The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-04
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WASHINGTON, April 2-There has been
a systematic attemptinresrtGi quarters
ever stnss the plan ot The Democratic at.
tac6onthepurity Of the :ballot.boxdeyel-
oped IRsH u sffsEte Che impression that
the President thaz heen-nn1ecided las to
his soiutssg nd that he was needing the
stalvaEt Republicans attention in order
TO strengthen his backbone. Now that it,
Is beginning be pretty -weH understood
thatJ'tlie iIFesfdert stands well with the
majority q, his party; there Is an effort in
some quarters to make It appear that he
has oalybeeG hFouehtOuPt1 tiszgeaeral!
position Of his party by persistent labors
on the part Of prominent Republicans. It
Is simply lust 10 the President 70 make It
known that there has not. at any moment
been a shadow of foundation for such
representations. The opposite, however,
Is rue, thatfTom the very first - u
fHEPRis1DRSf mas ssRs MORE DECIDED
than 4 number Of prominent Republicans,
who have been looked upon as those with
the most Backbone ia this matter Il Is,
also, true thatwhile the President has Civ
en- no advice to members Of the House in
rseartito their course, thevery decided and
various views expressed By, tho, President
I'm conversation with his Republican
friends have had q marked and. most ex-
cellent effect in making the Republican
| minorityin Congress solid, confident and
aggressive. Before It became clear that
l the Democrats were working according to
q definite plan, which had for It's object
striking from the statutes every guard
thrown about the national elections, the
4 President, in common with large nun.
Il bee Of Republicans, was inclined TO yield
the clause in the army bill prohibiting the
use Of troops at the polls.
This was also in accordance with the
Presidents well known views that in time
otpeace there should be as little use a
possible OF the military arm OF the govern
ment in executing the laws; but from the
moment it became clear that this clause Ii
the army bill was only part Of a genera
plan to destroy ell guards around nationa
elections, there has been no man iu the
Republican party more decided in regarC
10 the course that should be pursued thar
the President and no one in Washiugtol
has moro clearly and vigorously impressed
4 his views upon those about him than Pres
ident Hayes. "..s.
The situation Is now perfectly under
: stood. The Democratic attack upon tn
j purity Of national elections will, Il It sue
: ceeds through members In Congress, tai
, utterly by the constitutional exercise Q
the Presidents veto power.
rHE ELEurIoN LAWS WILL NOT BE REPEALEr
The Democrats may stop the bushes
Z Of the people BY closing the executive Dc
9 partments, but the election of 1851 will tax
: place under all the guards which law
I now give, and the Democrats will not car
Y iurs the Capital. In All political matter
2 nov absorbing the attention OF Congre:
y and the country, th8Fe Is no nan more
y leader IN his party than the Presider
= himself.
q IN REGARD 10 TIRE GARNET.
y Il can now be said that 1t stands solid
y with the President It Is true that som
# remarks Of Secretary Eyarts, made upo
q the opening Of this contest, were Int
o, preted by q number OF prominent Repql