The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-05
rEPUBLrcAN HYPOCRISY.

| pesidcs being the champion Oh ofiee'S
| -, oorr,nt,on in elections, the Republi-
| can marty is noted for its hypocrisy. lts
| aos,gns are invariably wicked and It's
methods revolutionary. but II always
seeks 10 cover It's most Infamous acts
With the cloak OF the law and to hide its
evil purposes under flimsy disguise OF
righteousness Thus. when 1t strives 10
bu,ld ND the fortunes OF few favor1te
contributors 10 the corruption fund by
taxing the many for their benefit 1t calls
Il guarding the business interests OF the
country and when IT attempts to pass
laws which will enable It to perpetuate
its mower by forcibly throttling the rights
of the people and taking possession OF
the ballot box by its minions. II calls II
sollcitude for a free ballot and a fair
count. Ever since It's organlzation-when'
actuated by jealousy Of the wealth and
greatness Of the South. 1t sought the de-
struction of this section by war, and de-
clared that IL was governed only by
philanthropy and the desire TO free its
fellov-man-up to the present day 1t has
been the devoted child OF deceit and
falsehood.
Its conduct In the present campaign Is
in keeping with the character 1t has
established for itself from Its birth. 1t
is deliberately seeking to nullify the cleo
ton laws Of the state. and. II possible,
10 foment trouble, and even bloodshed,
at the polls In the fond hope that. some
how or other. 1t may gain some political
advantage thereby. Yet, although con-
templating in cold blood the preparation
Of a monstrous iniquity. its leaders bland
ly smile and say they are seeking only 10
preserve peace at the polls and guarantee
to every one his right az an American
freeman. For instance, it knows that the
State laws OF New York, Alabama and
other States forbid positively the ap-
proach Of any person whatever within IA
certain distance Of the polling places, so
as to prevent, as far as possible, all
chance Of corrupting or intimidating
voters. and yet the Radical Attorney
General and his willing assistants have
raked up an old United States statute
which they say gives them the power
to appoint any number of Federal Depu-
ty Marshals who have perfect ingress
and egress to the election polls, and that
this law is paramount to all State laws
In taking this position Mr. Miller and
the Federal Department OF Justice con-
fess that they are threatening breach
Of the peace They know that If they
appoint hundreds Of deputy United States
marshals in every village and hamlet Of
this country and that these men VIII
have the right to nullify State laws
against bribery and intimidation by hav-
ing free ingress and egress to all polling
places. that there will likely be trouble,
and it is that trouble that they are seek
ing to bring about. But hear this
hypocrisy of their Acting Attorney-Gen-
eral Aldrich:
Such result all good citizens, irrespec-
tive OF party, would deplore, and the con-
sequences would follow upon those whose
rash course led 10 such unwarranted re-
sistance to the power OF the Federal
Government, power which the Supreme
Court Of the United States has declared
paramount when a member of Congress
or presidential elector Is TO be voted for
to any State law or authority upon this
subject.
II will add that this is not a partisan
question, and they are not good citizens,
in my opinion, who seek TO make it one.
No party can justly hope TO deserve or
win success by defiance or violations OF
the law of the land. However that may
be, our duty is plain. The laws must be
enforced. The marshals are warned,
under the penalties OF the law, against
any interference with the rights of citi-
zens, and, at the same time, they viii
guard and protect such rights at what
ever cost.
Deplore such a result, indeed, when
nothing would delight them more than to
provoke bloodshed and turmoil, especially
in the South.
But the Democrats OF Alabama and
elsewhere are familiar, both with Radi-
cal methods and Radical hypocrisy, and
are prepared to checkmate their schem-
ing. Our advice to them, and to all other
Democrats, is not to allow the minions
of Radicalism. known as deputy mar
shals, to provoke them into losing their
tempers, but to be ready to supply the
places Of any Democratic election officer
whom these fellows may arrest on any
pretext, and to carefully watch them,
and IL any one is caught tamper1ng In
any way with a voter to promptly jerk
him up and send him TO the penitentiary
for as long a time as possible.