The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-08-22

We're eppolnted 3 ccn1utt tee ~ i6sne
The SccssdSss hSld snotha &c.
sion today. k Is undefnkood That
the preliminary steps for eIeclinR
delegates for eeonvention Sent ~
10, have = been taken, Ia which cSSc
there viii be two c0nventiosaS thnt
day. 3
The anti -Tillmanites met s. ~ s
and appointed An advisory IN
tee. The purpose Is 10 call 40 "a
convention Of anti Ttllmnnites -
few weeks
h The Alliahcs Uonereasi ionol (Io
vention made no nou1inn m 10 q
gressman, but will propotnd ocet1
questions to candidates.
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We print elsewhere careful ~
mary of the Federal election bin n
has passed the United State Hd
of Representative and is now y
ing in the Senate. The object
furnish the The Suns readers wi
clear and succinct exposition 81
features, with an explanation O4
PtRob2Cok CaiCCb Vi bkk0 RxOvl
which are more Obviously desigz
secure TO the Republican part
practically solid negro vote of the
South 1t must be patent to every
one alter reading the Suns synopeik
OF the bill that no other object il
sought 70 ba attained and thss The
machinery fof thiskp purpose has been
is necessarily CON mpIicated and there
is evidence throughout the measure
OF an anxious desire ON the part OF it's
trainers to leaveno loophole by means
of which it's purpose might be frus-
tlated
Briefly stated, the effect of chs sbiii si;: s
is to put the control of the elections
sentatives into the hands Of Federal
supervisors, supported by an army Of
deputy marshals, who may be REIN
forced by any number of assistant
marshals, summoned under guise of q
posse comitstus, and also, il the
President shouldBo order, by United
State troops or by militia o:ganixa-
tons which might include nrnaed
negroes. The supervisors overlook
the registration and have the right 70
decide what names shall be placed ON
the hist They are also empowered
to make q housed 4hoaase capxa -
cities, oftensibiy 70 -
part 5]scEson day t6sy l6ss&
see that the ballot box is marked and
located In . certair. way, must ..sss::ss..
the local officers to count the vote.
and must make '..hi.s..r own returns,
which form the basis ON which the
result is finally determined by tho
federal returning beard, from VIII 3sc
decision there may be an appeal to
the United States Circuit Court,
which 10 to settle all contests. III
there is delay by the local election
officers In opening tho polls, the
supervisors may hold the election
themselves. Should there be more
Votes III the ballot box than the num-
Der OF persons who have voted, the
election must be determined by
species of lottery-the excess OF votes
being drawn by blindfolded persons
and deducted from the total number
of votes cast for the candidates. A
mans seat in Congress might depend
upon mere chance on upon trickery In
working" the lottery scheme. A
long list of offences under the law
are specified and heavy penalties In
fines and imprisonment are provided.
State laws inconsistent with the pro-
visions OF the bill are annulieG and :
State sovereignty is trampled upon
in all directions.
A pretense Of fairness is furnished
In the provision for enforcing the law
wherever application is made under
certain specified conditions, but in
view Of the fact that its declared OBJ
ject is to Aecure "a free ballot and
fair count" at the South, which would
mean, of course, the counting of the
negroes en- nasse for the Republican
candidates, this apparently general
applicability OF the law is seen to be
a mere sham. Good care, of course!
would be taken TO enforce re only
where its enforcement would do the
party good, and the real field of it's
operations would be the Southern
States. In that section the result
could hardly fail to be disastrous.
Race conflicts ut almost every polling
place would be almost inevitable and
a condition Of unrest and excitement
would be created which might proye
fatal to the industrial progress OF the
South, so marked I'm recent years.
Sectional prejudice would be greatly
enlbittered and the whole country
would feel the disturbing effect of
law which would at once array tho
two races and the two great sections
against each other. Business men
fully realise this and the most effect-
i've opposition to the bill is coming
from that quarter. The sincere friends
of the negro also recognize the fact
that no Legislation more injurious to
his best interests could well be de-
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