People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-30

which will be annexed by you to the pay roll as
vouchers for its adjustment The same facts
should also be known to you through other
means.
Upon payment being completed these ac.
counts should be approved by the court and for.
warded to this department for action under the
executive order mentioned. Very respectfully
A II. GARLAND Attorney General
INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov 6 1888
The deputy United STATES marshals apnointad
by me to attend at various voting precints and
wards in Davidson county and in Nashville will
carefully observe the following general instruc.
tons:
1t will be your duty 10 attend at the polls in
the district precincts or wards for which Won
are appointed during the election on to morrow
the 9Th and to aid and assist the supervisors q,
the election. II required thereto BY them IN the
yerihcation Of the lists Of persons legally vot-
ing thereat
twill be your duty to keep the peace and n
support and protect the supervisors OF election
al your respective voting places in the legal
discharge Of their duties.
twill be your duty to preserve order At the
polls and to prevent fraudulent voting thereat
or fraudulent or illegal conduct on the mart ~
any officer Of election
Every qualified voter has the right TO cas- I
one ballot in the civil district or ward in which
be resides and no more and at no other place and
no one has the right to prevent him from thus
voting, either by threats, menace or otherwise
Legitimate argument and persuasion are
proper to induce voters TO vote for one or an.
other class Of candidates All distractions or
hindrances by one person or set OF persons, in.
terposed in the way Of another person or set OF
persons voting as their choice dictates Is yio-
lation OF law. And any person or persons
guilty Of this offense in your presence you will
arrest at once without warrant; YOU will arrest
no persons without warrant therefor properly
sworn out unless the persons commit viola
ton OF law in your presence or in the presence
OF supervisors, who in that event will have 10
report and identify the party to you II any
resist or attempt to intimidate you in the dis.
charge OF your duties or attempt to intimidate
the supervisors in the discharge Of their duties,
you are authorized to arrest them
Your duties will continue until the polls are
closed and the votes are counted out and prop.
erly certified. As United States officials YOU
will have nothing TO do with the legitimate eff
forts OF the respective party workers TO get
votes for their candidates AS citizens you are
entitled to vote your choice and to use legal
means TO induce others to do so, but no others
All persons arrested by you, either with or
without warrant, in the line OF your duties as
herein indicated, you will Immediately carry
before United States Commissioner and Chief
Supervisor H. NJ Doak at the custom house in
Nashville, giving them, however II they have
not done so and are entitled To- a chance to
vote.
You will each wear a badge on the lapel Of
your coat having thereon the letters deputy
United States Marshal"
The duties above enumerated, and all others
incident to your position during your election
can and must be performed without infringing
upon the rights Of any citizen and in manner
that shall be firm and at the same time free
from an intermeddling display Of authority.
have appointed you believing that you will
be conscientious in the performance Of your
duties, and shall expect and exact conduct
and department in conformity with the belief.
ST WILSON,
U. y Marshall Middle Dist. Tenn.
Mr.. Cleveland's Attorney-General
Garland did, through United States
Marshal Frank Wilson, appoint United
States marshals in great numbers to
guard the ballot box and prevent fraud
at the election in Davidson and other
counties, in 1888, without single pro-
test from democrats or democratic pa
pers But now, for political purposes,
they raise a terrible howl because peo-
pies party men apply under existing
laws for a democratic Judge to select
our own citizens from different political
parties to prevent fraud at the ballot
box. Gentlemen, defend Mr.. Cleve-
lands action before you jump on the
peoples party. Nashville Tenn.
Weekly Toiler.