The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-10-07
he Officially Used Force Bill
Tactics to Reflect
himself.
A Discovery Which Takes
Away the Last Issue
of the Democracy.
Special Correspondence. ]

DlIilStll.
The Democratic party has GER
tainly been unfortunate in its issues
IN tins campaign. Its tariff issue
was destroyed by "A member of It's
own party--Labor Commissioner
Peck It's wildcat currency issue
was destroyed by members of ITS
own party mnumerable, who de-
.nounce it msparingly. And now
ITS last and only remaining issue.
the force bill, has been destroyed
by Cleveland himself. \
1t came about in this way. Some
wrctchcd person with good mem
ory, who has listened with amuse-
mcnt and amazement to the plantive
walls of the Democracy about the
force bill, suddenly rem embered
that Mr.. Cleveland, while president
and candidate for re clrction. not
only authorized, but absolutely or
dcred hi, own benefit, the en-
forcement of the very force bill fea-
lures of the then existing law, about
which Democrats are so much
agitated.
This discovery has been the polit-
cal event Of the week. 1t was as
much Of a BON bshell in the Demo-
cratic camp as was the Peck report
II few weeks ago. 1t takes away
the last leg the Democrats mad to
stand on. The three issues upon
which they were making or attempt
ing to make their fight IN this cam
paign were free trade, free banks,
free frauds at the polls. Curiously
every one Of them has been knocked
out, and that, too, by Democrats.
But the most distressing thing is
that the destruction of the last one
Of these issues left to the party
should have come about through an
official act Of the party's own candi-
date while he occupied the White
House. And this he did with the
purpose of re-electing himself presl.
dent of the United States.
The facts are these, and they are
very interesting: The so called
force bill simply proposed to extend
to small towns and country districts
of the United States the law which
has been in force for years through
United States marshals and super
visors of elections, enforce order
and prevent fraud in any city Of
10000 inhabitants or more in cleo
tons for Congressman or other
United States officials. The recent
discovery, which has created such a
panic in Democratic circles and
taken away the last vestige of an
tissue" was the fact that President
Grover Cleveland, on the approach
of the election of 1888, when he
was candidate for reelection for
the presidency, issued TO Attorney
General "Pan Electric" Garland,
under date of Oct. 5, 1888, the toll
lowing order:
DEAR SIR-Yon are hereby re-
quested to take general charge and
direction of the execution of the
statues of the United States touch
ing the appointments of supervisors
of elections and special deputy mar
shals, and the performance of their
duties and their compensation, so
far as these subjects are by the con-
stituhon and laws under the super
vision and control of the executive
branch of the government.
Yours Truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Immediately afterward this letter
was sent by Attorney General Gar
land to United States marshals:
"SIR-In pursuance of a letter of
the 5th inst. from the president, di-
recting the attorney general to take
charge of the appointment Of
special deputy marshals, the per.
Torrance of their duties and their
compensation, together with the
compensation of supervisors" at
the congressional election in Novem-
Der next, your attention is d.
rected to the provisions of titles
"a and 26, chapter z, title 20 of
the Revised Statues. Under sec.
tons 2,022 and 2,024 Revised Stat
ues you have power to keep the
peace, protect supervisors, preserve
order, prevent frauds and enforce
the law in towns of 10000 lnhabi.
tants and upward. You should
make yourself familiar with the
statutes referred to and see that
they are understood by your depu-
ties, who should be discreet men,
impressed with the importance of
an honest franchise.
The manner of discharglng these
duties by yourself and your depu-
ties is largely left to your discretion.
In matters involving questions of
law you are directed to consult the
attorney of the United States for
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