The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-06
DEMOCRATIC EDITORS.
They Protest Against HlEhhnnded Repub.
lIcan Proceedings In Congress.

They Protest Against Highlander Repub-
lican Proceedings In Congress.
BALTIMORE, July 5.-The Maryland Demo-
cratic Editors Association held special ses-
sion hero to-day TO consider the political situa-
ton In tho state. An address to the people
was decided upon AMI prepared. After calling
attention TO the issue in the next campaign
and the Importance OF tho contest. the editors
say:
Tho Republican party in Congress has
framed. and the House has passed q Federal
election law contrary to the Constitution, and
which Is designed to take away from the people
the right to elect, untrammeed. their own Rep
resentatives. While that party has always
boosted that this was government Of the peo-
pie, by the people, md for the people, this
measure l. framed upon contrary sentiment.
1t implies lack OF patriotism, q lack OF hon
esty upon the part Of the people, and assumes
superior virtues in Federal over State officials.
The promoters Of the scheme who forced It
through the House under the caucus lash have
not lost faith in the people. They have real
lied that their acts have demonstrated the
party's unlltness TO rulo. and the bill is de-
signed to perpetuate their power in spite Of
public sentiment. The Constitution never in
tended that Congress should assume any such
power where the States had acted. Tho
primary right TO order and direct Congress
power OF Congress is only secondary. 1t has
power 10 act should the states refuse or
neglect to provide for the election of Repre-
sentatives. No such contingency has arisen,
and 1t Is usurpation. contradiction. aud revo-
lutionary for Congress TO assume TO interfere
with the rights OF the states.
Not content to rely for further lease of power
upon such measure. the census enumerators
were enIoined to secrecy in order to allow OPP
pottunity to Jugglo the returns of tho lsopula-
ton to suppress Democratic representation in
Congress and the Electoral College. Such
bill is only what might have leen ex pected
from u party that proceeded without rules for
nearly three months in order TO pack the
House with unclected members to make sure
OF u safe ma ority to carry through partisan
measures: that atterward clothed the speaker
with a power moro autocratic than ever before
welded in a Legislative body in this country.
and that has passed bills with less than q
quorum contrary to the consultations.
civil service reform under Republican rule
worst days OF Grant SIN. whom nsrotism
ieigned. and public Office was a rewa d Tor
partisan political work OF questionable charac-
ler Harrison has located in the Federal Ser
vice rs far as he could all his relatives to the
third and fourth deg ee, and while PROCESSING
10 favor civil ScrN leo reform he permits the law
to lie openly and shAmefulIy violated. and he
msclf WAS party TO II in rostponiuG putting
the railway mail service under civil service.
Jules, until nearly, every Democrat was replaced
by IL EepuhliCan."
In conclusion. the Democrats in the State
are asked TO pull together and with able can
didateS MARYLAND will send solid delegation
Of the Democrats TO tho lfty-second Congress.