Rensselaer Union, Volume 11, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1879 — False and Foolish Declarations. [ARTICLE]

False and Foolish Declarations.

The Democracy of Ohio demand* free and fair eleouon*, and to that end denounces all interference with elections by the military power; and to that end they also organised and carried on a most disgraceful system of fraud at the last State election in Cincinnati and other points in the State. They declare that “the experience of this and otheT countries has abundantly proved that the presence of troope at the polls t» destructive of freedom of elections, and Is incompatible with the existence of free institutions;” and to that end... the Democratic party has jperpetuated its power in every Southern State by means of rifle clubs and shotguns. They declare that the laws enacted by Congress to regulate the manner ot Congressional elections arc instrumentalities of fraud, force and corruptions by which the party in power uses the money of the people to corrupt and thousands of irresponsible ofticers to harass and coerce the voters, and yet the party in Ohio, in Indiana and all the Western States have resorted to these laws for protection when they were in the minority and did not have control of the State Election Boards. Where the Democracy have had control of the State Election Boards and the Republicans did not demand the appointment of Supervisors the Democracy have committed outrageous frauds upon the ballot-box, for which in a number of instances in Ohio they have been convicted. These Supervisors are appointed one from each political party, and they sit by and see that there is a fair election. The’ Democracy demand the repeal of this law, so that they will not be watched. Not one case can be named by any Democrat in the United States where these Supervisors have attempted to interfere with the freedom and regularity of an election. The Democracy of Ohio declare: “ That under the Federal Jury laws now in existence juries may be, and have been, packed and controlled, and that the highest interests of justice and free government require that these laws be changed so as to secure fair, impartial and independent juries in the Federal Courts.” If the Democracy refer to the Test-oatb, then the fact should be known that in the last aud present Congress the Republicans have expressed a willingness to vote for a repeal of the Test-oath law at any time the Democrats would introduce such a bill not coupled with any other measure. If there is any other cause of complaint against the Federal Jury laws, we are not aware of it. This declaration is an attempt on the part of the Democracy of Ohio to obtain votes by false pretenses. The Democracy of Ohio declare that “the Republican minority in Congress refuse to vote supplies to maintain the Government unless the majority will agree to the use of troops at the polls, and also to the maintenance of the unconstitutional, corrupting, violent and unjust Election laws.” The Republican minority in Congress are not capable of defeating any measure of legislation; their refusal to vote for a bill does not weigh a straw. The failure to pass the Appropriation bills rests solely with the majority. Bills are passed in Congress by the majority, and not by the minority, and the Democrats have the power to pass the Appropriation bills any day, without reference to any condition made by the minority. If the Democratic party can convince the people of Ohio that the minority is responsible for the infamy of the past ninety days of Congress, they may be able to carry that State. The Democracy of Ohio declare “that President Hayes, by his frequent interposition of the veto, has shown an utter disregard of the consideration and principles that induced the insertion of the veto power in the Constitution.” President Hayes has made less use of the veto power in proportion to the time of service and" the demand for its use than any President ever elected, and there was not a Democrat in the Ohio Convention who knew anything about the “ consideration and "principles that induced the insertion of the veto power in the Constitution.” The Democracy of Ohio declare that not a dollar should be appropriated by Congress to pay soldiers, Marshals, Deputy Marshals or Supervisors of election, to- interfere with or control elections. There never has been a dollar paid for such purpose, and no one is demanding that a dollar shall be paid for such purpose. No soldiers or Marshals or Supervisors have ever interfered with elections. No one case can be pointed out by any Democrat in the State of Ohio where the army has been used to interfere with elections, except by old Jimmy Buchanan to force a Constitution upon the State of Kansas recognizing human slavery, and this the Democracy of Ohio in convention approved. The Democracy of Ohio declare “ that the efforts of the Republican party to open and keep alive the war feeling between the North and South are to be condemned by every lover of his country.” Of course they are to be condemned. The Republicans have no right to keep alive the war feeling/ This should be left entirely with the Democracy. The Administration spent one-half the term in conciliating Democratic rebels. The President went to great length in conciliating the South, and was rewarded by denunciations of himself as a fraud and an attempt to starve him out of office, and yet he has done nothing to keep alive the war feeling, except to strive to keep the Government on a war footing, so that when the rebels who now occupy the capital get up a sufficient war feeling in the South to renew their attempt to destry the Union, he may be prepared to meet them. This is all the President has done. Itis all Republicans have demanded of him. If keeping the army alive is “keeping alive the war feeling,” then the Republicans are guilty. If, on the other hand, an, attempt to bulldoze the Executive, destroy the army and starve out the Government, and adopt the methods of Andersonville is keeping alive the war feeling," then the Democrats are guilty of it. —lndianapolis Journal. I