Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-07


plurality of $3.50 The last meetings of
the campaign We're held Saturday. The
Democrats turned out in the afternoon in a
procession that numbered about 80, 900 or
10000. There was very large meeting OF
Repu blicans-the Wholesale Druggists Re
publican club had charge-and some very
enthusing speeches were made. The lead
ing members of the two national commit
tees will stay here over election day. Some
have paired their votes for that purpose.
| CONTENTION OVER THE DEPUTIES.
Great Need of Some Authoritative Decis-
ion on the Law.
What all the talk about deputy marshals
at the polls Will result in Will be known no
sooner than tomorrow mis- ht, but proba-
bilities are that there will be no trouble to
morrow. principally because there has
been so much trouble already. When there
is great hue and cry and everybody is
alarmed that there will be general
SCRAP it frequently happens that there is
no SCRAP" because everybody is on guard
against it So it was in Alabama at the
state election and so it has often been else
where. Inspector Byrnes predicts peace
! full election. He assures the people that
his department viii do its duty and see
the observance of the law. Relative TO the
| United States supervisors, marshals, etc,
| he says they are acting under national au-
thority and. he thinks, TO protect the integ-
rity of the ballot box. Any violation of
law on their part will. he does not doubt,
! be promptly punished,
Still, There's Something to Do.
! But if this election passes off peacefully
! one thing should be done. and that is to
get up case that would take the whole
/ election law before the supreme court. 1t
/ is not satisfactory state of affairs where
the official head of great party just before
the election says practically that certain
! United State: officers shall not occupy GER
tain positions about the polls or perform
| certain acts, instructs the police, appointed
by his partisaus. 10 all intents and purposes
| to throw said United States officers out,
! and bases his position on the decision of
| United states supreme court justice.
Where the Peril Lies.
The DANCE if riot would arrive lust
about the time deputy sheriff should at
! tempt to arrest deputy United States
! marshal, for ;he marshal, acting under the
| authority of instruction from the highest
! judicial officers of the administration would
! at that time attempt the arrest of the dep
/ uty sheriff ''fOr interfering with United
! States officer in the discharge of his duty
! And there you are. Quite a promising be
ginning for a lively scrimmage that would
have lots of room to grow. The law ac-
! corCiing to the United States marshal (Ia-
/ cobUs) is in direct contradiction to its inter
/ probation by Brewer according to the Dem
ocratic managers.
! Some Correspondence in Point.
! At any rate that is how it, looks TO the
| ordinary mind. As observe: The Demo
/ Gratis nave committee of lawyers looking
/ after the matter, and they wrote TO Jacobus
/ that marshals have no right to arrest voters
until after they have voted and quote
, Judge Brewer who, as quoted undoubtedly
sustains that view of the case in the plain
est language. To this -Jacobus replies
! briefly and quotes portion of sec 2,622 Of
I the law, which says that deputy marshals
shall prevent" fraudulent voting there
! Cat the polls'). and Immediately before
voting arrest. without process if necessary,
any person attempting to 50 vote
some More of the Contention.
Then Jacobus says he knows of no way
/ to prevent" man doing anything, except
. to stop him before he does it--that is ar
rest him. The Democratic legal committee
| replies that .Jacobus has quoted only a pur-
/ tion of the section in such a way as TO con-
vey wrong impression, but that Judge
/ Brewers decision covered the whole sec
tion. .jacobuS yesterday replied to the
/ Democratic legal committee saying. first =,
! that the question declined 10y Brewer was
/ whether nar~uals We're permitted where
| no supervisors had been appa:nted and that
! the case was decided cX parte, was purely
/ obitcr AID not of any force in adjudication
Against the Language of the Law.
/ He continues: If. therefore the eX-parte
/ opiuon-of Judge Brewer upon the question
submitted admitted of a construction such
/ as you insist (which i denj,dy il wouldybe
! aEains; the express and unqualified Ian
iCuage OF tha statute, which is as plain -
1.-THE English language can make it, and
4 therefore easily understood by "a layman. IS
! well a legal mind. In conclusion. / be-;
leave to say that uo one respects tue courts
more fully than myself, but / can learn of
no decision % the United States or other
! courts sJyStauin" your contention"