Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-06-22

section thCfp Us u forfeit Oh SJuD TO
the aggrieved; is there not 7 There
is an action on the case is there noty
Full costs and counsels fees; are
there noty If this Is not payment to
tho prosecutor and as induccment to
prosecute, what is
What does the learned gentleman
from New York Mr. Davis mean by
an inlormorg Does he mean what ]
mean The man who gives iniorma-
tion and prosecutes for money, for
filthy lucrc-that man, say, is an in-
former. That is what is meant by an
informcr under our revenue laws is
il not2 That is tho definition given
by tho courts is il not /? But the
lhlOrmers under the lnternai revenue
law are saints in heaven compared
with the horde Of hungry Office seek
era and interested parties who, in.
frmed by zealotry, avarice and ran
cor, will be enabled by this bill to go
South and North, and play the part
Of Federal policc-spics and infOrmcrs,
to siiflo the free voice Of the people
in their elections.
VIII the gentleman from New York
I Mr. Davisl If still unbelieving, read
the third secliong There, too, is
penalty Of $500 to tho aggrieved and
an action and costs and counsel fees.
SO in The fourth section.
! could also show that by lawyer
craft or somo other craft no provision
is made in this bill to punish the in-
former for bearing false witness,
which this bin instigates and pays
for, against bis neighbor Is this an
oversight II so. il is too late TO cor
rect il. We must take tho whole bill
or none.
might show also here the odious
provision of the twentieth section as
TO prcsumptive evidence; the pre-
sumption OF guilt and then the heap
ing. in cowardly way, of the Guns
prOLdHdi on the defendant TO show
that be is innocent.
! pass that and other enormities
aud deformitics TO speak Of the last
point
By this bill. as have shown, you
propose TO call in the army and the
militia as posse comiiutHs to assist in
carrying out your plans Of conquer
ing the free ballot ! perceive in
these plans conflict Of jurisdiction
that will inevitably como between the
Federal government aud the States il
this bill becomes law. Sir, ] mean
by this no threat. But when gentle.
men talk glbly about going TO New
York and using the power OF Federal
government TO regulate elections there
in tacir interest, and against the pop
ular will, as they have in the South,
! do not know and ] cannot say how
such assaults upon the freedom Of that
great city will be repclled. | only
know that in some bold, manly way
bciittiEg a great people they will be
rcpcllcd. Make sure of that, gentle.
mcn. You cannot safely intrcuch up
on the freedom of the ballot You
have debased its mode of exercise
here and in the South, but you cannot
control it by Federal force for Radical
purposes in Now York. DO you not
know-if not, will tell you-that
the voting IN New York city is car
ried on in perfect pcaceg All testify
to this who have been in Now York
on election day. 1t is so quiet you
would not know IL to be election day.
Gentlemen talk here about elections
ia New York as if they were held IN
der the influence of whisky, bribes,
vice, &c. Now, the simple fact is that
in or about the room where the polls
arc held you see no crowds aud no
rows, as you do in Illinois, in Ohio, or
in Now England. There is no drunk.
enncss you SEQ one or two policemen
there 90 prevent a possible trouble
The ballots are placed in the various
glass boxes. Any one can see bis bal
lot fall like the poetical "snow fake"
IL thcro have been frauds heretofore
IN the city of New York, the Repub.
lican police, which has had the super
visory function over the registration,
had rs much to do with it as any one
of any party. Add such frauds to
some extent are ibcidcatal toull great
cities of diverse interests. where men
arc absorbed in the hurried pursuits
of wealth and luxury.
In conclusion. repeat that laws
like this will be imperative and inel-
fcctual. 1t may provoke, as il is in
tended, trouble, collision, riot aud
bloodshed. but its peusllios will be
ecorncd. This will be the case in
New York city, upon which We were
informed this bill was intended to
operate, the registration clause os
pccially.
Nor will II aid Radicals TO carry
elections. The clamps OF the Rcpub.
lican party at Albany have been fixed
on that city By State legislation and
city commissions for years Every
year brought fresh dissatisfaction
with this system OF government un-
/ til the revelation Of last year. al.
though the Republican party had the
police of New York city; although
they had all the power TO control, ar
rest md punish rcpctilions and fraud
ulcut voting, yet a large majority has
been rolled up there against the Re.
publican party with evory year No
intelligent man, whatever he may
think of some OF the sores ofthc body
polite. aud Of some Of The incidents
inscparablc from a great city, but
will believe that New Yorl, is bccom.
ing more and more Democratic every
day, and that this bin will still further
add to its Democratic strength
Therefore, it ought TO be entitled "a
bill to secure the supremacy of the
Democratic party and the increase OF
its votes in New York city
Mr. Allison. Why did you not
vote, then, for this billy
Mr. Cox. do not vote here to in.
crease or aggraudize party. | hope
that my friend from Iowa votes on q
higher plane than that. lie is SO Sc
rene, kind, and handsome. laugh.