New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-11

Circuit Court making permanent me injunction
against the enforcement Of the Registration ana
EIcction laws Is n great victory for the Repub-
,,c,n and conservative Democratic elements.
Tho case will. Of course. be appealed 10 the
United States Supreme Court. but meanwhile the
docison ~ .Tudge GoY stands an effective bar
,icr 70 Timan's revolutionary project to dis
franchise his enemies. secure the election OF
subservient Constitutional Convention and re-
vision Of the fundamental law In his interest
The Election law was avowedly drafted TO uis-
franchise the negro as a preliminary to legis-
laiing against the conservative whit's' WIFI
whom they are allied rs against the fopuiis'S'
If practically compels a residence OF four months
before voting by fixing the registration In ''n'y'
although the State Constitution gives the rlgh'
70 vote after two months residence. Ccrlhcates
ore rcouircd in the case of new applicants show
ing the citizens occupation and residence since
1890 or since his coming Of age. supported b3
two otIidayits Registration papers must ne
rr,duccd when voting and the replacing OF "A
lost certificate Is made extremely difficult. These
o,d other complicated regulations make il al
most impossible for person to vote II the e''c-
ton officers wish to prevent 1t. The opponents
of the law declared these provisions coh'rar! W
hoth the State and Federal Constitutions. us
supportcrs frankly admitted their OBJECT an"
questioned the jurisdiction Of the court Judge
Goff had no patience with that attitude ana gave
the State attorneys plainly To understand 'n''
his court was not something foreign to Them D"'
that il had right to concern Itself AZ the IT,
oucst of citizens Of the State with the nature OF
its laws and their compliance with the Constlth-
tion Concerning the law itself. he holds thi'
tho reqistrv regulations are unconstitutional. ana
Cha, ,ho nocrocs have rights as citizens which
may not be abridged The decision amounts 10
n declaration that petty annoyances ana ir''"-
Ions reouiremcnts must not be made the ndlrec'
means of DISTINGUISHING citizens ana ovcr'hro"
ing the republican form OF government su'rah
tccd TO the people Of every state
The opinion Of Judge Smonton in the DIS
pcnsary law case. which was delvcrc" III 'ii'
same time as that Of Judge Con. Is dow OH!
less serious 10 Tillmansm. The Populls'S nave
ATTEMPTED the most dstas'cful invaSiohs "i pr
yate and personal rights. and have found IL hc''S
sorv TO do SO IN order to uphold their peculiar
theories Of government and enforce their unpop
ulorl laws In doing this they have Disseminated
,ooinst tho products Of other States. ana paris
&C th.ir Disucusary law have been declared void
hv tho United States court Without the ability
., s,.u in. uriyafr traffic from other States the
law is practically uncnforccahl". Ia" proh''
from the State dispcnsaries Will be diminished
liouor can be freely obtained from abroad. ana
the law might as we'll be repealed. lew al INC
Tillmanitcs talk about paying no attention I" '"'
courts. but they will change Their minus III"
conclude. in common with other citizens "i me
countrv that United States laws are made I" be
obcyr1.