The Russellville Democrat., 1892-10-27

have 5andoned that which they have
 g1ofore claimed as one of their cardinal rule and local self-gov erDment They say We have asked of the federal courts the appointment of and marshals to be at the No vember election. We don want these of hcers for any purpose on earth except to see that the votes are honestly counted as cast This is precisely what the adve- cates of the force bill, say about it; they say it's objectis to sSSvdre fair election, and yet we know 1t means just the reverse. It means negro domination in the South It means Republican rule at the point of the bayonet for the next twenty or 100 years; it means the ultimate overthrow of our free institutions. There was at least one Republican senator who had the cour- age and patriotism to put this bill in its proper light before the country, and that was Senator Teller Here is an extract from his speech while this bill was pend ing: T have read that bill with care and attention more than twenty times. have read it in the light of calm consideration. And repeat that if it were presented to me now with the alternative of party sup port or party dismissal, 1 should not vote for the bill. A more infamous bill, in my judgment, never passed the threshold of the doors of the senate. Avowedly in the interest of good government, it was insti- gated, in my judgment, by men whose it was to prevent free expression of the will of the voters at the polls
 THE FORCE BILL.
 Featherston, the leader of the Peoples Party in this state, voted for this measure while occupying Gates seat in congress. The Peoples Party orators attempted to evade this in the recent canvass by saying the force bill was not an issue And yet we find before the election returns had scarcely been made, their central commit tee were demanding not only that the federal authorities should appoint super visors, but even marshals, their deputies, and hirelings, should be ap- pointed to conduct the election of free and sovereign state. This means only the force bill in a modified form. They want federal supervision; they want federal federal force and intimidation means anything While these supervisors are to be appointed by the United States court, yet in the very nature of things the court will, perhaps, not know ! single man appointed, know nothing of his personal character; nothing of his in- tegrity or his honor. The Republican su- pervisors will be appointed upon the re- of Henry M. Cooper, chair man of the Republican committee, John Mcclure, chief supervisor, and others of fame. The deputy mar shals will be appointed by Spellman, the Republican marshal And yet the Peo- ple's Party committee say they only ask this in order ''to see that the votes are honestly counted as cast" What a com nentary on home rule and local self-gov- They ask that supervisors be se- eeted by Henry M. Cooper and John Me Jlure be appointed to secure fair election; they ask that Spellman, an appointee un- der Harison's s administration, appoint mar shals in every township, precinct and ward In the state to see that the law is properly enforced. Ye immortal Gods save us from such supervision and such enforcement of the laws. We had just such supervision and enforcement of the law as this during the eight years of reconstruction, and the of this dark period can never be plotted from the history of our state.
 THEY SHOW THEIR HANDS.
 Bat we are glad these gentlemen have at last defined their position before the coun- try They no longer favor home rule and local self-government; they no longer favor the teachings and doctrines as laid down by Thomas Jefferson, they no longer be- ieve that the people have sufficient virtue, and patriotism to control their own internal affairs; they no longer believe in the doctrines of the fathers of the con and the republic They are now committed to federal control aud supremacy at the ballot box they have now allied themselves with the Republican party on this vital issue. Heretofore the Republican party has petitioned the federal court for the appointment of their super visors and marshals, but the committee of the Peoples Party have now assumed the and they have joined hands with the Republican party in common fight against the Democracy.
 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
 There are eight presidential electors to be elected in this state. It will be remem- bered that when the Peoples Party eonven- tion was held last June, they nominated eight presidential electors, one for each district and two for the state at large, and filed the certificate of with the secretary of state. Now the People Party committee, through it's secretary, J. B. Suttler. comes forward and directs that the names of four of their electors, nominated by the People Party, be stricken from the list, and only four be placed on the official bal lot, aud the Republican party has only Ill tl al A.s and sale between the Republican party and the Peoples Party committee. By what can the Peoples Party commit- tee, through it's secretary, ignore and set at naught the action of the party, when assembled in conventionf It has been said by the followers of the Peoples Party that they have had no bosses, and yet we find the secretary of the committee ignor- ing what the party has done, and directing what shall be done. By this action the Peoples Party are committed by their to vote for four Republicans and four Peoples Party candidates.
 We told the people in the recent state canvass that Featherston was in the East for a combination with the Re publican party. The rank and file of the People Party could not believe this. But  now there is no longer question about it. The combination has been effected by the leaders of the Republican and Peoples Parties, and now it only remains to be seen whether they can deliver the votes.
 Felow-eiti and fellow-countrymen, those of you who have heretofore voted with the Democratic party, do you intend to be led into the Republican party; that party which Is responsible for all the evils and pernic us legislation which is dis tressing, and impoverishing our people to- dayf Do you intend to be traded as 80 many serfs and slaves, or do you intend to be freemen, exercising your rights as suchf
 We do not believe that you can be de- livered over to this unholy scheme. We are unwilling to believe that you can be led so far as to betray your people and country, to aid and assist the enemies of good government, to ally yourselves with