The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-16
THE ARMY AS A MENACE.
CONGRESSMIN CIRLISLES EXPOSURE
or MR. HdYBS's PRETENCES.

Fraudulent rresident and hIs supporters
Are willing the American Ever shall he.
The regular meeting OF tho Tammany
Hall General Committee last evening was mado
nm open session, and was held In the large hall
in order that all who chose might listen TO Con-
grossman Thomas q. Carlisle Of Kentucky, who
had been invited by the Committee to make an
address. 1t was understood that the speaker
would give his views Of the purposes OF tho
Democratic party Of the nation. and that ho was
TO be the 1rst Of number Of Southern Demo-
cratic Congressman whom Mr.. John Kelly and
the General Committee had resolved to invite to
make addresses in this city. Chairman Henry
L. Clinton conducted Mr.. Carlisle upon the
platform. The large hall was we'll flled and the
applause that greeted tho speaker OF the even
ing Us lie modcstly stepped forward was loud
aud long. When it had almost died away it
broke out airesh. Mr. Carlisle is of medium
height. Of spare build. and Of good presence.
His pallid frce is smooth -shavcn and tho fea-
lures are strong and sharply defined. He is
careful speaker. with a sufficiently easy flow Of |
language. bu, who shuns all attempts at empty |
graccs Of rh 'torc or gesture. He said;
d" ] confess Mr. Chairman, that during the last |
three or four days have felt more scnsibly |
than ever before the great danger Of tho situa-
ton in which the country IS placed. feel op-
pressed. not merely by the gravity of the crisis
already upon US. but by the fear that the worst |
oven has not yet come. After preliminary |
struggle almost without parallel in the his |
tory Of this or any other country. majority OF
the representatives Of the people and ma
jority of tho representatives OF the States, in
Congress. have declared in two separate bills
that the army Of the United States should no
longer he used at elections to overawo the citi-
zen and perpetuate the political power OF
minority and in each Instance the will OF the
majority thus constitutionally expressed. has
been instantly and contemptuousy annulled by
the nat Of the Executive. shall not stop this
evening 90 rearguo the merits OF those meas
ures. hut beg permission 10 read in your pres
ence the provisions OF the last one OF those
doctrine upon which this contest must he
fought oul. md want the people everywhere.
speaker rcni the full text OF the Bill 10 pro-
hbt military Interference at elections in COM
That bll dcsigncd by the men who framed
It and the mon who passed It to prohibit the in
of election has been vetoed by the Executive.
ostensibly upon the ground that II susponds or
force which authorize the military power OF the
Government to enforce the laws OF the United
What viii the s5nntTy t6inR o. tRc sneery u
the Executive when tell you that II this bill is
put upon it. those very laws to which he nllu1es
in his message are already suspended. on tue
@ SSy S S on Snf & a s55 by
Congress, md approved 10y Abraham Lincolnf
j u
out side by side. ulow me TO read the provisions
OF the law to WHICH | have referred: iAiter
reading the act of Feb. 25. 1865. ne continued;
The laws to which the Executive alludes in
his message relate to the eNtradition OF fugi-
tyes. to neutrality. TO Indian reservations. TO
quarantine resulations, and some others, and
assert and am willing TO submit i to the ludg;
we passed An other day suspends, those laws
on the day 6ftiection, so does the bill which l
have just read, and which is now, and has been
for fourteen - Ars. the law OF the land; SO that
the President and his Cabinet have vetoed this
ercss upon false pretences. [Applnusel use
The words Deliberately and with iu knowledge
cuss ''t those questions. merely State the
propostions in order that candid men
10 understand the merits Of this controversy
and govern themselves accordingly, may nave
that veto was and its effect is to prevent tho
Congress OF tho United States from extending
same measure Of protection which the British
Government extends TO It's subjects, 10y law;
and has extended for $50 years, lApplausel
From time long anterior 70 tho American
revolution. when your fathers reoelled
arms dissolved their connection with H.
the British subject was more free from mill
tary domination on the day OF election than
the American citizen is to-day, more free than
the Executive and his political supporters are
willing the American citizen ever shall be. II
It be- true that the American people. the de-
scendans Of the men who proclaimed the
Declaration Ol Independence. who fought tho
battles OF the revolution. and who laid the
foundations Of the institutions under which we
OF using military force on the day OF election
70 control the people. then. indeed is the situa-
ton far more deplorable than we had supposed.
II q majority Of the people shall deliberately
endorse such use OF the army, II Is not going
too far TO say that the end OF this republic IL not
far of There was a shade OF excuse for the
use OF troops at elections during the war. ana
perhaps In some localities for q short time after
ward. but NJ man who even pretends 10 be a
friend oi free representative government cnn
Justify 1t in time Of profound peace. Jap
This Government has becn in operation
hheV y"hIs unu,.I 'iS Ieuslai -ui!s'tautI,a ,, !,
and during that time tlere have been twenty
two Presidential terms. besides the current one.
Their, have been eighteen men duly and legally
electcd to the Executive office or constitution
ally succeeding 70 II besides-or should rather
sav-not including the present incumbent.
present session OF Congress there have been
niney-threo bills vetoed, and yet ! has been
reserved for the present oecunant OF the Pres-
Dental chair 10 veto general appropriation
bill or any Other because II repeIcd Existing
this veto power. which was lodged by tho Con-
stituuon in the hands OF the Executive for wise
weapon. For tho hrst time In your history It
has been exercised 10 retain control over the
these purposes are disclnimed / know the
ambitious and vindctive men behind tho throne
ural leader and scarcely make IN effort to con
coal their cont smpt for the instrument they are
using-dnro not proclaim their purposes openly
closes all it IS necessary for us % know; Intel
ligent men DO not struggle 50 long and hard TO
retain power which they never intend to use.
Sensible mon will not subject themselves to
misconsiru'tion. and place Themselves IN an
tagonsm 10 all the principles Of republican
government simply for the purpose Of main
taining an empty and useless show Of authority.
They may declare until their voices are hoarse
with yociieration. protest until their lungs re-
fuse longer 90 utter the nHscvcratiOn, That they
have no purpose to use the army in the interest
OF the minority; but | will not believe them.
and the people VIII not believe taemi !Ap-
plause.l Mon who seck 10 overthrow the lnsttu-
tious Of n free people do not ordinarily ayOw
their true ends and purposes, and disclose their
a. "a nt IA D
liz documents. The preservation ot order, the
protection Of The people, the psrpctuaion OF the
principles Of the Government. those are the
Irrteueos upon which othorrepuh!lcs have been
oyerAroWn. and IL ours shall iall It Will perish
In the same way ,
There AFRO gentlemen in this audience
whose heads have scarcely yet been touched by
The tr0-ts oi uge but who are old enough.
nryeUholr SIS, 10 rcm9mber the lnt0 of tho
French rHpphlic twouty-eighi years ngo when