Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-16
an important par, Of lis powvr 10 enforce tho
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an important part OF It's power 10 enforce the
laws,
ANotuIR 0RSNr oslEcrIoN
TO the bin l. IT'S discrimination IN kNAr OF The
state amt against the national authority The
ptVSeOcV " employment ~ the army or navy Nt
the CUitrd States is lawful under the terms VI
tins hll al the place where an election Is bciuS
held IN stSlc, ~ upaold the authority " state
SoNernmcnt then and there IN mod at such mtll-
larN Intervention, but nOtawial to Nphoid thc au-
tNayitN ~ the government OF the United states
tAcn and there IN need ol such military iptprNcu.
aop, Indor this OIL the presence Rnd employ
mcht ~ tec army or navy " tAc United S'Ntes
Mued ~ aMtpl aud mtgm he necessary ~ mN,n
tam the conduct It state election against do
meStte Ntolcnco that would overthrow Y, hut
would he unlawtd 10 maintain the conduct OF
national election against the same local violence
has newer been attempted IN any PREVIOUS leg,S
laitun by enNgrcSS anu Is no moro compatible
wnA the SOUND principles of the constitution OF
the necessary MAY ms ami methods Ol our SyS
tCM ot government III OCCASION OF elections THAI
at other tunes. In the early legislation vi Iva
and l,Ni, wheu ;hc mtltiS oi the states WAS the
ouly military power rcSorted To t0r tue execution
VI constitutional powers IN support Vt the state w
national authority, bAth muet,ons vt tho goNtrn-
men, wcrc put upon tn satle tootug nv the
act of 'SOt the NMpl ly,uCnt of the army and navy
MAS authorized ler the pt1ibghltnce Y. both COM
SNt0tiunAt dNtleS III The same terms
~ At lArER srNTurSs
gu the SSmc suffice, mS,,er, Somc measure ct All.
tAor,tN 10 the goNctHmeat has been accorded ior
the performance VI hota these duties, No prccC
dent hAS been ieuEd i'll ANY previous legislation
Nnd no sufficient reason has been given tor the
Discrimination III favor u statrs against the na-
UNilSl authority which this hill contains, nd 4
the sweeping terms ot The ht{l, the national SOW
trumcnt Is CNectualA shut aut fr,,m he exercise
nI the right and from the discharges OF the tNpcr
atlNU duty, a. use ITS whelr executive power
Whenever AMI wherever feQnlgcd mr. tho enforce,
mVut ot lis laws ii plSees and times where aud
when lts vlrcuonS ara held The tmplo> meNt
otlts organised, armed iorrts ior .nN such pu,.
rnsr would he an ollruec against the Laws unlesS
called Ter hy and therefore upon tue permission
natiSrS What Is Tits hut the substitution Of
the discretion " the state soNTrnmcNts tot the
discretion ottNo government OF the United states
As la The performance olite own duties
IN MY JUDGMENT
this Is the abandonment Of It's obligations hy tho
national government, n euheullnateu of uNttNuNl
authority, Wu intrusion 1t statC supervision
over national duties, witch amounts In Sprit ana
tendency Ia state snnrcmaeN
Although helieNo that the existing statutes
are shuuhantly adequate to completely prevent
mlttAn interference With the elections IN the
sense IN which the phrase is usud IN the title vi
this lAnd Is employed hN the pcoplr of this
country, shall int ne Il tNtutN III CoUCurtiuy IN
ANY additional Legislation limited To that UhlCct
which does moi Interfere With thu Indispensable
exercise at powers oi the Enyurnmunt and the
constitution and tho laws,
lSigucd EurHERtuEp n HAYES 4
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