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The Democratic Programme

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Parent Issue
Day
9
Month
May
Year
1879
Copyright
Public Domain
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The special correspondent at "Washington, of the Buffalo Courier, maps out, aud probably correotly, the programme of the Democrats, with reference to pending measures, as follows : It is now well-nigh safe to assert that a separate billcontaining restrictions on the use of the army at the polls will be brought foiward and passed. The provisión relating to civil officers contained iu tlie vetoed army bilí, will in the separate measures probably be niodified, but the bilí will be so framed as tocompel Hayes squarely to meet the issue whether he will defend authorized use of' troops at the polls. If suoh a bilí should be vetoed then the purpose ou the part of the Democratie leaders is so to draft this army bill as to limit appropriations to detailed specific items of expenditures and to make no provisions for pajment of use of troops in keeping peace at the polls. So mueh for the army bill. It is understood the legislatiye bill will be passed by the senate, stil] retaining the raodification of the supervisors' lawand repeal of the jurors' test oath. Should Hayes veto this bill then the programme is to pass separate bilis embodying the desired legislation. There is no doubt Hayes would sign a bilí repealing the test oath. Should he veto the separate bill modifying the supervisors' law, then the legislativo, executive and judicial appropriation bill will be so framed as to specify the purpose for which every item of money is to bo expended by the executive and judicial authorities. Hitherto supervisors and deputy marshals have been paid out of lump appropriations.- According to this programme every issue in vol ved in the pending controversy will have to be met squarely by Hayes, and the Domocrats will make every easary appropnation forcarrying on the goverument but will witholct money which might be used in influenoingelections by meaus of troops and existing eiections machinerjc Republicans who think the battlo has been won byHayea are grievously mistaken. The democrat ie leaders are in very good humor over the situation. Eeports sent from here to radical papers picturing sorry deuioralizatious of the demócrata are absurd exaggerations and cause only amusement foT those who know the real situation. The Democratie party eau not afford to mako a blunder in 1880 by the nomination of a man who is not a thorough going partisan. It has had enough of Greeloyism. The campaign of 1872 ouglit to be suffloiently well remembered to prevent any well wisher of the party from trying to ham-string it in a canvass which bids fair to be easily won. A good man Judge Davis is; a valiant soldier Gen. Palmer was, bvtt noither of them could creato any enthusiasm. Their nomination would fall like a wet blanket over the party. Tilden, Bayard, Hendriekp, Thurman, &o., to be set aside for men whose political position in the past five years has been a matter of speculation, should not be considerad for a moment. " Boss" Keyes of Wisoonsin, says that Grant will bo the Rapublican candidate for President in 1880; that theEepublicans want oentralization- a man who will hold the reina tightly- a man with nerve ; that this is a great country, and the government must be administered with a strong arm. This is just the sort of a platform and candidato that would be most thoroughly beatón in 1880, and Democrats are well pleased to see the Grant Itepubliaan " boom." It ia Btated that Mr. Hayes' veto of the array appropriation bill is the first veto of a general appropriation bill in the history of the government, and the rirst veto ever sent to Congress because the bill rcpealod a law. But this is an ago of innovations. For instanee, this is the first Prosidont that ever owed his offico to frand, after having been rejected at the polls. Tho movement to nominate Horatio Seymour for Governor of New York, has callod out a letter positively and peremptorily decliuing tobecome a candidate. 1 -Ice a quarter of an inch in thickness was found in exposed positions in Jaekson on themoining of May 1. It was feared swelling peach buds sustained serious injury. -The Battle Creek city council is also deadlocked. The nearest they can come to an agreement on the question of appointing city officers is to elect a deputy marshal with lots of rank but no pay. - An Adrián bride who neglected to piy for her bridal trousaeau before her marriage, had the misfortune to have the set-out gobbled by a deputy sheriff ut the depot as she was about starting on her bridal tour. -In the noted " deadly assault" case of Sim Pugsley against H. H. Brovvn, of Battle Croek, a witness swore that the blow given by Brovvn upon Pugsley's head " sounded liko a big pumpkin falling on frozen ground." - A Michigan Centrnl engineer found his engine all bloody last Sunday night, and parties who were eent up the track lbund that Henry öalaup had been struck and killed, between Grass Lake and Leoui. His body was torn to pieces. - Rev. L. D. Palmer, ex-pastor of the Battle Creek baptist church, has applied for membership in the ehurch again. The opposition to him at that place fear he is fishing for the pulpit and that a majority of the church are in favor of him. - A tramp wearing good clothes ani kid gloves asked a Kalamazoo Iady fon oup of coffeo. Seating hiiuself at th table he sipped the coffee and then tool a' can of honey and anotherof preservec meats from his pockets and proceedec to regalo hiinself. - The Sho-wae-cae-mettes of Monroi have recei ved their new fouroared, pape; shell, built for thera by Waters & Son Troy, N. Y. It is a little narrower and about forty pounds lighter than their oíd boat, a beauty as to model, and apparently porfeet in all respects. Itisprobably the finest shell in America. - Two years ago from 150,000 to 200,000 young eel8 were placed in Grasa Lake, together with 200,000 young white fish. We are informed that it is unknown whother or not the latter survived, but early this spring over one hundred deadeels washedashoreembedded in ice. They were from seventeen to twenty inchos in length. - W. Wheaton, formerly superintendent of the Kalamazoo división of the L. S. & M. S. It. K., and well known in railroad circles, was found in the railroad depot at Buffalo, N. Y., a few days since, under circuinstances which left no doubt of hi insanity. His brother was notifled,. and by him he was promplty faken to Lansing, plaeed, iu the look up over night, and removed to the Pontiac asylum on the Dext day, It wagthe oíd oíd story. Friends, reputation, wealth, all yielded to appetite. He registered himself at the Island House, Toledo, as Wm, Wheaton, Prince of Chriet.

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