The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-07-18


Prohibitiopjsfs or hhor men. or mem
bers Of aDy Other political orgapizssinD.
real or alleged. might get the third
places in the boards- So II IL possible
that an election might be conducted in
this country. in which not single demo-
crat might have anything 10 do with liz
machinery. 10 other words. . naj0rify
of the yniers of the cnunsry can be pEo-
hihiied from taking apy part IN tbe man.
sgement 81 elections
| Such are the main points Of shr Loslze
bill - the total abolitioR of the pnwer OF
the stale 10 certify 10 The election nf its
lown representatives, In congress and the
possibility Of the dominant political
party keeping within lie control The
lower house Of congress for au Indefinite
time
The nachinery il perferf for she over
throw Of constitutional rights. All that
u needed u 10 ppt interruptions men in
charge Of The machinery. The repubii-
cans may cQn;ent themselves with re-.
turning good working majoriiirs They
may set 50 mildly as 10 be ''astonisbed st
their own rnoderatiop.v ss the rcbber
lord Cline was; but The possibilities Of
defeating the will Of the people in every,
ldiesrict iu the country lie iu tbe bill.
How will the voter fare in New York
Iin The congregational election next No.
lveuber if The Lodge idea becomes law |?
III has been shown that be msy be prac-
ideally disfraDchised by The sciion of the
federal machinery But that u not all
Ipolls and IL he takes Z notion 10 kick
lsgainst the ann0yAnc he will be dragged
before u. :. judge aud Z. s deputy
marshal.
This j. what may occur: John I Da-
!venport, chief supervisoF Of this ciTcnit
district. the second. which includes Con-
Inecticut and Vermont. As well A. III;
New York state. will appoint three
supervisors for every voting place in the
district. These gentlemen do not con-
iGme their work 10 supervising The cleo
ition. They begin operations before
they say. They are author
lied 70 make house 20 house canvass,
ldemsnd Of y0u . complete autobiography
and supplement this by what they can
learn from your neighbors II they take
"A notion that you are suspicious person,
Ior if they think your vote will not help
THE man they wish 10 see elected. they
can make il very lively for YOU When
You 60 70 Register they can gather aropud
You aud challenge your right to register.
They can mase yop answer string Of
Questions and can set Up an sfidsvis
'scfory. They nAn compel you TO bring
witnesses 10 prove how long you have
lived in the state aud district, and
whether or not you we're bern IL this
country. No matter il you cay you have
lived and voted in the district for forty
Years. and IL the election inspectors con-
|frm your statement. That kind OF thing
won't do for these federal gentlemen.
They can insist on sl6davits- They can
make The whole business % tiresome for
you that you will be inclined not %
Register at al.
i II you happen 70 he : naturalized cisi-
zen, Mr.. Davenports assistants may de-
mand that you prove everything con-
Injected with your naturalization Il will
Ibe no use 70 demur. IL you do, and II
.lyou expect that . jury Of your fellow.
.lcitizens will settIe your case, you will Be
mistaken. The Lodge bill takes away
Tlyour rights as . citizen Of the state oI
New York. You lose the right 10 be
Iiried BY jury. a federal Judge does the
whole business
i Perhaps you were annoyed BY the
Visits Of the gentle cepsus enumerasos
land the honey y-tongued directory man
How, then, would you like 10 have
lsppervisors take possession Of yQuS
||house, follow you 70 the registration
room, watch you when you 20 70 the
lpoIls 10 vote and not take their eyes Cd
you till they saW you drop . ballot IL
the congressional box2 Aud then, how
ldo you like 70 think that these super.
visors have the power, through their
chief, to declare 70 the board Of can
vasscrs that YOU voted illegally; and
how do you fancy the idea that, although b
you have been voter here half : Gen.
tury, this board, by simple fiat can dis-
franchise you and throw your vote out
Don't hope that you can appeal from
such an iniquitous proceeding. The
hoard u itself the court Of appeals. There
lis no power beyond II
| These are not ell the powers OF the
supervisors. They are empo wered "a
attend the revision OF all registrations. 70
Inspect the list Of voters whenever they
have mind 10 do 90; 10 challenge every
Iperson who enters the booths, 70 watch
The counting OF votes and 70 count them
TO suit themselves; 70 bold under con-
ltinuous scrutiny the registry books.
check lists. letters, returns, and all other
ELECTION pspers; TO afiix their signatures
Ito every page Of such pspers 70 pass
upon the qualifications Of voters when
The state officers refuse to do 60: 20
count in their lists votes which the state
inspectors refuse 70 personally inspect
the ballot boxes and monkey with them
when they choose 70 take the ballots re-
ljected bv the election officers and Keep
them for further use, IL necessary; 10
watch naturalization proceedings and
kick against them when instructed to do
leo BY their chief, and 70 have admission
TO al court records relating % paturaIiza- =
ltiou.
You may ssk where does the etste
officers power come inf Well, they
haven't got any. They will 60 through
The routine of making returns. - they
have hcen doing; but the returns will
not amount, In elect, 70 : row of pips.