New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-07

"their repeal" thereby implying that no CO.
ercion was intended But he knows full well
that in o Democratic Senatorial caucus on
February - Mr.. Bayard boldly declared That
he would not support the proposed measures
as riders upon appropriation bulls, nor IN
" dorse in any manner the attempt to withhold
" Che means for carrying on the Government"
Senators Thurman, Voorhees, and Morgan re-
piled, in substance, that they "were not III
flavor Of granting a cent Of money to carry
son the Government until all the obnoxious
claws should be stricken from the statute
"book." 1t is not important TO know Vhi'
individuals said, except as the revelation oil inc
purpose which governed the majority IN what
il actually did. All the world knows that the
Democratic majority did refuse for months 10
vote money for necessary expenses OF inc
Government, except in connection with the
poitical measures; that they thus forced an
extra session; that precisely the same purpose
was formally adopted in caucus at the open
inc of the extra session, and adhered to for
months in open action in both houses; and
that this coercive and revolutionary plan was
finally abandoned in part, only because 1t was
found that a minority of Democrats were
prepared to defeat it by voting with the Re
publicans for regular appropriations. Mr.. Hi
can have quotations by the caTtlOad, If neceS-
sary, from reports in Democratic journals of
the action of Democratic caucuses, to prove
that his assertion is false. Unless he promptly
corrects it, the people of the North will con-
cude that it was wilful falsehood.
Neither is his statement of the pending
questions a truthful one "The Republican
"party afirms that the people Of this country
are not capable of sclf-gOvenmcnt," he
says falsely. Government by means OF Il
faithful enforcement of the laws made by
chosen representatives. of the people, through
the agency of civil officers sustained with the
Army and Navy, if need be, by President
elected by the people, is exactly what the Re-
publicans demand. They affirm that " the
''people OF this country" cannot possibly Goc-
ern themselves in any other way. The aboli-
ton of that faithful enforcement OF law by
the aid of the force provided III the COnstltu-
ton, is a surrender of government by the
people to government by mOb-law, red-shlrted
rihe-clubs, white-lcaguers and banded Demo-
cratic assassns. No man living knows better
than Mr.. Hill that this is the precise issue !:
Shall the country be governed by law-brcak-
ing mobs and armed partisan clubs, or shall
the people govern themselves by laws enforced
with all the power at their command
" Are the States of this Union capable
"Of holding their own elections7 y is the
other issue, according to Mr.. Hill. A truth
full statement of the issue would be this ::
Shall the Union have power to secure honest
and free elections, if at any time State re-
fuses Mr.. Hill and the Democrats intend
chat the Union shall not have that power.
The Republicans intend that the Union shall
have it. They point to many elections at the
South, in New-YOrk and other Northern States
rs proof that the exercise of such power Is
sometimes necessary to protect the rights and
freedom of honest voters, and TO prevent self
government from degenerating into farce. To
make 1t farce, whenever any State govern
ment refuses to protect all citizens in their
rights, is the meaning of the Democratic
demands Until Democratic white leagues,
Democratic mObs, Democratic repcatcrs and
tissue ballots. and Democratic naturalization
frauds had gained such control in several
States that an honest election there without
Federal supervision had become an impossl-
bility, the need of such supervision was not
realized. But now the country knows that 1t
has to choose between government by force
and fraud and the maintenance and enforce
ment of the laws which revolutionary Demo-
Gratis desperately strive to overthrow.