Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1879 — The Last Veto. [ARTICLE]

The Last Veto.

Gen, Torn Ewing will be the next Governor of Ohio.

The war-worn veteran, Gen. James Shields, died a few days ago fn lowa, where had been visiting relatives.

We invite a careful perusal ot the speech of Hon. Joseph E. McDonald on first page of to-day’s Sentinel.

Thanks to Hon. Benj. It. Hill. U. 3. Senator from Georgia, for copy of his recent speech in the Senate. It is able, and clearly fixes the responsibility for the late war upon Tipsy. Chandler, Bingham & Co, radical loaders north, and Messrs. Toombs Yancey & Co., radical leaders, sou til.

Crown Point Star: The fact that Mr. Hayes stated unreservedly that he knew of no valid reasons why his approval Of the free election bill sbo’d be withheld and in a few days then - after allowed himself to b bulldozed into signing hi» nameto a veto thereof, reveals the contemptible littleness of the man in such glaring )iuht that neither Democrat nor Republican can have a particle of respect for him. Henceforth the Iraudulant occupant of the White ’House should be made to feel that ho is despised .is a weak m tided dud vacillating demagogue.

The following letter is one that the people should read and ponder well: United Status senate Chamber, ) Washington, D. C., May 17, 1879. f (ten’tleme.v Ihavehtid the honor to receive your letter of the 3d just., covering resolutions of a “joint caucus Oi toe Democratic membeis of the stem ral Assembly of the State of II linois.” It is hardly necessary for me to say that I am in favor of perfect freedom of elections from the inter'ernuce or presence of any part of the army at the polls, because that opinion was emphatically expressed on the floor of the Senate. i This is a Government of legal authority, founded on the constitution and laws made in pursuance thereof. One of the grievances of which our forefathers complained was that the king had quartered troops on them, and sound!, by military power, to coerce trmm into submission. It is little less than a public scandal, after a century ot national existence, that any party could venture to ui»k tho people’s approval of a species of tyranny that is for bidden in England and whenever else the parliamentary principal is respected. Very truly, David Davis. Hon. William A. Day ami Hou. Charles Robinson, House of Kepreabntativ.es, Springfield, 111. To have army interference at thepolls is now the supreme demand of the Republican party. The people will not permit it.

Indianapolis Sent inci: We have of late seen going the rounds yf the Republican press the statement thatßen Hill’ greatspeech in the United States Senate was to be used as al Republi -•an campaign document, but the following from the Hartford (Conn.) Times does not point in that dlrecimu. It says: . ‘lhe Republicans of Wisconsin have ordered 100,bOO eopi|es of Hen J ill’s recent .speech in the Senate lor Circulation as acampiiign document,” says the Commit. Yesterday we of-b-)’v<i the Courunt in gold it they w .mid publish Mr. Hill’s' speech in tie'ir daily and weekly editions. If it is agsod Republican nictit we are willing to aid in its cireu(ioii, ami .the ( (.iurai.it ought to assist. The <_ •••-.rant L-x made no response: "cd we are an ihorized by Mr,Samuel dutlmr, of Windsor, a responsible gentleman, to add fifty to ofir oiler.— So that the-Cuurant can get $l5O for 0 1 bl;.- hi ng this ‘ Hi publican campaign document.” It is a candid speech' genLlemtiiily am) argumentative Nothing would please the average Democrat more than for the Republicans to do just what the Wisconsin llepublicnns are reported to have-said they would do, but which they will not do. The Wisconsin conspirators would lather have 10,000 bayonets than 100,000 of Beu Hill's speeches to help them through

lii 1864 the Republican Stalwarts tried to defeat Abraham Lincoln because he had vetoed the reconstruction set. They denounced the modern Moses and saint because he signified his dissent to the proposition to place the Southern Slates in the hands of thieves and petty tyiants with an army within call. Lincoln piefeireii to continue the purely military "reconstruction” of the South. These Stalwarts were so mad at him for dur ing to veto their bill that they published a manifesto derailing, among other things, the following: “Their right and duty 40 eh <*k the encroachments of the Executive qh the authority of Congress. It (the [’residents action) is a grave Executive usurpa ion. '’An Execu live perversion of the Constitution. ’’Strides headlong toward the anarchy his pruelaniaiion. of the Sth of December inaugui ated. "A more studied outrageon the legislative authority of the people has never been perpetrated. “He has already exercised this dictatorial usurpation in Louisiana, and he defeated the bill io prevent its limitation.

