The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-16

Il democracy may as well learn now aS late
= that the Republicans will do nothing /
o give peace that Is dishonorable to them @
!. 70 the country. They will not beg o.
n their knees for reconciliation; they vii
not relinquish the principles which inufe
70 the people gained by the 18th, l4th an
' 10Th Amendments to the Constitution
they will not permit modification OF th
a rights OF four millions OF people OF th
!. South who have been liberated from sla
4 very and admitted to the rights OF citizen
i ship. They shall not be remanded to
: condition Of serfdom or peonage. LIE
!. me invite them to peace which Is honor
able and which will make US q model 70
oil people for centuries 10 come; q peac
: which must be built In the high respec
OF the citizens OF the common country. 1
must rest on the concession Of equal right!
TO- all citizens OF the Republic, black Of
white. native or foreign born; peace tha
must know no State lines for abrogatinE
the rights OF American citizens; n peace
which would enable all people to cluster
around the American flag as an emblem o.
their sovereignty, patriotism and virtue
q people strong enough to defy the power
OF the world, and who will protect the cit
lzens in all their constitutional rights on
land and sea, at home and abroad, eleyat.
ing the great future OF our country clear
and full in the blazing sunlight OF our
hope.
Mr.. Beck took the floor at the close Of
Logan srematks and said the last sentences
otthat gentleman's speech, describing the
state OF affairs longed by him, was a syn.
opsts OF the Democratic policy. All The
indictments and arraignments they had
heard seemed very unnecessary. In view
Of the fact, there was but thesimple propo-
sition under discussion, whether properly
their representatives in Congress have the
right peaceably TO pass the law, say.
ing that States shall conduct their
own elections uncontrolled by mill.
tary interference; that juries shall be
free from the test oath, and that State al.
fairs shall be managed without the inter.
ference OF federal bayonets. He could
understand, however, why these ana
themas were pronounced; Il was because
the sceptre was departing from Judah.
There was no longer "United South" as
ten years ago, when the peoples money
wassquandered, and the Radical South
sanctioned the waste. In those DAYS
carpet'haggers were sent down South to
be returned as representatives OF the peo-
plai but although the Republicans were
controlling the South an OUTCOME negro.
Revels, represented the colored race in
the Senate, and yet the Senator from ILL.
nols complained that the colored people
were not represented here now. No man,
white or black, would think OF comparing
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Republican rule with those now sitting
here. The South to-day was represented
by men who were the peers OF any gen.
tleman on the other side. The Democracy
was warned of an appeal to Cesar. They
intend to appeal to the people before
Cesar comes-before the RuLiCon is
crossed, and the cry is "Aba Jactata est"
It Is to prevent Cesar from coming that
they desire soldiers 10 be taken from the
polls.
He repelled the charge that he was
reyolutlonist or had used language war
ranting such accusation. He had thought
that after the expose made OF the prac.
tices OF marshals and deputy marshals Of
elections in various cities every honorable
man OF both parties ought to agree TO
abolish these offices, and ne had so stated
in the short speech OF which so much had
been said. His party had not presented
separate bills for the repeal Of the
laws authorizing military supervision
OF elections, as he had hoped
they would; but nobody could question
their right to present legislation in its
present form. He had never said more
than that il the President refused to sign
the bill he would consult the good men in
his party as to the proper course to be
pursued but he would not assume that
the President would veto a bill containing
no unconstitutional provision. He be.
lieved the President would sign the bill
because he ought TO do so and all his past
conduct indicated that he would consider
It his duty. AL this cry about revolution
Is raised to see il the Republicans cannot
make him act as party President, and
repeal laws passed by them while
in power, and by which they now hope to
oyerawe the people at the polls.
Mr.. Beck quoted from Mr.. Evarts' speech
at Cooper Institute January 18th, 1875, at
meeting called TO consider the action OF
the troops in Louisiana. Also from a
speech made in the Senate by Mr.. Seward
in 1856, In which he pointed out the dan.
ger oil relying on the army to enforce the
laws, and said the best warrant for making
and the maintenance OF Just laws was an
enlightened public opinion.
Mr.. Beck alluded to the fact that Gen.
eral Gilbert broke up a Democratic con,
yentionin Kentucky in 1869, with three or
four soldiers. They were not afraid OF
these few men, but they submitted be.
cause the United States Government was
behind the soldiers. During that summer
martial law was proclaimed In Kentucky,
and military officers were sent to the
polls and closed them, refusing to
allow votes to be cast for loyal
men. Charles A. WickliAe, formerly
Postmaster General Of the United States,
was the Democratic candidate for Govern.
or. He had been in Congress and voted
Tor money to carry on the war; but the
United States troops prevented votes from
being cast for him, and yet 1t had been Us.
serted here that there had never been re.
straint by military power at the polls.
MIR. Hoar-That was in war.
Mr. Beck-kentuCky at that time was
paying her taxes to the Federal Govern.
ment, and had 10000 or $4,000 men in the
Federal army.
Mr.. Beck went on to say that President
Lincoln himself had on one occasion been
obliged to interfere, and the party rescind
the orders given by General Schenck in
Maryland, because OF the abuse made ol
the military. '
Revorting TO Blaine's statement that cry
against military despotism was likely to
iniure the country, Mr.. Beck said
that the Democrats were not alone
in denounoing the administration
OF affairs by the Republicans. He
quoted from the remarks Of Stanley Mat.
thews in tho liberal convention OF
1872, composed OF men who had
had been Republicans, in which Matthews
denounced the action Of the government
especially in It's use OF the military power.
An address was issued by that colyention
which was no doubt read all over lie
world, and nothing that any Democrat