The daily critic., 1890-07-03
THE FORCE BILL
OPINIONS OF LEADING NEWSPAPERS
ON THE REED-LODGE MEASURE.
4 "sIcuder Majority OF SIX" Enabled
the Republican Party TO Give o stab
to American Freedom.


Treasury expended I'm lead and gun.
powder with which 90 suppress resist
auce 10 fits enforcement Federal in
reference with the local elections means
armed interference. if ordered Any
other conception of the laws ultimate
consequences Is childish.
a gentleman in Brooklyn, who is in
favor of the bill. has asked us 90 say In
which section the bayonct appears. As
we told him yesterday, the Federal bay
ouet can be found IN every one Of the
ffty.seven sections In section 32 It's
CLEAN is distinctly visible
One Of the sections of title 2j, thus in
corporated into the Lodge bill and made
part of It, is as follows
Section 1850 10 shall be lawful for
the President Of The United states, gr atch
person os he mag ,mpoCg for That purpose
20 employ such part Of the land or naval
forces Of the United states, OF Of the
militia, as may De necessary TO aid I'm the
execution Of judicial process Issued under
any Of the preceding provisions, or as shall
be necessary to prevent the violation and
enforce the due execution Of the provisions
Of this title.
Here are the bayonets, the drums, the
blue coats, the blue jackets, the howitzers
and the Gailings, all ready to do the
bidding OF the Man on Horseback, the
shadow Of whose coming darkens every
section of the Infamous measure passed
Yesterday by Republican votes In the
House of Representatives.
MON me N,yr I0rt Hfdld, 81.
The reckless determination Of the
Republicans to force through the Fed
eral Election law Is q matter that may
well arrest the serious attention Of the
country.
1t is the boldest and most alarming
step yet taken toward Capitalization by
a party that has always sought to build
up central power 10 the Government
at the expense Of State sovereignty.
mon ts PtVl15gAf1 Rst0Id. g.
Even the lying prctcnso OF the Re
publican organs that this was not a
Force bill was dcfautly abandoned
at the last hour by the leader of the
majority I'm the House. When an
amendment was proposed, the object Of
which was TO prevent the use of Unltcd
States troops at the polls, Mr. Mckinley
declared, in effect, that such an amend.
mCut would render the act useless, and
that without armed forces az the polls
Tie law could not be enforced. This
declaration bctrays an amazing conf.
deuce in The power of bitter partisan
feeling 10 pervcTt the judgments of men.
After quarter OF a century Of peace,
armed and uniformed soldiers are 70
he brought into use 20 control elections
40 The bCbest Of The Republican officials
and party managers Is itnOt, In truth,
"a Force hillg
The Anglo Saxon population Of the
South deserve q better and kindlier
fate than TO be thrown back upon the
horrors Of intornal strife and misrule
from which they with so much din.
Guilty rescued their local governments a
dozen years ago, The vast business
interests that link North and South TO.
getheF are more potent than even the
eXigencies of party and tits likely that
in one way or another the authors of
the infamous Force bin will be brought
10 confusion and contempt The peO-
pie of this country are not willing 10
establish race hatred as a permanent
factor In national politics IN order that
q set of hucksleHng, misunderstanding
politicians may ride into permanent
power,
GsHsfGl HOyHt0a M CleiQHGH C0gmJcig!-
flzftft, 20 JNy.
There Is much uncertainty felt To-
night among Republicans over the re-
rult In the House upon the National
Election bill While there are quite a
number of Republicans who are very
much dissatisfied with the Lodge bill,
strong efforts are being made 10 prevent
them from voting against IT, There
are, however, quite a number absent
and some without pairs. 1t is possible
that a substitute bin of much simpler
mechanism will be presented, If the
managers find that they cannot carry
the pending bill. In any event, as
things look tonight, the margin, one
way OF the other, is likely 20 be small.
In case the bill passes, the situation
will be doubtful on the Senate side.
One Of the leading Republican Sena-
tors who fayoTs the bill said to-day that
as yet IT'S friends could not see the way
10 pass f. He said they would look
around very carefully, and II they found
that its passage was doubtful they might
decide not to bring the bill out Of com
mittee al this session. The Democrats
I'm he Senate do not believe it will be
possible 10 pass the bill against their Op-
position. Ii Is so YoluminOus as 10 pre-
sent almost endless resources Of legiti-
mate debate. The proposition to make
a rule 70 limit debate does not seem to
gain strength, and az this late date il Is
likely 10 grow weaker.
From Hs Nsig Y0sk TlMls, 81
The new Force bill" was driven
through the House Of Representatives
Yesterday by a slender majority Of six
~ IH.Hs.saaHa s.F
Louisiana and LehlbaCk OF New JeT-
sey-had the courage and hrmuess 10
brave the tyranny Of the caucus, the
wrath Of Dictator Reed and the resent
meui Of the pigmy of the w hite House
and vote against the measure. Two
oIheTs-Frank Of Missouri and Browne
Of EiTginia-sat in their seats aud re-
fused 10 vote for it Probably there
were at least a score of others who were
convinced that the proposed law IS
not only inflm0usly wrong, but a
stupid bluuder as a matter Of party
policy, bat they submitted % the
diCtatiou and coercion which have be-
COME The accepted method Of the lead
eTs IF their party 10 carrying any point
. determined upon. Speaker Reed ar
. liaaTy and despOliC power cannot be
carried into The Senate, and it Is doubt
I ful if Tie Presidents personal will can
I impress itself So strongly upon that
[ body. Whatever NAV be the fate OF
I this bill 10 tle Senate, % Is likely 10 De
/ freely debated before a vote Is taken
upon f.. and there viii De more indie.
pendeuce Of Judgment and 0f action on
/ The part Of Tie members We 10 MOI
believe there viii be partisan drunken
I ness enough t0 carry 10 through and
[ give President Harrison the glguLsh
/ iQy q approving it