New-York tribune., 1890-06-28
A PROTEST FROM NORTHERN DEMOCRATS.
THEY SAY THE BILL IS UNCoNsTuTCN CNN'NAL
AND HIGHLY PARTISAN

THEY SAY THE BILL IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
AND HIGHLY PARTISAN.
Washington. Jlne 27-The Northern Democratic
ncnhors Of the House Of Repre- reentativcs have pre-
paTcd formal protest against the National Electioh
i'm now under discussion In the House. The protest
saws among other things
Under doubtful construction OF the Constitution this
bill proposes substantially to take from the oa'e9 anu
local auho.ites control Of all elections at wheh cn"
of Congress are baotod and hand the same over "
judges appointed TO Office for NE ana oi
.rncsors Of elections Mr. Jefferson and the fathers
Of the Eopubc would have considered such Pr"Pos'''
a. this AZ dangerous as an open attempt at CONTRADICTIONS
This bn : purely partisan measure ihHhueu pi -
to control the elections for Congress ana fIe-iun'''
tors IN all the States, and 10 ntimcate houhu, o
and harass by political prosecutions In unire"u
tho adverse majortlcs in the cities OF the North 10 ~
ono Z, gives 70 the control Of the chief supervisor VI
elections "A body Of Federal police spies VINO are
lied 20 make domiciliary visits, superntenu 'he n"'
zaon Of our forern.ho.n citizens place the cluHc
,,,c scrutiny OF those trusty and unprinciped feu'
doac,cs for davs both preceding and following an eoo
ton and in every way subject him to the power a O
,o, ~, Maid marty uercenaries Of Government IN way
at utter variance with Republican institutions anu ~
great prnciplc Of American frccdon-honc ruie' ,,.
r 80, nj, his scheme of Imperial government mliohs
, dollar. viii be taxed from people, and the luucy
of the United States prostltuted to inc psSc''
In the management Of elections Ana these h''so Va
M tic ., or poople will left safety to partisan
q, the Marty in power partisan returning poau j. p
ro.cd Tor each Satc and the final returns oil oec'oS
ty the district boards Of canvatscrs 10 inc ocrN VI ~
House of Representatives are TO constitute p'i' i"
, -, iai..,,nn results The returns made by
covcrnors Of states are 10 be wholly disregaio'u
An ANALYSIS of the Constitution Is maze IN "hno"
I, Is aftempted TO show that primary power lor '0
regulation OF elections is coAerreu upon
inc state LEGISLATURE and secondary ana conditional
mower upon Congress 10 make regulations ior 'neNe
nurpo.cs That is to say, /. the state mas neeieu.r @
to enact laws for these elections then ConerTs aS
intervene and establish proper regulations Inc po
test continues -. 40. LII is MAINLY
We arc prepared 10 say that this Dill - Piainh,
titutional because the states have not sheu
IN mass laws for the representation OF their Peoc
Concrcss nor made laws hostile 10 slch rcpc>ctdtu
and to the Government Of the United states III ~
ncct ion herewith. on the contrary, their cseInum
unon This subject by the states has been appdirhWS W
on acted in good faith 10 this Government ana 10 to
people. : Inc lssue j.. e,",, nnid arrcnts who arc
In control the political elections In all the SiaH,
Tho signatures, far. are rs follows WlIId,n D.
Holman G. r. Buckalew, William NJ springer Wiz
lam Ne idoo Amos J. Cummings, W. F. WllcoX James
Kerr samuel Fowler, William Pareu. j. thlpman'
BENJAMIN Shivcley, G. a. Mcclellan, j. B. brown'
7 " covert \. y. Martin, c. II. Mansur, d. r. brul-
ner j. r. Williams. William Mutchlcr Richard Narx'
levi Maish Joseph II. ONeil (Mass.), John r. Andrrw
charles H. Turner IN. W William stahncckcr John
TaTsncy J. 4. CIessenhainer Il. p. Flower, William
d. Bynum Elijah Y. Br0okshirc.