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Garfield’s Revolution Debate Pushes Free Consent Clash
The speech by Mr. Garfield of Ohio denounces the cries for government disruption as revolutionary coercion. He argues free consent underpins law and accuses Democrats of threatening to starve the government to force policy. He recalls Civil War era battles and defends constitutional order amid partisan strain.
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