The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-10
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sentatives. but for those laws the Demo-
crsts would have had control OF the next
House. Thus the Democrats were deprived
q their rights; and their money will be
used 10 pay the tools Of power who effected
their defeat. No sooner Is the election
over than prosecutions are commenced
against a number OF election ofiicers-not
az means OF securing any larger majority;
this they will secure by turning out Demo.
crsts who were undoubtedly elected; but
a. means OF lettering these officers from
performing their duties hereafter. Con-
tests have been commenced 10 almost every
state 10 the South. which are due entirely
10 the nope that tht republicans Of the next
House OF Representatives will tuIn out the
Democrat ana OIL his seat with Repub'i-
can In the case Of every man representing
congressional district which has a majority
Of negroes in II. The utterly uBprincipied
and unju,iifi,ble course pursued by the
Republicans when they had majority In
the House, from 1865 to 1874, affoId> album
dant reason for expecting the most infamous
cuirages at their hands hereafter.
The evidences that such will be the course
Of the Republicans hereafter are, we repeat,
abundant. In MANY Republican journals 1t
has been openly advocated. Mr.. HAYES
did not hesitate to recommend these out
RACES upon tue SOUTH 10 his annual message
OF this year. The Aitorney-GeneraI OF the
United States ha- no doubt iDsiigated the
prosecutions OF election officers which are
going on In the South. He is Massscbu-
sets Radical. To show what manner OF
man he Is II is only necessary to refer to bis
annual report. which Is Just out, aud read
in 10 that he cdIs uDon Congress TO pass
law taking the election of congressman out
OF the hands OF the State officials and put
ting IL into the bands of Federal officials.
We know what would be the result, al
though he says he would have the election
officers selected from both parties. We
know what sort Of Democrats have been
selected a. sup ryisors in New York, Phil
adelphis, ST. LOUIS, and other cities. TO
make the law fair IL would have 10 be 80
framed Is to provide that the Democrats to
be appointed as election officers shall be-
selected by the Democrats. Mr. DEyENs
also recommends that the Federal election
laws rs 10 supervisors and deputy narshals
shall be extended to every precinct In the
United states at an enormous expense, to
be paid OF course by tax apon Tobacco
and other products. There are thou
sand, upon thousands OF these precincts.
They number not less Than forty thousand.
Two deputy mafsbals end three superyi.
sors for each precinct would constitute a
Federal Standing army Of two hundred
thousand men-an army largely exceeding
in numbers Mr.. GARFiELD's popular ma
jority In the United States. Then let us
make GRANT Capiain-General, with salary !
OF fifty thousand dollars, and with as many |
aids, With as tue quarters, and with US !
much power as he needs, and give him the !
command Of this standing army.
Mr.. DEyESs, we say, is Massachusetts |
Radical. He is a match for the malignant |
Boutwell,, OF hoie.iu.the-sky memory, once
a United States senator aud once als y a Cab
met officer. boutwell, recently laid down
the programme which DEvENs proposes to
carry out, in az article which appeared in
the North Ameriooa Receu. Me-. BoUr.
WELL said:
Whenever the Republicans can COM
maud majority ia both houses of Con-
gre>s. there ought TO be NO delay in passing
laws for the supervision and protection of
the ballots in the election OF members |
OF the House OF Representatives and Of
electors OF President and Vice-Presdent.
s.MoreoveT, the Senate must assert and |
exercise It's uDdoobted constitutional pre-
rogative OF iDqUirieg into the election OF
Legislative assemblies, whenever the 'gues-
ton Is raised la deciding the right OF u
claimant TO seat In the Senate. OF
course the Senate If the United States
has no power oyer the organization
of State Legislature; but IT., ugon IN
quiry, II fiDds that State Legislature is an
unlawful assembly, and to such an extent as |,
to iuvalidate lts action, then person claim
ing seat IN the United States Senate by
virtue Of the vote OF such body ought TO-
be rejected. In other words, the claim Of q
body If men 10 State TO be the leglsia,ure
of that state does not preclude inquiry by
the Senate when IL IL called by The Consliiu.
ton Of The United States 10 decide upon the
election, quaiiic atom, and return Of its own /
members. Unaer toe Constitution the right
OF Inquiry knows no limits, and the eXer-
else OF that right 10 within the discretion Of
The Senate" L
That's the idea: " The right OF inquiry
knows no limits" In palmer words, "the
right 10 turn out Democrats knows no
limits" Hear Mr.. BoCrwElL further:
"The bsyopet is not the best instrument |.
for collecting ballots, IL may not even he
u proper instrument; bnt when the case A
arises. ADD the Gaze has arisen in nearly 1
bali OF the States OF the Enlop, that the |,
bayoDet must be employed to protect the
ballot OF Republican institutions must dis
appear, there ought 10 be no ,hesitancy in
using tue biyoDet TO protect the BALLOT"
That's another good idea. The South
needs the tayonet; and Mr.. HAYES recon-
neDds that the army shah be increased to
30, 900 men.
But o,00s bayonets aud 20o,ea0 deputy
mars 5ais aud supervisors ~ill not accom-
,llsu the ends sought TO be attained by the
Republicans IL their services De scoained to
and presidential elections.
The State Goyessnments OF the South must
Iso be put iotos she hands Of the Republic.
ans. How Is thss to be doaes .Les Mr..
3oUrwELL tell. IL Is to be done ander that
,rovis,on Of the Faieral Constitution wkich
guarantees a republican form OF govern
nent to each state. .He says:
"rhe Congress, iGeluding the President,
the Uniit0 States for the purpose .of !,
making good tue guarantee contained In =
a al rfi Iho In, Gfa<o NJ u