Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-07-19
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fears
But you say, let us alone and
these evils of which you complain
will correct themselves. III only
State governments was involved we
might yield to fie demand. If the
people of your ates are willing to
be dominated by IN o6garchy, and
submit TO a go' srBnent of fraud
and violence, tha rs a matter that
concerns the Stat and the National
Government can - interfere when
called upon to iaranty to every
State in the Unioi a republican form
of government. the meantime.
however, how az II the elections of
Representatives TO this National
Legislature clot "a with power to
make laws for al the people of ali
the States? The ational Govern
ment has right 10 say something
about that. IT, Supreme Court
forcibly says:
It is the duty Of che $ e. elect Represeuts-
tives to Congress- Tn. nd fair election oil
these sDresentativesh sitaa Importance TO
the United States; Tho eminent Of the Unit
ed States is no less con iied In the transaction
than tho State ROyefl srnt il. IL certainly L.
not bound TO stand has nnssive spectator
when duties are viola Fsa.d outrageous frauds
are comInittod
If the people of ~ OF the States
are content to sub TO the domina-
ton of a class an. sd by Off
cIals who were yer elected, the
National GovernE mt cannot afford
to submit to Sub Inversion of Rep
roeentative Cover ment.
But you 20 are frauds
Northr Granted. Al there is a sim
gle fraud perpetra ed on the ballot
box anywhere, from Maine to Califor-
MIA, from the G If to the Lakes
amend this bill {, cover every con-
ceivable instance + YOU can. and it
shall receive my e rdial support. If
there is any pro ision in this bill
that oversteps the bounds of consti-
tutional restraint strike it down:
but let us stand together in main
tanning free ballot and q fair count
everywhere throu1hout the Republic.
Without it the Republic can not
stand. Let it be once understood
that the will of tie people, as ex-
pressed at the ballot.box cannot he
recorded. and tina the Government
under which they live is not their
Government, but one of fraud and
violence, and the people will be ripe
for revolution, and revolution will
surely come The ballot-box is the
very sanctuary of he sovereignty of
the American people.
Mr.. BURROWS. The gentleman
from New Jersey, FIR. MCADoo1 the
other day said:
DO not pass this hIn. vote II down. and then
we can 40 home TO the peot le and cry ..Tfbertv;
liberty"
Liberty TO do vtlot? Liberty to
make false registra tion: liberty to
stuff and rife the ballot-boxes: lib-
erty to make false certificates. liner
ty to murder; liberty to overthrow
the sovereignty of the people and in
stall an oligarchy on the ruins.
Heaven deliver ue from such liberty
as that. Let us Sether pass some
measure that viii give to every law
lui voOer IN the Republic the oppor-
tunity to cast his ballot and have
that ballot honestly counted and
then we may ~ - = 20 our homes
and proclaim TO Ill the people the
immortal words oi the martvred
Lincoln: "A government of the peo-
pie, by the people y nd for the people
shall not perish from the earth. y
Loud applause on the Republican
side.