The daily gazette., 1879-06-23

follow the lead OF ConRiitg III"
favor Of the Army Bill.
CoNKLrNa WANTS bAfoNErs Al
THE PoLLs.-Conkling met more thah
his match in The Senate on tuesday
Tbose who read the newspapers never
oet a fair version of the discussions
They invariably cut down the remarks
of the Democratic Congressman ana
rarely do them equal justice in their brief
reports. Conkling wants bayonets at
the polls and Grant for President, ex-
pecting himself to be "the power behind
the throne greater than the throne IT.
self"
On Tuesday Conklng had been slash
inc around in his usual impei iious and
ovsrbearing manner, treating Senators on
both sides of the house as though their
opinions were Of small account. While
Conkling was thus engaged hurting his
vindictiye shafts at the Democrats, and
irving to catch some Senator with his
questions, the Senator from Indiana, Mr..
voorhees,, stopped the vaunting Stalwat
by propounding a single question. tie
said: "The Senator from New York is
prolific in the questions that he propounds
to this side of the Chamber. l ask him
now in return whether he is in favor OF
using the Army at the polls on election
days9 ?" To this Conkling in his vauni-
ing style, replied
81 am in favor of executing, and exc
cutting when necessary, all the laws of
the United States on all the days in the
year, including election day, and at all
the places throughout all the States and
ali the Territories of the Republic, in
Guiding the places where the polls are
held at elections on election day"
Mr.. voorhees, then asked the New
York Senator if the President had that
power now. The reply was emphatic
that the President had the power in sey-
eral laws on the Statutes. Mr.. Voor
hees then showed the want of harmony
in the Republican party by quoting th'
answer of Mr.. Garfield, the Republican
leader in the House within the previou
four days to the same question. Mr.. Gar
field said 81 think zoe hare not, '(suc
law,) "that zoe neoer haze had ii, an
that zoe nerer ought to haze ii in time {
peace"
When Mr.. Conkling sat down Sen
tor Voorhees, commenced his rep
which produced an astounding efie
among the Radicals. He utterly crus
ed his adversaries. Not with vituper
tion, but by the driving weight of his fac
and arguments against the use of troo
at the polls on the day Of election
Conkling, Blaine, Carpenter and W
dom each in turn attempted to embarrs
and refute his facts ard each i'll turn "
utterly confounded by the great In
anaian's ready replies. He charged Il
the Stalwart leaders were following I
doctrine of the old Federal party u
was thought to be dead and burie'
half century ago. He said: "Thert
more absolute denial on the part
members of this body on the oppo'
side of the Chamber of the capacity
the people to rule themselves than tn
was in the days when there was a pa
In favor of monarchy. What we
pose in this legislation simply is that
American army is not necessary to \
the peace at the polls where you al
live.
"You want to dominate somet
else YOU are not anxious to declare
the people you represent need the 81
vision of the bayonet. 1t is the {
question that shook parties at the +
dation of this Government. | brc
and firmly believe that the peopl
their local capacity, in their towns
in their towns, in their counties, in
States are honest, firm and true, al
pable of governing themselvelves
old Jeffersonian idea and this do'
of hurting the Army into their mi
monstrous, utterly monstrous, forb
by the spirit of republican govern
subversive of every idea of self-gC
ment, local sovereignty, or freedc
any FORM"
In republic 1t is impossible to
politics out of the army entirely.
no place would be safe if the Arm
permitted to attend the elections
our hotly contested election camp
1t was this discussion which pro
the article in the New York l.
which we published last week, col
ing as follows:
"The spirit of the republican Il
in the Senate shows that it is high
for the peace and secu ity of the &C
to have a change of parties. Lii
democratic party in 1860, these
have been too long in power.
They are drunk with an unpa
ambition. They show plainly tina
do not mean to let go of the &
ment; that they regard the coun
their possession, and political de