Speech #460008839

I should like to askc the from tho State of Wisconsin. Mr. Eldredge. while he antagonized thishonorable AttorneyGeneral upon what principle in law. equity. or measure at the time of its enactment. to sayjustice he bases his opinion that the citizos voting upon the strength It bears on its face. and in all its provisions the elearest evidence of its origin of certificates of naturalization obtained years ago in good faith. and and purpose. ntie sec. btto prevent pu aid fair elections not to aid th issued to them by the courts of their respective States in due form voter to express his own unhiasdjudgment. but to awe him into submission. and. and under the seal of such courts. were or had become ofelnders before end him against his conviction. Its nery tulle ta ulse pretense. if ost a lie. adopted for the purpoc ci defrauding the people and eating them lets tie stipthe law? I should like to inquire according to what process of reason- ertef a meet infamous measure. * * * No sane san can believe that this is ing or logical deduction the possession of a judicial document. the te s*enorc th r igttz s o cf the Untied .taes to sets. It ou. be seen that genuineness of which can only be questioned before the courts. con- It Is a bill to proveit. hinder. and delay citizens it voting. It provides a system stitutes an offense in the eyes of the honorable gentleman who pro- to drive citions froo the polls and to disgost all honest ten with one elections. sides over the Department of Justice? QUAL i iJSTIci TO ALItiO TIe NATURALIZED CIzEsN AS WELL AS TtE NI rnO. Mr. Davenports full and undisputed sway over the election ma- I am well aware that sonic such expedient as this measure Ios been chinery in New York provided by the Government in pursuance of claimed to be necessary to maintain the political rights of the "iathis law enacted in order "to enforce the rights of citizens of the tions ward." and more particularly the colored citizen of the South.