Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-15

and tie gentleman from Ohio had Sail thst
there was no such thing IN the bin. he charge
OF New York, was got together s. inspectors
ct elections, but they falel 20 carry IL
Ec ard these deTroralizsd the Federal power in
New York, and when the Governor come there
the corrupt Federal authority there covered
before the msiesty o. the people. tie asked
why the republican party rave mp al lts time
20 The control OI tie elections, and neglected
tie civil service reforms. the land grab REFORMS
the reforms iutLc interests OF economy. anil the
uhlNersal amnesty which would restore hsg-
mONV.
Ng. Cox oAsrsed tIst the republican rarty
had abandoned Tie prime .p!esOG DO, esl ltcI Jay~
AMI had become - grossly coTrup; that n could
net escape the Geep dsmnation which ..U .,.:ei
II ~ ~. hc gave notice that the STATE II
New York would contIo! lis own elec,oa by
liking another day han The congress- ouai TO- us
State elections. or they would meet fefera' IN
NS>i9u With the power CT the State.
Mr.. NAVHAA IL. "
OBJ O>el the bill. lie said II was ALWAYS q Ton Ia
mental principle CT IL" Constitution that no
ci'isCn shculi lie deprived 81 life. liberty. or
property without duc process OF Law: aud this
bill proposes 10 strike down this guarantee Of
tie .6erty on the citizen. IL gave 10 deputy
marshal, OF the character described by his COL
league. the power which had never beiere been
gaanted. And this biz came from the dist:n-
guished juriSJ, the chairman CT The Judiciary
Committee.
Mr.. WOODWARD ,rAA
said That this being a government OF delegated
POWERS. the first question arising was whether
eTs delegated 10y the States TO the mited States
government, and lie produced authorities 10
support his position, that the sole power 20 con-
troll the elections vested in the States lie said
that tho plea vas made that tins bill was for the
purpose Of carrying o1t the fifteenth amend
meNt. he asked who was opposing the fifteenth
amendment. The bin was a fraud sad cheat.
and would have been no more offensive ii a hill
had teen introduced 10 take away one OF tie
reserved rights OF the State by name.
Mr.. MAYNARD TENN
defended ;he bill, and said n had been asSailed
yehemently because the aid OF the military
could in certain contingencies be called IN.
This was not the irSt time the question of call
ing on the military had been discussed. In
1916 the military had been called out on the oc-
cason OF an election in the city Of Washington.
Mr.. MAYNARD had read extracts from the re-
marks OF Henry Winter Davis upon this case.
and the reply o. Henry &. Burdette upon the
same, made the succeeding session. and pro-
ceeded 10 argue that the right 10 can upon the
military was conceded on both sides, the only
question being whether the disturbance was
serious enough to warrant il.
MR.. CHURCHILL N. "
said the objects OF elections were To determine
the Will OF tie people and as long a. the I.eo-
pie believed thai the will OF the majority hal
been expressed, they cheerfully acquiesced In
the decision; but for some wears past grave
doubts had arisen as TO the fairness OF the cleo
uors, and there had been consequent want of
confidence in the elections. The object OF the
hIll was TO remove all such doubts, and to pre-
vent the Tepetiilon OF unlawful interference a.
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the provisions OF the bin, claiming that their
only eject was 10 secare fair anj impartial
election, IN which the people could rely.
Mr., LAWRENCE (oHIol
said the questions was shall the PEOPLE al heir
elections be protected against force and fraud
leg actual law. \ republican form OF govern
meEt was OF no value unless the elective fran
chise Was free and untrammelled and protected
against force and fraud. and that il was sought
TO secure this by the bill. Laws had long stood
On the English statute book 10 protect the bal-
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protect the purity OF the ballOr. The State
laws had not projected the citizens OF the
southern States, anc IN more than one city IN
Tie North and when this failure Go pro-
teCi the elective franchise CcCurs IL becomes
tie highest duty OF the government ID
step IN and afford that protection.
lie said that TIE Constitution gave this mower.
especially IN the fourteenth article OF areend-
melt, which prevented the Arrangement O. the
eleCiiTe franchise. Congress. under the various
Powers granted. had defined many crimes aud
10 LAWYER had ever questioned It's yowrr ans
under ihc power 10 lfescTihe the manner ara
time OF Hciunig elections Il had the power o.
make ohenSes against such regulations penal
oHtlses. he csiiiig "a The aid of the ul..4t.ry
was 10 Lew feature. Wien i ws~ Eecs>>- try Z D
Capture fugitive slaves. there Wa 10 ~ arnlu-
voice raised on the other side.
Mr.. EldTidge tNis.1 asked II he .ATr. lt.-
renee supported The fugitive slave law.
Mr. Lawrence said that the fugitive slave lsg
was dead; slavery Vas desd. and the party thu
supported slavery was dead past resurrection.
MIR. fidridge remarked that IL WAS lot shown
al the last election.
Mr.. Kerr (ind) opposed the bill. because il
the power was delegated TO Congress that AZ
was not eSpedient. lie lield that the iursdic-
ton OF the States should not be interfered with.
He said that the history OF the country showed
that the democratic party had advocated the
Iurty OF the ballot box, and the ascendency of
the republican party was the reason that there
were so many members on the fosr 70 day
who had never been elected by the people
IL was the intention OF the fathers that no sueh
interference by Congress should ever OCCUR and
the State laws were better to secure the erpreS-
eYon OF the will OF the people than any law
enacted here could be. All wisdom was not
lodged here, and he thanked God il was not
The bill, with all its provisions. had not a word
about the time, the manner, or the place of hold
ing elections.