The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-10
Finish tho Great Work /!

From this time on. the Democracy has
work on hand rs long as vcstge remains
Of the Federal statutes wurr0nting Daven.
Hort!sm In any State or city Of the Union
The nost urgent duty before the party is
the repeal OF the partisan Republican laws
on the subject Q: supervision OF elections.
lasscd in 1871 und 1872 by the Forty.ilrst
ard Forty-sccond Congresses. They must
this has been accomplished. and the control
Of all elections has been restored to the
States. the Democratic party must not
pause for rcst or sleep.
The limo is opportIne for determined
assault upon the whole hateful machin-
c.y of Federal interference with elections.
Until row. tho party Of free government
md home rule would lave been met at the
outset Of such an undertaking by the false
cry that it WAS cndcavoring to unsettlc the
results Of tic civii war and to rullify the
Constitutional amendments. Fortunately
the day has passed wien such Il cry can
prevail. The bloody shirt would excite
Ii,lcula If il were again exhibited. AS for
the pretended need of guarding the purity
Of elections in cities of more than 10000
inhabitants by the presence ut the polls OF
an army Of tramrs and loafc1s and crooks
Ike the horde mustered on Tuesday in this
town 10y DAVENPORT and JAcoBUs. that pre-
tIncc is altogether too rarccal to be con-
templated by honest Republicans with any
other sentiment than disgust.
In the past. the Democracy has been suffi-
GENTLY occupied in preventing a further
eHtcr-nn Of the odious system which the
party of fraud and force fastened upon the
statutes, when it was all powerful Mt Wash
iEg.nn. The fight against the new Force
bill has been fought and won. Now is tho
time for the party to advance from resist
ancc t" aggression, from prevention to
remedy. Now is the time to assert the
broad and sound Democratic principle that
Federal supervision of elections held under
State laws can be tolerated in no form
and upon no pretcncc whatever. Let the
Democracy. holding the ground it has
already won. proceed openly and boldly to
the accomplishment of the rcpca! of the
outrageous laws under which the Rcpubl-
can pAvENnGErs and JAcoBusEs corrupt
the suffrage by intimidation and shame
less whu!cS ale bribery.
On. then. Cor the repeal Of Che DAVENPORT
laws Tho attention of the country has
been directed to tho general subject by tho
recent il.;h, against tho DAvESpoEr-L LODGE
Force bill The tight foundation for lcgis-
lnt!vc activity in tho direction of reform
has been afforded by the investigation OF
DAvENrOET'S methods, so ably conducted
by the Hon. AsllnEL =. FIrCEs committee
o! .hn r.ny.scconl House. Tho cnormity
o! Tho scan',ai AMI outrage las just been
illustrated by DAvrNroET's latest per-
forn:anccs in the interest OF the desperate
leaders of tho Republican organization.
All" ''' @''o'' Iioo"o'"'! IH"b thc iip9-
third Congress will be Democratic in Senate
as well MS in House. with tho certainty that
n Democratic President will be in the White
House to sign an act repeating the in
famous Election laws OF 1871. encourages
tho Democracy to prompt action.
Finish the work Down with Davenport
ism and Federal bribery OF electors!