“A grave accusation. 'A blow at. the principles pl Republican government. “liie body of the Union man of Congress will not submit to be impeached by him of rash and unconstitutional legislation. “If ti)c supporters of the Government fail to insist on this they become responsible for the usurpations they fail to rebuke “JLet them consider the remedy for these usurpations, and having found, fearlessly execute it.” To-day Jj.ayos vetoes an appropriacloi) bill because it has legislation attached to it which prevents the President fyom ordering the armv tothe polls Jo Interfere with the elee "-..J pUuut ci.th

joy ov*r the Act, and have signified theit cobsent that the President shall once more be admitted into their party. It is decidedly interesting. Our young friend Mervin O. Cissel has pulled up stakes from the Union office and moved his job jpress and other printing material into Leopold’s st< ne building, up-stairs, in room rear of Sentinel office, and will hereafter do business on his own hook. He intends to commence the publication of a straight, reliable republican newspaper soon, and should meet with the earnest approval and hearty support of all true republicans. The Union will probably continue to advocate republican doctrine so long as Calkins is lepresentative in congress from this district, but when the government pap ceases to flow in the direction of the consul, then we may look out for breakers. Air. Cissel is a gentleman of more than average ability, is republican to the core, and while we do not agree with him politically, we wish him unbounded success, financially, in his new enterprise. Here is our JST", Merve. Shake 1

The statement made by the Argus last week that a- sum of money was sebt Maj. Calkins last year by the Republican State Central Committee, to be used in doubtful legislative districts, with a view of saving the legislature to the Republicans, is entireld untrue. Not one dollar was sent Into tiie district by tho State Central Committee oi any other party. The silly story that Maj. Calkins used this money for his own benefit, is told only to catch j/udgeous.— LaPorte Herald. To the first part of the above statement we will »ay that our information came from very high and very credible Republican sources, and we might astonish our esteemed cotemporary if we felt at liberty to publish the names. As to the positive statement that “not one dollar was sent into the district, etc.,” our esteemed extemporary, we regret to say, is again getting sadly reckless in its statements. Our eotemporary evidently forgets that Wm. E. Chandler,..Secretary of the Republican Congressional Committee, testified under oath, but a few -lays ago, that SSOO was sent by his Committee to the 10th Indiana District. Perhaps SSOO of a corruption fund is too small for the Herald to notice. We ask Ihe reader to store all this up in bis memory. It may be useful after a while.—ZaPoj-fe Mryrts.

(SI. Louis Poßt-Dispatch.) j One Gs the military or “strong" I measures expressly intended for the ' perpetuation of Republican rule in the south was the law passed during Grant’s term in relation to United Slates marshils and supervisors at elections. Under this new and entirely unpre- ■ (indented law an army of over 26,000 supervisors and deputy marshals were appointed in the elections of 1876 and 1878. They were not used in the South. They were not used in the Nortn proper. They were not used in States that were decidedly Democratic, with the solitary exception of Missouri, ' and here only on account of the disI tritts in St. Louis. T tey were not I used in States that are decidedly Rei publican. The official statements j show conclusively that these 26,000 i marshals were almost entirely used in I the close districts of the close or mid- , die States. The closer tho district the ( more money would b.. spent in it for ■ marsl4¥s, and the official figures prej sented by Air. Thurman in his recent (Speech < beyond the shad- ■ ow of a doubt the significant coincidence of close or doubtful, or even i Democratic districts going Itepublij van wherever these marshals were ! most numerously employed. In Cincinnati, for instance, theDem- ' ocrats had carried both districts in j four successive electioiis by decided majorities until last yeai, when, by terrorism and corruption, these mar- • sluds stole both districts and gave ' them to till.' Republicans. i Ju this city a whole regiment 6? 1.- ■ 200 deputy marshals were employed iin jj r . Fiost alone received fully 1 J'o(!,'i.’tid these were almost used : in two Democratic wards to reduce or prevent Democratic majorities.— What wonder that a district which had never in its whole existence elected anybody but a Democrat, should ha. i been made to return a Redubli- • can?

