Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-20
90 FEpERAL ELEerloN ~

cou with all the earncStnesS aud intensity
at command. The South is very much
exercised over the measure. and would
perhaps secede some more II that section
had not learned within the generation
that secession i an easier thing tu talk of
than 90 couSumatc. And yet there Is
nothing in the proposed law which could
not be- endorsed by any fair-minded per-
son north or south republican OF demo-
crat Il is not framed TO reach any one
particular section more than another IL
applies 10 New York, pcnus, lVania or
Michigan a. much a. Ia Louisiana.
Geprgia or Alahama. In fact the proyis-
ions Of the law are not called into effect
boz any location until the election laws are
violated; and then only in So Ear "a, the
elections pertain Ia president ana meme
beers OF congress. State and county cleo
tions de- nat come within its range and
are in go way iuterfeied With n
thr protection Of the law 6, required
ia any district. then il comes Into
force iu the supervision of recciv-
iug AMI counting the vote, east
inr president or FOR members of congress
only; and not then. even. 90 the local
election officers arr capable aud willing
Go conduct the voting and counting fairly.
n fraud is not attempted, aud tie voters
qualified under the laws of The state are
permitted To vote a. provided by the laws.
an will be- well. II they are not the fed
era election officers will be compelled to
hold elections for Representatives in ac-
cordancc with the laws of the state which
the local officials shall attempt 10 violate.
! There viii be- no cause for United States
soldiers ar tor bodies OF United states
marshals. unless those who hate the fed
eral aiices attempt to thNart them ln
I the discharge Of their duties lfany per-
SON makes a disturbance. Il j. priIaa facic
evidence of their desire Ia prevent such
AN election a. the constitution and the
laws contemplate. This j. an there i, Of
the law. and the honest. loyal citizens Of
the country eau and will endorse it 1t,
passage is demanded by all tho people
DO love liberty and honest elections
more than party. The people are weary
" continued and Increasing fraud upon
the hallot-boX In the electiun of congress
men. aud they expect. ave. demand. that
congress put stop 10 the evil
Nutw thstauding the fact. however.
that he measure Is a Just one and does
not contemplate anything more or less
ihan the upholding Of laws already in ev-
istence and which We're. a. 90 the south.
legitimate fruits Of federal success iu war
and which cannot be- abrugated without
throwing To- the winds one of The most
important points for which the union
armies fought. the unreconstructed Of the
defeated element coolly comes forward. az
an times. treating those laws with utter
contempt and disdain, and infractiug them
with a. much ctfrontery a though there
we're NO such power a. the United state,
government.
The iaw-abiding people oi the south
would be- suhservng their best Interest,
70 they would simply sit down upon their
ire-eaters who are displaying today, and
especially in the matter u this federal
election law. the same venom aud spirit
oi rebellion and INSTRUMENTATION a. that
S. hieh led 10 the horrors OF war thirty
years ago. with all us losses OF life and
property. chagrin. modification. defeat
aud other torturing misforinnrs
10 j. "A great pity that the hot-hcad, of
thc south are not controlled by the better
Judgment aud better incllnatipu> of the
better class Of people ct that region. An
go that people know thar the hot head,
are using expressions Of threat and com-
hitting overt acts which. &c carried
To too great AN extreme. would sc-
ripnsiy injure the whole country
aud again rob the south Of ia.
material prosperity. placing the now
prosperous New south ia the same con.
ditiuu at chaos a. characterized that seq
tiun 10 The hrSt few years succeeding The
war The hre-eaicrs aud nnrcasonabieuf
people there viii moi be- entirely tphlame.
should such "A sad condition of affairs re-
turn. for tie simple reason that the better .
people submit to being thus mi-repfc-
Senied aud involved. The agtaiors pro-
pose to adopt several unworth, method.
for the intimidation of the federal law.
aud among them that Of hoycou and o~-
traciSnl. Recently. for instance prom
inent merchant from one Of the leading
southern states visited Cincinnati Ohio.
which city enjoys large proportion Of
the wholesale trade Of the southern states.
la speaking on the subject of HE election
bill "a measure having for iis object equal
Justice 10 ALI. he was very druunciatpry.
aud his remarks clearly evidenced the
feeling entertained By the leaders Of the
people lie said that if
the bill becomes law and operative.
there were two alternatives the south. In
justice to themselves would De- compelled
10 adopt In the first place they woul,i
inangurate aud carry into effect general
boy cott against the commercial interests
Of the north aud east. by refusing To pur-
chase or use any products Of those sec
lions and again. that no southern man
would give employment. in any capacity.
to colofed people, thereby starving them
out and compelling them to seek employ
meni 10 the north aud west and in their
stead would import white laborcrs To fll
their places.
These are only a few Of the threats and
iaunts they are INDUCING in In the vain
hope that their system Of election frauds
may continue to exist.
The seattle Press printed twenty -four ,
pages last Wednesday. large portion Of ,
which number was taken up with an eN. :
ellenily illustrated account Of the
Nploratons among the Olympic noun. !,
aims. by party sent out through the =,
Enterprise uf the Journal named. The :,
acts elected concerning this hitherto i
3ro ipcogHta will be Of deep interest to :,
Washington specially aud the world al
lrgc. and the Press deserves great credit -.
'r the work thus performed by Ils adven- =,
irous explorers and for the manner in =.
hich the discoveries have been heralded r.,