Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-21

NOT receiving United States certificate,
graated an appeal to the courts
T.sas Il the beginning and end Of the
law
Certainly this IL an eminensiy just
"a sasgres oae in the interests Of free
tssglos ard an honest count. To which
the Republican party stands sslaareiy
pies..sef By the very first resolution Of
lss rational platform. IL is one 30 which
6 would eertainiy seem that every Amer
lean who believes IL the purity OF the
tyaliot ard the saeredness Of the right OF
suffrage. should give an unqualified as
sent. IL Is strange indeed 20 see With
~siat perfect storm Of misrspresenta-
tlon and opprobrium the Democratic and
Augssap papers have attacked this
measure, whose only and evident par
pose " simply to give greater publicity
and honesty 20 Congressional elections.
Thsir course has shown very clearly
to TIE people Of the eogatry tsat
he.fest Congressional elections are what
tiey most fear Their cause has
shSised apon the suppression Of the
suffrage, and the prospect that 10 may
u. made free lills them with undi.gulsed
terror IN their desperation they have
fesArteti 10 the most auhlu.higg inisrep-
Fesentatlon Of the measure. they have
called IL the .'Fogee bill" and have en-
!eavored 10 show that Ita enactment into
"a 3 meant a reign Of bayouets at the
gaIl. The utter absgrtiify OF this cry Il
clearly shown by Mr.. Lodge Accept
Ing the statement Of Hon Roger z
Mills that there ne IS coo polling places
in this coantrY, he show. that our army
II - 600 men wbuld give ia just five
sevenths Of soldier at each polling
place. lie thinks that the terrible pict-
use Of 5.000,00o Of people grooming
ander the despotism Of ilve-seyenths of
a soldier at each polling place Is indeed
appalling.
IL / useless for Democrats and Mug
sumps 70 undertake ~ veil their oppo-
alton to the Federal election bill under
ans such ridiculous and liimsy cry a.
this. The piain fact l. hey ton't want
honest Congregational elections. As long
A. one vote ia the Democratic south *
made, under existing conditions, 70
count "a much ~ six or eight votes IN
the Republican North they are perfect
le content 10 let matters remain Is they
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II any Republicans should be respon-
. lille for the defeat Of this just measure
/. ,ey should be- made to feel the ygor-
he plank which declared for effect
i've egisiatiou to secure the iaiegrity and
purit Of elections which are the foun-
tain. If al public authority" was the
strong eat one in the Republican platform
and Ir, sident Harrison endorsed ii not
only In lis inaugural address hut also in
hi. inessa go To congress last December,
and 10 ref, ~ to take action upon 1t at
the present, time and to refuse 70 pass
lie present bill before the senate or some
other one embodying principles that
will strength en- the present law, Will not
t,s a course Of action calculated to
strengthen the party when il goes before
the country ag lin in lS92 The tariff is
but one of the issues made up by the last
national convent ion and while of i'm
portanee to the business interests of the
country the qncstio of honest elections
il fully a. important to the pcrpetuity
VI the government. The fate of the Fed
,ral elections bill rests with the Repub-
iicans, for their msj prity in the Senate
IS sufficient to secure its passage if they
give it their united support in conform
Ity with the party pledges.