Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-30
FORCEdD|LLy
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By Which the Repub.
lican !. .C-.olnlspirators GO
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Propose TO Revolution.
ize This Free Gov
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by ByTranfOrm1ng Itm--
to an Unparalleled
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And Thus Perpetuate Them
selves in Power Against
the Will of the
People.
The Only Way to Prevent Its
Passage Is to Defeat the
Republican Party at the
Polls on the 9TH of
November.

Every Democrat who thinks Of voting
for single Republican must remember
that he votes for a man whose party
gave to the country the infamous Force
bill, which every Republican candidate
indorses. Remember the following
things: a6 sa' Y 'soF tsiaS aa
1t is an issue that overshadows all
other issues in Importance, for the Force
bill Is more destructive of the liberties
ot the American people than the repres-
sion bill is of.the liberties of Ireland.
I! 1t q partisan measure, whose sole
object is to perpetuate the Republican
party in power, at the expense of the
people and against the will Of the peo-
pie.
+, 1t Is sectional measure, that seeks
to array one great section of our COM
mon country against another and per-
ipetuate the buried hatreds of quarter
Of century.
It is an unconstitutional measure, OPP
posed alike to the letter and spirit Of
the constitution.
/. 1t is an un-American measure, in
direct opposition to the fundamental
principle of American institutions, viz. |:
that the people are capable Of self-goys
'eFnment, for it takes the right Of local
Iseltgovernment away from the people
and puts the peoples elections COM
'pletely under the control Of a horde Of
Irresponsible partisan Supervisors and
Marshals.
1t is not designed to protect honest
elections but to prevent them.
1t is not designed to secure an honest
expression OF the voice Of the people
but to strangle that expression.
4, 1t Is not designed to protect the peo-
pie in the exercise of their political
right but to rob them Of those rights.
1t is not designed to prevent fraud but
to commit fraud
: It creates an army Of over three hum
dred irresponsible partisan Supervisors
and Marshals, with whose appointment
the people have nothing to do and who
are not responsible to the people in any
way but who are paid by the people to
carry the elections for the Republican
party, thus imposing tax of ten mill
lions Of dollars upon the people for this
infamous purpose.
It provides for 'shouse to house" cam
vass Of voters, whereby the sacredness
of the citizens home shall be invaded
. and the Republican party shall be en-
abled to make its campaign canvass at
the expense Of the people.
1t provides for an illegal and unreason-
able inspection of the registration OF
voters whereby naturalized Democrats
may be intimidated and prevented from
voting.
It interferes with State and county
elections, in the unlimited power that 1t
gives to partisan supervisors over the
ballot and the ballot-box, in receiving
and in rejecting votes.
1t enables the Republican party to
employ an unlimited number OF super
visors and marshals, at the rate of $40 a
day, to carry any close county or dis
trict, either North or South.
1t compels the Clerk of the House of
Representatives to place,upon the roll OF
the House, under penalty Of heavy
fine and imprisonment, the names OF
members of Congress returned to him as
elected, by partisan returning board.
It surrounds the polls of free American
citizens with bristling bayonets, to In
ltimidate them in the exercise of their
political rights.
J tits measure, in a word, that tram
pies under foot the dearest rights and
liberties Of American citizens and is in
'tended to disfranchise the great major
ity Of the voters Of this country, in or.
der to perpetuate o minority party in
power that does not dare to face an out
ragged people IN an honest and fair cleo
'tion In 1892
Every good citizen should denounce
this infamous measure as un-American,
Unconstitutional, partisan, sectional and
subversive Of the liberties Of the people.
II the Force bill Is passed and en-
forced, that is the end of popular gov
eminent and, the beginning Of adespot-
ism Of a partisan fraud, force and bayo-
nets
BE careful how you allow vour barhar