Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-06-19
A CONSPIRACY AGAINST PURE ELEC-
TIONS


The determination Of the Republican
leaders in Congress To ia>ten the Fed
eral election monstroSitv upon the pco-
pie is evident The tyranny Of party
leadership has driven the few indepen-
dent members OF the lower House into
silent acquiescence in the plot, and the
radicals are left clear field. The bill
which is likely 10 become a law has been
outlined by HENRY Carrot LoDcE, and
the purpose Of its designers TO control
National elections by whatever resort
To unconstitutional means is seen in
every lime.
ON petition of 100 voters in a Con-
gressioual district the Federal Court is
To appoint chief supervisor OF cleo
ton. who shall name 20 the court lists
of persons eligible for superyiSorShipS.
In each election precinct three super
viSors are % Doe appointed, one q whom
must be- Of different political faith from
the other two These supervisors are TO
have fun charge Of registration and of
elections ia their precincts. Instead OF
being mere lockers on as now, they are to
have power TO do everything except de-
posit tickets iu the boxes. They Inspect
the boxes before voting begins, say who
shall vote for members OF Congress and
who shall not. keep poll-sheetS and
tally-lists. count the votes and certify
the returns 90 the Circuit or District
Judge. OF course local judges and
clerks of election are to serve as now.
but they are made subordinate In au-
thOrity tothc supervisors. II the super
viSorS think the necessity exists they
may employ as many deputy marshalS
as they see it, When the returns Of
election are sent in 90 the Clerk OF the
House 90 Representatives and 10 is found
that the Federal Judge. using the SUI
perviSors' figures, has certified 90 the
election Of one man. while the Governor
Of the state. using the returns as made
up by the judges and clerks of election.
has certified 90 the election Of another,
the certifcation Of the former shall be-
received by the clerk and the name OF
the candidate therein returned as elect
ed De- placed upon the roll ot members
elect.
Under this bin three supervisors and
three deputy marshals are To De APP
pointed at each polling place. There
are three hundred and thirty Congress
sional districts. with an average of one
hundred ard forty polling places in
each. or nearly nifty thousand polling
places in the country. The grand army
OF Federal Supervisors, therefore, will
reach the enormous total 81 300, 600 men.
such is the force that the Republican
leaders hope TO marshal 10 the field TO
defeat honest elections. The LopGE
law provides that each ot these men
may De- employed twelve days. at a COM
pensation Of - per day. and expenses
with twice that sum ON the day 90 the
election. 10 is hardly possible that the
salary and expenses Of each man will
amount 20 less than $50, and on this
basis the cost OF the organized army Of
official partiSanS will De- at least SIS
O00.000.
\ clear understanding OF the vicious
features of the Federal election bin is
sufficient 20 condemn il. II is uncon-
stitutional. revolutionary and inimical
10 free exercise Of the most sacred
rights Of citizenship IL is a blow at
the sovereign power resting in the
States since the formation Of the Repub-
lie. One application Of il will seal its
fate. The array Of Federal Office hold
crS. their unnecessary interference with
the usual modes Of conducting elections
and the imnenSe amount which il will
cost 70 apply the law. are enough 10
make il Infamous ia the eyes OF an hon
est men.
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