There is no evidence of citizenship required. but they are only to say that they are citizens and residents and qualified voters. Now. what a beautiful state of things we would have if fifty men should make a statement that they are qualifiedvoters. and upon that statement should petition Mr. Davenport to interpose his power in the eiforcement of this measure. and those fifty men should turn out to be.Democrats and they should happen to hold certificates of naturalization. There would be the remarkable spectacle of an election held by the interposition of this Federal election law on the application of fifty men declaring themselves to be voters. everyone of whom. under Davenports. orders. would be in jail when the election is held. I am reminded by my colleague -that the thirtysecond section of this bill expressly repeals section 2011 of the Revised Statutes. in which this character qualification is provided. and that vindicates my statement To be fair. to be honest. to deal justly with men on this floor. associated together here in the enactment of grave laws. why did not that section say that so much of section 2011 as requires these men to be of good character shall he repealed?
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