The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-07-16
UNITED PARTY.
THE DEMOCRACY OF THE ATLANTIC AMI
PACIFIC UNITED ON THE ISSUE OF
FREE ELECTIONS.


THE DEMOCRACY OF THE ATLANTIC AM
= PACIFIC UNITED ON THE ISSUE OF
FREE ELECTIONS.
: The following extracts upon the para
mount issues joined by the Democratic
and Republican parties at the late
session Of Congress, are taken from the
platforms of the Maine and California
Conventions, both having been in session
recently. They show that the Demo
Gratis of the two States, though as wide
apart as the limits of the Union, are
thoroughly united upon the issues which
divided the Democratic and Republican
parties at the session of Congress.
These questions are: Whether the
federal government has a right To use
/ its troops to control elections in the
States.
Whether the federal government has
authority under the Constitution to
appoint Supervisors of Elections and
Deputy Marshals in the States, with the
power 10 arrest voters without process
and by holding them as prisoners to pre-
vent their exercise of free suffrage and
to prosecute and punish them for polit-
zeal offences. Here is what the Democ-
racy Of Maine declares:
Res0}red That the partisan acts of Congress
that Withdraw the control of elections from
honest electors and place IT in the custody of
the tools OF the executive, are not designed TO
htff Ir.Ia
administration to perpetuate its power.
Res1ioed, That the power TO buy up the re-
fuse Of every city under the name OF deputy
marshals without limit to their number or
price, and at the expense OF the public treasu-
ry, and the power in single Invidual, the
minlon oY the executive to arrest and i'm
prison with wiShout warrant any and as
many Of the peaceful electors he NAV
choose to keep from voting, are powers too !
dangerous to be trusted to any administra- /
ton.
Resolred, That we approve Of the efforts of !
the Democratic mem bers of Congress to secure /
the repeal OF these outrages and obnoxious /
enactment, so against all traditions OF the /
builders OF our republican system that we do /
not hesitate To- declare that no further appro-
prlations should be made by Congress To 1
carry them into effect that We condemn the /
action OF the republican leaders in keeping
alive sectional issues and the hatreds engen-
dercd by the war, and we call upon true men
and patriotic citizens everywhere to recognize
no north, no sonth east no west but one
whole country, composed OF equal States in
one inseparable Union
Re5o,r,d, That we are in favor of IA curren-
cv Of gold and silver and paper, the paper to
be kept AT par with coin at all times, and are
in favor OF the free, unlimited coinage of
silver.
And to these sentiments California
The Democratic sentiment is the indisso-
luble union OF indestructible States under the
paramount authority of the federal Constitu-
ton in all powers which have not been re-
served by States. As suffrage is privilege
conferred exclusively by states-each State
Tor ltself-agreeably to the constitutionally
expressed will of the people thereof, any
attempt Of the general government to interfere
with elections in the States or in any OF them
IS dangerous to the liberties of the people and
of the sacredness of the elective
and, therefore, We condemn as I'M
constitutional and subversive of the freedom
If the ballot the odious laws of republican
prigih ahd adoption by which federal super
'isors Of elections and deputy Marshals are
To interfere with the registration
If voters and United States troops are sta
Toned at polling places to intimidate or
tisiranchise citizens, native and naturalized."
In addition, the California Democra-
y endorse the action of the Democrats
II Congress, who secured the passage of
he Thurman till, compelling railroads
o pay the interest on bonds. 1t de- ,
ares in favor of legislative control of 1
corporations and the regulation of I
reIghts and fares.