The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1875-01-22

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lsles. Preparatory II sm election III
i-'a shameful AMI nnsiisan,sell rrn.
spsfaes W. tortured IA eaHy that rlr..
'"n against N. Republicans Without H..
garA ~ law M tight, anil IA tsai enl ll,r
iii,st plating itunda aud forgery wrts,
committed IN return. After many .nl
t'frl citizens hal l,rpn slrni..I rcris,fa
ton anil nthtfs deferred liz Ieai i,nm
casting their ballots. when The time came
thf 4 nnal cmnvAae ~ tie y0trs. In view
VI Tho foregoing facts. VIM. T.. Kellogg.
lie Republican candidate fur t;n,.fnor
Wrought suit ulrn the equity tile il; the
United States Circuit Court iar I.sui.is
nns, and against Yarmouth anil others.
nlso had obtained possession ~ the RI
turns ~ The election, representing that
i vcfnl thousand voters Ri the Stnt. hal
I~rn deprived of the elective trnurLi.c
nii account ot their color, anil PRAYING
tint stups might l,c taken o. have tfrif
sntr- counted aud Tor general ,el,,r.
II ensflc the Couf, 10 inquire AZ IL the
truth ri these allegations u te,npafaty
restraining order was issued against the
defendants, which wns nj once wholly
ei.stegardod aud treated with contempt
ly tl,osc ~ whom IL WAS directed.
ltlE aotifiaNA AIArI GOVERNMENT,
Those proceedings have been widely
denounced AZ an understandable inter.
i.,rnrc Ivy the Federal judiciary Mitl
ii,r election ut state officers, Int Ii II
- nc remembered that ny tho Fifteenth
Amendment 10 the Constitution III The
n'sed States, The political equality II
'he rnlnred citizen II the same. aud I'M.
'rl the section ~ that amendment pro.
.lding that Congress shall have tie
in,WeI ~ enforce ITS provisions ly AZ.
i'fnpriat. lcgislntion. nm net was l,uase,i
81 the ;'iri ~ May, $50, and amended
Ia is7l, tho object of which wns IL pre-.
Vent the denial or abrisgcmrnt nj suf
ifagr " my citizens on account III race,
color ~ previous condition ~ scryitn,lr,
H'"l tlini u hrs hccn held l,y MI ti,n Fed.
rnl Judge. before when tl,c question
l.'s af'srn. including Justice strong, ~
'lr supreme Court. TINT tlr protection
ny These amendments nnI these
His. extend ~ state ~ well ~ IT, uthrt
elections. and TINT u II iim ,lffiy of thr |
Federal e'nnfts I" eniorrc the provisions
~ tie onstitsliiou IT thu United States
mi flie INV. passed In pursuance there.
~. n too tlear inr controversy. Sreiiph |
) IT aaid act, after numerous provisions
therein ~ prevent the evasion af fhe /
Fifteenth Amendment. pfovilcs tint Tie
1lt,shiriion ~ the Circuit Courts If the +
United Stn'es shall extend II III rnsrs In
Nv arising ,lndcr The provision of said |
,ci a,,.l ilir act aincndainry Thereof. i
'nntrfts seains ~ have contemplated /
unltal,ls ~ we'll IA legal proceedings IL
pfevent slr denial of suffrage IL esufel
'itlzens. nnd II may be safely aaseitrd
Int Il kellogg'u bill In the nl,p,e named
'tisn uues not present n case FIR the
equitable interpretation III the Court that
~ sieli case can ptisc under tlis net,
That tl,e courts ~ tho United sfairs
'Ase the right - interfere In various
Ways with ftatc elections ~ nv ~ ,nail.
aiii political equity nnd right therein
irrespective ~ racr ~ cnInf. IA .tani,aft.
lively new. and ~ snine, seems IL liz Il
isftling idea. Int II results M clearly
rom thu Filicenil, Amendment III thr
tnsfiiittnn. AMI the nets tint luve l,cen
'asstd 10 enforce TINT amendment, us
be- abfagatlon III State laws unfolding
laveiy results from thc Thirteenth
amendment ~ the constitu inn.
While the jurisdiction of ,lr court IN
l,r eHse of Kellogg ~. Yarmouth, and
ihefs WINS clear ~ my mind II seem.
Int snii,e 81 the orders maslc IN tint and
inbred tAscx Wrrr illegal. Hut while
l.ry WIRE - held nnd considered II /.
~ - bc forgotten that the mandate IN
h court has bccn cnntcmriuousIs IL.
cd. while Will scenes III anarchy were
weeping AWAY all restraint ~ Law an.i
fdef. Doubtless The Judge Of this court
'ade grave mistake hat Ito law allow.
~ Chancellor great latitude, ,ipi only
Furnishing contempt VI his orders md
FUNCTIONS b'it preventing The eon.um.
'Asion II the wrong which be- har Judi
|aily forbidden. Whatever may I,e
III 81 thought ri these matters Ii WIS
My made knnwn ~ mn that tile process.
tiH United states Court wna resisted,
~ - Aaii act specially provides FIR tho
Y ~ il,e army and navy when nrces.
'fy 10 force judicial process afiaing
hereunder. ! considered II my duty h .
u tliat sntl, process was executed ne
riding 10 the judgment 81 tho court. ,
Resulting ifom these proceedings
rough VARIOUS r0ptruyufkiun nul ...,tn. /