, 1880-09-29
The Law Which Authorizes Their
Presence at the Polls
Democratic Meas.
ure.
II Vas Voted Tor by Thomas 4. 1lendrfrky, En.
lei v. Voorhees,, William \. IIolmaa, and
Esery ntndtral In The Senate
and itonse.
It Was Opposed by Charles Sumner, Thad4
deus Stevens, James 4. Garfield,
and Other Leading Re-
publicans.
|! Was Designed by Democrats as Measure
10 Project Rebel Soldiers from Arrest
When FurIouehcd and Semi
Home 10 Vote.

Spstt,l to 1ndtanafr,lis Journal.
GnEESrlELD, 1nh., Srps. a5.--'rlrc DEM
ocrats nj this county held their grca, rally
here to-day. Ahaut 1000 uc.lpe vera IL.
town. Senators Thurman and Vest and
Franklin 1.atnlers spike. lly 3 o'clnck tho
streets Were CLEAR, md shortly after u martial
band retl,,dett the people tl,at tt Republican
rally WAS 10 ''p held III the evening on tho
Identical grnnnd Just deserted BY The d.
lnocra"y. IT WAS by for tic largest md
most enthusiastic OF the campaign on our
sIde. The whple Courthouse yart'. from tho
conrt-liouse To the street, was crowded, the
great majority being volerH, th0aEl, very
large number Of ladies' were a1sn present,
Tile lion. i. T. .|nl,nsnti, Of indianapolis,
spoke lrnnl tic same staful which had hut n
lew Eottrs before been occupied by the DEM
ocratic speakers. lie broke tue wholc force
Of Thurnan'S cfTau by showing that he had
iole.t nnd spnken III ,hc Senate
IN FAVOR tF ri:SsH,SlS6 JEFF DAVIS.
After discussing tic cry Of "troops NJ tile
poll" lie showed from the rccnrd That the
Law permitting the Nse nj troops Mt the 1,nlls
was Democratic measure. Thls point WIS
entirely new Nnd wns complete surprise.
When lie showed that the law had been slip
nort4l By Holman, FpDrl,ces, Wood, Sa,.ls-
hurry, aud r. y. Hendricks, the nudietco
burst into tremendous applause. And when
lie announced that Sumner. Stevens,
Chandler, a'sit;eli. fnEtirll lad voted nuatnst
II, the enthusiasm was rrsl0nbfrd. But the
| climax was reached when le exposed tho
reasonable recUrd Of Lauders., It Is ill-
famous beyo,id rxprrsslun.
Tile part nf Mr.. ,Inhnsun's speech In which
he exposed tho r"t.nrtl ot the Democratic
party concerning the law permitting the nsa
of troops at tlsr lH,li. il given below. On this
point llc said:
Ttnuls At THE POLLS.
Another ssserI!,.s.s,n af the general charge
Of Capitalization ,ili, hy De'nocrats against
tho ltep,l!,iican purity Is tcrscly expressed by
National Democratic platform Pit tho charge
IT, fellows:
tQih--The nresent Administration ia tho rep.
rKat to 81 .ho wih trnos s
~, 'tseulss tho people nnd i'nper'is their In
The accusation IL that the Administration
clafFIs t!le right ITO surround the, ballot
further. for nj! inen kno" that The thing has
not btell done. TIT, assertion slat this right
bus bcll claimed with A'iesiEn ITO tntlini-
date asttl nl'strnct tho elections" Ii situply
reply; 49,,
II Is LTHe t!1ft ING ld!n1niStfatl1n tltfc9
clalrl ll,at IT Is not only tllu right. but tho
duty, Of tl.e President. III proper cases,. no
surround tho ballol.l,oxt.s with trooI,s.h 1t
lIas aircntly been shown TINT the President
has thu power, by express statute, 70 lssg tile
Pursuant 70 the iifteehttl arttcle Of tho Cnn.
stltatl9n, Congress. May 81, 1870. enacted the
! following law:
Skc. s0!t: Al! olsixcns ct tho United statcs
De entitled A,lll allowed to VETO , . without
distinction, "f r,.ce. csI"r. or Previous condition
Dt servituae; Any ca1stitntl9n, law: altstum.
n,r, MT, + 'no c'''Fass MISUNDERSTANDING Ill., 81
:, Tlat Is ono Of tic laws that the President
u -....- -.-....-... ...........
The authority tu use military power in the
fecaxsed t is ~ nas stts M pproSed
Frb, ..5, l>,i1, IL ,lsl, Ii III fut1uwS:
sEa. alN:. No military ur t,nvus olror ar other
l,ersth GtIpae"d III the civil, military, or navul
srfyco # taa u,ilted S!nies shIla or,,tr erl!i9'
Ssv "r ss ~ "g ,,,, ns ~ t nr "
sa IT m ss !" VIII = o aaea ay tS e's
mus Of thu tJnl.el Suites o. 10 keep tho peace
Clearly. wllp, II is NECESSARY II, "rrpeitllo
nrmeI eiirn,irs III ii,s fInLt,I. Or Il, krrn liz,
Inucn ut Tic polis,' tho aruiy may lie en-
'qyi ana y ~, os;sn, ,Hr ;ss,"a d, 4, Se
| tied us u lvlu,ly. to be punished by ly uf,l
iunrism,nrnt in fhe Stnin lirfinn mt nxrert{-
| I'M tivr wars Nuw thfs IL: ria ,,t,iv Inv il,
| "i.tnn"n .j,"i,r, nxnitriiiv viii lin snhicrt
~ ,s. -, sba XIII, Ttis IL ti,n }mus
~ s"oi'S ~ wv iN'''s. h;s ~ Wse ''.M
lliluer when thc .tuu!ll!'hlfat!o!tl "
ellnrEcl ny tEo !'etnncrntle p'nitorlI'.
''GtNiNa tic r!ghl H. HhfSUNht A3
! bul!M-bOx with trOlps." Ihts il tho fnss Ut
which Democrats exhibit til much rE1 ntl
MN ms,rntint, n,,tt ,yh{rh ti,.v nt,,t,t,t,rn mi
9nly ~ i NJ, intt.n,us ,lct Of erntrnixuilo,l.
but ost aEr!,.t ,nast.rs u military IT,. tlts.
WilSltl. DFFanE w. inst sn!sress s ulof
lli1e sr'clll alteHlpls 10 enGet us ftpeNl.
| TllH repeating nctS WGru HttAcl!et lis Filters
! to tlIp nrlny appropriation bills, 50 M to
! eomtNl tlsa PseasA.ts to apptufs tlse sepeas,
or Glss tn ltsi. tla veto. which would .lcfeat
tho uptroHiallol's " well Us tue rrtenl; n!iu
tl,oy refused to MIKE the appropriation fnr
tlle snKEoEs y! INV aE,ns MunSSs coMWr,N
tatr wt .n shav p.,st ,,.s}rrd ''"' W aee'u'
"S.a'.' .'.''.' .sos '.'. '"a'"' ".'' ~, Nv.
'ro RErEA1' TIE i+A" n!s ~ p'snAND TIE
- ahMs'
Atall events, these n!trnpts were not abnt-
iot.l ilnll! thty iintl tWlct encountered tito
rrsst,lent's ye'0.
Tu give fl!l tDrce to thn p0IiEt Ntlt about
to make, II ls necessary ~ hhaw how fully
tth Drnlncratic party lAs comtHlttGa Itself
MI thtA subject. WEtlt tic fbru.Al nf tin