, 1879-04-08
p1sBArDmENr or THE ARMY,

=. ~, mleoANUmEHI of TIE Ahm1'
,, !u' a'..5 qnee oaae oV' AIsa nASoo.fn
7s., nooA1h ~ tno Nepuohoana N ooag1oss 'as'
-. rl4a"'' aniess soo cen70ns ~ 'n's ieB'hAa|
'lon IL ~ not question OF tepena. ous o
aIrs.'ou usas u te'enns'nien'' ,.,a .,
LUIS ~ tno u'1lmatana with "nieh the
oe"oela's enreatea tne country nnless tney
cH. sSea1e tae aoant'onmens OF all national
saae6aas" ios eno noneStJ ana purify oi na-
ton'A e'eotlona' Az juno oo II not very 1ar
o,S1ant' . ana as ffeslaent HAYES VIII proba"
oly regard 1ae assured purity OF elections "a
es7on''a4 !" o hepooliean form Oh govern
mens' IL II ame 20 Think out tho real e1ec'a
o. 'no Domoeratlo menace Ihero was q
Denaocra11o faot'oh IN tho last congress,
notably urged On oy the New YORK 'on".
whion ag'tasea TIC feauctton OF the nrmy to
io'ooo men; ons' When TUG ques sion was
brought 10 test, It was found that some OF
tue atsonses. protests against suoh reduction
et'no 1rom 1emootas'o constituencies. Ii
'nefe ase nasses OF Uemocfa's IN various sec
''ona OF tho country TINT nave the Intelligence
anu pa'faouam TO fosiSt q reduction OF tho
preeons at1enaated army WILL not these same
people oppose even moro vigorously o total
o'soanamont Of INC army ana punish the
pontlo'ana VINO enal nnng It about1 ihia
cohs'aeration anuaeos tho belief that tho
Pfoposeo destruction OF the army Will not DO
Q popular movement on tho part Of tho
Demoorats TINT fact may poFsuado them to
LINK ooEter OF thelr threas' anu, II NOT 1t
may Fae't upon them the punishment they
deserve, and ronder their party poworloss in
congress Tor some time to come.
bat aupposo tho Demoofats In Congress
anai1 oe1y tho Bont1mont OF tho country, and
c.tfy oa. ~ tsAeooAea 4, aochkha .hroat'-"hat
'nen Ane a'"s wAl certainty olo IN the
t'pso'o' " "ppsoi''A..ons, 1ass ~ . man oies
.4o'41 1NeA - 1oou' |"1''o''sna ano nope OF
ta'ato eosap'''saslon may fo'a.n majority
VI Wv o.a'oi7' nu1 ,' 'ao oouy of LUG army VIII
30 '" p'eces' 1aese VIII % no lawful or
uot'1 y. oialan uPo" tae 1anR ana LILO 10 con-
''nue IN serslce' IL any Iaf8o number OF
ino" solna.n 10 'aae .ne't cn"hces OF starva'
.'on IN oou'''on 70 'oo oango's ana snuof"
inBa " a'onues "ats' ~ wall not be
lo4a'o.o 70 olSo'phas toetn' aha that ROM
naa1 u ~ army 'nhy 10 converted 1hto moro
4osois''o!o 'noo 'nai1 ",'y o'u'r III tho ooun-
ny IN any case, suen m army would DO
usele68' 1nen "aas becomes OF tue consu.
."'lona1 outy imposed upon the doyornmens
u toPei hs'he0 nvaslon ana suppress do
'hos'!o s'oiehces Aow cnn tAo vast prop
otsy autefessa ot tno oh'.eo etates e4oSern-
i'ont III saeo..naS' Aot's, oas9acsS' etc., DO
preserved! "hnt eonnaonee oon any COM
,nun'.y ahVo ~ eon''nuea peace WIN tho
Aao",eoeo .ta' 'nefo ~ ao oF8aal1oo anu
a'sc'p''neo 1oioo "A'oa Gun 10 caaou upon
III case OF hoeo3
1t will scarcely DO doniod that tho small
nrmy Of not more than &C, 600 oGootivo mon
llaa beon kept busy enough during the past
few yoara. In addition to the force which
IL requisite In tina Of profound peace to
guard and preserve the Government a.aonala
anl fostiacations, Indian-hghting alone
laa furnished abundant employment for
tue soldiers. Iho Generals In command
OF the 1ronuef troops have reported
NJ their opinion tint there will be no
formidable Indian outbreaks during t1.e
coming summer 1tns thts opln1oh III pred.
aoatea' Of course. upon tho maintenance Of
TIC army. II tho army 10 Abandoned. who
can doubt tl,at tue reslleas rod mon will
ngain take tue war'path5 SITTING BULL
md oh'of JosEpu would bo among tho Arst
10 learn OF tho Governments woakaass, and
tho vongeful patrlarolla and ambitious young
w"rrtora OF trlees now peaceful would be
quick to Improve their opportunity. Fsontor
lsfe would then bo "l1at It was In tho early
part OF tue century. and The development Of