The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-05-04

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Hsdae u ReptssenMdses 10 deeeAt ths rid pro
vinioa asaAchsd . shs Array IN, whieh dsslArss:
"Thas 10 money apw0prlaied IN tn Aet b
appecpeia1ed a shaA b psid - - snsece
a1y portisn q the Army a the United StAaea -
polls q shy elsctioa heId within any snss'
This wAs he eomprouaiss besueea Congress
and the Excessive ct the extra sesicn. ever
which de Republicans rejOiced - overs victory
achieved They then tsunted tase Democrats
win hsvimg surrendered the principle on which
The prolonged contest had been made. and with
accepting terms agAinst which they had pro
claimed war 70 The bitter cd
An the Republicans but twelve voted for This
amendment ~ their own ehoriahea bautling-
When the same proposition was before the
House on Tuesday they voted directly against
thcir previous record, afler having fActiously op
posed II for days Some Of them had decency
enough 70 abstain from such m exhibition Of
partisan violence and unblushink Inconsistency,
but leaders like HAwley, Baker, CAnnon, Con-
ger, Hiscock, Monroe, and Others Of les degree,
willingly stultided themselves, after threatening
Q veto.
The false pretense OF this opposition was that
the section was rider" and therefore ought 10
be resisted as irregular legislation. But this
sham was sOon shattered BY proof that the
amendment was in the interest of economy, as
provided by the rules, and germane TO the bill
itself Mr. Hawley was particularly conspicu-
Gus and vehement in denounciDg " riders on
appropriation bills as revolutionary and in mon
strOus violation of the Constitution.
In closing the debate, Mr.. Ewing exposed Mr..
Hawiey's course g . member of the Forty-thTd
Congress Of the worst Congresses in the
history Of the 0ovemment-wheu he voted for
forty -four different riders on appropriation bills
every one of which was political In twelve
years the Republican party mounted three hun
dred and eighty seven riders on the backs OF
appropriation acts-more than thirtytwo every
year, and that, too, when they had maiori,ies Of
two-thirds in Congress, and could have passed
any independent legislation they wanted.
The real underlying motive Of this opposition
il that the Republicans desire and intend to use
troops ct the elections this fall, and to repeat the
outrages Of 1876, when they were employed to
intimidaie voters in Louisiana South Carolina
and Florida, and 10 aid in concentrating a
fraudulent count, il necessary. Hayes is . sub
servient instrument Of the machine leaders. He
Is quite willing to obey any orders they may
give.
When Mr.. Evarts was sent to New York, lasi
October, to speak in the name Of the Fraudulent
Administration and to kiss the rod that had scorn
fully smitten the whole concern, he bore witness
TO the selfabasement to which he and his associ-
ates had descended, in order TO propitiate Conk.
ling'sgoOd will and TO be permitted to walk in
the ranks of the staIwarts.
The stAlwart leaders were not content with
this voluntary humiliation. When Grant visited
Washington, after having refused 70 be CUES,
Of the White House, among the fiBt TO rush
forward with professions of devotion and HON
age on his lips was the de dcsO Secretary of State
No demand can be made ON the present AID
ministrAtiOn to which cheerful response will moi
be given, in order TO conciliate the stalwsrt
chiefs. Hayes and the Cabinet will 60 even fur
ther than the extremists would do under like
conditions. They want recognition, and are
reAdyto purchase it by mental work and degrad.
ing sacrifces- The army viii be utilized at the
coming election, and every other engine Of power
thai can be brought into rcquisition, 10 make
| Grant President by force or by fraud.
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