New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-09

| brilliant ana magnetic OF AheTlcaH et"OoH
men. and they are enlisting in the WORK
| of the canvass some OF the lore
most Republicans of the country, Secretary
| Sherman being one of the first recruits.
| Their candidate for Governor, although not
| widely known, represents 10 Clique, but the
| whole party. They have only to complete
| thorough local organization and make an ac-
| tive. aggressive canvass TO WIN victory that
| will exert powerful influence on the cleo
| tons IN all the States which vote next Fall.
| INTERPRETING RECENT LEGLSLATION
! We observe great zeal and something like
enthusiasm among our Democratic contem-
| poraries in the diffusion among their readers
| of the Intelligence that Congress made no APP
| propriations for the payment of United States
marshals and their deputies. They ore le-
| heating it in various forms all over the coun-
| try with such diligence that it will be the
| fault of persons contemplating crimes against
! the Government if they don't know thar
| no provision has been made Tor arrest
| ing them, and the fault OF the malshaIs
and their Deputies if they too are not made
| fully, aware that whatever service they rem
! der in the apprehension of criminals must be
| without compensation, except as they may
| Obtain it by-and-by in a deficiency bill. Since
| ignorance of the law excuses no one, this zeal
IN the dissemination of information concern
| ng the legislation of the late session OF Con-
gress is very cOmmendable. 1t has been re-
marked that some of the newspapers engaged
| in scattering this news abroad have taken 1t
upon themselves, as organs or the parry
which controls both branches OF Congress ana
! holds the purse, to promise that ii the marshalo
| and their deputies "cUniine themselves to their
ordinary duties they viii surely be paid
| " therefore, We infer, from the positive way
| in which this announcement is made, that
! Congress, or the dominant party in Congress.
| has authorized these journals to say that the
refusal to make any appropriation for tile
| marShalS really amounts to nothing, but thai
| if the marshals 90 ahead and perform their
! ordinary duties they will be paid for 1t
! eventually, all the same. But the newspapers
add-by the same authority we presume
| that if the marshals arrest citizens on election
! dav, in expectation of being paid for 1t, they
will be disappointed
! There are persons, no doubt, who say that
newspaper organs, like cards, are " a waste OF
time" But just see of what service they are
| in such case as this. Congress has not said
! that the marshals will be paid for performing
! their ordinary duties, but will not be paid for
| enforcing the election laws. what Congress
! has SAID is that unless the mashaIs are Tor
| hidden to enforce the election laws they snail
not have a penny for any service. Having
siid tins, Congress adJoaIheu' NO" h"IIcc 'Ne
! convenience Oh having newspaper organs Noh-
! greSs did not mean that nj all. III Only meant
| TO obstIuct and cripple the election laws ana
! have all other laws enforced. 90 the he"spa-
| pcrs come promptly forward ana explain The
matter, pointing out to the officers Wnat laws
! they may enforce ana be paid Tor oy-ahu- oy,
| and what laws they must permit 10 DC 'ioiI'eu
with IMMUNITY, OF enforce @IaIui'ouSy anu dV
! their own rish. VINO shaiI uehS heIe"i''i tio
usefulness OF party organs W hy'a parry INC
this that is now trying to run the legislative
branch OF the Government cou'd not possibly
! get along without them. Ihey are dpSo-
! lutely essential as interpreters. Here was IA
Congress that presumably knew WhaG IL
wanted to do, but didn't know now 10
do 1t, and 80 dld something else. lhat Dody
| having adjourned, the Invaluable organ comes
! forward and explains its action intelligently
and authOritatively; advising the puDllc TO con-
slider those laws of no effect which Congress
desired to repeal but didn't, and those laws
binding and in full force which It refused to
! L. tatt IN a III IA