The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-12

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~ra.s sovereign right e tie Uai.ea
states necessarily follows - officers AND
@SehsS everywaeTe tasy 80. projecting and
maintaining t1era n tAe GtschRrge oF Ehstr
duties. Congress has accordingly, hv sec-
ton a-.s o. t1a revised statutes. aIT-9pr-
}zea tae president - Gse nc armed forccs
q inc government n aid OF state aafhcv5-
les when required 5y Che-n as provided tn
ne co2si5t ta1ion. ard has a1so BY lAe fol-
4oWins section. &-.2S, authorized him %
employ s1eh foryes ap0n hss 0wn 5GaE-
ineHt alone. against 'an3awful ofss trglc-
Tsons. con1asnat!ons Or &sSelnolaxes CT Per
sons, II whatever stale o. territory there
- ne laws of he United states nay be
forcsosy opposed o. the execution thereof
terctoly obssracte3'
1t Vas under the power conferred ny
TIE section last named That the late ~
hfl.!on was suppressed. Mr.. Bryan's doc-
'r.ne that this law Is unconstitutional -
more dangerous than that of Secession,
The latter at ieasE LETT the government
Sen3e power ana authority n the territory
wA!cS chose 20 remain. Mr.. Bryan's xetlid
reduce &c - the idle min1icrv of Ehe state
1T WAS 20 moro intended 70 make tne
general government dependent upon tho
states with respect 20 the matters commit
ted % Z. than 70 make the states subject
10 the general government with respect
20 cAe rights reserved 70 them AS the
general government is authorized 20 main
tain regular army and navy. which the
states can not do. "a the militia OF ait
the states Is subject 10 the direct call as
the president. il was natural thas the
states should be made % cal On Il for ali
against violence, but there IS no reason
why i should cali or wsi. on them Tor
protection Itself
What I have said S. well known 10
II - chieiy intended Cor The people az
large. before whom the subject has now
been brought.
Il wal recall in this connection the FOL
lowing resolution proposed by the Hon.
John W Daniel, or West Virginia. VINO
was president 81 the convention whlc
nominated Bryan. which was passed hN
the senate July IL. 1884 Congressional
Record. page s. ess3), without apparent dis
sent:
q" Resolved, That the senate iudarse the
prompt and vigorous measures adopted
nv the president Of ,he United states and
the members of his administration. 20
rerulse and repress by military force the
interference or iawless men with the du@
process Of the laws Of the United states
and With the transportation Of the mails
Of tha United States. and with commerce
between The states.
The action el ihe president and his al
support OF the laW-abidinE masses OF t1s
people or tbe United states. and hc vii
be supported by AL departments of tae
government and ny the power and rt-
sources of the entire nation.
1T must be that Mr.. Bryan, amid the
many demands on his time and attention.
has fallen into An insdvertence. / cannot
believe that he really thinks the presltent
has no power under the constitution and
laws 70 maintain the government entrust-
"a &c his charge. Nor can ! believe mat
Mr. Bryan means 10 promise, or % permit
others 10 think ne has promised. not te
interfere If he should be elected. and Z
the suppression - such riots as those ~
1894 should arise during his term ! wsll not
lightly question either his knowledge as
3 lawyer or his sincerity "a 2 public man
Certainty his letter IS generally mlsunder~
stood. unless it means either jha; Nr-
Bryan thinks the pre siient has 10 power.
or that ha would himself not Csc II X
elected. (Signed.)
"JIrDSON HARMON"