Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-10
Mr.. Hayes and his Vctoes.
INTERVIEWER.

mittIng 10 such lAwlcrs usurpation Of
power claimed by Mr.. Haycs over state
elections. What is acIIic-ced in 10.
day becomes precedent tomorrow and
constitutcs footho.d upon which
still more fragrant wrong may be com.
mitted the next day. The practice
claimed and adopted by Mr. Hayes in
the case Of State elect ons l., that, that
shall be law which be pronounce TO be
such, unless two thirds Of both house
of Congress say that IL is not luw. This
he has proclaimed in his several veto
mcssagcs.
How arc members Of Congress AZ.
portionod and elected in each State
Congress is to provide 10y law for the
taking of the census every ten ycars
when the census !. completed, an Ap.
Voriioumcnt i- made according to the
ratio of population allowed for the clec.
ton Of = member Of Congress the ex.
.cu,iyc Of each State is then officially
informed OF the ratio and number OF
members to which each State j. entitled,
ami hare caif hl da,y ant aaioviy c|
coHgresE over the matter. Tn" c1ccu.
tiycs of the States inform their rcspec.
tive legislatures, who divide the States
into Congressional diziricts, and then
tho qualified citizens of each district
elect the member to represent them in
the Congress Of the United States. For
threc.fourths Of a century the people
Of the States have exercised this coy.
crcsgn right under the Constitutions
aud laws Of the United States and Of
their own CONFERENCE.-The without in
iimidatiou or encroachmcnt Of Federal
marshals or soldiers at voting places.
until Mr.. Hayes advances a new theory
Of elections in order 10 cover up the
crusade of President Grant against the
elective franchise of the American
citizen that finally enabled him without
constitutional right, and in contempt
Of the expressed will Of the voters Of
the Union, TO practically place his sue.
ccssor IA the Presidential chair. But
Mr.. Hayes claims that the nation
all character Of the government is ex.
hibitcd in the house Of Represen tatives,
who represent the whole people of the
United States in their aggregate capac.
ity. Let Us see il this be 10 in fact.
II it were 20, the States would then
have been districtcd for the purpose
of eleciing those popular representa-
tiyes. Instead of this, the representa-
tives are elected in their respective
States, and even when the population.
will not entitie State to representa-
tive. that State Is given one "a a STATE.
in depite of its defective population.
II the house of Representative were
the representatives OF the whole people
as one compact body--one amalgamat.
ed, undistinguisbed mass-then the
qualifications of electors should have
been provided for in the constitution or
left Congress, whereas il is actually
State affair. and varies in each State a.
to members, or property, or both. Thus
chosen on State principles exclusively.
the members are the representatives of
those who actually choose them, and
not of an aggregated population whose
separate existence is sanctioned by no
definite expression, demonstrated by
no act, and supported by no authora.
tive acknowledgement. Mr.. Hayes
claims the right TO send his marshals.
supervisors and soldiers to supervise
State elections, without the authority
or sanction of the State, obtained from
its legislature or executive, under the
insidious plea of experimenting the
election of members Of Congress. From
the year 1900, when the people rose in
their strength and by the election o!
Jefferson wiped out Adams and his ad.
vocates for an elective monarchy com.
posed of the well born. until the inn
position OF Mr.. Hayes 10 the Presi.
dency, no such authority, power or
claim was ever attempted or made 10
interfere with State elections by the
executives of the general government.
But President Grant usurped this power
and artfully handed IL over as an ''heir.
loom" TO Mr.. Hayes.
The people established in the consti.
tuition Of the United States, the man.