Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-31
Mr.. Hayes and his Vetoos.
Written for tho orsrn. prnocr,r.

We find in the debates Of the Con.
vention that framed the Constitution of
the United States, that n proposition
was made to give our Federal govern.
ment the unlimited power which Mr..
Hayes now claims for it and it was in.
dignantly rejected. This proposition
was Introduced as n motion to clothe
the government with veto upon the
acts Of State legislatures, but it was re.
fused and repelled as n violation of
their sovereignty. Yates Secret, l0S. II
is manifest therefore from this, as we'll
as from the views we have heretofore
shown, that the supremacy of the States
in all powers not delegated to the Fed.
eral government is still unimpared and
their undelegated rights of sovereignty
still Unrestricted and unconfned. We
are aware that efforts have been made,
and are now being made, to throw ap.
probrium upon every mention of State
rights and to connect that principle
with notification and secession; but we
hope and believe that the unfounded
and disgraceful attempts to stiilc inves.
tigation of the subject will be resisted
by an intelligent community. When
we are forbidden to speak of State
rights we are ready for consolidation.
Those who raise the out cry of danger
to the Union at this day when any al.
lusion is made to the rights reserved in
the Constitution are the enemies of the
Union and the advocates Of consolida-
ton. Let it once be settled that any
attempt to proclaim and to sustain the
rights of the States is 10 be frowned
down as insurrectonary and rebellious
by those who WELD the power and pa.
tronagc of the Federal government, and
every barrier reared by the trainers of
the constitution against the inroads of
is subyerted.
As his vctoes manifest, Mr. Hayes
does not claim to be the President Of
the United States according to the
provisions OF the Constitution, but OF
National Government" consolidating
the Executive and Legislative depart.
ments in himself, and denying TO the
people of the respective States their
right TO elect their members of Con-
grcss without the supervision and ap
probation of his supervisors, deputy
marshAls and soldiers, who, ho says in
his veto Of May %, 1879. are "to be in
the immediate presence Of the officers
holding the election, and witness all
the proceedings, including the counting
ef ro'ea and making up a rctuyn heroef,"
and personally S-r7aiHise, count and cI1
va1i each ballot" For seventy y,ayl the FREQ.
men Of Pennsylvania exercised the right
Of suffrage under the Constitution and
the election laws enacted in conformity
Herewith without intimidation or en-.
croachment from United States marsh.
ala and soldiers. Will the frecmen of
our commonwealth permit an usurper
to repeat those unconstitutional and
neiarious attacks upon the elective
franchisel viii Governor Hoyt, who
has sworn 10 support, obey and defend
the constitution and discharge the du.
ties OF his Office with fidelity" and to
"take care that the laws be faithfully
executed" permit United States marsh.
ais and soldiers to defanuy trample
upon the Constitution and election
laws Of the commonwealth on election
day2 We hope better things from him,
for the honor OF our State. "To be
forewarned il to be forearmed."
1t is pitiful to sec the regeneration
Mr. Hayes is driven TO in order to sus.
tain his yetoes, and justify his usurpa.
ton. Congress passed the appropria.
tion bills for the support of all branch
- VI tht tNNhtlNtF AtEtH-
lative. judiciary and army--amounting
in the aggregate to over ninety millions
of dollars for the present fiscal year,
but refused to appropriate any money
to pay hordes of deputy marshals for
attending on election day to interfere
with State elections. This in the opin.
ion Of Mr. Hayes was grievous fault
and he was determined to defeat the
appropriations at all hazards and indi.
rectly borrow the impressive language
of foreign speaker and exclaim, Perish
appropriations to support the govern.
ment-PeriSh payment for the army,
judiciary. &C., unless you provide for
my janizaries, the deputy marshals,
al Dervisora and soidiars for aarvicaa to