Rutherford Hayes actually said...

To establish the principle of this bill is to make a radical, dangerous, and unconstitutional change in the character of our institutions.

I earnestly urge upon your attention the necessity of making immediate appropriations for the maintenance of the service of the marshals and...

Believing that it was not the intention of Congress to require such repayment, the bill is returned without my signature.

The States may employ both civil and military power at the elections, but by this bill even the civil authority to protect Congressional ele...