The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-18

and special. to keep the peace" at places
OF registry and voting. and to support
and protect the Supervisors OF Election In
the discharge Of their dutics;" empowering
them to arrest. with or without process.
"any person who commits or attempts Oh
offers To commit any OF the acts or offences
prohibited" in tho DAVENPORT statutes.
Arrests without process must be for offences
committed in the presence OF the Marshai
or his IDENTITIES. or OF tho Federal Super
visors. who have the same power to arrest
MS the deputy marshals. Inc sectioh iui'
thor provides that no person shall ne ar
rested without process Oh electioh uhy ior
m offence committed on the day OF regis-
tratiun. This means the Iron Cage.
Next. Section 2023 provides that the
person arrested by tho creatures OF
DAvENronT or u JACoBus shall be brought
before a United States court for examlna-
ton and trial according to the procedure
authorized by law in case Of crimes against
the United States.
Next. Section 2.O2l empowers the Federal
deputy narshals to call upon byStanders 10
aid in making their arrests.
Next Section 2,O25, most odious and out
ragcous OF all, because 1t Is tho scctlon
which created Davenportsm and made
DAVENPORT a life officer. required that the
United States Circuit Courts should name
and appoint in each circuit before May l.
1871, and thereafter rs vacancies mlRh1
occur. Chief Supervisor OF Elections. VINO
should $50 long rs faithful and capable dls-
charge the duties in this Title imposed.
Twrnty-onc years ago this section produced
DAVENPORT in this district: and here he
stands to-day us then. faithful I" the Repnb-
lican party. and capable of all tho intamy
that may serve his masters.
Next. Section 202G defines tho duties OF
tho Chief Supervisor as to interference
with elections. He shall advise the Judge
OF the Circuit Court in tho matter OF tho
appointment OF the Supervisors in each
district. He shall SEQ that the Supervisors
make their preliminary canvass OF citizens
entitled to register or to vote. and prepare
their lists for his inspection. He shall send
out his spies to verify by proper examine
ton AMI inquiry the names Of those whose
right to vote is honestly doubted" This Is
the section which DAVENPORT has used to
such high advantage in the interest OF
party always willing to have its dirty
campaign work paid for out OF the Federal
Treasury. and consequently by Democratic
taxpayers as we'll as by Republicans.
Next. Section 2.O27 subordinatcs tho
United States Marshal and tho United
States Commissioners to the Federal Chief
Supervisor. by requiring that the former
shall report to the latter oil complaints.
examinations. and records pertaining to the
elections. and all oaths OF office admins
tered to any Supervisor or deputy marshal.
The wires leading in every direction are
thus gathered together and put in the hands
OF ono man. the Federal Chief Supervisor;
that is to say. in this district. in the hands
Of JOHN l. DAvENPoRY.
Sections 2.02S. 2,O23. and 2.Om make UNI
important provisions. tho principal ono
being that Supervisors and special deputy
marshuls must be qualified voters i'll the
district in which they serve.
Finally. Section 2.O3l specifics the fees
which the Federal Supervisor is to receive
from the United States Government for his
partisan endcavors III behalf of the Rcpub-
lican party. For every separate document
or paper in tho multifarious records which
the law requires him to preserve he gets
ten cents: for every time that he affixcs his
seal to any paper. twenty cents: for enter
ing and indexins tho records OF his
Office. fifteen cents Il folio: and so
forth. Tho more Federal interference in
behalf of the Republican party. the more
cash for DAVENPORT out OF the Federal
Treasury The concluding section of tho
shameful chapter which wo have been con-
sidering also fixes the compensation OF
the Supervisors OF Election and the special
deputy marshals hired at election time.
at five dollars day for not exceeding ten
days service.
All Of these sections described above must
be repealed outright. An act repeating Sec
ton 2O1l to Section 2.O3l. inclusive Of Title
&c Of tho Revised Statutes will root out
Davcnportism and stop all Interference in
elections by the United States Murshals
| and their deputies.
The act abolshing Davenportism Should
also repeal that clause OF Section 1850
| which provides for the payment Of the fees
| of Federal Supervisors OF Elections out Of
the permanent annual appropriations Of the
| Government.
1t should also repeal Sections 1921 and
5.522 under the Title Of Crimes. These two
| sections relate to the punishment OF Federal
| Supervisors who neglect to perform their
duties. and also to the punishment Of any
| citizens who may DO go eXaspcratcd by tho
odious and arbitrary performances OF DAY.
EXPORT and his hircling5 rs to break the
peace. These should go with the others.
This done and Davenportism disappears
forever The Iron Cage will he smashed
A Proposed Waste Of Money.
Tho DurchaSe ~ new and larppr sitas for