Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-29
THE DEMOCRACY.
An Address From the Ma
tiOnal Committee.
GOOD ADVICE TO DEMOCRATS
The Powers and Duties of United
States Deputy Marshals De-
fined--A Firm Conviction of
Cleveland's Triumphant
Election Expressed.
Special to the HERALD.l

Special to the HERALD
HEADQUARTERS NATIONAL
DEMocRATIC COMMITTEE, 7
II West Twenty-fourth ST.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27.
To the People Of the United States:
There is only one great issue involved in
this campaign. The question is, whether
the country shall be governed honestly and
wisely or corruptly. The election of cleve-
land for President and of Hendricks for
Vice President. will insure good govern
ment. The election of James G. Blaine as
President and OF John A. Logan as Vice
President, will insure bad government.
Mr.. Blaine would not be purer as President
than he was as Speaker, or as Member of
the House OF Representatives. You are bur-
dened by unnecessary taxes. One hundred
millions OF money not needed to defray the
proper charges of the Government are an
nually taken from the people OF the United
States and kept In the Treasury. The with
drawal OF this enormous amount of money
from circulation has hampered your COM
merce, depressed your trade and impover-
ished your labor. Mr.. Blaine aided In this
needless and reckless accumulation of this
unnecessary surplus. He is responsible for
the mischiefs thus occasioned. He cannot
be trusted with its disbursement. The
methods which he has employed In this
ministration OF the government Of the coun-
try ought not to be placed in his hands. A
candidate capable OF using improper means
to increase his chances Of election to the
charge the duties Of that office honestly.
Mr.. Blaine personally supervised the prep
arations and selected his managers
for their work in the State election In Ohio
on the 14th OF october. 1t is expressly pro-
yided by the existing statutes of the United
States that no man shall be appointed a
deputy marshal unless he ia qualified voter
OF the city, town, or county, parish, election
district or voting precinct In which his du-
ties are to be performed. It Is certainly the
plain intent OF the federal law that deputies
empowered TO execute the duties Of marshal
OF the United States should be reputable
men, leading decent lives and enjoying the
confidence OF the community In which they
ys Ssrs These sw pan RpSSy pISg0ns Of ss
in the late Ohio elections. Rufians not
living in the election districts in which
they were appointed to act. and
not In many Instances even citizens of Ohio
were armed BY the Marshal Of the United
used In the districts In which they were ap-
pointed, with his knowledge, for the pur-
pose OF obtaining majoritles by violence and
fraud. The effect produced by this outrage
Mr.. Blaine at the rights Of the citizens OF
Ohio has welded the Democratic party OF
New York. There Is now no doubt as to the
manner In which the electoral vote of that
State will be cast; The Democrats and In
dependent Republicans. working hand in
hand In the cause Of good government, have
resolved to labor with all their might until
the end has been achieved, and will give In
November an overwhelming majority
for the Cleveland and Hendricks
al m
ayers, despairing of success In the State
oil New York, are attempting to carry Indi-
ana, New Jersey and Connecticut by the dis
creditable means employed in Ohio on the
TO accomplish this evil purpose, Ohio. rid OF
the swarm OF vagrant deputy marshals by
which she was infested In the October cleo
ton, is rallying with determined purpose to
yindicate her good name.
In Indiana, New Jersey and Connecticut
men are forewarned. and are ready to meet
the issue. They understand that the deputy
marshal who was not at the time of his APP
pointment qualified voter of the city, town,
county. ELECTION district or, voting precinct
in which his duties are to be performed, is
an intruding mercenary whose claim
of authority no citizen Is required
to respect They know also to the
precise limits the authority OF every
eral and special, at Presidential elections.
Each State, under the provisions OF the Fed
eral Constitution, determines for itself, by
whom and in what manner, Its Presidential
Electors shall be chosen. No Supervisors of
Election, Marshal or Deputy Marshal of the
United States has the power to interfere in
the smallest degree with any person claim
ing the right TO vote for Electors for Presi-
dent and Vice-President OF the United
States. The functions of these oflciais is
limited to Congressional elections, and 1t is
time that they should understand that there
are well defined bounds to their power in
such elections even. All citizens
who are entitled to vote In any State
for delegates TO the Legislature or General
Assembly Of such State are entitled to vote
In the respective Congressional districts OF
such State for Representatives to Congress.
The power OF determining upon the day OF
any election, the persons who are entitled
to cast their votes In any election district,
election precinct or any Congressional dis
trict, Is vested primarily and exclusively in
the State Judges of election of such election
district, or election precinct Every inhab-
liant of each election district or precinct In
the State who asserts claim to a ballot has
a right to Co. without hindrance, upon the
day OF election, before the Judges of cleo
tion in his election district or election pre-
cinct and make claim to the privilege Of a
Deputy Marshal of the United States,
no State officer and no human be-
ing, be his authority what 1t may,
can lawfully prevent his acaecs to the
Judges OF Election for the purpose of max
ing such claim. II is for these Judges OF
Election to say whether they will accept the
ballot from the man who claims the right to
deposit it. The proper and intended office
OF Marshals and Deputy Marstals of the
United States in Congressional elections
was to protect the voter on his wey to the
polls; to submit to the Judges Of Election
his claim to the elective franchise. to pre-
serve ft order, while such claim us under
consideration. and to secure the arBest Of
those detected in attempting to- deposit
| fraudulent votes in the ballot box under the
care of the Judges of Election. II such
Marshals or Deputies usurp the right to arrest
citizen peaceably proceeding to the polls
they make themselves, In fact judges OF
election, and violently take into their OWE
hands the determination of the issue OF such
election. They are wrong -doers, whom Q
citizen may lawfully Withstand and resis
when thus tplawfully interfered with. The
linterposing gangs Of fufhans, paid out OF ths
public treasury, between the citizen and the
ballot box upon the day of any election, and
especially the day OF Presidential election
are unquestionably the greatest outrage thai
can be perpetrated upon the citizen of the
United States.
The Democrats and independent men O.
Indiana, New Jersey and Connecticut, know
/ ing their rights have determined to maintain
them and add the electoral votes of theil
States to the already assured electoral vote
OF the great State of New York. Blaine and
his managers try by Misrepresentation and
fraud and violence to conduct the campaign
party as a sectional party. The 2,794, AZ!
Democratic votes east In 1850 In the Middl,
States, Western States and Pacific States the
5l2 1888 Democratic votes cast in the borde
States of Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland anC
west Virginia in the same year, all now i'm