Vetoes and political clash over army bill in 1878 Congress
The piece reports President Hayes vetoing the army appropriation bill over a provision about keeping peace at the polls. It details sections limiting military interference, senatorial views from Georgia and West Virginia, and Times editorials praising restraint and constitutional balance.
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Sherman Speech at Mansfield on Resumption and Election Laws
Secretary Sherman visits Mansfield Ohio on January 5 and delivers a broadside defending the resumption of specie payments, gold backing, and government power. He rails against repeal of election laws, touts national credit, and laments fraud in urban voting while praising the federal government’s supremacy and wartime sacrifices.
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