Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-08-07
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Arthur's Secretary of State, advised:
'If there are frauds In elections or usur-
pations In Office, let the remedy be
found in the courts Of the States or by
means of impeachment, Ur by the fire.
quently occurring popular elections.
We had better adhere to the Constitu-
tion and do as 1t says, which is, that we
shall guarantee to the States republic
can form ofgovernment." On January
IL, 1876, ats mass meeting held at the
Cooper Institute, New York, Mr.. Ev-
arts, now senior Senator from that
StAte, thus placed himself on record
against Federal interference with the
States:
"We want men to vote, and when
their chosen officers meet, and when,
without violence and without demon
strations of insurrection, they under
take to conduct and effect political gov
ernment, no soldiery can interfere with
them. These are two very firm lines of
limitations which, preserved, will pro-
tect the magnificent symmetry of our
Government for a people of 40, ,000, 900
as now, and Of 100, 600, 600 as hereafter,
and that the sole intervention of the
Federal power within the province Of
State authority shall be to suppress vio-
lence, and that even this Office 1t shall
not assume except when invited by the
supreme authority of the State, and that
supreme authority of the State Is named
In the Federal Constitution as the Leg
islature of the State.n aa i.
When the force bill of 1875 passed the
House the New York Tribune thus
Al, ~ IIUtl.o ,o.o,,sc:nno 0f
the bill are SO fiagrantly at variance
with the principles of all free govern
ment, and with the characteristic theo-
ries of the American system, that many
of us, though we know the desperate
character Of the Republican majority
at Washington, could not believe it
possible for the measure to pass either
House of Congress, but we underrated
the strength of the bad elements which
are driving the party TO its ruin" H
- In 1875 Mr.. Lodge was one of the
most outspoken opponents Of the force
bill.
Senator Hawley cannot surely vote
for the force bill. In 1875 he said In the
House of Representatives: -
81 cannot agree to put any further or
greater powers into the hands of any
President Of the United States. I think
the existing laws upon the statute
books are strong enough for the preser-
walton of all the rights guaranteed by
the Federal Government, full and
strong enough for the fulfillment and
discharge ofall the obligations resting
upon that Government. Why, sir, see
how the honest and candid man who
wrote that article in this mornings
Washington Repubtican regards ths
question. He closed as follows: sThs
passage of the bill is required to pre-
serve to the Republican party the elec
toral vote of the Southern States.
Well, now, the writer honestly thinks
that liberty, that justice, equality anG
fraternity will be trampled in the dus
if the Republican party does not sue
ceed. He thinks it will be a wise poll
cy to go to the very verge of constitu
tional power to perpetuate that party
in power. Icannot say that, Iprefel
to adhere to the doctrines that, ! think
will wear best far SO years to come, and
if need be, to 60 into minority"