The state herald., 1890-12-05

who occupy them should become snc .s aiSSs "a.
m n,ens & iSna values and crop rssulss.
Ths 100 q the telegraph by the ,fos.au.,n,.inn
partment az n.eans LOT inc iep'a bsiisyc. upoa
| nropsr t,rms, quito Desirable. The goyernmeIss
| docs mot own or operate tho faiii3s1s snS
| shopld not, think, own or opofste ''s ''''s'-S-
il does however, seem to DO quite praSs'e s.ls
for tho government % contract wtn ~ cs,ry A.
specified rntos. such communication, T. ,.. ,ao
| sopders may designate for this nothod e tIahhs
v onsSs aha Postocs
| fairly TO tcst by experiment tho novan'assso w
such uso u the telegraph.
| Enforcing Election Laws. y
II any Intelligent and loyal company
| Of American citizcns wore required TO
ca,aloxus tho Is entail human conditions
M national life do not doubt that
will, absolute unnnimity thoy would begin
with "fros and honest elections" and 1t IL graft
flying 70 baow that generally there y srowi,n n
laws; but against this sign OF hope and PROF
| RESI- must 10 set tho depressing nnd undeninp!~
fact TINT election laws and me;hods aro sonlS
control, while yio'onee oomp'sto' tho short
voiapm s 10 q p ,s s.Istins law prosang Isd
| oral supervision Of congressional elections
offered an effective rfloshod OF stopplng We
nbuses. Tho noed OF such Aaw has n1anifesteo
so.n1 fo~ssnints and penalties viii 10 sseiul IN
an. beo aS aiiirmsI b tho saprene CcuIt. Ia
probable effectiveness il evidenced by tho char.
actor Of the opposition Tint is made 70 II. "
las bsen denounced ms II u were new cxerciss
Of Federal powcr md an invasion % tho pigt,s OF
Nothing could bs further from tho i,u.h, Cou-
grOse hos already fxod tho tsna for Tip slection
Of msnbct. Of Congress; It hs~ declared that
votos for motnbsv. OF Congress- must 10 ~ writ
poptmant By tho Circuit Courts. in certain easss
aad upon tic petition Of ccrtlin numtSs OF
di.isens. of election supervisors. and made u
conducted D, t,s State otticers to challenge psr-
sons Offering to register, to personally IN
spect und eerutiniec the Ioa.siry i.sx.
iists for tho purpose of Identification and the
prevention OF fraud, to attend ut aisction, and
rsnuin with the boxes until tho votes afs M cast
election returns Apy stntoment touching the nc
curncy and iarnss- OF tho registry and electionsi
iiepre.eatatives my e,flsuoo of fraudulent
prnciisos which may be prosecuted 10 them. The
same law provitirs for tho appointment Of dep
uty uuitol States niurshals to attend ~ polls,
e,rppor. tho supervisors In tho discharges their
duties, sod to Arrest persons vioistins IL sioc-
ton laws. .
vised statutes have basn put into exercise By
both tho great political parties in the North a.
We'll IN SDutt, by tHo Hing WIN tbS Coats
O: the petiiions required By law.
1t is not therefore. question whethss no shall
haze Federal election law, for we nov have
one and have had for nenrly twenty Jean, but
whsthlt W, sail have IN effective law.
lie present law STOPS Just short OF ehoctivs-
moss Ter 1t surrcnders to tho local aushorusA all
control Orer tie csrtitcation which establishes
tho prima- facig hight To q seat In the House OF
Representatives. this detect should 10 cursd.
Equality OF representation and the parity o. the
electors must DO maintained " everything that
is valuable in our sytseai OF gOtrTnnSnt - lost.
Tho qualifications Of IN elector most b, sought
IN the law, not IN ti,e opinions pfeJndces or
fears of any class. however powerful Iins pain
Of the eiec,or Ia ballot boz must bo free irsh
the nniUtsh OF fear and tho -ntcemcnts OF fraud.
tho count 80 ts1a and opcn thut none shall GAIN
such law should 30 absolutely non-par,isau
and impartial; IL should give tho advantage "
bJ,-.tJ and control to innjort,cr. Surely there y
noln,ns sectional about this creoj. nDd II il
shall happen tAa, tho penalties Of laws intended
to enforc. these tall Lore an not there. it 10
not because the law !. sectional, but because,
ha;,p,Iy. CRIME is loca! and not universal.
Nor sticold it be iorgotten that every law.
whether reatfiG To secii ions or TO my other sub
i,.t whetnsr cnnctsa by the State or by tbs Ma
ton hhs force behind II. Tho courts. the MARSHAL
or constable. thu pos.e-eonitn'as. the prison ars
al and always % mind tho law. ono cannot b.
Justly charged " tn ulfricndline,s to my Sec
lion ~ ass who .osss only 10 restrain Sio.n-
tons al Law ART Of persopai risht. No cominun-
ny viii md law. e.sa, 81 prontab G; no commune
ny can aiiorl to hgso It known Siat tho officers
VINO Irc caarged with tho preservation Of the
public pea % aud the restraint OF tic criminal
c.nsscs or, themselves the product VI fraud or
s,oi.nes.
The magistrate is then without respect and the
Law Without sanction. Tho floods u iawiessDsss
can 20 .cvied anti mazda to run IN one chnnnel-
| Ihs killing of n unuci Siaics marshal. carrying
writ OF arfo !. for al election odsnss Is iull OF
Iron ptlng aud suggestion 10 Inen who are pas-
sued by q city marshal for crime against iifo'
| or prupsrty.
but Il 10 sil that this legislation will reyivo
| fncs aniusosaies, and some have sven susseAted
| lant when tie pcacsfui methods Of fraud sss
nadls Impossible. thcy msy b suppiautsA W In
| timldslioA and v,olvncs II the proposed lsv
slvss any lnaifed sl.ctor By a hairs wssGht
niors than nks equal iniuencs. OF detract. b. ~