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be prescribed In each State Ivy the Legislature
thereof but the CONGRESS may at any time by
10 The places 81 "Sou s senators 'AS'p' "'
For hundred yeas TITS provision has re-.
doubled right which It's terms give under Ger,
TO nnnT
the entire control OF elections 81 HsP-
1esentstiSes in The hands of E.d
no great emergency for Which it was designed
emit has had the temerty to place any other
upGn ts meaning tnaG that put
81 view Of those Who Procured its s'i in:
Tse provsfon FOR It enabled the
Federal Government to guard against its own
81 81 es to esG sns
this Was the OIL, co;n mi In which Its de-
wien James Monroe in re Virginia Con:
yention asked Madison why Congress had
been given his ultimate control oyer the time
the control OF the state GoverDments the Fed
bur ii they were properly regulated bv the
state Legislature the Congress control n, would
un!lkely to be abused as any part of the Con-
John Jay, in the New York Convention, said
that the obvious meaning Of the provision was
tnRt II Dy ACCIDENT OF design inc STATE SHOULD
gsess should have power by law to support
nSn Sy to lave bee9 6 90
design q the Federal Convention ,Eyen Alex
amber Hamilton Mh2 rrnre i en- e, the , more r
was the foremost advocate OF strong central
ICED Government. defended this clause
Sna '" Sv and djsr"otion O. GoS"rnment lis
Gr0DretC sTid he tests mo T y
every, Government, ought to contain in it;
sterward, in speaking Of certain abuses which
some persons cared This power might lead to,
as e eauntr rgA' so 'G situaed and enshtened
should be INVADED 70 the prejudice Of The
GSe overnment wi Wi,hont Questioning popnlap
s5 b.; order IL s is sss
Of this part Of the Constitution sight
q The thEtsTn orrH StatG In
an amendment TO this section providing that
Congress should not exercise THO right therein
should neglect or refuse 10 make regulations
for the election OF Represen natives, The state
Sention he other day at the direction Of the
Chairman Of the National Executive Commit.
bill. was one OF these. Ny own State was
mas. and yrsinia We're Others and MassaeSa-
sets. dcnomiHna,ed by Federal n,s seni,
! meDL the nome OF the HuCtbtpTS
bin. the state which he now has the honor
1 in shs With m HG
" recording i,s Interpre,ation Of The
privilege Hnoned 1t uGpn th"r
-F to exert ali their influence and use all
reasonable, and IeEHl mSth0dS t" obtain
section Which the Convention had Tesomnlenl;
T9 such N ssss da has Of
that to servo its partisan nterests this ambi- |
tious, young Representative OF MASSACHUSETTS,. |
hands. has dared TO dl!obey this ancient and |
solemn Injunction # this state for 4 hundred
ers OF the republic has been respected, 1t has
become practically IL part OF our Constitution:
the states have regulated their own Congress
What great emergency has now arisen that
Gress = Has any State neglected or refused to
rIescrbe regulations Tor the election OF repre-
IS l ns GlfH
Congressr Have the citizens OF any Congress
district demanded Federal interpositionS Is
preseryntion OF the Government? Under what
authority, then. and upon what plea do men
thus attempt TO subvert the Constitution, es-
tablsh an immense army Of Federal spies, in
cur ~ expense OF many millions. set ono class
Of officers against another, annnl state laws
and make, partisan Federal appointees the
,udggSsss Of election i, for .. md
1t is policy OF force and lartIzanship. i: is
The. last arbitrary resort OF an INSCRIPTIONS
sign q a party Which. AFRAID to 10 Ieaye
the question Of its continuance in power 70 the
employ any methods which will prolonE Its
tenure OF office. ~.
tcal macbinc the 'eniorcemsnt OF such a law
would create AZ Az AK army nG q 100 OOO workers:
election: and all in the, interest OF ,purer cleo
tons! am astopnded at the intellectual ca
Of any public wn9 prsSnds to be-
medltated by the men who made our Constitu-
ton am sorry FOR the be-. unrA al hdiiH
OF such bill as this TO be a hostile blow at
our form and theory OF Government, and pity
which they mus. tel iof such an Sncailod Tor
the hypocrisy OF statesmen who urge and de:
ffend It upon the ground Of nnre elections. and
who have devised IT as a scheme OF party
THE country has not forgotten tho scandal.
ous corruption Of two years ago by which the
Republican party came into power, 1t has no.
Ssrs e., ,s ssst ,xa
ing circular Ii 'I and BSudeys blocks q Ave"
b.sro That The Chief not fof 10 these
outrageous performances and the principal
boneiciares Of this Wholesale corrup lion
eountrys welfare The Lodge bill. Instead OF
being ln the interest OF pure elections is q
az characterized the election OF 1888
Several States have recently passed reform
laws. which II Is believed will mako bribery
and Intimidation almost impossible. We In
New York have such a law. IN Indiana there is
one but tine Lodge bill. II enforced, would
practically render these laws useless although
its provisions are carefully Tordea to produce
the frmert of that bill deliberately intended to
prevent the operation OF these laws In Fed
VIGOROUSLY versatile supervisor q elections IN
my own State is assisted In making this bill
places By virtue OF corrupted snnTaGes talk
justified In the suspicion that tho party which
debased thousands OF voters, in 1883 Is not
Rverse to removing tho obstacles TO similar
carnival OF corruption In 1892
The features Of this iniquito9s bill need
made familiar with them by the Delegates in
Congress during he last few days. The nero
recital OF them is sufficient TO make them
the American people II they will not rebnke
the party which has dared TO propose them.
Under this enIoEeement there would be dancer