Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1892 — U. S. MARSHALS AT THE POLLS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

U. S. MARSHALS AT THE POLLS.

A Horde of Cneleu Official* Forced Upon the People. The Republicans claim that they would not avail themselves of the provisions of the force bill in the northern states if one were enacted; that the bill which passed the billion dollar congress was of a national character, because no force bill could be constitutional unless made to apply to every state of the union, and that it was only intended to be enforced in the southern states. But no one can be so blind as to believe that if the force bill once become a law, it would not be enforced in Indiana. Have we not an example of what the Republicans have done heretofore in this state with the law authorizing the appointment of the United States marshal and supervisors for use at the polls ? Have not the Republicans availed themselves of every federal election law, even in counties where there was not a Democratic officer? What are they doing this year with the United State* marshals and supervisors law ? Already twenty-five counties have applied for United States supervisors, and the Republican managers boast that the other counties will be heard from inside of two weeks. Who applied for these supervisors? The applications are on file with United States Commissioner Van Buren, of Indianapolis, and they show that they are signed by postmasters, Republican committeemen and boodlers. These men “fear” they can not have an honest election in their counties without the assistance of federal officers at the polls. So .far, applications have been made for United States supervisors for the counties of Marion, Henry, Vermillion, Union. Randolph, Floyd, Fulton, Lawrence, Brown, Warren, Kosciusko, Montgomery, Jay, Clay, Delaware, Lake, Grant, Bartholomew, Hamilton, Clark, Knox, Owen, Wells, and Benton. Is it possible that the Republican election officers require Republican United States supervisors to see that a fair-count is made ? Take for example the counties of Henry, Randolph,.Warren, Kosciusko, Delaware. Hamilton. Benton, Lawrence, Vermillion, Union, Grant, where all the inspectors of the elections are Republicans. Counties where th* election returning board is unanimously Republican. Can no honest election b* held, an honest count made in those counties without the interference of United States marshals and supervisors? In the Democratic county of Brown, United States supervisors have been provided for. Is there an honest Republican in Brown who really believes that the election officers of his county are corrupt ?

These supervisors are appointed obstensibly for the purpose of seeing that an honest election is held. But the real object is for the purpose of intimidating voters and to provide places for Republican politicians. The law provides that there shall be two supervisors in each precinct when applied for by the county. One is to be a Democrat, and the other a Republican. Heretofore, the Democrats have refused to designate persons for appointment as supervisor, and Commissioner Van Buren has availed himself of the law to fill vacancies with Democrats of his own choosing, very often, alleged Democrats. And as he will do the same thing this year, it is the opinion of leading Democrats that in as much as they can not avoid representations of the board, they Plight as well see to it, that genuine and honest Democrats are appointed as supervisors. The cost of this service is enormona> and when taken in the country at serge, it foots into millions of dofiars. These supervisors serve two days,, and are allowed $5 a day when there are funds in the treasury available. There are over 3,000 election precincts in the state, which at S2O tar each would make over $60,000. But this is not all to® expenses connected with tins sendee. Each supervisor is supplied with a blank %>ok which coststhe government at lerat fifty cents each. The expense of audittog the bills, the supervisors accounts are also large, and Mr. Van Burra, who ex-officio supervisor, is paid a commission for appointing the supervisors. At the less election he put in a of

$9,000 for his services, as supervisors were not asked for in all the counties of the state, as they will be in the coming election. This is only one part as the federal law now in existence; in addition to United States supervisors, an unlimited number of the United States deputy marshals can be appointed for a precinct. And the Republicans are already selecting men to fill these places. Unlike the law providing for supervisors, the deputy marshals are not required to be divided between the two political parties. When the honest voter goes to the poll next November, in the precinct of the large cities, especially, he will have to run through the gauntlet of United States deputy marshals, in some cases thugs and professional healers selected for the purpose of intimidating the timid voter. Already the Republicans of Indianapolis have prepared a list of men to serve as deputy marshals to be used at the polls, composed largely of negro toughs, who will get $6 a day for “protecting” the ballot. Oh, no! The Republicans would not apply th* force hOl in Indiana if they had a chance. ,

American Farmer:—l compete with this labor in the markets of Europe, and can beat it ont of its boots, because I use more brains and better machinery in my fanning; bat if I want to bring anything back from Europe in return the duty is so high that I am beaten before I get it CkiM’i Characterization of Democrat*.

Democrats are imps of hall. If I had a mind to swear I’d say God damn them to hell. They ought to be dead and moldering in the dust of the earth, and the dust be scattered to the four winds of heaven that they might be completely obliterated from the memory of man.— Governor Chaw at Union City, April sl, 1898. We submit the question whether Governor Chase’s speech was as oourteous, discreet, patriotic and manly as the resolution claims it to be. Was it discreet or courteous for a minister of the church of God, a follower of the lowly Nazarrae and a teacher of his word, with its lessons of mercy toward “even the least of these," to speak of human beings, even the vilest, as “imps of hell,” and express the wish that “God would damn them to hell," thereby violating his command, “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain?” Was it discreet, courteous, patriotic or manly? We leave the question with our readers. Union City Eagle, Republican Organ at Randolph County, April 88,1898. Whom Doe* Thl* Protect? In the last oensus year there were 4,410 men and boys engaged in the production of iron ore in Pennsylvania. The labor cost of each ton was seventyfive cents. The dnty is seventy-dive cents. The average wages paid to those employed was $259.00. The total wages paid in 1800 was $1,141,889. The annual income of one of the iron on magnate# is more than the entire sum paid the 4,410 persons employed. The editor of the IwtiraapoMb Journal has gone back on tho Elwood tinplate mill. Last week Harry & New, the editor and proprietor of the state organ of the G. Q. P., let out a contract for n tin roof on a building that he ooatrols, at 10 1-8 East Washington street, Indianapolis. Instead of stipulating that the El wood tin should be used, the Welsh tin was ordered, for the reason that the El wood tin is all used up in