their rights and privileges We have the
uudOubed right repeal them in any form and on any
bills we choose Most of them we're imposed upon the
country as parts of appropriation bills. Whether that
course is right or wrong it will adopted, and have
no doubt adhered to- no matter what happens Win the
appropriation bills.
Mr.. Beck is one of the responsible leaders Of his
party, and undoubtedly spoke by authority when
he uttered the words quoted above. 1t will be in
teresting to see what success the Democracy will
meet with when they undertake TO carry out this
programme.
When the programme Of forcing the President to
sign the obnoxious measures by refusing to appro-
pirate money for his salary announced, Sena-
tor Blaine is reported to have told Senator Nhytc
that the threat reminded him of the man whose dog
annoyed him on bittoTlyco night. Going out III
his dressng-gown and slippers the man pulled the
dog ont of his kennel and stood holding him by hls
chain, declaring that he would freeze the dog to
death. The President can stand failure to appro-
pirate for his salary long as Congress can go
without money.
Ii is a significant fact that the Democrats are al
ready beginning to talk of modification of their
demands for political action relating to the Election
laws at the coming session. There are number Of
them who do not believe that they can hold their
full strength here carry the better part of their
party in the country with them in forcing through
all that they insisted upon the last Appropriation
bills. For this reason there is talk of yielding their
position that part of the Election law which pro-
vdes for supervisors but TO insist to the last upon
the repeal of the law authorizing the employment Of
deputy maIshals, of that authorizing the use of
troops at the polls and of the jurors test oath
tons. They cOncede the strength of the argument
for the retention of the Supervisors law gu the
ground tn. each party is represented. an argument
which dOesn not apply 10 the employment of marsals
since they are OF one party only.
This talk of yielding. as far indicated, is by no
means general among Democrats, while declarations
that portion of the Beck plan will be abandoned
are very common. sun, even the most extreme
men among them admit that it will be impossible to
force this programme if even small number of the
Democrats support such a compromise as that IN
Dictated.