The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-05-25
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In his speech in the senase, Tuesday,
Mr. Vance drew pointed attention to
ths rial danger penaeins PopuiaL lib
ersy In the existence Of . Law Aatkorix-
ing the use Of The Army in interfering Al
elections. bJ the following fore=ble Illus
trstions:
One Senator .sted II re fear thirty
soldiers in North Carolina We 10,
i5st As the Hollan3sr fears :hs hrSt
ersrise in the dyke TIA; nay Lad 70 An
inand,ticn; Just ~ the physician fears
TIE Srt sPeek Of gsngrsne IN his pa
neri's sO7oi- which presAse- danger.
The iGgie Of RtPsblieNn< Is elections
shall be free n We have TO surround the
polls rIih b1yons:s, hey shall he A.
eordine 10 State laws Il ne have 70 over
Ave The civil az:h9-iass Sy .o-os 70
have II on way: tssy -hNl ee pure If Il
takes John pArsaPo-1 And every enmi-
M II Cur cities - manage AID Eirs
them parity; thsy shall be eoniaeea
without ne appearance = uolz2oz, If
artillery hEE 20 be trained o. every al
Ios-boE' and the! shall lie f3i-. If ue
lave 70 arrest every uGn oEe-as 20
vote TIE Ds3oe-Ens nek-S; rrl-ss ue
csa Use The am! =: the polls Il count
II ihs nsu President; re vii abandon
tie dstsnsss Q: the soarfr-
To tbs 9Er E=5zbAe-- friends vii
reply. 20. fhs;'s ns:Ains bat Demo
eTESs blzts=; 8 ui~srLbl= Lsts=ps TO
Ell ALARM foE the safety q s5ne Of
Oh - ssrred institutions, When Tot
tie least occasion for anxiety exists"
But treat the matter lightly Is they may.
TIE dEaSsE-Eai mos; in~sijiozs enc
it's, sill remains. il Is = veil kro=r
Eni recognized fac; that the natural
tendency Of al governmental power is
70 csniEAliLe, and the most z~saIous
guarding Of every Organic safeguard
thsi cEa BE adopted for the protection
OF popular rights against invasion and
Ultimate CsuTpatiOn, is not wholly sufi-
cisui 10 prevent the encro1chmeuts Of
lustfui ambition. Instead then Of vol
unfairly surrende-ing any one Of tb@<-
sacred and u~nAlienAble rights, Is it not
the part Of wisdom TO insist -pon the
firm retention Of every one Of them?
Combining the legitimate powers Of each
department Of government strictly with
IN the limits Of its control. II q viola
ton Of one fundamental principle Of
government can be successfully accom-
plished, the conquest of the balance
~ill be a comparatively easy matter.
The disposition OF the present E1ecu-
tive appears to be, to srrogate to him.
self Il prerogative never contemplated
in the fundamental Law Of the land, and
simply because such usurpation may be
made TO assist a political party t o sue.
cess. n large number Of the people.
through pure partisansbip are en-
dorsing his IN warranted assuInp tion Of
q power to which he is in poxise
entitled. The danger 70 which free
government is exposed by all such usur-
pations is quite lost to sight in partisan
eagerness for success. Does anyone for
q moment suppose that the Congress
sionai advocates of the night TO employ
the army at elections. subject only to
the will Of the President. would occupy
that false position, we're the present in
cumbent Of the White House a Demo
Graf? Then what better test Of the
insincerity Of their declarations touch
ing this subject, is required7 They
have insisted upon the ESTABLISHING nt Of
q most dangerous precedent which in
ell human probability they will have
ample cause to regret, both from the
counter application OF the ~irritant
resulting from the exercise Of this lille
gel power. which will be greatly aggra-
waited by the knowledge hat by the VIC.
lation Of a patriotic duty they have
opened the door 70 national danger and
laid the trap into which they will have
fallen.