New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-01
NATIONAL CONTROL or ELECTIONS.

Senator W. i. Chandler in the August Forum.
The principal differences III the various plans for
elections may be stated substantially as follows
i. some propose complete control and conduct OF
the registration and the election from beginning to
end Including the count and cerjiGcaton by National
officials, in all the 332 districts of the Onoh ,:
the election ony in those particular districts who're
such control +, specially Pcttioned for. .. some
extend into districts where such supervision Is specially
lrayed for The system Of national supervisors - wach
and check the state election officers without the e,-
Establishment of a National canNassing board. t.
Others extend the system Of national snpTVsos mo
districts where they arc specially called for WIN te
addition, when ASKED for Of National cahVaS'lu!
board What particular method congress VIII al
last adopt is at the time OF writing TINS not deter
It is dncult to resist the demand that, gdnittns
that National c0nro shoho ne aII'| case o ent,.Iy
exclude state control and in the particular deuic,
provide REGISTRATION ana an 6leC y PM STAT, OH
Gals Here is indeed, the true remedy AZ once
limited 10 the evil compliance OF, anu antcrn CON
gressi0na elections in form ana iaot Do'h Tar "'N
In 1910 Congress provided for changing the mode OF
choosing Representatives in the states from thst f 81
on one ticket TO the system Of eeTtonS by se1I ;d
Congressional districts The new method was reSs o
by some of the States for several years bt wa naH
Submitted to everywhere. In led8 ConEress PAL
most radical law concGr4ng ne f @c,iop IN each
branch of the state Legislature required Nc oo v31E
BE viva voce IeciDcI oe c% Of ihe TWO branches
lie next DAY Al noon: directed who Should presto ONT
previous day shond he re-" y'c each h"nse that his
made OF the same perso4 oy not thai tie mem
hers of the two houses shouh fonhWth pFNCe,I T..
vote for senator viva yoG St i an 9 election should 30
Siected and provided that whenever majority o. a.,
the members Iai fe of these mGht elect senator
even although all the members oil one ""u'c i'e"' ~
With the constitutional power Of Congress to regulate
the election Of Representative, ana >aa. cie ~ t6at
66nwer Tins already extended by law 20 e delli. o.
such elections d tey W, NJ Wand Of National authority
tTTesiStbly directing the specific m"vchc9'S az VIZ
sgsnst the power 70 enact the proposed national on
cTessiOnal Election law are not t" De eNPe''e' ''''
sO The reasons why it i. cxpedent for Congress to
exert lis clear power Of rceuF ny III . are many
ana During the last decade it has 70 be painly
.oen and known Of all men that the southern Demo
Gratis are determined that their Cong's sonal eie u
is aar no defcd Coorcd citizens are not allowed
TO vote White Republican are not allowed ~ ~ r
iot cdunted or are eonntod for tie democratic cond
dates The pretence that colored voters are Drtims
and IL is admitted that nncenths OF the CpCIro Wy
Is and VIII be Republican 80 o , as @ ssne
IL Whatever may be the immediate action or ran
ea5 be no NOR doubt Of the ultimate result Of the nc%
Southern rebellion than there Wa @i tne AGom2
forty Representatives In Congress ard forty te,Oia ~
each Pretntol contest are noT chCseH st or
If no sentiment of justice 10 The negro ana no rev
erence for constitutional law will arou'e me NORM 10
action, vet il will moi for any long le1oa con en-, a.
wear in political contests badge OF l;IeiloIIf "Hu
degradation such as l. implied when ne N11ncrn hm
Who was loval votes only once. While the SOuth"Iu
white man who was a rebel votes ia etcCt tMicc -
more-once for himself and once or more ioi ms Ia'e
slave slaves. - A.,
iii. A National Congressional Election law Is due
from the Republicans 81 the List Congress and Pre,l
dent Harrison to the coored people t. assist them IN
the renewed efforts which they are about To- ma1e for
the preservation Of their right to vote and all their
other rights under the Constitution OF their country,
IN which they no longer slaves, bat cltzen' let
no doluded SOutherncr for moment Imagine that thc
Southern blacks who have once tasted the sweet, %
liberty and the ballot VIII surrender those inte9tmabe
blessings.
~ without prolonging argument FOR The pa~Saro
of National Election law occasion i taken t. make
prominent one additional rc1~on-t the nc"l OF pro
lection in southern Congressional elections for the
candidates and members of the Na'lOna' Farmers
Alliances. These alliances being formed over
the whole country. Whatever NAV be Thought o,
the wisdom Of their principles or the merits of
their anddates their organizations and methods.
far a. il appears. honest honorable. peaceful
and lawful. They entitled 10 hold their meet
inss TO promulgatc their platforms. 10 nominate
their candidates, to make their canvasses to Ct
many votes as they can, TO have them counted aud
declared, and, If they plurality, 10 have their
nominees receive the offices.