Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-29
The Largest, Cheapest and Best Paper
PUBLISHED IN CENTRE COUNTY.
TROOPS AT THE POLLS IN 1850.

N. u.
The Republicans fought desperately
in the House of Representative to de.
feat the mild provision attached to the
Army bill, which declares:
THAT no money appropriated in this
Act is appropriated or shall be paid for
the subsistence, equipment, transporta.
tion, or compensation OF any portion OF
the Army OF the United States TO be
used as police force to keep the peace
at the polls at any election held within
any State"
This was the compromise between
Congress and the Executive at the ex.
ira session, over which the Republicans
reloiced as over q victory achieved.
They then taunted the Democrats with
having surrendered the principle on
which the prolonged contest had been
made, and with accepting terms against
which they had proclaimed war TO the
bitter end.
All the Republicans but twelve voted
for this amendment as their own cher.
shed bantling. When the same propo-
sition was before the House on Tuesday
they voted directly against their previ.
GUS record, after having factiously op.
posed it for days. Some of them had
decency enough to abstain from such an
exhibition of partisan violence and un.
blushing inconsistency, but leaders like
Hawley, Baker, Cannon, Congor, His.
cock, Monroe, and others Of less degree,
willingly stultitied themselves, after
threatening veto.
The false pretence Of this opposition
was that the section was rider" and
therefore ought 10 be resisted as irregu.
lar legislation. But this sham was soon
shattered by proof that the amendment
was in the interest of economy, as pro-
vided by the rules, and germane to the
bill itself. Mr.. Hawley was particularly
conspicuous and vehement in denounc.
ing ''riders" on appropriation bills as
revolutionary and in monstrous viola.
ton of the Constitution.
In closing the debate, Mr.. Ewing ex.
posed Mr.. iiawley's course as a member
OF the Forty third Congress-one of the
worst Congresses in the history Of the
government-when he voted for forty
four riders on appropriation bills, every
one OF which was political. In twelve
years the Republican party mounted
three hundred and eighty seven riders
on the backs OF appropriation acts
more than thirty-two every year, and
that, too, when they had msiorities OF
two thirds in Congress, and could have
passed any independent legislation they
wanted.
The real underlying motive of this
opposition is that the Republicans de-
sire and intend TO use troops at the
elections this fall, and to repeat the
outrages Of 1876, when they were EN-.
ployed TO intimidate voters in Louisiana.
South Carolina, and Florida, and TO aid
in communicating a fraudulent count, if
necessary. Hayes is a subservient in.
strument OF the machine leaders. lie
is quite willing to obey any orders they
may give.
When Mr. Evarts was sent TO New
York, last October. to speak in the
name Of the Fraudulent Administra.
ton and to kiss the rod that had scorn-
fully smitten the whole concern he
bore witness TO the selfabasement to
which he and his associates had descend.
ed, in order to propitiAte Conkling's
good will and TO be permitted to walk
in the ranks of the xtalwnrts.
The stalwart leaders were not content
with this voluntary humiliation. When
Grant visited Washington, after having
refused to be a guest of the White
House, among the frat to rush forward
with professions of devotion and homage
on his lips was the dc facto Secretary OF
State.
No demand can be made on the pres.
ent administration TO which cheerful
response will not be given in order to
conciliate the stalwart chiefs. Hayes
and the Cabinet will go even further
than the extremists would do under
like conditions. They want recogni
tion, and are ready to purchase IL by
menial work and degrading sacrifices.
The army will be utilized at the coming
election and every other engine OF
power that can be brought into requisi
ton to make Grant President by iorcs
or by fraud.