New-York tribune., 1890-07-14
FOR THE ELECTIONS BILL.
WHAT NATIONAL. AND STATE CONVENTIONS
HAVE DECLARED.
so DOrBr As TO THE VIEWS OF REPUBLICANS
ALL OVER TIE COUNTRY oN THE NEcLs-
sITY OF A FAIR AND FREE VOTE
NORTH As WELL AS SOUTH.

sITY OF A FAIR AND FREE VOTE
NORTH AS WELL AS SOUTH
Inv 1ytpGu.ru TO Tu2 v:IsCsE-i
Washington. July 13.-At thi, tho "hcA 'n' 'i'
TO amend the National election lew j. icouh- I' '
lalanc". held 10y a Republican senatorial ciu'''' "
may uot be am.o to recall some OF The dei crate
expressions Of the Republican party IN II COhN'H'o
state as well as National. This may seem 90 be al
the more pertinent because popular CONVENTION Vl
any marty i, usually the best exponent OF the views
ot the party public questions a. Sood' at i'' ~
a majority in either branch Of Congress. Ana 10
loyal member of his party, whether IN the HoH'9
or the senate, can Salnsay the statement th"' '"'
pledges and declarations of National Convention
of his party are binding upon him. nay even Inc
President chosen by party feels IN manner bouhu
bv such pledges aud obligations especially Wheh the>
have been many times repeated a. I" nave O''"Ne
party doctrine. 10 speak Nhllc the peh"lhS
lin II enacted into law, will be of general applict
ton and while II will work much needed reforms
in many Congress districts north OF Mason ana DNonS
line the Democratic party-which, "a party seems
o he oppo,cd 10 fair elections anywhere and every
whcre-choo,es 10 insist that 1t is measure aimed al
the people of the south. lhe ooAtheFh D'''o
Gratis who prate about the people of the south DO
not even stop to consider what the WORD PeorIc
sjauifcs-but that aside. When Congress ana CON
stitut!onal number Of states, through the Republican
",
they became Jointly bound in equity to sec tia' 'ia'
rJeht was preserved and maintained. For years the
Republican party platform declarations mas oecI'Icu
that II should DC preserved defended and maintained
and vet now when ii Is proposed 10 pass Il p'i4
which shall guarantee that rielt TO the cooreo 10
nuhlror I'm the south and al the same time secure
C,ir honest expression OF the will Of the Northern
votcr-Dcuocrat a, well as Rcpublcan-it is whispered
that one or two or three Republican senators pro
nose 0to rise above party and KICK down one OF the
ladders by which they climbed to the high places when
they now occupy and adorn If this Tlnor De Wcil
founded il means that one. or two or three men are
traitors 10 their party and stand ready TO reject the
pledges which they in common with ouer hep"Dn''"s
made in less and in maay otlcr years.
Here is the declaration Of G.e Republican party lh
National Convention assembled al Chicago, June IL
1ooo-only two short wears ago It IS reailfNaN'i
o. many prccedn, declarations ST tie same tenor:
We hold the free and popular ballot and t' Just
and cou representation of all the people TO be h' 'onnu'
on cf our Republican government. and demand r"''e
coatiou 10 secure integrity and mnty OF elections
which are the fountains OF all public au'noil'!' W.
charge that the present Administration and th" DeHocIe
majority in Concres, their existence to thr SI
t the trot by criminal nullihcaton OF the Constitution
and laws Of the United state.
