The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-06-04

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constitution aect;on 4 ar+;cla = nonarass
in I19RR nassod 'oomn-oha Us 1a~
which nrescr;tad full and data;,ad, 90.
ulations for the election of Senators ~
the legislatures of: the several states THIS
law has been lin i force almoet thirteen er
years. In pursuance of it all Of the mem
States hold s .. one oatea
al;tv il not called in nneat;on IT. - CON
fidently believed that M sound arrnmon+
can be made. n snnnort Of, the, const;tn.
tionality Of. nationai regulation Of the Sem
atorial election which will not show that
the election If r,an,lore of 10 Ho,oo ~
REPRESENTATIVES nav not also he con.
stitutionaIlv reonla+ed hv Tho na+;ono,
authorize TIE Iii hoforc NO ;+salf roo
ogn1zes the, .nr;nc;nles that tho Connres
sional elections are hot state eiect;nns Int
national elections. !, II leaves in full
force the existing statutes under which
supervisors are still to. be anno;nted hv
national authority to observe and witness
Congressional elections. whenever dne
application is made. rby, citizens who de-
sire said elections to he ssouarded and
scrutinizeG. IF there is nouyer tn GU
pervise in anE respect whatever the Con-
gressional elections it exists under section
I4,articlel of, the constitution. III is a
power, belonging to the government of
the United States, ia naramonnt and an
preme. and includes the r;oht IN emnlov
the, necessary means to cary # ;nto
effect. 3<'1F7 = I'm 737fss1T4 Tl.3c9 -
I
which REGULATE The election of mem he's
Of the House If Representative a.
essential nr,aart Of which + is n,T3onosed to
rene re,nreal hv fh;;s h;ijD have boan + force
ahEont e;oht DIT Tonr Ccc11Iaoraass;ono
elact;ons NV hao,, MA Nd, the,,, ~
&c Witch waro a. +ho pras;don+;o1 o1oo
Atoms If 1915 and 1s7e N,,,narnns nr NO.
ecnt;ona tr;aia ana convict;nns . boro
heen had & cnmrts{ ~ tbe .1Tn;+ed sto+aS =,
ali narts IF fhe T1nion fSr v;o,at ;on of
these laws n no rr,esn,,fo.rted case has thcir
onnst;tnt;nnai;+v haen colled ~ o,,os+;on
bv anv iuflge ~ The courts of The Tinted
States, ma VALIDITY of these lave il
sustained bv the uniform course Of iudi-
cial action and opinion. ,.>c.G
SO j. Isua why PASSED. ~ ., --..,
fit is urged that the United States
election laws are not necessary. an ample
reply is furnished by the history OF their
ORIGIN and their results. They were es-
pecially prompted by' the investigation
! and exposure of frauds committed in the
city and State Of New York at the cleo
lions Of 1868. Commissioners repre-
senting both Of the leading political par
ties IF the country have submitted re-
ports to the House Of Representatives. of
! the extent Of these frauds A committee
Of the fogrtiietl Con srrIess, after . full in
' yestigation. reached the conclusion that
the nnmber Of fraudulent, votes cast in
! the citv of New York alone in 1868 was
NOT less lthan i25lO0O. committee of
| :the forty fourth Congress in the;r renort
Submitted in 1877, ac1ontasd the oninion
that for every 100 lelectora9 iIyoters az the
c;tv of New Yorkin 1868, one . hundred
and eiohty-e;oht votes ft,wyere, cast. when.
n fact the nSmhef fsi1awfnl ivot,s cast
co,39d notshava eexcecded AZ srier,I cent If
AZ , act,s;ajs sotars ~: tho c;tv, Rv this
s+ sta, a NJ mo n,,,nler of frsndn]ent w.
IAN a. that a1ect;o,i in the c;tv1 Of New
Vnrs oiono n,as l,otnao, r'+b;r+v ana
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