Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-15
MEMPHIS APPEAL
mnrrnaY APRIL Ii. 1879
A VETO AGAIN THREATENED.

II Is unlawful to intimidate negro at the
polls, but it seems to be all right and proper
for the Republicans to undertake to intimi-
date the Democrats of congress by threats Of
veto. While the appropriation bill was
under discussion in the house, an effort was
made to intimidate the Democrats by threat
ening a veto from the President. But the
Democrats were not frightened from their
purpose and passed the appropriation bill,
which is now before the senate. With the
vain hope of frightening some timid senator
from his duty, it is again asserted that the
President will most assuredly veto the bill
- AA9uld it pass the senate. The Republicans
gave tue no doubt, exhausting their persuasive
Ny ,o sJpfr1uce me MIN VINO WIS TrauuIenty
freedom Thginte the Presidential chair to use the
I LAY M Iie GSen from the people, so to enable
and mace Eadicals to steal the Presidency in the
foFs hsSt election. But the Democratic majority
en- in the senate will be as true as we're the
Democrats of the house. The Democrats OF
congress are united in demanding a repeal Of
the Jurors test-oath lava blow at trial by
an unpacked and impartial jury; in the re-
peal of the supervisors and deputy marshals
lava blow at naturalizsd Democrats; and
in the repeal of the law authorizing the
presence of the army at the polls-a law 50
monstrous in an English-speaking country,
not Mexican republican a country of con-
stitu6onal government and not of tyranny
tempered by revolution-and they cannot be
intimidated by the threats of veto. Hayes
is too small a man to play with sue
cess the role of Andrew jack
son. He will soon have an
opportunity to make the issue between him
self and congress. "He may go so far as to
aelude himself with the idea that he is some
ching like General Jackson, aud that the bills
TOR removing troops and supervisors and dep
uty-marshals from the polls are like the bill
Tor rechartering the Bank of the United States.
Ire may even aspire to carry the country as
General jackson did. and possibly, in his
dreams, imagines that out of this contest he
may emerge a victor and hero so illustrious
and triumphant as to cause posterity even to
overlook certain dark spots In his earlier his |
tory. But he and his advisers will be taking
a most superficial view Of this subject If
they conclude that the exercise of the veto |
power is, of itself, regarded with favor
by the American people; if they can be |
persuaded that it is interposed in be-
half of their liberty against congress
sienal usurpators, as they were led to be. |
ieve was the case in the war between jackson |
and the bank, their instincts will lead them |
to make common cause with the President |
But, when the object of the veto is not to up
hold and defend the PROSTATE, and over brow
the most essential and fundamental rights of |
free people, to abolish, in fact, the free exer-
else OF the elective franchise, there can be no
doubt OF the ultimate compliance Of the exc
cutive and the final victory of congress. To
doubt this would be to admit the failure of
our representative form of government. and
the utter fatality of the most uneouivocal and
repeated expressions of the popular will. It
was the good fortune of General Jackson to
MAINTAIN his stand against congress, first, be-
cause he came into power with the support
of vast majority of the people, and second
ly, because he had in his own PERSON the
most eminent qualities for maintaining the
ascendancy he had gained. Add to this that
he was, in the popular estimation, combating
gigantic moneyed monopoly, by which the
liberties Of the people were menaced, and
enough is already advanced to account for
his triumph. When Mr.. Hayes undertakes
the task of controlling the legislation of con-
gress by his veto, we apprehend we shall soon
discover that Old Hickory does not again APP
pear upon the stage. Our Republican mon
archy is not hereditary. The man who, with
out the qualities of Jackson, assumes his role,
is not only sure to be discomftted, but is in
a fair way to become ridiculous"