Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-04-09
POLITICAL LEGISLATION

. L. II
The New York Nation, while deprs.
ciating the repeal Of the law providing
for the appointment OF federal super
visors of elections, confined to duties
Of observation merely, and without
powers Of arrest justly observes that
II is absurd, however, to stigmatiss the
movement in favor Of repeal as "revo-
lutionary." Whatever legislation ono
Congress may adopt o subsequent Con-
gress may repeal. II Is no more "rev.
olutionAry' for Democrats, when In .
majority in both houses, TO repeal any
of the legislation adopted by Republ-
cans when they were in power than ii
was revolutionary for the Republi-
cans 20 eaaci ;h~,Sor are, the Repub.
licans, as the Nation points out, in any
position TO find much fault with the
Democrats, II, oil other means failing,
they should tack the proposed measure
of repeal on 10 some OF tho more i'm
portant appropriation bills, with view
of compelling tho President to give his
assent to them, or else assume the re-
possibility Of blocking the whesls Of
government. II was by just such tao
tics, the Nation reminds It's Republican
readers, that some Of the more OBJ
noxious laws which the Democrats are
now seeking to repeal were forced
through Congress as''riders," or amend
ments tackled on TO appropriation or
other bills TO which they were not ger
name. The original provisions for the
appointment Of supervisors and special
deputy marshals to servo at elections,
will be found in the 9th and 9th sec.
tions Of the act Of July II, 1870,
which is entitled can act to amend the
naturalization laws and to punish
crimes against the same.' The pro-
vision which authorized the appoint
ment Of supervisors in congressional
districts outside Of cities Of 10000 in
habitants was engrafted as an amend.
ment on the "ciyil appropriation bill"
of June 10, 1879.
Undoubtedly the true course is that
which Senator Beck, Of Kentucky,
foreshadowed would be taken in his
remarks TO the Senate on the last day
OF last session, viz, 10 present TO tho
President as distinct and independent
measures the repeal Of the test oath
and disqualifying sections of the Re-
vised Statutes relating to jnres in the
United States courts, and OF 80 much
Of the statutes regulating the conduct
of elections for Representatives in Con.
gress and electors for President and
Vice. President as the two houses may
be disposed to insist upon. II the
President should veto these bills it
would then be time enough to adopt
the alternative plan Of attaching them
as amendments TO the appropriation
bills. In regard to the test oath and
jury law there ought TO be, and we pre-
sumo there will be, no serious Difficult
ty. 1t would be indeed q strange ano-
maly il men who actively participated
in the rebellion can as Senators and
Representatives help to make laws for
the whole country, and yet as jurors
disqualified TO enforce them. A moro
curious spectacle still would be that OF
an ex-ofiicer of the Confederate army
sitting as judge in United States
court, while any one who had given
him "aid and comfort" while in arms
against the government should be ex-
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