New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-25

them notice that he has MI the power needed
to enforce the Election laws, whether 'hey
make appropriations as the law requires, vi
show themselves law-brcakers by reiusing'
No repeal of law can be effected without niS
signature. He has proved that ne mas III 'no
ciearness of mind and iixedness oil purpose "
prevent any evil change OF the laws, anu -
has been shown that his vetoes are dea'h ~
the bills at which they are almed. eve" -
il should be found possible SO TO frame IL"
appropriation bill as to prevent the enioi0e
ment of n law, it is clear that ne VIII No''
any such measure. And the Democrats nave
given proof that they do not dare to stop any
branch of the Government on such an lSsue'
What they dare not do to-day, they VIII not
dare to do next Winter. As to the practicai
ends sought by their revolutionary policy,
therefore. their defeat is final as well as COM
plete.
II is certain. too, that the contest will cause
the disputed laws to be enforced more thor-
ougbly than ever, and the disputed powers 10
be employed more efficiently. For, as the
President well observes, these enactments de-
pend for their efficiency upon voluntary ac's
of the people; if citizens do not apply, super
visors and marshals will not be appointed;
and if Federal officials have not the courage
70 enforce laws and to demand protection III
doing so. the powers of the Executive cannot
no used II is well known that there has
been great uncertainty among officials all over
,ba Soutb. TO what extent and under what
circumstances they would be sustained. Inc
contest which Democrats brought on mas IT,
moved all doubt Ample notice mas peeh
brought to the attention of every olhcer Oh
the United States that in the full, fearless
and faithful discharge of his duty, he VIII oc
backed by the President, with all the ARMY
and Navy of the United States. The Election
law. though il stood on the books, was prac-
tically unknown to the people in almost all
parts of the country. Men did not realize
what they could do under it, and therefore,
did nothing. Now the law is understood III
every comfy in the land. Now Its large
novers for the prevention Of fraud will be
called INTO use, as they never nave Deeh oe-
fore. Tins il has come to pass that the vain
assaults of Democrats upon laws winch they
were powerless to repeal, have made those
laws far more effective than ever before Tor
tbe prevention of fraud and violence
Beaten in every practical end sought, the
Democrats will presently find that they have
also been beaten in an attempt to dodge the
financial issues which divided them. TO 90
this with success, it was requisite tnat new
issues should be brought forward, involving
come tangible and practicable action, and
Offering some practical result to be attained.
Rut no such issue can be raised by butting
Democratic heads against immoyable stone
walls so long as the President does not
Weld. nothing can be done to change the laws
until after the next election, and every PLAIN
man In the country sees the fact. ANY
amount of fuss in the next campaign or now
will come to nothing. If the Democratic
voters cannot elect President with the laws
as they stand, they cannot elect one at all
If they can elect a President with tho laws az
they stand, there is no sense in railing at laws
which do not impair their power. Mean
while. there will arise, with plain and sensible
citizens, profound disgust at the course OF
leaders who waste six months in bowling
about laws which they know they cannot re-
neal, and which do not impair Democratic
chances of success in any honest way while
they stand. Finally, the party has already
earned, and will receive in full measure here
after the scorn of sincere men on either side
of the financial issues, by its attempt to dodge
those questions and crowd them out of the
wav. It begins to feel that contempt in the
action of the Greenback party of Ohio. Be
fore the Summer ends, it will find that the
fictitious issue, which it sought to raise by
revolutionary scheme of coercion, has cost the
party the support of thousands of honest men,
both of hard money and of soft-mOney beliefs.
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