Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-07-05

ii MACE 10 I THE REPUBLIC


ENAC E TO THE REPUBLIC.
4 rtkern d Democratic Members Of Con-
/ BIZ gress on the Election Bill.
/: WASHINGTON, june PIT 6
sIIzEN0rfiterns Democratic members of
sl lssGIss House otsRenrescnfativcs have
77lltl5fel lareti the following formal pro-
against tile national election
aiflsnoW under discussion in the
touse:
s:I he undersigned. ere presenting
lllinst1e Con gress of the United
! States constituencies in States
north the Ohiosand Potomac
E;rlxers, feel itsthelr duty. to their
4 .f.siloS citizens.to brietlV GILL their
attelltions to the extraordinary,
dang erous and revolutionary meas
i 5,iTeS il, ON nosed By the leaders of.
! the party yin sp6Werstor paSsage.iIi,
1.-THE House OF REPRESENTATIVES.
ss Jnder5a doubtful construction.
tfsthe constitution this billslIro:.
KfoSe substantially take from
she States and local authorities,
l(a fSall elections at wIllfft.6
.ss {. on pRsss "a bal ipie,l
for and III d md the s1me overstnS tlies
/; Ted States judges. appointed
NoE slice fOrlife,:a chief super
lSSiisnTs Of elections.
.tlfesp owerclaimpd resides in
slshesc distribution, which we deny,
Itlllesrepn6l,c has gone through the
Iaaficnlties of Tie formative period,
E.nlade heroic struggle ag inst dis
ISs9lutioli, triumpllttl and success
IIssltlls,sriatlju sied itself to changed
c.uitlitiollS without the exercise of
ESuclitpower by the Federal govern
torsopr hundred years and
hoNtr Mr.. jefferson and the faith
lttel.S5et Lie republic would have con-
ueitd snch Il proposition as this
Il;::isstal gelnus as an open attempt
INSTRUMENTATION.
5..fliis bills ~ purely partisan
intended primarily TO
fIroitlNl The e'ccilonS for Congress
nlapieSldrnllal electors in all HE
ffssSl;Ges, andln llliiuldnrp. bnnn,.
lspl,Slalcr and I'arass by political
Npresecn'irlls in nnlrienilly hands
Ssltes:islvrl So m;.jurl'lrsiu The cities
ssnfsfle North. 10 tlliS end it gives
1Iostite control Of the chief super
EviS0r or elections ii body OF federal
lspolicesspes who dre authorized to
Eiiake doniclllary visits, superin-
Ettnil the IL llllal.zltlon of our Tor
citzrn.Fl"cu HE citizens
isnnGer strict sclulnny Of these iruS-
BY andsuuplinriple.l federal detec-
Istlves Tor days, b til laeceIling and
following an election, and in every
way subject; lnm I9 he pawer and
Fcontrolsnt paid party mercenaries
fofthe government III way. at Ut
lttervallancc with Republican Instl
buttons and the great princinIe of
IssAmerican observation-disclosures rule.
II o curry on tins scheme of i'm
isrelial government millions OF col
liars Will le taxed from our people
iIs:antl the Judiciary OF the Uniled
1@SsS5sffs3,,fe ssplnstlrilted 10 the hasest,-
I.phrtisanshfp nilit niallagementnf
electiuls. And lheSu invasiOns oi
the Liberties of onr people will BIZ
left for safety 10 i'arIisan juries i'll
1.-The federal COURTS, composed en-
.tirely of tile men of HE party in
power. A PARTISAN returning board
us proposed for such State, the Oh
| jrct and purl,o of which, as well
AS The general constitutional oh
!,jcc;ions TO the bill are well stated
| blythe nnority Of The committee
un the election Of President anil
Vice PRESIDENT and tepresenta-
tives i'll Congress, and which we
herewith quote:
.'TIie final rrluruS of elections
made by Tic ulStlIct boards uf
convslsserS to the clerk of the
House of Representatives, arc to
constitute prlma ldce evidence OF
Ielection results, and Tile persons So
lpturued by the canvasserS as
elected are TO have their names
Erl;lced upon the roll as members of
THE House. The returns made Ivy
Governors of States are TO be
wholly tlisregardcd, although they
may contradict the returns so
made and Show that different per
SOUS were elected. The clerk of
The House must accept the can
vassels' returns and reject the
Others or be subjected 10 severe
punishment by imprisonment and
fine. But us the uoards Of CAN
vassers act upon the returns and
statements furnished to them by
the district SUPERVISORS aud ID not
receive or consider the official re-
turns made by the State officers it
results that the district superyls-
ors, with The aid OF their sll'ordi-
nate precinct SUPERVISORS, will viz
lually dictate the returns upon
which members will De seated in
the House,
.By tue fourth section of article
III OF the constitution it provides.
1.-THE times, places and manner
.of:Ioldiug electlous for Senator,
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