The morning call., 1890-07-10
FEDERAL BAYoNETs.

An Eastern Democratic paper says that
Federal bayonets CLEAN in each one of the
1itty-seven sections of the Federal Election
Bill. It quotes Section 1899 of the Revised
Statutes, which is incorporated in the bill
in support Of its assertion. Following is the
section:
II shall be lawful for the President Of The
United States such person as he may en-
power for that purpose, 10 employ such part Of
tie land or naval forces of the United States, or
of the militia, as may be necessary to aid in lie
execution OF judicial process issued under any OF
tie preceding provisions, as shall be necessary
10 prevent the violation and enforce The due exc
Cullou Of he provisions Of this title.
The bayonet CLEANS in this section as it
does in all other laws. 1t is behind every
arrest that is made, whether by State or
Federal authority. Such force may be
called out as may be necessary TO execute
the law. The dTum-beating on the part of
the Democrats is a sign Of weakness. If
the Federal Election Bill were the invasion
Of individual rights they profess to think
they would see IN ii a measure that would
restore their party to power. Ii is not pos
sible that any Democrats imagine that the
Federal judiciary will lend itself to a
scheme to subvert the will of the people.
ii such a course should become apparent
the bulk Of the Republican party would ar
ray itself on the side OF the people. The
Federal Election Bill is really harmless
measure. 1t creates power of the highest
possible character to supervise elections of
congressman in districts where consider
able number of voters ask for such super
vision. The source of all appointments is
the Federal Judiciary. They appoint Su-
yerYisors and the Supervisors appoint Flee
ton Boards of three, one of whom shall be
of the opposing farty. Nothing can be
done this minority election officer does not
know Of. The Federal Judges are in
measure responsible for the Supervisors.
Now if we have Judiciary which cannot
be trusted with the appointment OF election
officers, where are we to look for that base
Of integrity which is indispensable to gov
eminent? The popular will is often over
come by tricks and fraudulent counting.
The last election in this city showed a PGr-
pose and system to set aside the will OF the
people as expressed at the polls. The
scTeeche5 We hear from Democrats of the
Hill stripe are apparently wrung from them
by the fear that in the future the methods
by which victories have been won will be
useless. There is at this day we'll
grounded belief that the frauds in a score
or two of precincts in New York City
turned the election in 1884 against the Re-
publican national ticket The small major
ity counted for Mr.. Cleveland might easily
have been found in stuffed ballot-boxes. Day
light never enters into these Tammany
stronghOlds. While the general returns are
given out a few hours after the voting
ceases, there are always precincts held back
until the returns from other States show
whether a few hundred votes in New Y rk
City will determine the result. The Fed
eral Election Bill will put stop to such
practices. There will be in all these Tam
many strongholds Federal Election Board,
with power behind it to declare and en-
force true results 1t is this that the schem-
ing Democrats fear