The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-04-12

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For life Is but a passing day,
No lip may tell how brief It's span
Then, oh The little time We stay
.l Let's speak Of all The best We can. n Il.
SH.IIL81IIE People ILIJ:E
IREEiELEC1IONS. +.
Great Speeches Of Taco KentuckU
Statesmen, Enott and BLACK
Jurn--1he Issue EioqHentty
and Squarery Stated.
The debate on the army appro-
priation billiwas continued by Mr..
Knott. Hc spoke Of the greattand
historical importance Of the princi-i
pie involved. Hc characterized it
as tho eat,fundamental principle
of Republican 2libertyhthat tho bull
lot box should be protected from IN
the s1iglitest.approacli ofsmilitary'
power, and that tho voter shall bo %
absolutely free in exercising at the
polls the; highest prerogatiye Of the
citizen. He quoted tho English
statute Of George II for the rre!n,oyii r i!
al Of tic troops from places where
an election isl DC held, and cited
Blackstone, that is essential that
elections shall be absolutel free,
and !thatItherefore all sunlueiintlu;
,encesI are illegal and are prohibited:
IIo5had expect that such 10 qlles-
tionEwould have been discussed on
the other side with calmncss =antl
dignity, but#in= tllis@he lad been
grievously Disappointed particular:
II in connection with the speech Of
Mr.. Frye.=That speech, while it
might have been appropriate in the
small frye Of his party at the cross
roads or the village tarroom, was
unjust to that gcntlCmar's genial
and generous nature.
lie did not intend, and he did
not think his party intended, to be
led away from the great question
under consideration to the discuss
ion of any collateral issue whatever
but it intended to move right on TO
the accomplishment Of the high
purpose. on which they were re-
solved. He expressed his astonish-
incnt at the statements, that the OBJ
noxions words which! it was now
proposed to wipc out Of the statute
book had been inserted on motion
of Senator Powell, and said Ken
tucky wis proud Of many Of her
sons, but'of none Of them was she
proudcr than of Powell. Ifhe had
done nothing in his long and use
ful career except stand day after
day and contend manfully-as he
did-for tho purity Of the ballot
box and for non-intcrferenco Of the
military with elections, that act
alone would havo secured 10 him
the affection Of every lover Of ill.,
erty and q memorial more lasting
than sculpturcd marble or moulded
brass. .
The Democratic party simply in
tended when II captured the Capi.
tai TO throw of tho chains tlIat. ha(l
been thrown around the people, to
plant its banner on the dome ofthc
Capital, ,emblazoned with the legend
Of" equal and exact Justice toall
men and exclusive privileges 10
none" " 1t intended to protect the
purity Of the ballot-box, which was
the cornerstone ofpcrsonal liberty
and Of free government, and to sec
to it that the military shall ut all
times and under all circumstances
be subordinate to tho civil authori'
ty. It intended 10 preserve The all,
cicnt birth,right Of the American
citizen to n trinl by jury, in all its
purity. ltintendcd that all ring
masters and robbers and kriaves
who had fastened like vampires OIL
the body polite ofthe country fol
years past, shall be driven forth n:
the inoncy-cllangers were scourge(
from the tenplo by our Saviour
1t intended That every ablisc 0
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