Daily Republican., 1880-03-18
nemocracy and ReyoIutieD.

intention of the Democracy to elect th
next President by fraud and force
Fiery political speeches were delivere
in Congress yesterday on the bill lin
iting the powers Of Marshals and Dep
mites at the polls, and it looks now al
if all the partisan attempt at Legislation
Of the extra session was to be Tough
over again. The brigadier majority il
Congress are in about as bad position
as they we'll could be at the end Of the
late extra session owing to the indefsn
sible course they seem to be pursuing
in connection with the Fedora
Election laws. The Supreme Court
having lately affirmed the constitution
atty Of these laws, the bfigadie-s and
their followers have no possible excuse
for the stupendous laundering which
is marking their course and which made
not only tho extra session Of Congress
necessary, but rendered it scandalous
and disturbing to the prosperity and
material interests of the country. The
Democrats during the extra session
stood squsrely upon the assumption
that the Federal Election laws were
unconstitutional and as they contrived
to make not only all their follow rs,
but number Of Republicans as well,
believe that they were right, they
manufactured for themselves q consid-
cradle amount Of sympathy, but now
they have no such excuse to fall back
upon. II is made plainly apparent by
the recent decision of the Supreme
Court that they were altogether wrong
in their opposition to the enforcement
Of the laws and that in compelling the
President to cali an extra session they
did ii without the least reasonable
excuse.
It was felt at the time that the Dem
eerats in Congress had assumed a most
serious responsibility in forcing an ex-
ira session which entailed upon the
Treasury an enormous cost, but through
the disturbing influence it excited, it
sntailed very much larger cost
upon the business of the country
in the shape Of indirect losses. In a
political point of view the Democrats
themselves were the principal losers,
as very early through the offensive
harangues of such men as Hill, Butler,
Chalmers and other rebel brigadier
leaders, disguised the country general
ly and weakened the hold of the Dem
ocracy upon its respect and confidence.
The attempts to coerce the President to |
surrender to the Legislature some of
the NEST valuable powers and functions
of the Executive Department of the
Government we're regarded with the
greatest alarm by the people who saw
that if the President yielded to the
pressure brought to bear against him,
some Of the strongest props and stays
of the Constitution would be knocked
away, and instead Of there being three
departments Of the Government to act
upon and check the illegal designs of
one another, the entire power of the
Government would be usurpsd by Con-
gress or even by single branch Of
Congress. This attempt at centraliza-
ton by Congress- was very wisely frus-
trated by the courage of Republican .
President in the exercise of the veto
power. Unable to make q stand the
brigadiers in Congress, led by Mr.. Bay .
ard, who would have been rebel brig :
adler had his State seeded, are resort
ing again to the petty device of refus-
ing Inappropriate money to pay the .
United States Marshals AMI Supervis-
'rs. This refusal they know must en-
oarrass the eUnited States Courts, be- a
,auss the Federal United States officers 8
'annot continue to discharge their v
luties without pay. What the Demo-
'racy have to consider now is that they
made then selves responsible fer all the
'os: and disturbance of the extra SOS. b
lion, for the loss it inflicted upon their fl
party and for the benefits it bestowed s
apon the Republican party upon prem #
ses altogether false and upon ground r
which the Supreme Court has cut away y
rom under their feet. Notwithstand- b
ng all this experience of the past 81
re find the Democratic majority in q
congress starting on the same course v
which must eventually have a more q
disastrous ending. They cannot help
mt know that such a course must have
similar result, and yet from present o
ppearance the battle is again to be I
ought over on the same ertunl. What .
the reason they are forcing this q
uestion before the people again just 8
fter the verdict of the people against a
nem' No popularity can be gained :.
y it. The people are no more in favor 4
such legislation now than they were q
1878. There must be some end in =
lew which~bears different interprs- 4
alton from the ostansibIe obiect sa+