Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-29

The Law Must be Enforced.

the President that the Federal officers
in Florida must be protected In the
discharge OF their duties even II force
has 10 be employed TO protect them.
This will cause terrible howl TO
doubt from the Democratic press.
Had the State authorities of Florida
shown the least disposition 10 punish
the men who shot down in cold blood
United States officers there would
have been no need for this order by
the President. United States Deputy
Marshal Saunders was assassinated
early in February, aud notwithstasd-
ing the TACT that his murderers are
well-known, nobody has been arrested
for the crime. Instead OF SEEING the
murderer aud holding him for cour,
the Governor of the State went SO far
Is 70 denounce the outrage and then
hurried of 10 Washington ioapolo
gize for II, and the Senstors from that
State actually justified 1t.
The only excuse given by the repro.
sentatives of Florida was that the
United States court was partisan and
resorted to partisan efforts to cypress
the people. Behind 1t all stands that
great one cause OF all the trouble,
ballot box stufiing and unfair elections.
Florida is one of the Southern States
that would be strongly Republican
were 1t not for election frauds. The
frauds committed in 1888 gave the
State to Cleveland. The Republicans
claimed that they had been cheated
and presented positive proofs OF The
crime committed. Instead Of sub
hitting to such shameless frauds they
had the courage 10 resort to the United
States courts for redress. The Demo p
Gratis, instead of meeting the charges in
manly spirit, iesorted TO all kinds OF
intimidaiions and distractions to the
STRIVING OF writs in order to obstruct
the course of justice. Witnesses were
spirited away. and every one who
aided or sided with the court was
threatened with violence. A mere at
tempt to enforce the law and punish
the men who committed frauds upon
the ballot was called partisauship.
The Grand Jury oil the United
States District for the Northern Dis
trict of Florida, OF which Charles
Swayne, former resident OF Christi.
ma hundred, in this county, is Til
Judge. has pe,ltioned the presideno
for help In their petition they showt
that an Organization exiats to de feat
The efforts o; the court to punish
political crimes. They say;
"The jury is thoroughly satisfied thai
the only ehectual way would be to send
. mounted posse iuto the county, to
remain there sufficient leugth OF time
TO acQuAint themselves with the people,
the country and its surroundings; and
In addition to this, TO post reliable men
At different places OF the borders OF the
county. Tue jury would also rec I'M
mend reward OF mt lass thnu 81 UJl
Tor the arrest of L +. West, Ruiu, u.
McNair aud Angus d. stanton. By
order of the Grand Jury, nom in session
unanimously
The United States District Attorne,
for the Northern District Of Florida
in writing to United States Atlorne.
General Miller, says;
"a few days ago Judge sw.yue and
were visited BY deleg alton from Aiach
county, headed By V. j. Shipmau, Re
ceiver oil Puzzle Moneys in the lau,
office al Gainesville, and who was GU
candidate for Governor at the las. eIec
tloS, and implorel to cea c any iuftbe
y prosecutions III that county. They I
moved to this course by the TACT that
mob had the night before Gated ID. A
Barnes, a prominent Republican, Gu
his house, aHi notified linn that
prosecutions OF individuals in TIT
county were Continued he would |
murdered, and by the further TACT tn;
they did not think the Governmel
meant TO do any thing more ths. ha
beeu done in former years. Under Il
circumstances | would consider 1t a,
vieable TO station military company
Madison, and, in addition thereto, of
large reward for the arrest Of Eugeu
u. West, Ratus ID. MeNair, Charles
NcNalr, Angus d. Stanton aud WIN. /
Goodbread. These are The ripRleader
IL you do not think / advisable TO st
ton the military there, you should,
my opiuiou, furnish tho Marshal wi
means aud instruct him To send
mounted force there aud stay until tn
capture at least few of the eritnia ais
President Harrison has answer
this appeal by ordering the officers
execute the law. Every fair mind
man, regardless OF political affiliate
will say that the President did rig
This lawlessness must stop somewh
and sometime, and the stopping p
cess might as well commence
Florida as any other place and now
assny other time.
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THERE will be no alteration In
rules OF the United States Senate
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