Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-01

pose 1t, to suppress and punish those
who in any wise interfere with the exer-
else OF its lawful powers. The fact that
that there are within that territory other
governments exercising sovereignty over
all matters not so committed to il can
make no difference under our double
form of government, the essential princi-
pie of which it is a partition OF powers
to be exercised independently over the
same territory.
The sovereign right of the United
States necessarily follows it's Off
GERS and agents everywhere they go, pro-
tecting and maintaining them in the
discharge OF their duties. Congress has
accordingly, by section 1897 of the re-
vised statutes, authorized the president
to use the armed force of the govern
ment in aid OF state authorities when re-
quested by them, as provided in the con-
stitution and has also by the following
section, 529S, authorized him to employ
such forces, upon his own judgment
alone, against unlawful distractions,
combinations or assemblages OF persons.
in whatever state or territory thereof
the laws of the United States may be
forcibly opposed, or the execution there
OF the laws of the United States may be
forcibly opposed, or the execution there
OF forcibly INSTRUCTED.
1t was under the power conferred by
the section last named that the late re-
bellion was suppressed.
Mr.. Bryan's doctrine that this law 10
unconstitutional is more dangerous than
that Of secession; the latter at least left
the government some power and author
ity in the territory of the states which
should choose to remain. Mr.. Bryan
would reduce it to the IDEAL mimicry of
the stage.
1t was no more intended to make the
general government depend upon the
states with respect to the matters com,
mitted to it, than to make the states sub
ject to the general government with re-
spect to the rights reserved to them.
AS the general government is author
lied to maintain Il regular army and
navy, which the states cannot do, and rs
the militia of all the states is subject to
the direct call of the president, it was
natural that the states should be made
to call on it for aid against violence, but
there was no reason why it should call
or wait on them for protection to its.lf.
What / have said is well known to
lawyers and students Of the constitution.
1t is chiefly intended for tho people at
large before whom the subject has now
been brought. I will recall in this con.
nection the following resolution proposed
by the Hon. Jno. w. Daniel, OF Virginia,
who was president Of the convention
which nominated Mr.. Bryan, which was
passed by the senate July II, 1894, Con
gressional Record, page 5000 without
apparent dissent.
Resolved, That the senate endorses
the prompt and vigorous measures adopt,
ed by the president OF the United States
and the members OF his administration
to repulse and repress by military force
the interference of lawless men with the
due process of the laws OF the United
States and with the transportation Of
the mails of the United States and with
commerce among the states
The action OF the president and his adj
ministration has the full sympathy and
support OF the law abiding masses Of the
people Of the United States, and he will
be supported by all departments OF the
government and by the power and re-
sources Of the entire Nation.
1t must be that Mr.. Bryan, amid the
many demands on his time and attention
has fallen into an inadvertence. l can
not believe that he reallys thinks the
president has no power under the con-
stitution and laws to maintain the gov
eminent entrusted to his charge, nor can
1 believe that Mr.. Bryan means to prom
Use or permit others to think he has
promised not to interfere if he should be
elected and the situation OF the riots Of
1894 should arise during his term.
will not lightly question either his
knowledge as lawyer or his sincerity as
public man. Certainly his letter is
generally misunderstood unless it means
either that Mr.. Bryan thinks the presi-
dent has no power or that he would
himself not use it if elected.
(Signed) JUDSON HARMON.