, 1879-05-07
THE REV DEMOCRATIC ExpEp1ENr,


seunsa' ,n i"o io'lo".n8 Is INC 'o*s o1 1he
o'4i 'n',ouaco" simultaneously 'hto mo Se'',
u'e aua .no iao"se' upon 'he pasaago ana
iiusi'ea'''' ~, "Pi''o'"' VI WHICH, lilo ,enno-
o'"'1 ""' eoi'sens ~ 'o'o '"o s"Pp'eS 'os
o"'"y; .......
MnEnsAe, tho n.esenee o! troops nt ne po!a IS
t,n1,t!ons =, mr. nron,. ,r t.mS. ~ as,,,nx lie
frosdom Of elections: therefore, e. "
he enacted rse., That i sla'I not oo lawful TO
ef,nG 10 o. employ al any psce whets general or
Of lin arny or n.yy ~ ~" int,cd , mn's. Hs
such torco 10 necessary 10 rcpe tho arue, et,rmea
Of the United statcs, or 10 enforce Sec. l. Art II.
OF 'ho constitution OF TIC United States. md tho
~" na1s,a.nra -. rsas.,r, -. =" M u.
euct, force ID 10 he used. and 40 urch Of MI lava
AZ arc Inconsistent herewith is hereby repealed.
There Is n curious diversion OF opinions ns
to the rcal character md n;m of this moaa,,ro.
Tho Democrats c!ain that It IL less obicc.
tionable, so far as restriction npon tho
Executive uso of tho artny IL copcornott. than
the sections which it was at frat proposed 10
1epenl in tho Army Approximation bill, Some
Republicans ssom inclined to admit that
the bill will receive the Presidents signature,
because President HAYES, in lia ,nossago no.
companying tho voto Of the Army bill, ex.
pressed himself as hostile to military Inser-
ferunce with elections a. my Democrat could
be. The most numerous body Of Repnb-
lioans declare tho new bill to be worae in ita
design and moro far-roachi1g In It's effects
than tho political amendments which chilled
out tho veto of tho Army bin. II tho bill
shall receive tho united support Of the DEM
ocrats aud solid opposition Of the Republics
ans IN both Houses, inst as the Army bill
did, it's SUCCESS or failure will tloppnI upon
tho PtosidBut,
The fact nbout tho bill seems to 10 that 1t
was drawn with viow that 1t might eerve
tho Democrats as IN ayonue to osonpo from
the awkward dilemma In which tl,oy hayo
PLACED themselves. In order to make It do
this service it WAS necessary to framo It IN
| such manner Is would be likely to meet tho
| Presidents approval. In this effort, however.
the fraluers Of the bill hayo eiyeu the Prosi-
| leut simply tho preamble, which partly cor
| respoulg with his yiews ~ to military intor.
| ference with elections, but hayc oocupied tho
bo.ly Of tho bill with tl,o most extraordinary
| restrictions upon Executive authority TINT
Inns ever been proposed, There can bo little
doubt TINT two of tho objections urpol hv
| The President TO signing tho Army Appropri-
ation bill ju tho shgpo IN which it was sub.
| 1nittad to him will saryo him M eoua}ly rood
reasons for yetoinQ tho proecnt bill. md
Tint third objection, moro wctglty than
both tho others, will determine bis notion,
We state briefly tho objections 10. tlo 1noaa-
ure as they occur to tn:
/, Tho bill il as Objectionable in It's pres-
cnt attitude on tho scoro of nh uitomnt 10
jnsimidato tho President ag If il yyero n,at1a
n nart of tho ARMY Annropriation bill. It
has been lesjguelly introduced in advance of
The Army Appropriation bill, w|,iol, has beon
aos,pne,llv rctnr1od two weolka in or1ar IN
leorn definitely Tho fato of tho present moos.
uro. Thoro il no mIstakluu tho n,,rnoao In
tho ]fohL of INST utteraucea. If tho pras;.
dent will not plgn this measure as means of
letting lilo Democratic party down oaBv. tlIon
it will still DO iu tho mower of The 1attor To
rofuse to yoto supplies. untl to thronten. ou,,
borrass, and cripple tho Government bv a1.
iouruipg without passlup tho appropria.ton
bills. II IL folly TO contend tint lin rrasi1ont
muatnot DO guided iu reaohiue hIs conclusions
ly any mere suspicion TINT tho Democratic
minority iutonl to do tlfs or TINT there ia
something moro than s,1sptoion of Inn
Democratic pnrpose, md tho attitu1o in
which thov hnye nlaoei t)js 1,IlI IL tonto,
mo,nt to notjce that tbo yot,n,. nj sr,n,Iiea
is conditioned uuon the anproyal of tho mems.