The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-04-10

the removal Of troops from places where an eieV'
dion a to be held, and cited Blackstone InSS
"a essential that elections shall be sbsoutey res
and maj therefore, all undue Influences are ne
,oI and are nrobibIted." He had expected sueh
sSnnestton would have been discussed on the otn'
a, sIde with calmness and dignity, but in this ne
had bee grievously disappointed, particularly IN
connection with the speech Of Mr. Frye Ina'
speech while It might have been appropriate III
the "small Frye" ofhis party at the cross roads OF
village bar.room, It was unjust 70 that gentleman
genial and generous nature
He did not lntend and he did not think par
ty intended to be led sway from the question uu'
der consideration TO the discussion OF any cola'er'
al issue whatever, but II intended to move right
ON IN the accomplishment Of the high purpose up
ON which they were resolved He expresst ms
astonlshment at the statements mat the oDnoAIous
words which II was now proposed 10 Wlpe iLol1
the statute book hsad been 'seIeq on nT,,'I vas
Senator Powell (Ky), and SAID kentucky mas ns
nroud of many OF her sons, but OF none 0l lnei1 a
was she prouder than Of Mr., Powell II ne hau
done nothing In his long and uselul caleeI 1872
stand day after day aAd contend manluIly Ws no
didl for Inc purity of the ballot box, and ior non
intprfeTence of the military with eleclOns, tnas
ACT alone would have secured TO MN me m aIectiU
of every lover of liberty and memorial more
lasting than sCulptured marble OF moulueu Diao'
PURPOSES OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
The Democratic party simply intended when
st eaptured the Capital" to throw OFF the chains
that had been thrown around the people, 10 plant
Its banner on the dome Of the Capitol emblaz'hea
with the legend, equal and exact justice 10 all
men; exclusive privileges to none" 1t INTENDED
L. IL tna VmQH
TO protect the purity Of the ballot box Wh'ch was
the cornor stone Of personal liberty ana Oh iree
government, and to see to 1t that the military
shall at all times, and under all circumstances DC
subordinate to civil authority. 1t intended 10
preserve the ancient bIrthright Of an American
citizen to trial by jury in all its purity Hlntehu'
ed that all ring masters and jobbers and RnaVes
who mad fastened like vampires on the body poll
tic OF the country for years past shall be driven
forth as the money changers were scourged rom
the Temple by the Savior of mankind, It Intend
ed that every abu' OF power should be arragned
not only before the great bar Of public opinion,
but before the established tribunals OF tNe coun'
try. II Intended 10 preserve the rlghts, dlghiy
and equality Of all The states unlmpalreu as tle
safest protection OF domestic concerns, and'as the
Eurest bulWark against anti republican tenden'
cies Ii intended TO maintain the Federal Gov
ernment as supreme in its coustiiuuo4al sphere,
and to let all the States in The spenGld gauXy OF
anal resublCs move Oh forever in their appoint
ed orbits with a beauty aud harmony that maue
the music of the spheres when the morning
stars ga together aud all the sons O. Oou
shouted for JOY" Applause on the DemocraHc
side ,,,-,,.
MIR, Knott was followed on the Repu. lican side
by Mr. HouCk, who argued II was absolutely nee
essary for the protection Of the lives aud poilucal
rights of the colored and white Republicans OF the
South that the authority OF the nllltary 10 ore
1lp Ihnuid hn maintained
This speech being by Southern man attrac eI
much attention, and was frequently applanded
on the Republican side and jeered on the Dem
OCratc side.
RoBEsoN's ARGUMENT.
