The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-22

was occurring elsewhere, one thing the COM
mittee must report, that itapproximated as
near to perfection as It was possible 10 do.
There were no riots, no fights, no bayo'
nets, no disturbance. no conflicts Of Au'
thOrity, and none Of the eoncOmitants
which accompany fraud and endanger free
institutions. The people Of the country
owe tribute Of respect TO the police Of
city Of more than million, and 10 the
United States officers who numbered
thousands, for the harmony OF action be-
tween the various officers, 30 a. 10 Illus.
tFate 10 all the world how the imperial
Island City can conduct herself under great
excitement and In view Of startling
events"
We need not remind Senator Thurman
OF the frauds perpetrated in the election Of
4 Democratic Congressman in Cincinnati.
He is too intelligent not to know that Con.
gress has the right to protect the election
Of its membership from fraud. Section 4
Of Article / Of the Constitution OF the
United States declares that "the times,
places and manner Of holding elections
for Senator'S and Representatives shall be
prescribed in each State by the Legisla-
ture thereof, b1 that Congrcs' may al any
time, BY Idr, mar or aae 'aeh TglIa'
tiONI, except as to the places Of Choos-
inc Sonators" Prostdent Hnves we'll
II, ~ ~. 80. $3.50 N"a,..a - ,ho
sAlu III us Ne'o mes,HSe VI "'e
goth oil May last, that iii the power
70 supervise, in any respect whatever, the
Congressional elections exists, under Sec
ton 4, article l, OF the Constitution, IT is
a power which, like any other power be-
longing 10 the government Of the United
States, is par, mount and 81 preme, and in.
cludes the right to employ the necessary
means to carry It into effect" The Presi-
dent said further, in his veto message,
that
"The statutes OF the United States which
regulate the election Of members Of the
House o. hePte:sentatlyes, an essential Ia.
tbIs Nil have bsenp ' II force Sbont sip6,
years. -Four Congressional elections have
been held under them, two OF which were
a. a the PRESIDENTIAL elections Of ISL and
no o,iona Sova hao ~ 'a,s S ~
Che United States in ali Darts Of the Union
for violations Of these laws. In no report
eo case mas Their Constltutionality Deen
Co,sts ~ nv II.j.a1 anS Tugs " U
NJ Iboss lar, 10 aN.to;s"S b., ~ 49,,
con 49, ~ i"J;o;oI a"t;nn 49, e u'' ~
= Ill, 1'N''. '.e0H S'i1 YP'H,U"'
Al auul''oh 10 "aet senator thurman
said about the Election laws, nc had con-
siderable to say about military interference
AZ eIoc,,orv and ~ e. n0,rt =, ,ho 10.
- 49, ".'I A. 'Ne oNo' - 'tio 80 C
craAc party a. the extra session Of Con-
gFes 70 put rider on the army appro'
Prlation ollI' prohibiting the use oil any
portion oil the army at tie polls No man
knows oeE1er than Senator Thurman that
the military are not used at the polls in
any State OF the Union. We do not say
that in tbe history If rho Sonth
.,,.s..,,;... A.. -,
0usoeeuNs tne war 'nple SeIs Ho'
soldiers used at the polls. Perhaps
there may have been half a dozen in.
stances. The Senator knows tba, the Re.
nrI,,;oor o.. - ~ l.. T,,StoS CO.. :,
'uT''%" Oo 'aS. Vi Tue ON.'eu 0."'eS ~
lar oack as 1853, passed the following Law
prohibiting the use Of the army at the
polls, tSee section . OO9 Revised statutes(
NJ n;I;,..,, =, 80 g. ~,
ror. nv anHn:s.oi II H .S ot or U'ne,
po,.oi .o-,.: ~. - St Ia'I' S. '.y1 III
nrSo. I 6Iin@ Sao ,ne Snlseu 2.ateS' Sn1'I
GLI1et, otlng, keep or nave under ms aui
men at the pIacs ESere any general OF
special election is held in any State, unless
II i, De necessary to rePel the armed enemieI
III Il t MI! oH''eu ''S'es' Or ""Sfp NE Peaef al
A. rbs sxt,, ss..,or =, corrro.s soro.o,
R,o;ro c.llo1 ~ ...o..;on ~ &C.,.
Tbnrman and otbs,s ~ ,htS lou al n.oJ
the roIlowin, lonoro. ~ roaa. 80.
"Tbe Law S.0 ro.seJ h. . ponmhI,o.n
Congress in 1855, There were forty.six
Senators sitting in this Chamber at the
Tune o. whom only ten or at most eleven
sentative woS tas I1oGsg 2. NtPre
We were in the midst Of war The Re-.
publican administration had million or
possibly twelve hundred thousand
90 Uay yone . a. us . command. Thus ciFcnm.
ampest possible no sarfG " inte1,s msu w t
elections had they 50 designed, with soldiers
IN every hamlet and county of the United
DIaCeS , Inc, RePaoican party themselves
and Abraham IIn"oIn ' tbe irAI Pre.i To
signed il"
There is another fact in regard 10 the de.
batea the extra session about this military
interference business at the polls that
Senator Thurman forgot TO tell his audi.
ence at Bellaire on Saturday. We refer