Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-16
xLViT| Coy6REss-FIRsT SESSION.


sE''ATJR EERSAS OS TEE ELECTION LAWS
.SHIsGTJS, Mag l4--Psssing to clause.
10 regard to supervisors. Senator Rsrnan
spoke oi the Increasing power thrown into
the FEDERAL government by the immense
patronage and It's authority to use the army
10 support Ulcers al the Congressional
elections and the dangers thsrefrou. He
sad he was thankful to his Maker that the
great masses OF both psrtie. want honesty
IN elections and to restore the government
to what II was 10 the best days Of the rspub
lie Il the army vas u /, used a; the
poll It would be employed by ons
paris T. the oppression Of tie ether.
10 matter which party might bs 10
power wheihsr republican or democratic
1t his (harnsn-l party were il power and
the proposition was maze on the other side
to prohibit interference at the polls, Ia
woa!d feel ashamed Of himself if be did 10.
vote 10 remove this danger gu; Of the way
a. readily a il tie movement came from
those with whom he il politically sssoeia:
CT tOr more thcn . years tram the com
ntEeeiaeut Of the government no statesman.
politician or cit.sn bad ever declared that
the executive should ha7e power to SEND
armed troops 70 the polls under the pretenca
Of keeping the peace Or for any other
alleged purpose. It was only ia laIe- times
that it was openly declared thz, the Pres
6 ;. ro- e.
to the polls ard Law was passed
fcF that purpose The pressrca Of troops
at elections did not accord with
lis IDEA Of liberty guarded by ls# He
was il favor Of bones, voting snd IN Ion
est count, and would severely punish those
who prevent such proceedings. Peace was
best secured Q. the polls by the respective
states aad no; ~ The employment of the
army The army might ensure q peaceful
election but it would serve in the iuteres,
1i the President. as the army OF Ffa1cs was
in the interest d the emperor. Whenever the
people haze cot tte virtue AMI cou.ag, to
see that every man can Ecte free iron. yio-
lsnc. and according to bis Judgment there
Viii be an cad TO liberty German SAID be
was painsd to hear a. 5lllesguo ,CJnk
ling SPEAK as re did With regard 10 shei.
state, and that tie pTeseaas Of the federal
army wss nccesz2.? 20 psotect the people from
the iEi=yss. thugs, bucket-nen and Sums
il The city OF New York But his colleague
kasI that the great mass Of c;ti:,ns Of both
parties were wi!licg snd able themselves to
keep P6aos 2: the polls ari this connsctioa
Herman poke Of various instances in whict
the c.t!s.u solais.7 p7esci Ted the pssce b.
supp.asz.rs Ir5bs ard riots without calling
Oh the federal government a. s9Eis .! tbs
othsi siatcs iii in 1877. ina ..ats Of Rev
iG.E ioss tase c..s tlGt .hsrs 4hsl, be pro-
t-as:la J. Prosperity ani lis. Business
men. aieFks aud others orgali-s % =
militia to serve without pay, sai 90 to
7csne, u threatened 1sage, and preser5a
the rea5s lie quoted from the LAYS Of New
York TO show that all its pFoPie are pro
teeted Tithou: regard to party or eEaed We
haze. he said. IN the oaiY way kuoza
10 liberty loving people. proyjici for tbs
protection of citizens ca election day tom
vicl-le- spi iran. en1. As ra!3 TIA laws
for sh,s purf5-e na5s asaa 5aiJrcai.
k:rlan then proceeded - ieisat the
Democratic party iron the attacSs u bis
colleague AID named dsn0c9A.s EAJ we're
elected gov.rlur. bat -; by ,Aag. and
theive7. First ii n h. Mircy
Senator SIorri!l inquired whether tn.
vas the =sms Marcy wh5 declared tia, to
the TictoFs teilag the spolls
;,uator kernaa replied i. vas doubtless
joke. bu. no MAJ = New York republi
can or dszoarst-Touii No: say Marcy was
not patriotic ard hopsS. MAJ Senator
herman next nansi Governor Bouck, siiss
Wright and uex. HoFatio Seymour. who
could Let go into any asssntlsge without
being g.eetsi oy ar2iause. also Cows. Hoi-
msa, Tildon and Robinson For forty
wears New York has hs i houes; md .,aious
men and democrats tu9 governors and yet
the peop.s we're we're asked 70 belizTe that
the denocra:ie party was in fayo. Of vic
leuae and rufhs aisn a: tic polls
Senator MOsri asked whether rbis ~as
tie zaGs T;ltr7 VIZ had 10; paid his
income tau
Senator h sTnal TsIl,sI IL .as Affirmative.
but said that hs heard tha goy=rameut had
failed to make case
Senator Eatcn impaired whether this was
not the same Tiliea who wss elected Pres
dent. bu. vas cheated gu; 9: the oace
5=na.or h arran replied thst he was TIA
same man whom uJority of the pcopls
believed Sss elected AMI vao would clean
oCt Augeap Stables in toe Union as be had
tbs peculaiors in New Iork The dem
ocrats though: they were beaten by
dishonest count. 1t vas no. trus, IS
hsd been said by his colleague, tina. the
Democrats want certain laws repealed be
cause With the retention of these laws they
could rot hope Tor success. As fo-
L i'm self ne wanted nothing but honest and
peaceful elections and 50 it was with bis
party hat the democrats couii CARY the
State of New York. Tney carried the state
"a ISL. ; 70 and -. and car
::ed it by fair elections. Tine democrats
carried the state, too. IN $50. when Hod-
nan was elected the scccad time The; could
carry toe state again by fa!r means. ker-
nsn IL eOelu>ion reviewed the conduct Of
the supervisors Of elections icciuiing that
L. Davenport arguing that th1 law was
dan. erous whatever party might be la pow
sr. and c0atcniing that 1t would be a gres:
SrJnr q subject American CIT ans to tbs
arbitrary opPTes,i1as to which il sab, .cts1
them
TadrRan obtained toe 1850 All vii! al
iE5s= the Ssnais t0-Eorrow