Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-05-07
HAYES VETo.

ing and Others in the Senate gave out
Tor the purpose of controlling the leg
station of those bodies, was fulfilled by
R. B. Hayes in returning the Army
bill TO the House un.
signed. The menaced coercion OF Con-
gress has been accomplished by the
Executive. For the first
time in the history Of the country the
veto power has been used to prevent
the repeal of laws whose repeal was
demanded by the people and the States
through their representatives in Con-
gress. The veto power, which was
designed to prevent the too hasty
adoption of new laws, has now for the
first time been used to prevent the abo-
lton of bad laws whose existence has
brought evil upon the country. And
for what? What is it that the veto is
used 10 uphold2 The right of the Ex-
ocutivc to employ troops at the polls.
The right to compel every voter IN the
country to approach the ballotbox,
over which stands representative of
the United States army with musket
and bayonet 1t needs no argument
to show the ruin of civil institutions il
this authority is to be maintained in
the grasp of the Executive. Expert
ence has shown that bayonets at the
polls is the precursor of military en-
pire. Our iorefathers in framing the
Constitution guarded against this dan
ger by providing that "no appropria-
tion OF money for the army should be
for a longer term than two years. 1t
intended that by this means the army
could be abolished by simply refusing
to vote moneys to keep it in existence
whenever that army became danger
ous to the preservation of liberty.
The people, through their representa-
tives in Congress, say that this time
has arrived. The claim of the Execu-
tive to use tho United States troops to
overawe freemen in the exercise Of the
ballot is CLAIM inconsistent with the
preservation of our Republican institu-
tions. The houses OF Congress, there
fore, in voting the necessary supplies
for the army, coupled the appropria-
tion with conditions as TO the purposes
for which the army should be used.
1t voted generous supplies, but simply
exacted that the armed soldiers should
not be stationed at the polls. This
fraudulent Executive, who owes his seat
to the use of troops at the polls and at
the count-in, calls an infringement of
OF the authority of the President. The
Queen of England is forbidden to have
any body Of troops lcithin tlco miles Of
voting place and to secure obedience
to this, under the "Mutiny Act" the
British army wonld cease TO erist as
soon as the House of Commons should
withhold its supplies. Such is the law
of monarchical England, which be-
lieves in the divine right of its Sover.
eign to reign. 1t would raise tumult
in England that would shake the
throne to dust and ashes, il its Sover-
eign were to claim the prerogative
which our anointed Fraud, r. b.
Hayes, has just exercised. 1t matters
not by what ,adroit special pleading
the ingenious Evarts may seek to JUS
tify this veto. Its shallow sophisms
are intended only as plausible pre-
text to support party necessity. The
bill is vetoed because the troops will be
needed to count in the next Republi.
can President The desperation Of
the Republican minority is what calls
for the desperate resource Of veto
which strikes the army out of exis-
tence.
However, this is the issue. r. b.
Hayes has, by his veto, cut off the sup
plies which Congress voted for the
army, and that army will ter.
inmate its lawful existence on the
30th day Of June. The one-man
. power has done this against the will Of
the people. Now, the duty of Con
gress is as clear as the MONDAY sun.
1t must pass the Legislative, Execu'
tive and Judicial bill with the same
rider and receive the veto Of that also
--for the reasons of the veto apply
} equally to that. Then Congress m1si
adjourn. 1t is the one-man power that
blocks the wheels of Government, moi
they. Let nothing cloud tho naked
majesty of the issue, "The one.mar
: power against the peopleP "The free
ballot-box against the standing army +
|, Upon that issue let the Democracy
come before the country at the next
election. The man who, having voted
for the bill which has been vetoed
= now quails before the Executive franc
and votes on the other side, will max,
, himself infamous as a foe to constitu
tional liberty, and will deserve the ex
ecration of oil men who love our coun
try and its institutions. The veto is {
. blunder, q folly OF a desperate party
!. 1t gives victory to the Democracy be
0 yond all peradventure if they have tn,
manhood to grasp it, 1t unitey Demo
Gratis in bond Of brotherhood closer
, than they have known for many long
years. 1t bushes into silence all lessee
: questions; it stirs splendid enthusi
Q asm. All that is needed is tho tim,
J. to let the people speak out. The re
suit is Baltimore Gasette.
t ANOTHER LINK Losr.-Mrs. Saral
: Josepha Hale, for many years edito
Of Godeys Lady's Book, and well know
TO the reading world, died on the 30tl