The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-10-30
Your Attention. Mr.. TAYLOR.

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Your Attention, MIR. Taylor.
Below we print an extract from a
speech made by Mr.. Flower, OF New
York, on the Force Bill that We would
like you to stndy carefully and ex-
plain away, II possible. This is the
bill as amended by the Senate and
not the infamous one you voted fol-
Democrats, Taylor will vote for this
amended bill. Will you vote for
him?
"This Force bill permits chief SUI.
pervisor to recommend to the court
the appointment OF three Federal su.
pervisors, two of whom shall be OF one
party instead Of, as now,one from each |
party, to be inspectors of election
in each election district in any Con
gressional district, The supervisors OF
elections under the new law need not
be supervisors Of the election district
in which they vote. Now, we will take,
for example, the State Of Connecticut
in 1888, when the Democrats carried
the State by not less than 400 ma
jority. There are four Congressional
districts in the State, and about 100
polling places in each district. That
would require under the new election
law the appointment of 1900 super
visors. Now, suppose that the chief
supervisor should appoint 800 Demo
Gratis and 400 Republicans. He can
give them while they are registering
the voters and taking house to house
canvass and on election days from So
to $40 a day. They would be employ
ed from five to six weeks under the
bill. On election day the chief su'
pervisor may station the 800 Demo
Gratis at different polls from which
they themselves vote, thereby depriv'
3 ing them Of an opportunity to vote
) and taking good care that the Repub
, licans remain in the wards where they
o cast their ballots. Inasmuch as Con
Y necticut was only carried by 400 ma
jarity, it can be readily seen Just how
the Republicans could reverse Till
and transfer the State TO the Repu D
A lican presidential electors and at tht
q same time elect all their Congress
i. men.
g If this would not be sufficient ma
n chinery to do their work they hav
" another remedy under the law, whicl
IL is that the supervisor and deput,
d United States marshal may consul
e together and appoint as many Unite
States putty marshals as they thin
k necessary to win the Republican vic
&c tory. Now, Connecticut, Rhode Ii
land and New Hampshire are all i
one United Sites judicial distrlc
:, What is to hinder the Republican,
" if they are still in doubt about Cor
'' necticat, from taking from 1000 t
1000 Democrats for tire United State
If marshals, giving them eight days pa
10 at IS a day and transferring them il
~ to New Hamps hire, and taking 100
4 from Rhode Island and putting ther
a into Connecticut? Now, to make Ne
~ Hampshire solidly Republican, the
could take 1000 and put ther
back into Rhode Island. By this trio
- Connecticut and Rhode Island woul
. thus be made strongly Republican
and Mr.. Reed and Mr.. Lodge coul
still continue to praise the Republ
cans as the best counters on earth an
's still maintain the cry OF an homes
Is ballot and fair count.
There would be nothing under TIL
no law, should it become law, to $40
them from carrying Orange, Rocklan
~ and Sullivan districts of our own Stat
ne or the Schoharie, Otsego and Herk
RI mer districts, both Of which district
have now 200 Democratic majorit
on full vote. There is nothing
the law to prevent the chief supervise
en- md deputy United States marsha
I'd from appointing $4,000 United S at
lie deputy marshals for eight days
~ this city at SIS a day.
~ We're it not for the money the r
Ia publicans are distributing tnroug
no the various Congressional districts
tie the United States, | should prophe;
IN a larger Democratic majority in Co
" gress than we had in 1889. AS it s,wi
III all their money l believe that Il
in local, county, congressional ~
on State committees will see tn
N. full vote of the Democracy
:. polled, and hat we will win &
~ next house by thirty majority"
lg- Thank the Lord, we will be rid
Use Rod Butler after next Tuesday. Al