Show THE STRUGGLE AGAINST THE BILL those who are not initiated do not know and many cannot comprehend what a trying task the democrats in the tile united states senate have in opposing tho the lodge election bill the they y are talking against time and that is tho the reason why the republicans are trying to get the rules amended so as to shut off discussion beyond a cr tain point being of course a stage stag ein in the proceedings edinga a long way this side of the final adjournment of congress CoD greBa on the fourth of next march the democrats are doing fatigue duty and even their opponents must admit that they arc are standing up to the rack in pretty good style sometimes they get very tired after having baving stood on their feet two or three hours bours but they have to todo do it aitor or give up unless in the meantime rae antima an adjournment journ ment can bo be secured never were longwinded long winded speakers in such great demand or GO so highly prized as by the democrats of the senate at this particular juncture Janc ture necessity is lathe the mother of invention and among all the arts of literature and oratory brought forth by the sheer force of circumstances in the pending conflict we have been seen nothing superior in a general way to the objections object lona to the elections bill brought forth by senator bate of tennessee ite ile teems to have been giving the subject considerable study and to ba have ve thoroughly systematized his big objections to the measure having presented them in the following form 1 I the election elections bill ought to b be e a abandoned b a n in deference to sentiment ai as at the late elections I 1 II 11 the tile bill I 1 unconstitutional because lie it conflicts with the ninth sinead amendment a I 1 3 L III ill the bill itself li is construct d upon thoughts incompatible with american I 1 idea ideas of govern government ni aut la in that a it makes life tenure tenures ot of offlie 6 it mixes the courts with politics and degrade degrades the one without alt hout elevating the other ae e it opens the door to the employment of characterless adventurers informers and plot spies and lodges with thorn thom doutt doubtful ful dan serous berou and nd unconstitutional power powers id d its il machinery would bo be purely par titan and work out purely partisan aaa eldoi e it would furnish opportunity for or election frauds raud through irresponsibly returning boards and destroy the I 1 virtue of 0 the ballot I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 1111 dam i jb 11 ai k I 1 1 I 1 16 by defeating the will of 0 the people if it would pin ballots to bayonets baio neti and control the polls g P under its it au bl bal clementi elements would bo be and breed mob mobs in fact it would be the government organizing mobs and leadlie leading them with ith ita its oun office re A of iti enforcement ement will be enormous and far beyond any benefit benefits i it would be cumbersome and of eze execution cution and nd would inveigle honed honest men into technical iii or statutory ollen cei IV the bill ll 11 sectional and partisan part lean IV V the time la Is past for reviving section allem the list election having inaugurated the ere of good feeling and opened a great future of prosperity |