The Indiana State sentinel., 1879-09-17

Whenever lQeIe Is - COul68t IN OOQRreS8 As |
to the night OF any member to his seat there,
the inquiry Is at once instituted as to what |
the ausf,cations snn = OF tn those who voted for him
necessary 10 vote for a member OF the
Lower House Of the Legislature OF
rsnt to vote for s consressmsS s asey were ne
qualified to vote for member Of the most
their own State, they were also qualified to
vote for member of Congress.
Section of article I. OF the constitution pro-
The times. places and manner of holding
ELECTIONS for senators and representatives
shall be prescribed In each state by the Legis-
lature thereof, but the Congress may at any
time. by law, make or alter such regulations,
1t is clear from this reading of the constiiu-
ton that the trainers of that instrument
With anY Teauat,ons fse Ss.,as iehs
make for the election Of congressman. The
clause providing that the Legislatures of the
place for holding elections for members of
Congress is imperative, and by the same clause
Congress is permitted to act IN the matter in
case the State Legislatures do not prescribe the
time, manner and place OF such elections.
at that time expressed themseives freely nnon
this subject New Hampshire, in her conven-
ton assembled for the purpose of ratifyiDg
the constitution OF the United States, recon-
mended the following alterations and pro-
visions:
vested in fI by the fourth section of the
first article, but in case where a State shall
neglect or refuse 10 make the regulations
therein mentioned, or shall make regulations
subversive of the rights of the people to a Tree
and equal representation in Congress; nor
shall Congress in any case make regulations
contrary TO a free and equal representation"
This declaration was made by New Hamp-
shire when that State adopted the Federal
constitution, and like declaration was made
by the States OF Massachusetts south Carolina,
New York, Rhode Island and North Carolina-
North Carolina refusing for some time to come
into the Union under the constitution, insist
ing that the constitution should be amended
ft.f v.r.fr. fx.1t
THAT Congress shall not alter, modify or in
terfere in the times, places manner of hold
or either of them, except when the Legislature
of any State shall neglect, refuse or be dis
abled by invasion or rebellion, to prescribe
This was the clear understanding of all the
States as to this particular provision OF the
constitution. Without that understanding no
Union wouId ever have been formed.
This supervision of States, this law for the
supervision of elections and for the appoint
ment of marshals to take charge of the elec-
tions in the different States was proven by
Senator Thurman, OF your own State, to be
the invention of the Union League club, of
the city of New York, and that it was its pur-
pose, through the medium of this law, to con-
to toe cities with pop1ia'ion Of over rood ops We
have "a Northern cities with an excess of
| States there are but 10. The amendments tn
| the law of 1865, made In 1870 and
1871. are the most opjectionab feat
ures of it; and this was after the Republi-
can party had robbed the States of the South
and bankrupted them, and had disgusted
the people of those States that even the COL
ored men were leaving their party.
The doctrine now advocated by the Republic
| can party never would have been espoused had
| it not been for the secession of the SoutherD d
| States. The Republicans now talk of secession
es State rights. Secession was rebellion, not
State rights, and has no connection with State
rights. The Republican party has been manu-
| featuring great deal of prejudice in the minds
of the people because of the secession of those
states, and now goes just as far In the other
direction, and just as fatal to the interests OF
ane tne states ane rlgnts they
| 1t is to be regretted that our Southern friends
ever acted in such way as to enable the
the people against the rights the states have
under the constitui ion: and 1t is to be feared
ignorant people % on that % point. By ' usurpine ping
| the rights of the States and placing theiI
supervisors over them, as before stated, they
| the white population OF the South, and cor
rupt men in their party,-commonly called
carpet-bsggers-soon found their way into the
| South and became the leaders Of the coloret
| people.
These Republican carpet bsggers were placed
in Office. The eolored men and the carpet
| baggers controlled the South, and engaged In
| wild schemes of intern.l improvement In
| order that they could hav pretext for issu
| ting State bonds. All kinds OF extravagance
were INDUCED in, end State bonds were ISSUED
and sold-or rather, stolen-in large quaint
ties. The States did not derive any benefi
| from their internal improvement schemes
6ns thelr M In o ssa was .s IRON
/
| increase of Indebtedness to the amount O
s1l3,S29, ,6}5 In this calculation, If the indeut
| edness of Louisiana and Tennessee be in
cluded, these carpet-bsg thieves managed Il
| rob the Southern states of Sl90CO0,0OO. In view
solid ids South against the Republican party?
Do we need any further experience witt
| this Republican supervision of the States 4
convince us that 1t is not in accordance will
the principles of republican or honest govern
ment, but, on the contrary, that il is in accord
government?
Byihis supervision that the Federal Govern
ment has had over the States we lost the pres
idential election in 1876. Mr.. Tilden ana MI
Hendricks were honestly and fairly elected
respectively president and vice president @
been been for corrupt Supervisors and and retnrnin
boards, managed and controlled by the Fed
eral Government and backed up by the Fed
eral army, they would have been SO returned
| No greater fraud was ever committed, and n
blacker page has been written concerning thi
Government than that recording the grea
swlndle ofthe centennial year.
Could IL be expected that a man who is Il
aesa ue o eecons nd tor 20 the once
holds, would favor the repeal Of law unde
hrh he e1rSP seea In ns
. Florida, and so were appoin ed in the State {
Louisiana for the presidential election of ISL
and they were backed by a large number
the United States forces in each of these State
} To them Mr.: Hayes is Indebted for the positio
The Southern States being no longer prof
able field for the corrupt carpet baggers. the
LETT them. A very large NUMBER oil the lnte
ligent men of the south, having been relieve
from their disfranchisement, showed up II
| corruption and fraud of these carpet bagge
in such q light that 1t was no longer healthy Il
, these vermin to remain there. In proof
this 1t may be well to state that when M
T Hayes was tnaugurated as president he mad
no declaration as to who was governor
+. louisiana. A carpet Dagger by the name
Packard claimed to be governor, as did
Nichols, and when Mr.. Hay es decided to n
move the army from Louisiana. Packard sa
the president had gone back on him, and
packed his carpet sack and was ready to mo-
: with the army. thus showing clearly upc
| whom he relied Tor strength and aid. Witho
the army, there was no carpet-b bag Cover
ment
9 The South having been bankrupted al
. 4 prejudiced against the Republican thieyiI
policy, the leaders had to seek new fields
{ operation, and they chose New York Al
1 Philadelphia. According TO the law passed ny
Republican Congress for the supervision
l elections, 1t is MADE the duty OF supervisors
r elections to superintend the registry of vote
: as well as OF elections. Under that pro<
ss1R s9s ei vee see ialw, ls,oe In rumhsr nns ye
( fraudulent names were placed on the regist
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