, 1879-05-08

to sign thu now Democratic caucuB bill which
was concocted MS inakeyhft for tho vetoed
political sections Of the Army bill. This
impression may 1layo arisen from early OK
rroBsions Of tho Presideut Whom tho now bill
was first made public, and whom It seemed to
be q meaningless aud harmless piece OF lcgis-
1ation. It tnny well be doubted whether q
further study Of the bill las not induced tho
President to lake different view Of tho
matter; II not, then II is unfortunate that
tho Republicans did not force debate Oh tho
now CAUCUS bill, for such debate would have
ahed much light upon tho actual operation
Of the proposed measure II 1t wero over to
become law. III the absence Of snch dis
cussion, tho President should seek for him.
solf puoll information as debate wonld
furnish him, and should approve or disap-
provo Of tho now Democratic caucus measure
accordingly as ho 1nay DO convinced that tho
Democrats llavo abandoned, or that they still
atl'lero to, their original designs.
II President HAYES Is influenced at all By
the thought TINT hin signing Of the now
caucua measure will ond q disagrooabta con-
troversy, ho ignores tvo essential features in
the case, viz: ~ That neither he nor the
party which elected him Is in the smallest
dogreo responsible for tho long, ugly, aud
expensive controversy, aud that consequently
tturo il no special claim upon him to aacri-
nco anything either for himsolf, or lis party,
or tho county in order to bring tho contro-
voray to u close. (o) Tho approval Of tho
s+.S3t IN
since the cmasculation Of tho Election law
by menus Of tho Legislative Appropriation
bill still remains, and constitutes, Rs mat
ter Of fact, the very 1ifo Of the issuc. After
the Democrats assumed the responsibility
OF adiourning ono Congress without voting
The necessary appropriations, aud while they
nro III the attitude Of proclnin,ing that thoy
will vote no appropriations for t,so years to
como unless their pnrtisan demands shal1
find favor at the hands Of tho Executive,
there is no duty resting upon Republican
President to surrender tho smallest particle
of principle or policy to help tie Demo-
Gratis ont of their AwkwNrd dilemma.
Nor need tile President apprehond that he
individually or tho Republican party will DO
accused of favoring military Interference
witt. elections in caso tho new Caucus bill be
vetoed. 1ha President for himself in his
veto lnessage, and tic Republican lenders
In both Houses of Congress in their speeches
and propositions, havo f,,l1y yindicated tho
Republican party from any suoh aspersion.
Tho Democratic caucus bill is deceptive iu
its title and its proauble as to Its bearing
on military Interference. If this wero
/ merely the question, tho Domocrats would
| hive accepted tho substitute proposed by the
Republicans making 1t unlawful to bring to
/ or employ ut any place whero general or
| special election is being held in 8tato any
rart Of tho army or navy, unless such etn.
ploymont shall bo necessary to curry out tho
provisions OF tho Constitution Of oyerco1uu
foroible obstruction to the execution OF iho
laws mado in pursuance thereof, and making
my violation of this act penal otYeuso
This substitute would have covered the whole
ground Of military intorforoucc, but 1t wonlG
hnyo loft tho Courts And officers Of tho Coy
er,,ncnt FREQ to call upon troops when ayail
able 10 enforce United Statos laws against
ytolont resistance; hut this III precisely
what the Democrats tlo not desire, mud the,
are especially ayerse to the enforcement of tllt
United StateB Election stntntes. II thort
wore merely question OF military inter[er
once, then tbs Democrats would hive al
lowed 3Ir. CoSaEn's amendment 10 como t,
l,earipg, by whicl. it WINS proposal to abso
lntoly repeal tho sections which tue Domo
crats desire to amend; this ropenl wonl,
lcavu the law mud tho Executive authorit,
Just what 1t wna for seventy years Of tho OK
iBtunce Of tho Government, anl uuder Demo
cratic rule during largo part Of that time
But tho rejection OF both those proposition
IL aufIieienl eyitlencs that it ia not n,orcl
non.interforencs Of tho army with olootion
for which tho Democrats are combating
but for radical cl.ango In tho laws whereof
. the Executive shall be prevented from cnl
ing upon tho nrmy or navy to onforco 60,
t4iM laws OF tho nation, and especially thoa
!, rclatiag 10 tho national supervision Of olos
tionH.
| We 10 not 500 how Il will no possible 70
!, tho President to separate tue now Deinocrnt
> caucns ,'oasnro FROM tho general design {
d TINT party to brenk down tue National ~
tenn ut supervising Congressional election
aud, unlcsH l!a can satisfy himself that thel
I IL 10 connection between thu two things, "
' do not 500 how lo eau approve the new a'
/ consistently with The atti,ldo 10 has abroad
taken. It Ia certain that tho now Democrat
! bill rostrieta the Executive nse OF troops 0
y all olectton'dayg to two purposes and th
nolsl'er Ut thcso purposes IL tho ontorcamu