Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-10-19

the silver bill and attracting the attention OF |
the country, the democratic House has |
passed bill to repeal the federal election
laws These laws which were designed to
prevent fraud in elections of presidential
electors and representatives in Congress,
provided among other things, for the watch
ing of the ballot box by two officials from
either party. and for the puni,hmcntby Fed !
cral Courts of crimes against the ballot !
Not only does the Tucker bill which has
passed the House repeal every provision au-
thorizing national supervision and inspcc-
ton of national elections by means of Uni
ted States supervisors and marshals. but it
sweeps away every safeguard against fraud
ulent registration of voters fake pcfsonation
of voters, bribery of voters and election and
registration officers. intimidation. etc.
The Washington correspondent of the New
| York Tribune points out the real effect of
the now hill in these plain words:
If the hill shall become a law. it will no
| longer he unlawful, so far as the statutes of
the United States are concerned. for any
person or persons to hinder. delay. prevent
or ohstruct any citizen from doing any act
necessary to he done to qualify him to vote
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any other person. whether living or dead. or
| fictitious. or to vote more than once at the
same election for any candidate for the same
| office. or To vote at place where ne is not
| lawfully entitled to vote. or to vote without
having a lawful right to vote. or to do any
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: last vcsti,. of ,vn, LEGISLATION ON This sub