Show A CHECK ON democratic FRAUDS itaf it having been demonstrated beyond any possibility of doubt that the democrats of new now york had determined to carry the election in that state by fraud I 1 such stepa steps have been taken by the republicans public ans as will render the tile democratic game gaine futile day before yesterday the democrats sent out a poster the heading being democrats enforce the law attention is called to the law regarding united states marshals at polling aioo booths and to federal supervision of elections the poster ends with the following democrats enforce tile provisions of the law to the letter and stand on oil your rights as american citizens do not permit ile public publicans ans to use ro rooms onisor or flathe buildings within feet of polling places for the purpose of bribing voters you oa have the power to pre y ant it and it is your duty to arrest all buc eccli li malefactors this circular means said a democrat that there will bo be no monkey business I 1 am afraid there may bo be borne some shooting on election day if the republicans public ans attempt any foolishness this means eaid said a republican who vi ho is actively connected with the prosecutions brought brou glit in the united states court yesterday that the democrats hac have mado made up their minds to carry tile state by money fraud and force talk of tile force bill I 1 if the plans which come to our cars ears are carried out thera should bo be a foyo bill in this state now the democratic poster was put out in ip response to a circular letter of attorney general miller to the united states supervisors per visors of election united states marshals and united states attorneys in regard to their duties at the coming election the attorney general is determined ter mined to keep the ballot pure ho he quotes the united states law which provides that supervisors of election and united states marshals and their deputies shall go inside or outside the guard rail at the polls notwithstanding the provisions of the new york statute the question of the tile constitutionality of tho united states statutes has heretofore been affirmed president cleveland in 1886 1880 re requested quested attorney general garland to take general charge and direction of the execution of the statu statutes i as touching the appointment of supervisors of election and special deputies etc tile supreme court of the united states decided that congress hasa has a supervisory power over the subject of elections and may cither make entirely new regulations or add to alter or modify the regulations made by the states the law passed by the last democratic legislature of new york made democratic by theft and fraud for the purpose of on enabling abling tho the democrats to steal the state will not amount to much in view of the action taken by the attorney general of the united states 0 the attorney general quotes from the supreme court decision that congress lias has power by the constitution to vest in the circuit court the appointment of supervisors of elections the national government has a right to use physical force in any part of tile united states to compel obedience to the laws and carry into execution the powers conferred upon it by the constitution the tile law requires that marshals and deputies have a right and it is their duty to be and remain in all places where they can best discharge their duties whether such places be inside or outside the guard rail notwithstanding the tile provisions of the new york state statute regulating the number of persons to be admitted within the tile guard rail on election day after quoting as above attorney general sillier miller gave ave it as his opinion that these instructions embody tho the correct views of the law in addition lie adds that according to the statute it is the duty of supervisors to be w present on registration day and on election day to take occupy and remain in such positions whether before bere or behind the ballot boxes as will in heir their judgment best enable them to sea each person p erson offering himself for regis ration or voting and aa will best con luce duce to scrutinizing tile manner in in which voting is conducted and at the tile closing of the polls they are required to place themselves in such position in relation to the ballot boxes for the pur pose of aiding in the work of canvassing canvassing he the ballot as will enable them fully ully t to 0 perform their duties and shall remain remain here there until every duty be wholly completed we demaille that all the affairs of the city be administered administer cd economically and intelligently the money of the people must be expended expanded for the greatest erea test good to the greatest arrea test number offices are created ted for the public good and not for the office ollie officeholders holders we demand that all city offic officers rs elected shall perform the duties of their office or themselves pay for assistants except in cases of special emergency we are opposed to the ap of useless deputies at atthe the expense of tho thel city and we are unalterably opposed to the creating creat lne of sinecure places for the benefit of the few at the expense of the many city republican platform |