Year: 1879

real danger to the permanence OF the Re-
public until the sycophants and fiatterers
of General Grant conceived the idea Of
electing him third time. II, against all
our precedents and traditions, he could be
elected thrice he might be reelected indefi-
nitely by the aid of military glare and
fame, and the American Republic seemed
for the first time in real danger. But
this danger has been dispelled by the
potency of on aroused public sentiment,
Although France, our ancient and honored
ally, is still disturbed by the aspirations of
pretenders, we are exposed to no corre-
spending danger since the collapse of the
great hippodrome performance which had
been planned for escorting General Grant
across the continent from San Francisco.


The Presidents veto Of the Supple
mental Appropriation bill making provision
for the payment Of United States marshals
and their general deputies for the fiscal
year commencing to-day is in substance a
repetition of the objections urged against
the Judicial Appropriation bill as originally
sent to him tor approval The President
regards the present bill as forcing upon
him the alternative either to allow neces-
sary functions Of the public service


to be crippled or suspended for want


of the appropriations required to keep


them in operation or to approve legislation


in violation OF his constitutional duty. He


chooses the former position, although he
sets forth the importance Of the duties OF
the marshals and their deputies in man
ner forcible enough to have been accepted
as sufficient justification tor different
pass the bill over the veto, and the
President subsequently transmitted a
further message earnestly urging upon
Congress the necessity of making
appropriation for the pay OF marshals and
their deputies before the adjournment.
The republicans, both in the Senate and
the House, backed this appeal by propo-
sitions to pass the bill that had just been
vetoed without the Objectionable sections,
but in both houses their failure was de-
cisive. In the Senate motion to indef-
nitely postpone the subject prevailed by
significant majority.


The position of the majofity is now SO
well defined that a postponement of the
final adjournment to-day by filibustering
tactics will be idle. 1t is certain that the
democrats will not make any appropriation
for United States marshals that does not
positively prohibit the use of dollar of
the money for the expenses Of supervisors
of election and special deputy marshals,
or the incurring of any liability for such
expenses. The proceedings yesterday in
both houses preclude the thought that any
break will occur in the democratic ranks on
this issue The result must be the adjourn
ment without any appropriation for United
States marshals and their general deputies
This will not seriously interfere with the
public interests or justify the calling of an
extra session. The President exagge-
rates the gravity OF the situation
in his veto and in his subsequent
message urging that the appropriation be
made. The marshals and their deputies
can continue to perform their duties under
the law without an appropriation bill, only
they will be subjected to the temporary in
convenience of postponement of their pay,
which, however, they are certain finally to
receive. They may be compelled to submit
to the payment of interest If they desire to
borrow money on their claims against the
government, but we venture to pre-
dict that not O single marshal or
deputy marshal will on that account
resign his position or refuse to perform its
duties. They will only be in the position
occupied by the officers and privates of the
United States Army two years ago. Then
the republican Senate defeated the Army
Appropriation bill because it contained pro-
visions inserted by the democratic House
similar to those which have been approved
by the President in this years bill,
and the soldiers were left without their
pay, and were obliged to get along as well
as they could tor many months. TO summon
Congress together again would be profitless
in view of the positive ultimatum of the
majority, and President Hayes is too calm
in judgment and too even in temper to be
Wiling W put ING iHeHoers W ahHoy"n
and the country to expense unnecessarily.
Brsides, if his desire is simply to protect
the supervisors of elections and the special
deputy marshals who act as their assist
ants, it is accomplished by the failure of
the appropriation. Those officers stand
now in the same position as United States
marshals and their regular deputies, and
can be appointed and perform their duties
in the few cases in which they will be re-
quired in the next election, only that they
will have to wait for their pay until a future
day. 1t is to be hoped, therefore, that Con-
gress will finally adjourn without any
proftless delay that the President will
abandon the idea of another extra session,
which would be iarcical and that the repub-
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