The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-09
CREAMOF LIE PRESS.
Conceaiing the Eayonet on the Force
EilI-Other Comment.
baltimore sun

baltimore sun.
Public opinion. which has manifested IT,
sslf so unreserycdly and so strongly in con-
demnation OF the Force bill, has had some
object at least upon the Republican MEN,
beers of the senate. The substitute Which
was reported o. that body yesterday Is, COM
paratiVely speaking, a mild sort of measure,
though sufficiently Odious TO every liberty
loving American. 1t j.. however. distinct
retreat from the position taken 10y the sec
tional hrehrands of the House. and Nigor-
ous effort. no doubt. will be made 10 secure
lis passage on the ground that the most OBJ
icctionable features have been eliminated,
and that the bill rs il stands is no longera
distincuycly partisan measure.
New York star
No fundamental difference can be discoy-
cred between the revised edition Of the
Fraud and Force Election BILL as reported
Yesterday TO the senate, and the original
measure passed by Reed in the House. The
Goldfish senator will be equally ready 20 re-
duce Massachusetts wages to my cents a
dav rather than 10 have the lmpcralilmg
act fail. The new bill contains some decCp-
tive novelties. but no real Improvements.
The radical vice of Federal seizure OF SUI
preme power over local elections, in VIOLA
ton Of all constitutional precedent aud
without the slightest shadow of cOnstltu-
tiOnal excuse, is as prominent in the new
bill as i'm the old one.
New York 1ribune.l
The substitute differs from the original
mainly i'm being more compact, but ln the
process of "hoiling down" no essential pro
vision has been left out. The new bill Viii
undoubtedly prove elective IN preventing
frauds at the polls in congressional cleo
tions. which is the sole object of the pro-
posed legislation. 1t will not be gratifying
10 the opponents OF such legislation 10 learn
that their buster about division IN The
senate committee has been mere SOUND ana
fury. and that the Republican members
were a unit i'm supporting the substitute.
The law is needed at the North as well as at
the South, as an interesting letter from our
ALBANY correspondent this morning points
out
New YORK Times.
The substitute reported TO the senate yes
terday IN place of the Elections bill rs II
passed the House is devoid Of some of the
most obnoxious features Of that measure.
but the entire system of Federal supervision
is Objectionable The judges OF the Circuit
Courts would be brought into party politics
and made dispensers of an enormous amount
Of patronage in the appointment OF super
NisOrs. Whenever the required application
was made three Of these supervisors would
be appointed for every voting precinct
and the whole number would be very
large. When inspection was provided
for in an entire Congressional dis
trict. the court would have TO appoint
three State commissioners 10 issue the GER
tilicate Of the result, 20 be used by the Clerk
Of the House ia making up his roll OF mem
beers. This mingling Of Judicial aud p0liti-
cal functions is very mischieNOus and cal
culated 10 draw judges into partisan
schemes for seating representatives in Con-
gress. regardless OF whether they were
elected or not But the vice Of the whole
business lies in taking from the people who
elect men TO represent them in Congress tue
right 10 manage their own elections. The
senate bill retains the essential features Of
a most Objectionable scheme.
New York World
But the real purpose Of the bill is left I'M
touched II still provides for a partial and
partisan Federal supervision Of aud inter
ference with State elections, and for GER
tifcaie Of election of Representatives by "A
partisan Federal supervisor that shall be
binding upon The Clerk Of the House unless