The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-29


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were sentenceaBothe Albany Penisentiary
for this neglect Of duty; the jury having
found verdict Of guilty against them
under this charge. ~
Applying the legal principles Of this
decision to the duties Of the Inspectors
of Elections, we say it is their duty
TO prevent fraud they must not play the
part Of silent spectators che law sane
tions no saeh farce. They must admit
the vote Of every duly registered voter;
if the Clerk has omitted such . name
from the list, the law prescribes the way
for such omitted voter to cast his ballot.
But 1t gives no non-registered or disqual-
fled person right to demand the admis-
sion of An unlawful ballot An Inspector,
if he adhere to his oath and to the law
as interpreted by the United States Court
having Jurisdiction of this very subject,
dare not knowingly admit IN illegal bal
lot. even though the one who offers it is
ready to support it by false oath. 1t is
only an honest, legal ballot that the law
authorizes to be sworn into the box, not .
fraudulent one and the Inspectors have
no right to let fraud be done if they
know that it is being done. Young men
In their homage, women, citizens of other
States, those who have resided in Florida
less than year, and in the county where
they offer to vote less than six months,
convicted thieves and felons who have
not been restored to civil rights, and al
other disqualified persons, have NO right
to vote under our Constitution and laws,
and inspectors of Elections violase their
oath of Office and are false TO their Off
ciAl trusts if they knowingly allow such
persons to pollute the purity Of the ballot
box by depositing their votes with those
Of the honest electors
The elections in other States indicate
the success Of our National ticket. Ala
bama, Arkansas, Georgia and West Vir-
giniA have spoken with no uncertain voice
for Hancock and English. The Republi-
cans have held their own in Vermont and
Ohio, bat have suffered mortifying de-
feat in Maine, which they held with firm
grasp by Is, ,444 majority in 1876. Indiana
has disappointed the expectations Of our
party friends, but the Democracy there
had to contend not merely with the Re
publican party of Indiana, but with that
of the whole country, backed up by the
army of oHice-holders one hundred thou
sand strong, with inexhsustible resources.
WhetheF the success is due to the supe-
TiOr industry and numbers Of the success
ful party, or, as is charged, to bold frauds
and lavish bribery, the lesson is the same.
We must work with more resolution and
spirit than ever in every county and pre-
cinct from now till tie day OF election.
The next onset 10 to be against Florida,
and we must prepare TO Bepel il, whether
We are attacked in fair fight or by m
army Of rspeatsrs, ballotbox suffers and
bribs givsrs. Brave nsn are not cast
down by reversss; defeat excites them to
superior -sAcsta she
The disaster in Indiaua il not fatal; our
friends there promise 70 redeem the State
in November, and Il they do not, the
election Of HsBppck 4, psfs without her
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