The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-28
AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE.
Democratic congressman Trying tc
Arouse the Country.

Democratic congressman Trying to
Arouse the Country.
WASHINGTON, June 27.-Northern demo-
cratic members Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives have prepared formal protest
against the national election bill,
now under discussion in the House.
in which they say: ''The undersigned,
representing in the congress of
the United States constituencies III states
north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers feel
it their duty to their fellow citizens to
briefly call their attention to the extraor-
binary, dangerous and revolutionary
measure now proposed by the leaders of
the party in power for passage IN the
House of Representatives. Under
doubtful construction Of the constitution
this bill proposes to substantially take from
the states and local authorities control Of
all elections at which members of congress
are ballotted for and hand the same over to
United States judges appointed to office for
life and chief supervisors Of elections.
THE RECORD OF A CENTURY.
"Tf the power claimed resides in the con-
stitution, which we deny, the republic has
gone through the difficulties Of formative
period, made heroic struggle against dis
solution, triumphed and successfully read
justed itself to the changed conditions
without the exercise of such power by the
federal government for 100 years and over.
jefferson and the fathers of the republic
would have considered such a proposition
as this as dangerous as an open attempt at
Capitalization. This bill is purely
a partisan measure, intended primarily
to control elections for congress
and presidential elections in all the states
and to intimidate, hound, obstruct and
harass by political prosecutions in un-
friendly hands adverse majorities in the
cities of the north.
FEDERAL POLICE.
ITO this end it gives to the control of the
chief supervisor of elections a body of
federal police who are authorized to make
domiciliatory visits, to superintend
the naturalization of our for
eign-born citizens, place citizen under
strict scrutiny Of these trusty and unprin-
cipled federal detectives for days, both pre-
ceding and following an election, and in
every way subject him TO the power and
control of paid mercenaries of the govern
ment in a way at utter variance with re-
publican institutions and the great princi-
ple of American freedom-home rule. To
carry on this SCENE of imperial government
millions of dollars will be taxed from our
people, and the judiciary of the United
States prostituted to the basest partisan
ship in the management of elections.
NO ONE WOULD BE SAFE.
"And these invasions of the liberties OF
our people will be left for safety to partisan
iuries in federal courts, composed entirely
of men of the party in power. A partisan
returning board is proposed for each
state, the object and purpose of which, as
well as the general constitutional obJec-
tions to the bill, are well stated
by the minority Of the committee
On the election of President and
Vice President and representatives in con-
gress. [That portion of the minority report
npon the election bill which is here referred
to is embodied in tine protest 1t was pub
lished few days agol
AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE.
"In view of the great danger to the rights
and liberties OF the people and to the princi-
pie of local self-goyernment involved In this