The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-06-19
TEE DEPrTY mAxsHALs BILL.


ooiated by the United States Courts,
reads as follows:
All Deputy Marshals, to serve in
reference to any elections, shall he ap-
pointed by the Circuit Court of the
United States for the District In which
snch Marshals are TO perform duty in
each year, and the Judges of. the Cir
cult Courts of the United States are
hereby authorized to open their re-
spectiye Courts at any time for that
purpuse: and In case the Circuit Court
shall not be opened for that purpose at
least ten days prior to registration, If
taere be one, or II no registration be
: required. then at least ten days before
the election. the Judges OF the District
Courts Of the United States are hereby
respectively authorized 70 canse their
Courts to be opened for the purpose Of
appointing such Deputy Marshals, who
slaali be appointed by said District
Courts. and the officers so appointed
shall he in equal numbers from the dit
fsrent political parties and shall be
well known citizens of good moral
character, and actual residents of the
voting precinct in which their duties
are to be performed. and shall not be
candidates for any Office at such cleo
ton. All laws and parts Of laws in
consistent with this Act are hereby re-
: ,eaied; provided that the Marshals Of
the United States for whom Deputies
shall he appointed by the Courts shall
not be liable for any Of the acts of such
Deputies.
The bill simply provides that the
Deputy Marshals shall be appointed in
equal Numbers from the different poiiti-
cal parties. and shall be well known
citizens of good moral character. and
sctual residents OF the voting precincts
IN which their duties are 70 be per
: formed, and shall not be candidates for
aay office at such election. The power
to appoint being vested IN the Federal
Courts, the Judges of which ere Repub-
hcans, no reasonable fault could be
found against its provisions by Re
however, vetoed the bill, assigning as
cause that the Marshals proposed by it
are different from the Special Deputies
of Marshals- In this assumption he Is
undoubtedly correct. as good moral
character" is not = qualification for q
Special Deputy Marshal under the eK-
: listing law. In fact, according to all
reports. decent law-a5iding citizen Is
never appointed a Special Deputy Mar
shal a. elections in any OF the large
cities But In no other respect. except
70 relieve Aarshals from responsibility
for Deputies which they do not appoint.
does the bill change the law now in
force. The fact Is. Mr.. Hayes did not
want men of good moral character ap-
pointed equally from the different par
ties. to keep order on election day. as
that woald give the party in power no
advantage IN that particular over
other parties. Let those who com
riend the action of Mr.. Hayes in We
tong this ball. and who profess TO be-
lieve IN fair elections suppose for
raoment that the Democrats or
Greenbackers had control OF the
General Government. and candidly say
whether under such circumstances they
would approve the veto. The Govern
n.ent Of the United States was created
for the benefit Of the people, not for
the interest OF any particular class OF
partisans. though politicians to-day
seem to think differently. The pre-
sumption is that the Government
should exercise its full power to in
sire free and fair elections. yet the
President OF the United State vesoes a
i'll which even General Garfield In the
House OF Representatives. before he
was nominated 1t Chicago. admitted
s-s lar and impartial The laws Of
Nevada provide that election officers
shall he appointed from the different