The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-08-11
WHAT 1T MEANS.
Speaker Crisp Explains Che Full
Measure of the Force Bill.

In his letter to the democrats of
his district acknowledging his res
nomination, Speaker Crisp touches
upon the three great issues which
are the chief causes that divide the
democratic and the republican par
ties,-the force bill, the tariff and
economy in public expenditures.
Speaker Ofisp is lawyer, and he
makes a splendid dissection of the
force bill, which we append below,
with the suggestion that it is good
thing to cut out and file away as o
succinct and correct explanation
and analysis of the force bill-a
measure that no true lover Of the
south can indorse
''The republican party is pledged
to the enactment of federal cleo
ton law. | have before me, as |
write, the bill passed by the last
republican house on that subject.
This bill may be fairly considered
as an authoritive expression OF the
kind and character of law which
republican success at the next
election will put upon US,
Il cannot, within the proper scope
of such q letter as this, enumerate
all its remarkable. provisions.
1T gives to the judges of the
United Safes circuit courts the pow
er of appointing election officers of
the states. 1t gives to the election
officers so appointed the power to
designate an unlimited number of
deputy marshals, who may be ems
ployed q number of days prior to
each election, at S. per day. "a
thousand or more might be appoin-
ted in each congressional district III
Georgia.
ct authorizes the use of the ar,
mics OF the United States to presave
the peace at the polls.
''It gives to judges of the United
States court the power of appoint
ing canvassing or returning bcarC
for each state, VINO shall certify
whom the people have elected tc
congress-
''It requires the clerk of the
house Of representatives 70 place on
the roll Of membes- elect the names
OF the persons holding such certifi-
Gates, SO that they may participate
as members in the organization of
the house.
1T authorizes officers Of the Unit
ed States to supervise and control
the registration of voters.
cit authorizes such officers to
make u house-to. house canvass, to
ascertain the legality Of any regis
tered voter.
alt provides for the payment of
all these offices out of the federal
/ treasury, and authorizes the en-
ployment Of many of them for as
much as eight days before an cleo
i ton.
and finally, it makes permanent
appropriations OF your money for
execution Of the law.
"a Judge Of the circuit court Of
the United States, who is himself
appointed by the president and
holds his office for life, appoints the
election officers. All these Judges
save two, are republicans in poll.
tics. If election officers abuse CT
betray their trust, they are not re.
spopsible to the people. The source
| VI IACIt pOWCl duu duIuUIlJy Is Tile
judge who appointed them. If re.
publican Judge, to advance the in.
terests of his party, abuses his trust,
he would not-should this bill be.
come a law-be responsible to the
people. Our constitution intended
that he should be, and to that end
lodged into the peoples representa-
tiyes in congress the power of i'm
parchment, but this law removes
the responsibility By permitting the
appointee of the judge to determine
who is yourdu!y elected representa-
tive. If a partisan judge appoints
partisan election officers, who false
~ certify that ne whom you have
defeated at the polls is yonr duly
elected representative, what remedy
have you? The partisan election
officers are alone responsible to the
partisan Judge, and the partisan