The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-02

hNN -Nt'f IN fi~rt ~ eArn recurring
presidential ELECTION =. an in~irrmeniali-
~ NJ party fu erss. and The statesman
who shali rise rcnal Il The OCCASION snd
put Il az reAi sSi receive -he rrstifufs
/ ~ = suffering people. TIE hii before
~ ~ for thr su4nAr. offhr ARMY tor tho
ensuing ff-rai ye4r ii- attacked hr-
cause lie sixth -ersinn alter. two prs,-
visions Of the revised statutes. Section
2o03 Of these -fuiutr~ rfaiS ~ follows:
M military ~ naval Officer. " other
person engaged IL the cirii. milit1rysr
naval service a. The United States -hall
order bring. keep or have nnier bis
authority or control any troops Ot
armed men w the rlace whore any
genersl or special election - held III any
State. unless IL ~ necessary to repei
armed enemies 0f tie United States ~
70 keep the peace II the polls
And section 5.523 in shese words:
4 Every of.icer ~ the srnv ~ n~vy. ',r
other person ID the civil. military, or
naval service ~ tue United >'zte-. who
orsiers, brings. keeps. 20 hAs nAtar his
authority or control. Auy troops. o.
armed men. n any p.are 1here general
or @pecial election is hell in auy state.
unless stseh force he necessary to reprl
lsrmed enemie- of the United States, or
% keep peare n he polls. shs'i w fined
not more then S5y0. ani suffer i'm
prisonmeni 81 Lani lsb0r Dof les than
three months nor more than i've years.
These sections. though widely sepgr-
aier in .hr revised statutes ARE parts 0f
general law. oassed on ii.r -5fh day yoi
February. f-F M prevent the officers OF
thr army nuf navy cr ufisr persons en-
: red in the srrsce from interfering in
elections M the elaieS. The thirteenth
statutes AZ lAr-t. page 4S1. first section.
denounced siie NE offroops n elections.
except Ia two special cases. and the
second section provided the penalties
for disObe1ienre The two excepted
are where troops we're necessary 10 re-
pei armed enemies OF the United States
or 20 keer peace II the polls The sixth
section ofihe appropriation bill pro-
poses 10 strike from both sections the
words "or ~ keen reAce Al tie p0sisr
and nothing mnre - thaf the srFny ckn
not he used hereafter AZ elections for
any purpose. A. An ats.ract proposition
could there be any rafiQual objection 10
this: Ought the ar-ny 10 be used ~ the
polls when there has been profound
peace for more than IL yesrss Does
any one believe fhaf such Iaw would |
ever have received the approval Of an
American Congress IL il had been
brought no III The time of pesce: Ill
was passed when formidable civil wsr
wss IN progress. taxing 10 the utmost
resources fhe country. In the opinion
81 patriots N iiat dav THE ~tatr of feel
Ing IN rrrfaia parts ns the country was
nf such character - 10 enianger peace
Iul elections. While The war lasted. nn-
Ie~, mighty force wa kept In readiness
for any on'hurst w popular coinmotion
This was tile conviction this. prom Difi
The legislation. iiut | venture 10 say fhat
not one Of iiia eminent men whp voted
for II intended M expected that y would
remain part uf the permanent law Of
The land Thes we're TOO well reat in
he lessons NJ history aud the traditions
Df the Aligin-~AxcA rErn Fp believe that
/ free people wons tolerate. except Ia
great enaergenAie- wat wa-ei fSr
of gts Union. fAn intpr-
ference ~ ii.e military in rlr srrceFrs
ind they uere Ii.en ui sinripe. iie
lid not wish ID ~ 4t understood oiiA.i-
wise. Its W. rrw f.;n- IN fhf time ~
,eacc 10 rsresl 4 law passed IN the fiiue
II war. Indeed. no wise statesman viii
lesiiiate 20 do TX II the iay Dr insult
bile e. tic changed condition pt things.
K is part ol iMe very mature NJ every
nan OF our rice ~ rebel a-Ain-f ANY
hing which interfsreS VITA i've ffep-
Iom ~ election. and the DAYS cf THE
Republic are numbered il the re0rie
'yer consent To place the ta !of box
Indcr tile protection of ihe hayonet
Iut. Mr. President. this consent will ,
ever be obtained until they have for |
often The principles ~ constitutions
1 liberty and precedeui- ct hy the ,
Commons OF England Can II hc poSsi-
'lc that principle " common law. iiie
light OF the people t0 hay an election
rec from iEe presence uftr0ors. ~ DEAR
d Englishmen over 114 wears ng0. ~ A0t
uualIv dear ~ fheir descendants nt The
'resent DAY Mr.. President. II vii re- !
uire snme one now living GAP write ac- !
uraieiy the history 81 these times. Tor
he future historian VIII be slow to br- }
Ieve that there WAS any ba-i- on which Y
o rest such An inquiry IN che Congress- Nj
he United States during the lasfer rart
Il the nineteenth century. Way then.
hould not ihe lAm 0i lSS5 be altered M
he manner proposed by thls biils III j.
aid that President Lincoln signed II,
nd the enfrrcnce " that "A would reflect
IA his memory so change III To SAY the I
east. this IN preity strong presumption I
rom snch 4 predicate. No man loved I.
,fr. Lincoln better or honored his
more than do. nor had any
y...0..~mN....tftaa fnw~.. sk.n II