In New York city, however, the I woihittg of this law was most infani- | ous, as thousands and thousands of I voteis were arrested by these marsh | uls without even a warrant, and, as it j was subsequently proven, without a i shadow of ground, and tens of thousI amhs Of voters were prevented by this I °* tcrrci'Din from voting at all. The character of these marshals' I was universally very bad. As a rule i the scum of the very lowest strata of the very lowest ot the population of i the l.uge cities were selected, nomi- , miilj to protect, but really to prosti- • ittie the ballot box. In this city, as ; in New' York, Cimfimiati, Philndel- ( pliia, etc., men served as United States , marshals who . had previously and I fr< (Itiently served their country'in the , jails and penitentiaries of the land, or were conspicuously qualified for | that service. In other words, every ■ rough, liter or va"grant, eyery.ihief, burglar, robber or I murderer who wanted to sell his vote i or those of Olliers, could do so by , taking the place ot “deputy marshal” during the election week, and leceiv- ' iog his pay out of the United States I treasury, under the provisions of the j law for the protection of the purity I of the ba lot: box.” .

I It is (his infamous lav which the ; American Congress has resolved io l repeal. i It is this infamous law which the ' executive, under the direction of the I stalwarts, is re. olved to preserve. I It is this infamous law which is re I ally more important than the bayonet I clause or use of the regular armv at * the polls. . It is this infamous clause which I look over half a giillion dollarsoutof 1 the treasury and into the pockets of ; the jail-bird marshals. I It is this infamous law which makes : Li’i Ct fiee elections impossible, and which, if allowed to continue, may , lead uj; to the farcical (elections under Napoleop 111., where officials pf the , Government could manufacture majorities at their will. And the repeal of this law by both Houses of flie American Congress is now vetoed by the first president who never was elected, but owes his place to fraud. 1 seems rather a natural flti>*-- »»F things in this last veto.

Report of Barkley Center School for second month, ending May 30th ;-rAumber of pupils enrolled 25; average duly attendance, 23. The names of those who were not tardy during during the month are Grace Nichols. Rebecca Nichols, Josie Nichols, Alva Nichols,- Jiva Grigg, Lizzie Grigg, Katy Grigg, and Brittle Marion— Those perfect in conduct and studyare Emma Shook, Jennie Shook, Mattie Shook, Bob’tTShook, Willie Gratner, Grac., Nichols, Rebecca Njchols. Josie Nichols and Brittle Mu Lon- A. C. Jones, Teacher. I Have now a splendid stock of Boots and Shoes which I am offering to my many customers at greatly re-

duced prices.

S. BAss.

This and next week is court week, which is characterized by the number of Boots and Shoes S. Baas has sold, and expect# to sell before its adjournment. Quick sales and small profits. Harper W. Snyder and Wiley H Pierce, of Remington; Col. Healy, of Goodljand: Frank M. Winkley and Miller'Ward, of Bradfor: Merrick, of Fowlei are in attendance oh the Circuit Court this week. . Tae best place to buy Groceries cheap is none other than Charley Platt’s, next door to A. Lecpold’s.— Cali and be convinced. Those in need of Boots and Sjhoes ; rfevili do well to call on S. Bass.