The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-09-30

ocratic majority put in the Army bill provis.

ocratic majority put In the Army bill a provis-
advanced pay and rank II they would retire;
q benevolent, thoughtful position certainly.
But body 5us Of q ar Se
Gle: & to nese Be liea. % and w lled by the presden.
a Democratic % senatei When this free.wim
Offering was presented a cry arose @ @-anions a9ons
symptoms were manifested on the Republican
side, and so breyet rank and brevet psy stand
over at least till the season OF santa Claus.
reduced to a skeleton, and whenever a scare,
q pretense, a speck of war on the Mexican
vented, the army must be increased, and filled
up. "f1lled up" by whom7 That depends son on
the approaching election. II Garfeld ana
ways for the Union to the core. II Hancock
and English and the Democratic party get in,
by men who went with their States" Con.
of military as wen as of Civil Service reform,
votion, ready to let bygones be bygonee. end
to forgive the "usurpations OF Lincom ana
would would be prtd Wparrranted to assert that Gonfed-
crate soldier was false or immodest in pro
lessihg x lHs aGny Of the RspuSos No
ought to assert II, and yet all fair men would
msHts IN the srmy Should Be to those
who fought in that army rather than those
who assailed it in the dread extremity of the
These amendments are constantly and .1,o Ia
grantly detied in more than half the Demo
cratic States, and have been Tor years.
OPPOSING CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
The recent amendments to the Constitution
and the laws made in pursuance OF them are
objects of unabated Democratic wrath-a
wrath going to such excess as to compel the
belief that free fraud in elections is deemed
the only adequate means to party success
Thirteenth and Fourteenth, were established
in the Constitution against the most desperate
sGsS aained ins power n States Which had al
ready ratified them, in fmpotent passion the
farce was enacted of formally resembling and
Withdrawing the irrevocable assent which had
been finally given. This was done in Indiana
and New Jersey, and Mr.. Tweed did 1t in New
From first to last the organs of Democratic
| doctrine have declared these amendments u
Legally carriedaiesai because era noe IN ao
vote. They never yet have said or admittea
that the anendments were legally adopted.
They did say, in National Convention, In 1877,
that they opposed reopening the questions
| settled by the amendments, and they did
sSsi sS they &ere sa legally valid they have
| said.
| Mr. Conklinp then touched upon the subject
| of rebel war claims and denied Mr.. Randan's
| assertion that they are barred by the Four
teenth Amendments to the Constitution He
The error of the distinguished Speaker is
| the more puzzling because, as reported, ne
| said in another part of his address recently
that the Republican majority in Congress had
| paid 500 900 900 of such claims. This, pre-
| sumo, is true, If he means that Republicans
have voted to pay Union men whose property
| was taken for public use, the value OF the
property so taken. But whether correct IN the
amount or not he is certainly correct In say
ing that q vast sum has been SO paid. Does
not this fact clearly show that such claims are
not extinguished BY the Constitnn9'n. on
law making power would have not been sc
stupid or wicked as to pay them year aftel
| and this xyifhOnt member OF e1tnel
house ever suggesting that the Constitution
stood In the way.
DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY.
It n said that the Democracy have reduced
appropriations. 1 do not understand 1t. The
claim of economy Is no better than 1uggle
Here are the exact figures year by year, ke
publican and Democratic, of sums annually
appropriated for current expenses, stated IL
currency and gold: