Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-10-07
present tendency of Republicanism
toward the destruction of frne gov
eminent.
AWAKE TO THE GREAT 49,
SUE.

| EMBODIED IN TIE FORCE BILL.
From the Scranton Times.
The warming cry of "No Force bill,
no negro domination is not I'M idle
one. 1t is an indication of the most
fearful danger That ever menaced the
republic.
From the Wilkesbarrc Daily Ncwsdealcr
No Force bill, 10 negro dominu.
ton, is the short and terse platform
on Which the Sun is conducting the
campaign. 1t is doing good and eff
fcient work.
From the Toledo Bee.
The Force bill is the issue which
involves self government.
The party that defends Davenport
is no better than Davenport and it's
methods are no better than his meth
DDS. Tho Force bill is the liveliest
issue the Republicans have, but it is
temporarily put under cover by the
cowardly Republican press for fenr
its appropriately will lose votes for
Harrison in November. All patriots
who have faith i'll the blessing Of
peace aud believe il tho sovereignty
OF the people and tho freedom Of our
institutions should keep tho issue
prominently i'll sight and kill tho
Force bill ard forever destroy SEC.
!ionaiism By voting against Benja-
min Harrison.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
The orond ncauinS of the Force
bill should be clearly understood. 1t
il intended to build rpa fictitious
Republican majority in the South to
stand for the negro vote which fuils
to mlaterializc on election day. To
this end the machinery TO he employ
eel Isl beth costly and elaborate. Not
one of tie several thousand officials
to be Entrusted with the delicate and
important partisan work of executing
the lpw would he elected Ivy the PEG.
pic. From the Federal Judge whose
duty it would be TO appoint the chief
supervisors down to the deputy mar
silnl every official would be appoint
ed by the party in power Each
would be selected by officials not lie
sponsible to the people. Tho con
troll OF the elections would be taken
entirely out of the hands of the PEG
pie OF the severa. States. This is the
reason why General Stevenson de
clares on the stump that the Force
bill breathes destruction to the peo
pie. 1t would be impossible to dis.
lodge the Republican party from
power should it ever have the oppor-
tunity of reaping tho advantages
which this infamous MEASURE would,
give it. There is no limit to the
number of deputy marshals that
would be appointed. They might
be able to overuwe the voters, and
! each ono would.be a Republican, par
,, tisan anxious to do the dirty work
necessary to secure his wages. BE
hind these men would be the Federal
bnyonets, and Congressional ele,
tons wherever this Infamous law was
put in operation would merely be {,
solemn farce enacted ior the purpose
OF Keeping up appearances.
From the Richmond Times
Such law would be no sectional
law, to be applied only to the South
while tho North would be FREQ from
its baleful effects. The object might
be to control the South, subordinate
Southern whites to negro and bayo
net rule, and destroy Southern pro
gress aud civilization; hut it would
as surely as tho day follows the
night, prove veritable political Sam
son, which would eventually pull
down the pillars of the temple of our
free government, causing it to fall
with II crash upon all classes and all
the people, and spreading death, de.
struction and ruin throughout every
nook and corner of the land.
From the Richmond State.
There is no doubt about the Re
publican psrty's determination to
pass tho Forco bill if that pnrty
should win next November. And
the evil effects which would resul.
from that bold aud Infamous bill
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