Here was direct, earnest specific demand no
q" glucrng gencrality"-in which the accredited rep
r,scutatives Of the National Republican party Johed a.
one man. 70 which every Republican subscribed ara
in November, l7ss Is there any Republican senator
who desires to deny repudate II at this carly da'
II was not a new demand. II mad been made III one
form or another in two preceding National conventions
and repeated In scores of State Republican conventions
Thus in 1o7s the Republican state Convention "I
Maine declared:
The Constitution the United states declares that ~"
,l,s Of each state arc entitled to all privileges and In
nunlt Of Of the several states and We hod II TO
tc primary and sacred duty o. the National government
10 protect and aintaia the eAcrcis' Of all f'e CIVIL
r,ai and public r!shts by every citizen q TIE rn'td
c,.s. A. Eepulaicans socnur pledged Z" E'in-
tain these principles and Until thoy arc che-''F o'0
and II need be- vigorously enforced the wo'A ~ III N
publican party Is unfinished
The Republican party committed 10 unremtonG ''''fs
NOT onv 10 secure the lcgtmat suits Of tn "ar-th'
sovereignty Union, the equal Iigt of all euz'h'
and lre and uutFamncied rights OF -NTH'f'-O'.'
In the same year the Republicans OF Pchh-yl'AlIa
smoke IN no uncertain words wien they declared;
That the Southern RcpuNlio White ana coIod hnN'
our earnest sympathy the unequal contest t ""'n
they are subjected for cvn liberty ana the ~
their constitutional privileges, ana t1V III wv W.
their guaranteed rights demand from the general gov
,nr,nt for them an equal and fair ballot o. . thi'
couaity before the law which should be the basis o every
Goyernmcnt. c.
In ls7s, al,o the Ncw-York STATE Republican Con
vcutiOn declared:
We demand free and unintim.dated elections in TN"
south a, In the North. and until they shall De secured '.
work Of the Republican party VIII be unfinished.
Tho resolutions Df the Republican National CphVci-
lion relating 10 this subject adopted a Chicago June
= Ir4O concluded with This significant declaration :
,r,o "eoild south" must lie divided by ur peaceful
o.euc,es Of the ballot and all honest opinions must u'i
GHd free expression. 10 this end the honest voters must
he protected against terrorism, violence ana iIaN''
since that time Republican state Conventions Do
which National issues were touched upon have uui
f9rmly taken the tone. since The eloquent spec
q Mr. Blaine at Augusta, Me- in November l-0i' the
demand Of the Republican party for fair elections ana
honest representation haS been more chphdNc u!il
| ever as could easily be shown by CITATIONS IRON tlr
rcso!uions adopted by Republican state ConyonGn' il
many states including Mas~ac chusette IOWA. Ne" l"'"'
,T' mIin' prnUsyiyanla. MaIyIand and Virginia
The demands Of the Republican party hHaHy loun'
their fulles and mo-, C9nSrc i ya,ionn Cnnycnn
at Chicago in juno, Ices; by tha' "tc NV v,'S Sti 80.
gent man had learned that ths cry o. ,o.o or uc
n,,cyt IN smother the Republican vote AT all elections
Congressional ard Presidential rs well a. Slac u
mcps |; MoTTGn %Gs PHleAF PS Free S rGc 'S cScmbao
disturb and threaten every lndntlral chS"ic IT,,
dustliou, man in the connt1& Tc ne opcratiyc in
the factory 10 the manufacturer ot cTeiy @ uVtI p,
without unequal representation III Ie id'nS9 ~ Morrison
.cYtatives based OH fraud the vagarle1 OF iG
| ,,ouid ucvc have been heard Of. and the 'cN'!i'u
| carlisle Mills combine never "ouId nave cA''''" "
| been possible. ,-o, ro,rs - IT,, e.
tbe Republican party has boen c'mnlue1 10 m. m' }"P
port Of measure Which You" pnras pn,rt in the south
ne Rcpnblican majority III the senate nov IIhr a., ~
poruity 10 redeem IT. pledge ~ le''I VI l"' Tbo
00,t,',iicsn majority OF the House has done ~ d"N N
pi,t - Lc seen whether the Republican m'l"TlF
Of thc senate viii do likewise. lhS y ',.t,atinn
a. every wcl-informcd man Knows H'IH,,,''.T ,' ,r
| means certain death 70 tho bI. 10 P'''P"U ~
measure until thc crowded short Se,~on j. an ~.
tjnnds and hcncnclarc, Of fraudulent elections a'k
TO HELP TIE CAPITALS BUSINESS.