Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-11-06

Commissioners.
3. BY aPpAnting to Office, boil. as Judges
of election special policemen and clerks sx-
elusively from their own parry. and IL, n,a.,v
Instances Incompetent and ia some of the pre-.
cibcis OF the most disrepuable. cisafaci,.rs.
aud denying appointments to any other class
OF our citizens.
4 BY delegating to the Marshal and Off
GERS nader him the power to appoint special
Policemen without themselves inquir;ne into
the qualifications or moral standing al said .olfi-
eers, ihss- attempting to throw tie resno,,s;-
biiity OF bud appointments. which they were
ready TO ACCEPT, upon their subordinafes.
,. BY suffering the judges Of election to
throw aside the boxes for rejected ballots. and
giving them no ADVICE as to their obligation
under the law to-ase them, and refusing 10
remove them from Of6ce for SO naniisssr a vi
citation of duty
The people thus aggs;eved appeal TO the
Governor OF the State for lef aud their on
y recourse, unless they resort to violence.
which they are anxious to avoid ut all reas~
enable sacrifices They have duly registered
under the law, and have taken fhe oath pre-
scribe By the constitution They have been
admitted to place on the resisiry By the on
~ recognised officers competent to perform
thai duty, aud his descision. according to the
Vp'n.on OF the Court Of Appeals. eauuat be
5ierfered with by any power IN the Stale
Are they to be left to the mercy Of Il political
combination, With arms in their hands. pnr.
sorting to act ia whatever they do under the
authority Of the law Z with no one to hold
them in check, or whose power over them they
are wiling to submit The Legislature has
conferred upon the Governor, with Il view to
Ehis aad like contingencies. which were ex-
peeted to-occur, the prwer OF removing these
Commissioners. during the recess Of that body.
II has no right to turn Il deaf ear. in tile
face OF such Developments as This examination.
has disclosed, to the just demands which have
osen Au'ade.ufqil htii. iAc peelae sf-ist upun
an impartial administration of the police and
election law Tlicy have Il right not only to
ask, but to demand it, because those who lie
sire 1t constitute more than three iourths Of
the registered voters of the city of Bainnore
The law was designed for the benefit Of. the
whole. not Of the few. Ii such Il stale OF
things Is now exists is suffered to continue.
who can fail to see that we Shall degenerate
iito hopeless siespe. isili. tne que, c.is-
zen. deprived OF his uglff at suffrage. will be
little more than Slave, subject to be tram
pied upon aud degraded at the caprice Of an
irresponsible oIigarchy Ii the men conipo-
Sing the police viii pledge themselves 10 re
main neutral and keep aloof from party esian
clements, | have desire to see any OF them
removed fur oFnlOus sake- | make great
aaloss,l"ee .of the ,oeheale positlen IN which
10y nave pesh P'acea: I uesire tosee them
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