The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-11

Ii the party abandons its principles L am no
longer democrat. The Republican party
once represented a principle and when its is
sues oled the party usefulness was a thing of
the past IL then allied itself TO class tnat
represented only thirteen per cent of this
country, yet powerful in trickery. From 1877
up TO the present 1t has not had popular ma
Jorlty IN the land. Applause The rainbow
OF promise spans the heavens and it will suc-
ceed In 1872 because il represents a principle
and not class. Applause.7 You all approve
ana am glad to see 1t. Wait till We take the
ship and then holler'' is an old saying of Deca-
tur, but let US have some now. During the last
Congress the Republicans recognized that six
hundred thousand majority had brought in
house OF representatives, ana il they wanted
to stay in power they must press through the
senate the Lodge
FORCE BILL.
but they didn't get it through. They started
with majority OF fourteen. and determined to
fasten this on the people. Since came here /
can conceive wnat force bill really is IAp.
plause. The right to liberty has been denied
you by registrars, and by decision Of the courts
their acts cannot be attacked except In civil
proceedings. You are deaied redress other
wise The great principle that should exist has
thus been overthrow. We are
"HoME RULE PARTY"
and believe the people should govern them
selves. lApplauSeI If L met a Republican
here 1 Couldn't appreciate it, a man VINO
knowingly supported that bill would do so only
for partisan purpose.
One great thing | admire in our peoDIe is
when their rights are endangered all stand on
the same plane. This force pill was thought 10
be sectional ami Intended To be used IN the
south only, but 1t was national and for use all
over the land, especially in great Democratic
centers where success could best be secured
by the Repu OlicanS. Its pret=nse was purity OF
election. 1t came from tie hands of enc OF the
most cor. upt partisan rasCalS of the a;-e John
l. Davenport or New York, who incarcerated
ten thousand men IN jail one day 10 carry a
single election, and without The slightest cause
When the voter came to vote he was impris-
oned in a room rented for that purpose ana .ost
hisSy0te. Next day ali were discharged This
man wanted to purify elections. Tue circuit
OF election, and he could hold during Life. and
the.only other officer that do this is United
States Judge. The man who could not be
touched would make another of tn same kind
when tie approval or disapproyal of public SEN
timent could not reach him.
These supervisors could appoint what num-
Der of malshals were necessary for election
purposes. And they were to be secretly ap-
pointed and assigned where they might be
most needed. Even you have not been so gov
erned as this They need not even be voters
at their several precincts. There was a pur.
pose in he powers of the bill. for by il thev
could take the mereSt stranger and put him
over any election and then he would leav,. be-
fore the next sun rose. This same supervisor
had the right to select one-half of the deputy
marShals to attend the elections. Paid by the
cay out of the United States treasury. the den
uty would be free from all liability for crime /
need only refer to the