The daily gazette., 1878-12-05
DECEM BER . 1879
REpupIICAN HATE FOR NATURAL

REPUBLICAN HATE FOR NATURAL
lied CITIzENs.-The conduct Of the
United States Marshals and their depu-
ties in various States during the elections
and their interference at the polls, has
frequently been the subject of complaint
IN all of the States of the Union. In
Baltimore the Deputy Marshals behaved
so outrageously at the polls that their
own chief condemned their actions and
in Indiana and Ohio their conduct was
simply that of law-breakers, while fin
Philadelphia they acted just as suited
their pleasure, without any regard for
law or propriety. But the most villain
ous,malicious and cunningly-devised and
deep-laid organized interference with the
rights of voters at the elections occurred
in the city OF New York one or two days
before and on the day Of the last election.
And their action showed how earnestly
and deep-seated was their hatred of the
naturalized citizen. 1t very clearly calls
to mind the conduct of the Jealous mem
bers of the old Native American and
know-Nothing organizations in 1854 !;
but excels them in the scandalously or
ganized effort to deprive thousands Of the
naturalized citizens of the right Of suf-
frage. In the House of Representatives,
on Monday. Mr.. Wood, representative in
Congress from New York city, said "In
the city of New York, on the 9TH Of No
vember, four thousand legal voters were
dragged to prison by government Off
cial, where hundreds of them were
plunged into the vilest dens as common
prisoners, and where (beside those who
had been arrested) 10000 other voters
had been inundated, thus making a
difference of at least fifteen thousand
votes in the city of New York in the
last election. The President had not
seen that" Mr.. Woods words were not
denied.
The animus Of the action Of the
Radical United States Marshals and their
deputies, urged on by Mr.. Hayes and his
Cabinet, may be inferred from the we'll
aid plot, which is pointedly character
iled in the following paragraph, which
We copy from the editorial columns Of
the Philadelphia Ledger, of Tuesday
New York lawyers will experience a
revival in trade if the United States Dis
trlct Court should decide (and be slls-
tanned IN the decision) that all the naill-
ralllation papers issued between 1888
and 1874 were Illegally issued, and are,
therefore, void. Forty thousand persons
were naturalized by the New York Su-
perior Court during that lime, and. AS
aliens cannot receive real estate by de-
wise, such decision would be likey to
give rise to "A great deal of liigation.-
Ihe plea of the Government ,fficers is
that the naturalizations are Illegal, be
cdHSe the Clerk Of the Court entered
them in Il book cdited Naturalization In
"er, instead of recording them on the
minutes OF the Coun. As matter of
equity, 1t would seem to be a proper
tlllS TO hold the Government in such a
case responsible for the act of its agent :
and not punish the naturallzed citizen
because Government employe neglected
to properly perform the duties OF his Of
flee"
Here is as clear case Of fraud as ever
was attempted. The Ledqer is certainly
night where it says the Government
should be held FOR the act of its agent. .
Here IS an attempt 10 deprire forth
thousand ndturdized citizens Of the riqht
Of sgtfd9e, which they acquired by the
forms of law, and pdid the Government
chdrgeS therefor, to secure a majority tc
the political party now in power il
Washington. But the malice does MOI
stop here. 1t aims blow at all thes,
citizens i'll their right to hold and dis
pose of any small amount Of real rs AT,
they may have by their hard work ac
quired in all the years they havo beer
in our country; thus throwing them int,
the u. 5. Courts for litigation for wears
where their property may be frittere.
away in fees to negro L. S. Marshals
clerks, bailitis, &c, &c, while their ittl,
children, bereft of the acquisition o
these long years of labor, may be de
priyed of education and raised in igno
rance. We feel at loss for words SUI
iicicntly strong to convey the indignation
which every Just man must feel for sucl
horrid Ina e and political persecution.
THE FRENCH PLAN of keeping silye
Al par with gold is by limiting its coin