The Helena independent., 1892-08-03

plain to all men that il 1T were enacted into
law the people would lose all voice in the
selection or control of the officers who
manage and certify the result of their cleo
tions.
"A Judge of the circuit court of the
United States, who is himself appointed by
the president and holds his Office for life,
appoints the election officers. All these
judges, save two, are republican in politics.
If election officers abuse or betray their
trust they are NOS responsible to the people.
The source of their power and authority ia
the judge who appointed them. II q repub-
lican judge. to advance the interests of his
party, abuses his trust. he would not
should this bill become q law--be reapon-
sibls to the people. Our oonstitution in
tended that he should be, and to that end
lodged in the peoples representative in
congress the power of impeachment; but
this law removes that responsibility by per-
mitting the eppointee Of the judge to de-
termine who il your duly elected represent
tative. If = partisan judge appoints parti-
| that he whom you have defeated at the
polls is your duly y-eleoted representative.
what remedy have you? The partisan cleo
tion officers are alone responsible to the
partisan jndRe, and the partisan judge can
only be impeached by representatives in
a certificate from the partisan election off,
GERS. This mockery of responsibility.
mo one respects more highly than do
the office and the proper authority of a
judge, and no one can bear more willing
testimony than ! do to the honesty, the
integrity and the ability OF cur judiciary;
and yet the fact remains that on the cleo
torial commission Of 1876 judges of tho su-
preme court of the United States. tho high
est judicial officers on earth, divided in
opinion in election returns ON party lines,
and the result was the inauguration of MIR.
AAyn
large majority Of the people of the country
then believed and now believe that Mr.. Til-
den had been duly elected to shat great
Office.
popular government could not long sur
vivs tho establishment of \ system which
permitted the use of the army at the polling
places of the country, and, at the samo
time. removed from responsibility to the
people the officers who manage and control
their elections.
"rhs party to which we belong ia pledged
against federal election laws. The demo-
Gratis of Georgia know what it 10 to live
under q government based on federal CO.
ercion and returning board methods. We
favor home rule and believe tho people of
each state can be trusted to manage their
own elections"
OF the tariff he says:
"'rhs republican party is also pledged to
the continuance of policy of taxation
which has done more to bring about ths
present depressed condition OF agriculture
than all other causes combined. refer TO
what is commonly called tariff for pro-
lection. That law forces you to buy In the
dearest and sell in the cheapest market of
the world. 1t takes from the masses Of the
people and gives to privileged class.
1T prevents the natural distribution of
wealth,
''It creates combinations and trusts to in
crease the prices of What you must buy.
1T rebs the many to make millionaires Of
the few.
ut restricts you TO the protected and
high priced home market when you buy,
while you are forced to seek the cheap fres-
trade markets of the world whom you sell.
1T 10 burdens impoztatloRs that you can.