American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-08-09
SENATOR COCKRELL.

5 SENATOR COCKRELL.
He Gives a Clear Exposition of the Prin
, ciRies and Practices of the Two Partie
The Issues Before the People.
? EXTRACTS from an Address at Mexico, Mo
Senator Cocsreu said that the advocates O
/ anti Democratic principles based their de
nands upon the theory that the officers o
tne General Government and their EN-
pioyees, although selected by the people, arr
people than the people themselves. Thi
theory Is a partial development of the ole
that a King has divine right to rule and tt
perpetuate his rule for all time.
LOOK UPON THIS PICTURE
During the 60 years of the supremacy of De
Inocracy. up to the 4th of March, 1861, it hat
imposed tariff for revenue only, had oppos
ed ', all high protective tariffs. ali monop5lies
me Democracy overthrow the United Srates
banks and established the Sub Treasures
wherein to keep the public moneys. tina,
During ali these years the Democracy had
maintained bi metaIism, or the perfect
| age and unlimited in legal -tender power. II
mad maintained the supremacy of the civil
right OF by he ohe
from military supervision. 1t had maintain
and had maintained the Federal Judiciary
without increased powers and enlarged juris-
diction.
THEN ON THIS.
The Republican party, true to the anti
Democratic principles of its forefathers-the
Federal party-has waged an unrelenting
| war against true Democratic principles, and
has over ridden, trampled under foot and
destroyed them to the extent of its powers.
| and in its place has given us a high protective
tariff. to foster certain branches of industry
in its favored New England section, to the
detriment and ruin of the great agricultural
and producing regions of the Mississippi
ba nas anr a t6e
mated ones repositories of the public funds.
and IN erect H. Largely destroying the objects
| them to enjoy rich profits to the extent Of
millions, and to contribute largely to corrupt
the ballot and perpetuate Republican mis-
rule and supremacy. 1t has destroyed the
bi metallic, or gold and silver standard, de-
preciated and demonetized silver, and has es-
tablished gold mono metalism, to enrich and
favor the creditors of the country, and i'm
poverish and financially enslave the debtor
classes, making the rich richer and the poor
poorer, and depreciating the paying power of
an the material property OF the country II
has enacted laws requiring test-Oath to be
taken by all jurors in all the United States
Courts In every State. at the discretion of the
trict Attorney. thus driving from the juries
the intelligent. competent and fair. men in
those states farce. mociery and S disgrace i
1t has over ridden the civil with the military
ly elected by the people, and given legal
sanction to the officers. soldiers and
pear at elections held in those States.
armed and equipped, to keep the peace
at the polls, TO watch over American citizens,
American freernen, to make them gentleman,
ly, quiet, orderly. peaceful, honest and patri-
otto, to encourage them in virtue. and deter
them from vice. 1t has declared citizens and
voters of the United States incapable of self
governments; incapable of being peaceful
and law abiding on election days at the polls
without the presence and supervision of two
Supervisors of Election, and Special Deputy
Marshals without limit as to number. 1t has
provided by law for the appointment by
United States Judges of two Supervisors of
Whole United States whemever tenn CITIZENS tn ane
Republican. may make a request in writing
and for the appointment by each United
states Marshal on application of two citizens
IN every town or city having 2,ouU population
or upwards, of as many special deputies as
he may choose, even to every Kepubnean
keep the peace. to make arrests of citizens,
with or without warrant. before or after vot-
or enard e be deprived Of their nber
ty, their ballots and theft citizenship, and
ciaIs S. a day for not over ten days. 1t has
increased the jurisdiction and powers of the
Federal Judiciary. taken from the judiciary
of the States powers and Jurisdiction enjoyed
and exercised for over half a century By
ssa it has to make Gov
eminent strong centralized one; ard to
THE STRUGGLE BEGAN
when the advocates of Democratic principles
began to gain supremacy and control in the
must continue until complete supremacy is
secured. In the last session of the Forty
i aouse demanded rsstrictio one IN the Army
bill. to prevent the use OF troops i'm certain
Southern States to crush out State Govern
Inents. chosen by the people, and to set up
and maintain sham governments created by
the Republican, ottice- holders onthe refusal
striction the bill failed and the extra session
in October. 1877, was the result. At the regu-
Is77-7s, the Democratic House demanded
Legislation In the Army bill prohibiting the
Ss sS the be- laws. The Republican Senate re re-
sisted for long time, but finally the point
N Law
In the last session of the Forty fifth Congress
the Democrats of the House demanded the
the Army bill, and in the Legislative, Execu-
tive and Judicial Appropriation bill. repeal
by the Republicans. The Senate, being Re-
publican, refused to agree to them, and Con-
ton bills having been passed. and the called
session resulted
EXECUTIVE ASSUMPTIONS
After ruv1e wing at some length the renew
ed issues brought up at the extra session,
Mr.. Cockren says: Mr.. Hayes in his vetoes
which are utterly false. anti democratic, and
without constitutional sanction. The first
is that he in the ae, Executive chair, acting as
can compel and coerce the House of Repre-
sentatives. chosen by the people, and the
different States, to make appropriations to
enable him to carry otit in his own way any
found in any Of the statutes of the United
States, regardless of its necessity, character
or importance. Mr.. Hayes assumes the right
to veto any bill making appropriations for
and importantly the appropriation be re-
stricted to those purposes. He thus assumes
the right to stop the wheels of Government.
The assumption Is monstrous, and WITHOUT the
journed and the appropriations for Marshals
and General Deputies failed, and the whole
responsibility rested on Mr.. Hayes The laws
are unrepealed. In this we failed, but they
can not be executed; not dollar of the peo-
pies money can be so used. They are dead
sections in the statute, and they will remain
dead sections till Gabriel's trumpet is sound
ed If the people Will fndOrse the refusal to ap-
prOprtate money for their execution. The
issue is now left with the people. You are the
source of all power. We are your agents and
servants. We appeal to you to ratify our ac
lions and sustain us in our refusal to sanction
the endorsements of these laws. 1 have an
abiding faith in the intelligence, honesty,
patriotism, and the love of right, liberty and
constitutional government of the people.
With this faith. have no fears of the verdict.
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
As to what the Democratic party proposed
to do, Senator Cockrell said We propose to
preserve to the people and to perpetuate in
the administration of the General Govern
mant freedom of religion and worship, the
press and speech, and freedom of their per-
sons under the protection of habeas corpus |
from arrest without due process, either by |
soldiers of the Army or officers of the Gov |
eminent, either at elections or elsewhere; |
the right of election by the people, unawed |
and uncontrolled by the presence of troops |
or armed men at the polls, or of Special Dep |
uty u. S. Marshals of Elections the absolute |
of the civil over the military au-
thOrity; the right of trial by juries impartial |
ly elected; the absolute acquiescence in the |
agriculture, the corner stone of the worlds |
and the foundation of individual |