The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-04-05
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i;,,c,I Ionic iotinr" involve. uTr in a word
,ho.o.
SholI ,hn army or fire United States be at
thc di.nosol Of thc party m power to guard the
,oII. .i th, ,lcctinns IN tbc states and see that
,,oro lint tho ",ruIv lo,l' are allowed TO vote?
Shall tho cIcctions in the STATES bv the con.
s,;n,,io, rIoccd urdcr tbc exclusive control OF
u,o ,,.,,. lo .,.,l.r .,,y.v from state control
and committed TO the management of a horde
of IRRESPONSIBLE L. :. supervisors and marshals
whose sole cou,.ru Il /, to force victories in
favor Of the party in power?
Shall such an odious test oath be admins
tcrrl to iurors in the southern state, rs will
exclude all Their bcs, citizens from serving on
urcsy
The prctcnse that attaching these PROPOSE
rous TO appropriaiion bills is unprecedented,
orcyoIutiouury" &C.. /, all bosh The clause
torbiddinr the presence Of troops at the polls,
attached TO the army bill is exactly where it
bclonps The bill that propose, 10 pav the ar.
my Is the right one to say how they shall earn
their pay. The clause repeating the election
SUPERVISORS and marshals out of office is as APP
propria,cly attached TO the executive, legisla
tive and iudicial appropriation bill. That bill
paws the executive and judicial officers of the
Government and say, who shall be continued
or dismissed as such officers These t. s su.
pcryisors and marshals are judicial officers.
They were created in 1872 by a republican
congress-. in IA section attached to exactly the
same appropriation bill by which they are now
very propcrlv proposed to be rrpcaled out off
office And the clause to repeal the odious iu.
ror,s tes; oath i with like pronrictv made =
mart of the judicial bill That test oath was
rencolcd four wears 400 nv . rnnuh,icar cor
gress. but was unintentionallvr c-cnactcd after.
wards by the wholesale adoption of the revised
statutes withoutpropcr examination. Garfield
himself admits that Che repeal il propcr
Then the matter comes down TO the simple
question, is the other proposed political lcgis.
latiou right and proper.
First. in relation to the use of the army at.
the polls. No free country Oh the face of the
earth will permi, the government in power 10
,;,,, f,,o ballot I,,,st,,io,,i,,l,. l,
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Oh lis standing army III 'he polls Nuch an AZ
tempt in England or France or even in semi.
dosnotic Germany would Instantly lipht the
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n''' ~ -'"i'''0' ;" '''''' way
forced ms election rs emperor III republican
France by plGj,Scttt, and tyrants IN other
lands have compclIed popular votes in their
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their liberty, Will place IN the HANDS OF their
rulers such mlghty machine Tor Their en-
slaVement' ms country, IN the first few bale
lni years OF Grants administration, saw all
the voting at the point OF the bayonet 1t ever
intends 10 tolerate
Ana second, ~ to TINS law placing state cleo
TONS under the control OF |. ;. Supervisors
and marshals, have those republicans who are
working themselves INTO foolish excitement
over It's proposed repeal any idea of the nature
OF that legislation? lltlc 6o OF the L. ). Re-
vlscd Statutes shows its monstrous character
Under 1t l. ;. deputy marshal can arrest any
voter whom he suspects OF
| Attempting to vote in the name Of anoth.
,o, entitled ~ yo,o ''> -
3. Offering to vote without IA lawful right to
vote
~ nolls "ii UNLAWFUL "c' 10 secure IN oppor
! Rctusinr 10 receive tnc vote IF ono ,ow.
fully entitled to vote.
D. Dong any act respecting an election for
o'e''I DoD Dy a,', y, ''ma ' ,-..-.
mt TO him f''' '''''
Is i, noss,hlc to copco,vc Of , vo,or or such
unoucst,onohIc stondi,o 80 not,ol ,o lioblo 20
such "s,,spicion" nv some lknovisb or igro.
ran, dcpn,y marshal ,ho, won,d fins croh,.
him ~ nnt such v,,or undor orros, o,d 40
priyc him of his ripbt ,n vot,g An ;,orir,,
a,.,. A.. -, e.,,.,, ,..,,,,
',' "'9' VI 0'"'''' "'"'" ''o" NV suspicion
to have been unioundcd, but then the election
| ,,l l. Al.