The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-14
INC "Force Blllu Issue.

Inc 'FOECe Dill AbSuCs
The issue Of all issues before the conn
try is the tariff: On that issue, forced
BY the Democratic party, tho Democra-
tic party is beaten before the real fight
ing begins. So. the national election
bill is revived under the name of the
"force bill" and the frightened Demo
cratic managers are seeking to make
this the issue upon which the campaign
is to BIO lost or won.
Republicans will take good care that
the tariff shall not be lost sight OF, but
they will be ready to meet the election
bill issue whenever it may be brought
to the front
1t bill to insure, 30 far as national
law can, honest national elections and
honest returns OF the vote cast at NO.
tional elections, in every state in the
Union and in every part of every state
if sufficient number OF citizens of the
congressional district, a city or county
shall ask for the operation OF the law.
1t is law of which no honest man
need be afraid. 1t takes nothing from
improperly constituted local authority.
1t supplements the local authority by
the national authority. 1t is based on
the wholesome doctrine that citizen
Of West Virginia has an interest in the
election OF representative in Congress
from Alabama, that an honest election
to choose presidential elector in
Georgia is OF very deep concern to the
voter in California. Where is the hon.
est man who dissents from this doctrine
or to the honest application of itH
The New York Sun, which is against
it's party on the tariff question and
against its nominee for the presidency,
is endeavoring to make place for itself
within the party lines by shricking
"lorce bill" and "negro domination"
The Charleston Ns,s and Courier is one
Of the southern newspapers that do
not accept at par this intense solicitude
for the south, as witness these caustic
comments:
wc would have moro faith In the apparent so
licltudc OF the New York Sun 10 save the south
from the force bill and the horrors Of negro rule
II It were not for tho unsavory record OF me sun
The New York Morning !ldreI!tstr says that tho
editor OF the sun held an Office during the war
and gave special attention to the organization OF
negro troops" After having assisted III the en-.
NstInent Of negro soldiers for the purpose Of
shooting down the white men OF the south; II
Is not becoming In the hoary:headed Old dis.
Sembler now TO at1ect any special concern about
negro domination in the south.
The southern men in the Peoples
party are not afraid OF the election law
and have not tho Democratic blind
ssasgers over negro domination"
They expect to do business in moro
than one southern state this year. and
they are relying on the colored vote to
give them success at the polls.
Asked whsther the negro will be al
lowed to vote and have his vote count
ed, they reply that they helped to take
the ballot away from the negro and
they rather think they know how to re-
store it to him. The proposed national
election law has no terrors for these
men nor for anybody who wants fair
vote and an honest count
The election law may never be passed,
but there is no reason why the Demo
Gratis who desire to obscure the tariff is
sue shall be allowed to trot around the
country the hideous monster of their
own making. AS often as it is porGded
there will be Republicans enough near
by to hit it and hitit hard.