The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-05-22

MY predecessors IN the GXecuuve once
%ss on le this prinepe KAT President WASH
ington suppressed the whisky rebellion in Penn
,.t i3e In ls Sst on hs ss ", n
sPiracy by issuing orders for the employment of
such force, either of the regulars or Of the militia,
and by such proceedings Of the civil authorities
further progress of the enterprise. 1t was under
the same authority that President jackson
crushed nullifcation in South Carolina, and that
President Lincoln issued his call for troops to
save the Union in 1881. On numerous other oc-
casiops of less significance, under probably every
Administration, and certainly under the present,
the laws without objection by any party in the
le9tio1. IT NM ~. s.EaI :,
which was the foundation of the original statute
of 1892, and which has been it, essence IN the
sasdodS forms 1t has assumed since its hrtt adop-
p6sserses under the donsttution, Ii full measnfe,
the,powcr Of eelfpfotectiUn by its own agencies,
altogether independent Of State authority, and, II
need be, against the hostility Of the State Govern
mente. 1t should remain embodied in our statutes
unimpairod it has been from ,thcsDrigin % the
Government. 1t should be regarded d hardly less
valuable Or less sacred than provision Of the Con,
Thsrs arc many other important statutes con:
mining provisions that arc liable to be suspended
elections # the bin before me should become
saw. do not undertake to furnish list OF them.
Many of them. perhaps most of them, have been
Set forth in debates oh this measure. They relate
laws. t. quarantine regulations, to neutrality, to
Indian reservations to civil rights IT citizens, and
ss2 .ad sSst The In
ID 70 take from the General Government an i'm
poriant part Of ito power 70 enforce the laws ra
h AnhtAef grave objection to the bill il it, d.
elimination In favor Of the State and against the
NMionAl authorities. The presence or employ.
ment Of the army Or navy 81 The United STATE: 4
where, an election 10 being held In State 10 up
Hold the authority of State Government then and
there in need of such military intervention, but an
lsfal to phed the authority Of the Govsrnment
military Intervention Under this bill the presence
and employment of the army OF navy OF the United
States would be Lawful. and might he necessary to
s s sSancs q
would be unlawful to maintain the conduct o
b National election against military power re-
sorted 10 for the execution Of thf Cqnstiyut0na 8
authority Both functions 81 the Government
were put upon the eame footing. By the act Of
| 1897 the employment Of the army and navy wa
aHthOffzed for the performance Of both Consti
tSs Wistst statutes OF on The sa@s s.sjsc
matter The same measure Of authority to TIL
G6s, inmeht has been accorded for the perform
these duties NJ hns
si5S lss sss 3; e. NJ
al authnrity which this bin contains: Under
the sweepng terms Of the S,i, ill.,. the fr E ta
crcise Of the right and from q discharge Of an Inn
R WHENEVER e aSd roa Tor lie enforce
ment of its laws.
In places and times when and where its cleo
tions are held the employment Of its organized
J armed force for any such purpose would be 81