Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-02

Federal Supervisors and Marshals.
4 Lynohburg lawyer exposes in the Vlr-
ein.an the attempt Of Mr. ". e. TISsLEY,
chief supervisor, u place Federal supervisors
I'm charge oi SD the elections Of Tuesday
next. Sir. TI,-LTY even went 50 far in his
circular of Instructions % the supervisors ~
o. say that thc supervisors I'm the several
counties are clothed with the power 10 arrest
election officers. receive votes where there
are no repatriation books, snd, In word. 70
elect the Republican candidates for Prcsi-
don't, Vice President, aud Congress.
The fact l- that go the several countics-
that is. outside % cities containing twenty
Thousand inhabitants or morc-tho supervi-
sors ought by the State authorities TO be ar
rested and pat IN ltiI, or be held to bail to
answer ina court for obstruction Of the
elections, II they dare 20 undertake 10 do
ANYTHING more than the Federal law pro-
vidcy Tor their doing. We quote II:
"Section 20-). The supervisors o. cleo
ton appointed for ANY county or parish IN
any congressional district, At the instance
al ten citizens. as provided 10 section 2Jll,
shall have uO authority 10 make arTests, or
T. reform other duties shan % be in the
immediate PFC euce OF the officers holding
the election. aud 10 witness an their pro-
Cccdngs. including The counting OF The
votes and the making 81 a return thereof"
In cities 81 twenty thousand Inhabitants or
more the supervisors have other powers; but
not such as Mr. TINsLEY claims for them.
But Mr.. TIs4IEY's instructions are not a
very important matter What wc would i'm
pres, upon the minds OF the Democrats il
that M AHONE is determined 10 Use the whole
power Of The Federal Government I'm the ef-
fort 10 perpciuate ms power. The Federal
Judges are all Republicans and MALONE ex-
poets them 10 do his bidding. II Is true
we have Democratic President, but he has
no power t. remove judges. We have,
however. Democratic m1rshais both east and
west Of the mountains, aud these can ap-
point upon the written petition OF at least
two resident citizens as many deputies as
may be necessary.
In view 81 Mr.. TINsfEy's instructions,
ond Of the fact that the Republican supervl'
tors have. ia the absence OF deputy marshsls,
the powers which can In the presence OF the
DEPUTY marshlls be exercised only 10y the
deputy marshals themselves, the marshals ior
the Eastern and Western districts Of Vr-
GINA ought nj once 70 be pstltioned to APP
point deputy manbol>. II they can do no other
good tbey can At least tie the hands of MA
HOMES tools. The language Of the act OF
Congress is. "for the purposes Of arrest or
the preservation Of the peace the supervisors
al election shall, ia the absence OF The mar
sharS deputies. or Il required TO assist such
deputies. have the ssmo duties and powers
Gs deputy Tarshsis."
II will he seen that in the presence Of the
deputy marsbas that Republican supsrvi'
sors will have 10 he on their good behavior,
whilst IN the absence OF the deputy marshals
the supervisors themselves viii have the
same powers 80 fsr as arresting persons Is
Concerned that the deputy mArshas would
have il present.
We do not know that there Is any limit to
The number OF election precincts for which
deputy marrhals NAV be appointed. We
dislike exceedingly Federal interference
even in congressional elections. But the
Democrats cannot AFFORD TO be supine and
allow Republican supervisors exercise the
powers which properly belong IN the first
place only to the deputy msrshals.
We are apprchensiye that MALONE is work
ing In all SORTS Of unfair not TO say unlawful
WAYS; and We would have this one gun
spiked.