Mr.. Robson followed. He confined himself to
questions of law involved in the discussion, and
said 1t is proposed here to restrain civil officers of
the United States from kee' ing peace at any elec'
ton in any State. By what meanl2 By civil
means not by military means, for the right OF
civil officers the Marshal Of the district If you
please) to summon posse onIttdtus Is a right TO
summon ordinary military companies that may
be within the body of his bailiwiCk The right TO
summon armed troops II they be within the body
of the baliwick, is a civil, not m litary right,
and is in the interest of iuvOlabiliy and strength
of civil Law. TIE jurisdiction fthe United States
wherever it has any United States duly to per
form. This is not only sense but good law
Wherever the United States has guaranteed a
right wherever a right comes by the Constitution,
and is guaranteed by IT, then the United States
has right, ard must have right to enforce ana
carry out that power.
Mr. Kimmel-Where has the United States guar |
anteed the right to vote?
Mr. RobesOn-It has guarantee the light TO |
every man in Maryland, who has q right to vote
for the most numerous branch of the State Legis
lature; hat he shall vote at pesCeBble election
for members Of Congress. Applause ON the Re
publican side) know that the Supreme Court
has declared that the United States hes no voter
of its own creation in the States. l know thatl
has declared that the right of suffrage isnot given
in the States by the Constitution OF the United
States, but that does not cover the cate The Con-
stitudOn provides that the House Of Representa- |
tlves shsll be composed of @embers chosen every |
second year by the people of the several States
and that electors in aCh State shall have quallfi'
cations II quiste for electors Of the most numerous
branch Of the Legislature as given by the State.
The qualifications (within the limits of the Fif |
teenth amendment Of the Constituuon) are made
BY States The United States does not confer the
right of suffrage on these individuals but the
United States adapS to its suffrage by descrip
tlou Of the class that has already the right Of suf
frage given to it by the States 1t makes them its
voters for the election of its officers, and it is
bound to guarantee to them free and fair elec
ton. applause on the Republican side)
Mr.. Robeson argued that the proposed leglsla |
ton was unconstitutional, and continued My |
friend from Ohio (Hurd) has saif thatit becomes
US to look sharply and keenly as to the use Of the
for, by it, Republics have always died,
I take issue with him there. The last fnal blow
at the liberty nj Republics has come from the
sword, but 1t has not been until rome branch OF
the government has usurped to itself the rights
which It did not el Joy under the constitution ard
laws Of the country. II has not been until some
braurh of the government Casually a branch
claiming more especially to represent the popular
viii has uSurped to itselfth the power that did not
belong 10 iG It was only after the Parliament Of
England had dsquieted the country by It's Oisre
gard Uf civil and personal rights and By assump'
ton Of everything that belonged to tht Govern
ment that the Stern soldier, Oliver Cromwell dsr
ed to 60 10 that House and dissolve il with mill
tsry power It was only after ihe French assem-
bly, had made France, its fair fields and It's vine
clad hills run red with the blood Of It's best Cit
zans (not until Europe was appalled, at the scenes
of mn' der perpetrated there; not until the world
itself STOOD aghssJ at the crimes that were COM
mitted III the name ( liberty that young Napo
leon, with his armed force was able " seize upon
the government.
Ny frenCs, addressing he Democratic side Of
the House il Il frOw dlsrel ueG systems Of the
government that the military power arises IL 10
In The COnfusOu The GisprdeT the lack Of WriJs ~
be executed by the civil 'fACerS Of lfw. IL il
within the smoke OF such GGl st. thBt he man
on horseback" rides ia ana lib ry IL sacrificed ~
order. 50 lOug as the civil process Ui law msy be
prooerly eXecutgd by civil officers in this country
there is no danger Of milItity power
ABLE ARGUMENT OF NR. BLACKBURN.
Mr., Blackburn paid he was but poor student
Of his country's history vino was not able to salts
iy himg # that from tie foundation of the Con.
stiuton down to the present time il hsd ever
heen held (snd that by the highest suthcrites in
the lsnd) that 1t was in the power OF Hou'e to
control the employment # lbe army by with.
holding supplies In the very nature Of things,
he proposed repeal could not be Revolutionary.
NegatIva lpgtelation u NEvar rnunlut rt,arv