The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-06-05

Veso. .oa-Ou1YaAsvI'ssss,-
Notwithstanding the frequency with
which the vetoes are sent to Congress
IL 1hese day sndsthoSEh thoy are be-
col 6|ineS 10 cdhmn al csrcely to cre-
hts : ripple nponihe surface of affairs,
thesone 1pnts = few dals ago to Con.
gress is deserHing of nbtice. 1t is the
wedkest Of tho three vstoes that have
been sent to this Congress. 1t reveals
more fully than either of its predeces-
sors the untenable position OF the Re-
publican party In this contest uHdn.th
QUESTION: pending in the extra session
Of Congress. What is vetoed in this
instance7 The veto message will It.
self ahswer': ob % 81 59zo' liisf 90
"The main purpose OF the bill is to
appropriate money required to sup
port, during the neat fiscal, year. the
several civil departments OF, the Gov
ernmeht. The amount appropriated
exceeds in the aggregate $16.Oo0O 600.
THE money.is needed 10 keep in 0p.
Grafton the essential .funotioDsa OF all
the great departments Of the Govern
ment, Legislatfve, Exeoative aud Ju-
/ There surely should be- some grave
reason for vetoing q bill needed to
keep IN operation the essential func-
tions of all the great departments Of
the Government, Legislative. ESscd-
tive and Judicial. The President by
this veto, takes the responsibility Of
bringing thoss great departments
|iof Government to an end. They cam
not continue without money, add the
Execotfve vetoes ths supplies voted by
Congress. PresiaeHf J ohnson was an
industrious vetoer. and even he, With
| ali bis iirmness, IT, which hArsher
names than obstihacy were applied,
fdid not veto = regular Appropriation
Bill. One was sent to him with ob.
noxious f6aturesattsched. HE signed
Il, with his protect, saying that he
would not palsy an arm or the Gov-
ernment because dof his objectidns to
these featured And ithis was the only
President in our history who was i'm
peached, and he Wis imbeached by the
tRepubIican ..partysa;We' have shown
what iwea vetoed yesterday. Why was
it vetoed : More bluntly than in eth
tthe PfesidSati 5Sys that hS tetoes,, not
togbther ~ BILL but . '"bfActice." 1T
is Q practice that has been followed by
Congresses for more than s.geSeration
stios Ssn ,h.s s. lff;
not Observation-Disclosures! Mr.. Hayes him
Fasl6 In Coogrsesy uoted forit: Wheth-
or wise or unwise, ntslwholly within
fdent before has ever confronted this
practice with o. veto. TO veto Che
mannir An which saj bill passes the
shape in which 4 goes TO; she Exeeu-
iii: So:Ss s s6isg soa..s s.:ss}
ta pretensj.? The Veto would ehconn-
Pter theisaaAe nmeasureS ~ sent isepar-
ately,.as inithe base softhe Army Bill ;
but q, veto should not be built on pre-
tenseS. What 10 vetoed. other than the
manifer fh which the bfff Was paSsed
To describe ,it briefly; the other thing
vetoed is,the unlimited power Of, the
Federal Execptiyei pr thOae alqderI the
ty Msrshsis Il IS Z day and $50 s bead
| to vote and efecti0neef for rho party
now inicmiirOl Of the Executive De.
pertinent, Of the g Goyerilanent,s .those
agents TO be paid from the Federal
Treasury. Tie position Of the Repub.
tlfcan party IL That It wilEStop the sup.
plies OF three "ereat departments ol
the. GsvsspmeptsR Af It can. mot retain
TT The part of til, election law &, I which
would ba repexled BY an approval ol
this biiipto usolthe wofdssof the vUto
message, includes those sections which
give apthority, 70 the Pgesident of ,the
United States. Of his agents. "to per.
sensllf scrutiiiize the c6dntAndcah vass
each bAlfof' in Cengressi 6nAi elections
Il includes much,mpre than this-the
power to ,use, the Federal Nreasury
tions. The FsdsfsI pGfse Snd he. Fsd.
eral sword wiil-cAffy almost any eiec.
;tion1o seu .iii i,tis;5II ~ is,spc a.,
The President complains, tibet s'sii
the authority Of the United States al
National elections will remain l's What
authority have tAo United sStatesi iat
elsctious Z. The Unitsdi States have nc
voters, in the preciao Language OF the
Supreme Court Of the United States
We may truthf1ffy sxy that II this bifl
] and theico1nAte measures are not aap.
proved oaly . shado ~ Of > the isuthoEi.
i.y q, The ps0pls e elecsiqu: sxill, Ea,
.us. s.u. .,iso.' - 'Hts h;tt iScds., ySss ~
any control wkatetsf by the United
Ststes over Uongrssgi onsl Gle ctiousss
Thensth object Of the; veto 10 10 asseet
i4s sSAs 9 the by Rs
RspsTlicsn sHS S'1s Executive, % ii IKE sS%. Is:
piets co1tf0ih0f sthos6s eleetionss As
The. bnl eaDlyl proposal dhei repeal OF
Ssrt.i9 IsEsit Slsarly ieayas With :he
sutSSfitS isS Sts therein II Hs tsstad 5y tSs cSa.
stitu tibns g Do they want more ? The
message 10 iunfortunitedn dnlits allusiOn
to the elections Of United, ,Statae Sem
ators. II It is claimed that the Feder.
al Government has the power TO move
into the State Legislatures whenever
an United SAatess 6anatoris to be Ohio.
sen with the Federal purse and the
Federal sword, With the army and
Deputy Aarshals. ssWith .0nlimited
poweH to. briba membera and olerrest
members, 70 .gpaEd and scrntinize'
their votes, to "pers0nafly scrutinize
the count and canvass each ballot,
koiythe President mightAs we'll nakne
the United States Senator'S to, begin
with. The appeal msde by the Presi,
dent il his ,message to the, workings
Of th6iliwS whose repeal he vetoes il
rem0rselessly destroye ed by the facts