Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-05
Cleveland and Garland's Contempt for
the Sacredness Of the Ballot Box.

Senate by Mr. Edmunds calling for the
correspondence of the Department of JUS
riee with reference to the appointment and
compensation of Supervisors and Deputy
Marshals. has elected copious assortment
of letters which should be made the basis
of searching Investigation. Among
them is letter from Marshal Mcmahon
of New York, in which he describes the
practices which he was compelled TO re-
sort to in 1856, in consequence of the rul-
ing of the department. 1t will be remem-
oered that there are four days of regis
tration in New York, upon each of which
Is well as on the day of election, the law
requires Supervisors and Deputy Marshals
TO be present. Marshal Mcmahon writes
Their attendance on these days is abso-
utely required under the terms of the law,
and sufficient number of them should be
On duty on other days in order to verify the
registration lists and to detect intended fraud
in order to carry out the purposes of the law
At the last general election for Members of
Congress my estimates were so reduced that
was authorized to employ two special Dep
aau ..h ms III ,oa U mil ms, bsfor.
the registration day preceding the election.
Had they been appointed prior to that time
it would have been obligatory upon them
and ,ime at wbicb re,istration took place. |
could not exact this service from them when
had been previously informed by the de-
partment that they would not be paid for it,
Special Deputy shall be paid SIS per day for
his service, not to exceed 10 days. respect
tuily SUBMIT also, lha' a u.uer se co pns
S.a,n,as !, Is ohIiaatn-v mon rho Marshal 10
appoint Deputies in such number as in his
judgement the public service requires prior
10 the nrst uay oI registration. ne apPoin
nn ssry;ce whatever in carrying ont the pur-
poses of the law. Here attendance on the
last day OF registration ana on eiec.oh uay
80 $500; ene si po ~ ;,tnnSoS 81 h,, ,re,
of colonization or repeating, and the expense
to the government might just as welt be
spared. cannot tell at TINS tlme what
~ y " ,s,t Ill, ,,;ro ~ eli
authority to deal with them"
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fiona, officials who ara direotlv res,o,s;
hlo 70 pros;aont C,ovo,ond II l. ,r,.h
,,s+o, uor;sod that o,o of tha most oeaot
;,.o ors 90 ann,,,inr and dostror;nr =
method of admin;ster;noit The Attorney
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"onei"i al oi"ci iii''o IL i'"Possi
BILE for the Marshal to appoint Deputies
to do the work required of them by law.
and tbarefore i, order ,o ev.da those re-
q"ileiieh's anu save tiie Dep"'ies iio'h
heavy penalty for not meeting them he
did not make any amendments until the
,ror,, of rar;stra+;on ,s thrao fo,r+bs
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f,a.ao,a 70 a., ua.,,,ol., ,.,,,.o.,od ho,,o
that bo wou,d ho oivon f,l, 1ihortr 70 da,I
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'DErAkrMENT OF JUSTICE,
J-.;t.y ct.t,. U.,.sIl,J '''' 80
Sir-You are directed to officially inform
the Chief Supervisor of your district that
payment by the Department OF justice to
,ta g.. so',;nos -, $50
nection with the Congressional election on
Nov. 6, 1888.
very respectfully,
s -i''''" '' "''
lures to override acts of Congress and
'oi'e"'p'"o"''' MUMMY '"e pam 'e'
anu i''e"' VI ."e ''"' - 'ne e"''e MA"
"ho''i Nie'e'aio has ie'''ic" Ill o'ilee Ill
ue"'n'e VI 'no p''''' opin'o" u 'iio
N'''oh s'noe HIS compromising cohouc'
auo'. ''.e 'e'ep'o"e SUM oee"'''e h'i'" H.