, 1880-06-21
INDIANA.
Need Of the Amendments to Stop
Fraudulent Voting.
Action Of tho Legislature md
tho People.
Tho Amendments Carried by $4,000 MAJORITY and
kow kulIlRtd BY Partisan Court.


tho Constitution atooti bofnrc tho amendment,
every man win Claimed tn to n cttixnn Of In
dunn could vote IN this StAlD without any
rcferrlcc to tho length III bis residence In any
given county, township. whrd, or precinct 10
1t t,,.s been possible fur dss,oncst persons. with
out fenr 1t punishment, tH vntn literally With.
ott mtg. stay or limit other tban their rhysical
ability to Kut rrunt mn pulling. p!acu to another
Further hnn this .tf,slcr tho old Constitution,
two genonl elections wrre held IN enctt prcsl-
tlcntInl yeNr-thnl fur StAte officers In October,
md TINT fur presis1ent1nt E1ccknrat undgr tho
Fctlurul Constitution, In November. This doasblo
election cntntlcd upon tho people 0f each co,,ll-
ty iii ntd!tlonnl and unnecessary expense of
mt 1esa thRn $1,O00, or nbt,itt $l0Q,000 for tho
cntire State. hut dcspEtc thesu facts, tho DEM
crntic icnders saw IN tho arrangement described
m,Ieh advantage. Indeed, they relied upon It
for slsccess In all recent elections. Tho lack ut
any specified time Of residence for voters IN a
given district nuke it rNsy for thon to commit
Ia nnttcr uf rcc1rtl. susceptible Of the Genrcst
aill t!lnst ts,snc!nE lrtnt. thlt nt the ootoDer
grHt,' II If M TIT 1e ysn sasa.
thm,sAnds Ul unUd Kentucky nonrbons.trtst-
wurthy authorities put tho number Ns high NJ
came over tho Gurder a.l! gavu their 1ndlAiln
help!os sd ny ysF hs fos isi, ne
r"ark,9is ] III! pcrson. rs VII Is tho subsequent
defeat Of tho tepublicnn Electoral tIekot III In-
dnHN, w.ls ltiG etlttrGty tn th0lr esioTeS lndoed
| thAt even thu better clhss Of DonOcrnts wcro
cpnstralI,ed to protest nFa,n;t ay rcpotiton or
,e nn ING rI ,e,I mu tt Evnn f1
"Hluu Jeans" himself WIS forced by tho pop!.-
!nr sentiment into taking sou,s i.ntiee e. the s
ntuslral nlcssaEe of 'un!lnry. IN, he gave Ut;
terat,ce 10 the following tcaHtif.,ly yaKlo and Z
sna mi Shield u ths s1 rvese III
nElliIlst nli cner0Achncnts, whether exhibited In
tho shnpo Of frauli. illegal voting. or law.
| less violence. Win. indeed. Is tho cstAt,-
lIshn,cnt OF our FREQ Government II such
nhusc+ arc suffered to exist. The bNllot.
Wpa q to u ,af es weh s eha 70 esse
wiling Antl fr1lIt!s TT e!enttons should hc &C.
i!rnirisEs @ 'iS isku it,. Jea!,s, was forced d
make suslle expression Of npinlo!L 10 bis credit
tha, WIS q h!s @ sslccessor @ @ ~ ii his inaug,ra Id.
dress, delivered 10 tho Legislature III Jnns!ary
1Bi, he said: 'Thc laws regulating our ceccttons
people our elections must ut !ec"me 4, \ re- g,
tic pcnpsc. Our system ,n,.st ho n,nde 10 eli!
Client IN 10 guarantee purity III tho uonet mn
,o sss sa If hs t.tuSs stops aba Gna eoa 81
tnrcn." To bring about. thcsu desirable
results. Qnv. Hendricks: in the same ,ncssiEo
slteril3 IT msileco IN te n!sotion prSsncs s %,aIi
iic,,lun ovate sn thnt perssl,s may ,iut pretent
,'t!lnncc MT seai, n frur'l nl the l,!w"
aye ior * ~ se Ms se tes Ivory " e1e4
+, s Ss IT H., oeos tns ae tS scs
sons might lie ane nw,,y with nn.i Uppnrt,,lltte
ior fr.,ifi n,oshc,l. ThGotcttnu of tlolr effort
turcs. of anciitltnrnts to THO Constitution, t.
which it wis prpyldc,l taut ull general crctio,i
Unln,, On the rst Iucssluy ,tfter tho first Morl
dny In November, aud by which It WIS fl!rthe