The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-08-31
UNPARALLELED OUTRAGE,

we give tue particulars vi Tue 0OOve IN
famous transaction Us We CLEAN them from
authentic sources. This last, great fraud
casts completely into the shade every thing
Of dishonest nature that either party has
ever brca,hed agains. their opponents. The
following, giving in brief the legal organl-
zaton Of the Kane precinct, we clip from
an extended article in the IIawkeyc:-
sit is known 20 our readers that there is
a large scope Of country on our western
border occupied bv u multitude of MIR
mons. The bulk OF tina, people have resi-
ded in that portion OF our State ever since
they were driven from their last temple
home, Nsuvoo. A law was passed by our
Legislature au,horizin. tho Judge Of the 4lh
District to organize that part Of our State
Into county, whenever in his opinion the
public good should seem To require it, Tha,
law was approved on the 9th February,
1917. Numerous efforts have since been
made to have that country 70 organized.
Up To this time these Efforts have been un-
awaiting. The only remedy The Mormons
possess is found in law passed June IL,
1915, organizing kishkekosk county, the
name al which was changed bv the Legis-
lature 10 Monroe, Jan. ~. lsiS. A clause
in that law enacis that "the territory wcsf
ot' said co,inty-now Monroc-be, and the
same is hereby attached to the county Of
klshkcko>h, f"r election. revenue and Judi
cial purposes" The Constitution. in ntldi.
ton, guarantees that .anv country attach.
ed TO any county for judicial purposes shall.
unless otherwise provided for, he consider
ed as forming part Of such county, for cleo
ton purposes"
"The law is so explicit that all can see
that the territory wcSt nj Monroe county j.
absolutely included. There is, however.
quite large number Of these citizens who
reside north Of The western line Of Monroe
For these there is no law They have no
means Of pro,ec,ion--no remedy. They
NAV be ever SO much ANNOYED, but the
Judge of the 18th Judicial District refuses To
assist them in removing the ANNOYANCE
But at these We are not To speak nj present
Every hnmarc man will saw that as long
rs they chcose to reside within the limits
Of the State the s.puhlic good requires
them To he protected by its Constitution
and laws.
"ln accordance with the law of June IL.
1915, tho Commissioners of Monroe caun.
" established, some time since. a precinct
tor election purposes west ot that county,
and called il kane Precinct. As oncrou..
aud announcement a. it was. n large number
Of the citizens residing within The limits oi'
this precinct, although living great dis.
lance from il, attended the polls aud voied
at the late election. Alter counting aud
certifying 10 the number oi votes thus poll
ed, by the judges appointed BY the Co,nmis-
sinners q! Monroe county. the Phi books
thus certified were forwarded 10 Princeton.
the Count, Sent of Monroe county by one
OF the Judges Of the election. A noted pol.
itician from Burlington arrived there da,
or two before, aud was sill there when the
poll b""ks arrived. b, appliances which
he we'll knows how IL use, IL is supposed
TINT he had prevailed upon the Count,
Clerk to decline receiving these returns.
The Clerk, nj any rate, did refuse 10 re-
ceise them on the eroand of their not hav-
Ing been polled within the county The
gentleman who brought them endcavored
To show the clerk the illegali,y of such
proceeding, and finally placed the sealed
document in the Clerks hands. lie then
remarked that bis duty was performed.
whatever might he the result. This placed
the Clerk in mn awkw ard predicament. liz
laid the package on the table, and either
that evening or the next morning. the seal.
cd packet, containing an account Of the
ballots east In Kane precinct rds missing.
IT HAD BEEN STOLEN.
The following extract is from the Des
Moincs Valley Wing. The editor Of which.
Mr.. Howell, was upon the spot nj the time
Of the return Of the Votes and is, therefore,
cognzant Of tho whole yillainous iransac-
tom
.Abont the third Of July last the Com.
missioners 81 Monroe county organized pre-
cincts nj Pisgah aud kancsviIle under The
law attaching the country west III the organ.
lied counties 10 those counties for election
purposes. This organization was procured
al the request u the inhabitants of those
precincts. aud the whole superintendent aud
arranged by Lpcoir"s. the principal Que
ia the business being W. Clark. n candidate
on the l.ocoiure tche, in Monroe Co.
'ln organizing the precincts these men
and the Commissioners were very careful
10 have everything fixed up according To
law, 50 that the .Whi.s could take no adj
vantage Of it," At that time they expect
I" get the vote Of those precincts; aud n
week later than that Glen. Dpdge in pub
lie speech At Edd,vile ,hreaic ned the wing
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