The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-01-17

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b o'rru tnn AJttacfn SD Southern
S@,-r s'Tr Canvrsting Board aud Con.
re-, sD4s D.s,iict B,irds. ibe latter b. /.
rpE directed 10 sppoiut registrar and
tore Itigts ui .ircrion ia every voting
ynsiDc. fsst Is TO say, the reception,
rustud, q pmIug, and certifying Of the
votes cas- III Congressn en will be eIclu
sNrIN delegated TO Federal officers. When
this Ia" Is put Ia force, the Congress cleo
tions " III be rs independent VI state, coun.
ty, OF municipal authorities NJ il they took
place another plauet
The power Of Congress to regula'e the
time. places, aud manner OF holding cleo
lions fur mem beIs Of the House OF Repre-
seb,aiyes cannot be disputed, seeing that
it is expressly conferred by Art. /. sec. 6
Of the Constitution. The designation OF
Presidential electors cannot be thus con-
trolled by The Federal Government, except
through construction of the Fifteenth
Amendment, In cases where the rights OF
voters have been abridged on account OF
rsce, color, or previous condition Of ser
vitnde. The general rule is form Hated in
Art H. Sec. Of the Constitution, under
which Congress may indeed determine the
time Of choosing the Presidential electors.
but the place and manner are left to the
State Legislatures. f'r. Sherman accord
lngly confines himself to saying in bis bill
somewhat superfuously, that the State
Legislatures may direct the election OF
President electors in the same manner
as that prescribed for Congressman. He
suggests, however, q pecunisry induce
ment by providing that in such cases the
expense OF choosing Presidential electors
shall be borne by the Federal Treasury.
This bill is obviously expected to pro
mote the interests Of the Republican party
N.,t tkat
anticipates that any States Legislature
will, for tie sake Of escaping q moderate
expenditure, voluntarily abandon an i'm
portant safeguard Of its reserved rights by
to Federal eff ceholders its
control over the place aud manner oil
Presidential electors Senator
Sherman contemplates two.fold sdvan-
tage' 10 the first, he looks forward TO the
gain Of q Republican Representative in
every Southern Congress district where,
according to the census, there is MAORI.
~ OF negro citizens. He hopes, secondly, |
10 acquire strong evidence Of fraud or in.
Eimidstion, where any may be discovered
If in Louisiana district. for example
he full regro vote should be polled at
Congress election controlled by Federal
officers, and only small fraction OF il 1t .
election regulated by State
md local authorities What be want is to
obtain IL this way material on which to
demand the enforcement Of the Fifteenth
Amendment by appropriate Legislation.
We warned our Democratic fellow ciii
,ens last sprips. before the ST Louis Con
,ention maize the fatal blunder OF renom.
mating Mr.. Cleveland, that the Republic
,sns, II successful. would pursue the very
,ourse on which Mr. Sherman has Low
,nterel. We told them that in counting
10 40 indetilat retention OF cold south
hey we're dwelling in q FOOLS Paradise.
We then said that 30 far ~ members OF
congress were concerned, the so called
olidiiy Of the south might not survive the
requirement Of control by the Repu blicsns
'ver both the executive and legislative
ranches OF our government. Mr.. Sner-
nan is bnt doing what we predicted
Fonld be done.
There is. however, this consolation: Tue
sepnbllcan msjority 10 the next Honse
M be 8, smsll that it will hardly venture
. propose any Legislation for the Southern
,stes about whose justice and coustiiu
ionality there Is doubt That Congress
as power TO define the time, place, and
nanler of eleciing members OF the House
I Representatives. nobody will deny But
ct the Republicans try to go one step fur
her. and they may tipi the Democrats
til strong enough TO offer the insnpersb,e
bstrucilon which they offered once before
q a memorable occasion under the sturdy
nd uayieiiiog Lea lership d Samuel Jack
DO Randall.
ANJI.~gIu KING Pills