The door of the State prison stands open if they refuse to go at his bidding. This chief supervisor. when called upon the scene of action in the manner indicated in the bill. can open the door of the circuit court whenever he pleases. practically dictate his own appointees to judge and marshal. put himself at the head of a body of partisans and others. all under obligation to him and dependent upon him for the continuance of their employment and pay. with full authority to expend as much of the public money as he pleases. Hereafter he is to be charged with the supervision of the election of Representatives in Congress. and in addition to the enforcement of the national election laws he is clothed with a general authority unrestricted by statutory limits for the prevention of frauds and irregularities in naturalization. He can be invoked to override the regularly constituted authorities of New York or Texas or any other State of the American Union. One hundred. not citizens. residents. and qualified voters. but persons claiming to be such. in a Congressional district. no matter how irresponsible. can call this chief supervisor into the field. with all the machinery of the law. without even alleging a grievance. and there is no appeal from the action of the one hundred petitioners.
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