Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-09-23
70 THE VOTERS CT AUGUSTA.

III LIE UlGAN VI AUEUUlA.
This is the most important election and
most critical period in the history of our
country. Under Republican rule protec-
ted monopolists aud overgrown corpora
tions override the laws.
Y Jour commerce has been destroyed and
you have been deprived of foreign markets
| for your surplus productions. Hired de-
tectives shoot down with impunity
your fellow-citizens. Foreign labor is
allowed to displace American work.
men. Unjust discrimination has i'm
poverished the majority Of the people. A
partizan administration would deprive the
people of self-government. The very exis-
tence Of the republic is imperiled. The
South is threatened with the Force Bill
which if passed will deprive our people of the
right of suffrage and place all national cleo
tions in the hands of Federal minions. I
do not desire to unnecessarily alarm you,
but beg You to heed the warning before
it is too late. The vital question to be de-
cided in this campaign is simply this: Is
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Democracy upholds and advocates gov
eminent for and by the people. Republ1-
canism means high taxes, protection to the
rich. unjust discrimination against the
poor and the force bill for the South. You
can take your own cholce-there is no mid
die course-a vote for Weaver or Bidwell is
a half Of a vote for Harrison and the force
bill.
TIE FORCE BILL.
More than quarter of century has
passed since we laid down our arms and
since that time wonderful to relate not a
single act of treason OIL disloyalty to the
Federal Government has been committed
by any State, community OF individual.
The South swore allegiance to the Union
and sacredly has she kept her oath. And
ct, and yet; the malignant outh haters
of the Republican party would fasten the
hands Of a loyal and patriotic people, de-
prive them of the right of suffrage and OF
representation, and place in the hands of
partizan supervisors appointed by Federal
Judges, the entire control of all national
elections. These supervisors determine
who shall register, who shall OF shall not
vote and make up the election returns. The
certificate of the chief supervisor being
alone necessary to secure a seat in Congress,
Notwithstanding the people may have over
whelmingly elected another man. If this
bill is passed the republic will be no more,
popular government and elections by the
people will be at an end. Untruthful pol
iticians and ignorant people tell you there
is nothing in this. [ ask you to remember
that the last Congress did pass it and it
was only defeated in the Senate by few
patriotic Republican Senators from the
West, notably Mr.. Teller and MI. VOL
colt.
1t is sufficient to say that Harrison, Nc
Kinley and the two Reeds are bent on
its passage. They pretend that our cleo
tions are not fair, that the colored man is
not allowed to vote and if he votes his vote
is not counted. You know as well as THAT
this is not true. But are these the people
to bring us to task, when we know they
march their employees to the polls in body
and compel them to vote for Repu blican
candidates against their will and discharge
the man who refuses. During the last
two Presidential elections the manufaC-
turers and partizan politicians and press
swore that if Cleveland was elected every
mill, furnace and factory would close.
Harrison protected the infamous Dudley of
blocks Of five notorlety and has in his cabi
net that political hypochrite and modern
pharisee John Warnamaker. who gave
$500, 900 to corrupt and bride the voters at
the polls.
THE ANDERsoN-M 'CoRMICK BILL.
The Republicans tell you to offset the
force bill that we passed the Anderson
Mccormick bill and that it is unfair. This
is untrue. This law only separates the
Judiciary from politics as the law separates
church and State. The courts should have
nothing to do with political affairs and
should be as far removed as possible from
them. Formerly the County Judges APP
pointed the registrars and judges of cleo
tion-under this law there is an electoral
board which makes these appointments.
They are required to appoint one Republi-
can at each voting precinct which is always
done. Republicans certainly can not ex
pect us to give them two and we take one.
They did the same thing when in power.
But to prove the fairness of this law 1 will
mention the fact thai since its passage the
| Republicans elected seven out of ten con-
gresSmen in the State.
| TARIFF.
Commerce is the exchange of the surplus
productions of our country, but under our
present tariff system the United States
places such an embargo upon imports that
foreign nations cannot trade with us and
the result is after you supply the home con-
sumption you have no market for your sur
plus productions. The countries which
formerly purchased your wheat, corn, beef,
and pork, now look elsewhere for these
commodities. This is the reason your pro-
ducts are below the cost of production and
the farmer is becoming poorer and poorer.
Again, while the present tariff system pro-
tects the American manufacturer from
cheap foreign labor. 1t does not protect
| the American laborer from the competition
of cheap foreign labor. When the Ameri-
can laborer refused to work for the pro
| tected monopolist at starvation wages he is
kicked out and people who can't speak the
English language put in his place, and if he
don't get out quickly he is liable to be shot
down by hired Pinkerton detectives. This
is Republican protection. This is high tar
if. This IS equality under the law, and
this is what the American people are called
upon to approve ard vote for.