Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-05-13
The Late Veto.

Executive not only committed n dis
astrous political blunder in vetoing
the deficiency bill, on account of the
fair and equitable proposition it con-
tained for the appointment of deputy
marshals, but also made an egregious
ass of himself in assigning as the
reason for SO doing that he could not
approve bill having a rider upon it.
AT the same time he approved the
army appropriation bill, with the
rider TO prevent the employment of
the troops as a police at the polls.
This gave full proof of the hypocrisy
Of his reasons for the veto, and stamp
ed the act as that Of n fool or knave,
in either view one discreditable to the
Executive, and not defensible by his
partisans. The proposition itself, he
ing so fair and unobjectionable, pro-
viding for the payment of deputy mar
shals employed at elections when APP
pointed by the District courts in equal
numbers from the different parties,
and requiring them to be of good
moral character, was framed by Mr..
Garfield, accepted by the Democrats
and incorporated in the bill as a fair
adjustment of n vexed question, and
an admitted wrong. But the Frauds
veto has re-opened the fight, and in
vited contest in which he and his
party can gain nothing but dishonor
and defeat. Congress cannot surren-
der and vote to permit the funds of the
Government to be used for the pur-
pose of employing a partisan police
force to supervise the elections of the
people. If such officers are needed
to secure fair elections they certainly
should not be appointed in the exelu-
siye interests of single political par
". This fact viii commend itself to
tle judgement of every fair minded
man in the county, and that it may
De known 10 our readers what it was
that Hayes vetoed, We present the
rider precisely rs it passed Congress.
It il a resolution in these words:
{" "Resoirod, That hereafter special Dcpu.
u MArshals Of Elections, for performing
any duties in reference to any election
shall receive the sum of s. per day in fall
for their compensation, sld that all
appointments Of such Deputy Marshal.
shall be made by the Circuit Court Of the
United States for the district in which
such marshGls are to perform their duties
but should there be no session Of the Cir.
cult Courts in the States or districts where
such mRrshHls are 10 be appointed, then
and in that case the District Judges are
hereby authorized 10 convene their Courts
for the aforesaid purpose, said deputies to
De appointed In equal numbers from the
I
30 appointed shall bc we'll known residents
OF the voting precinct in which their
duties are to be performed. 7"
As we before remarked, this propo.
sition came from Garfield, and when
first presented to the House, was, with
. few exceptions, endorsed even by the
Republicans, and to-day the Republi.
can press is not slow TO acknowledge
the blunder of Mr.. Hayes. The Phila
delphia Erening Telegraph, an able and
thoughtful Republican journal, in the
kcourse of its comments upon the veto,
makes the following forcible remark:
upon the merits of the rejected resolu
ton and the wrong sought 10 be rene
died by it:
/" We think that every intelligent. fair.
minded man, who prefers an honest method
OF doing things 10 dishonest one, and
who believes that IL can be better secured
through the Intervention of the eminent
Judges Of the United States Circuit OF
District Courts than through the average
United States Marshal, will say that the
principle therein sought 10 be made The
Law Is wise, Just and fair. First Of all LEI
Il be understood that the clause which the
President rejected, without making any
criticism whatever upon it merits Is not .
Democratic measure, but = Republican one
the work Of that stanneh Republican
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lican voters of his district not long ago nj
a Republican Representative, and since
elected by Republican Legislature as .
Republican Senator. No one questions hi.
loyalty TO his party or 10 his country, and
he Is the sole author OF the wicked rider tc
the Deficiency bill which the President
vetoed"
The clause relative to the appoint
fment Of deputy marshals will now
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