Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-03-23

Radicals know 1T VIII neeu en-
forcing? Has any State, any
community, any class of people
committed itself OF themselves
to oppose its operation? Is
there any evidence that when
it becomes a law it will not be
respected and obeyed the same
as any other provision of the
Constitution? Is there need
for any legislation to enforce
it's provisions?
That little Section 2 is inten
ded to be the powerful and in
fuential means by which the
Radical party propose to per-
petuate its hold upon the Gen
eral Government. 1t means q
revolution, and this iniquitous
bill carries out the Intention
Anticipating that possibly in
some obscure locality some an
cient darkey may not be per,
mitted. to vote, and making
tbot oronndless authorization the
pretence, Congress takes from
the States the election of Rep
resentatiyes in Congress and
Electors of President and Vice
President. On the same ground
they may assume to control the
elections for the State Legisla-
lures, because the Legislatures
elect Senators to Congress
Thus they may grasp the whole
machinery of election for all Of
fees.
This little Bill which has
been 50 quietly put throghu the
House as to escape public at
tention altogether, creates in
every election district through
out the United States a Board
of three Commissioners of cleo
tions to supervise the voting
These Commissioners are to
nave Exclusive authority to re.
,eive the ballots" and they are
% make return Of the election
20 the Secretary Of the lnte-
'ior at Washington, who is
made the final sole canvasser,
and is authorized and directed
to issue certificates of election
to the successful candidates, or
to the party he chooses to de-
clare to be successful. There
is 10 revision; no appeal. This
lecision is final and absolute
This means corruption and
fraud. 1t means Radical ma
iorities under all circumstances
and in all places. 1t means the
pcrpetuation of the power of
the Williams who now rule at
Washington at all hazards and
despite all opposition. The
Secretary Of the Interior ap'
points these Commission ers.-
They are his tools, dependent
on him for their positions, an
swerable to him for their acts,
and ready, Of course, to do do his
bidding in all things. There
are three Of them in every cleo
ton district. That gives place
to fifteen hundred Radical
thieves in this city; four hun
dred in Brooklyn; something
like fifteen thousand in this
State, and perhaps seventy'flve
thousand throughout the
Union. The United States Mar
shals and their deputies are to
sustain the Commissioners, and
the United States armies are to
be stationed in our parks and
streets to overawe the people
and compel obedience to Radi'
cal behests.
Such is the last act Of degra-
dation and shame emanating
from the Radical oligarchy at
Washington. Are the people
ready to submit to it? Men OF
New York, citizens of the EN-
pire City, are you willing to
surrender at discretion to this
miserable faction of revolutions
lists? Your own State Consti-
tuition forbids the parade Of any
troops on election day. Ever
an innocent target-excursion /;
made unlawful at the time the
citizens are called upon to de-
post their ballots, least th'
sight of armed men might i'm
timidate some timid voters
But here is the whole army o