Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-10-08

tatives who had the courage to stand
out against and denounce the bill.
Senator Stewart Of Nevada, in the
Senate, December l9, 1890: The
pending bin proposes doing a thing
that can not he done without force. :
Representative Nathan Frank, of
Missouri, in the House, June so, 1890:
Under this bin the people will do the
voting and the canvassing boards viii
DO the electing."
Representative Ewart, of North Caro-
lima, In the House. June 2e, 1890. said !:
This is as damnable and vicious piece
1f legislation as ever was put ON the Sta
cute Books"
In the Senate in December. Senator
Walcott, of Colorado, said The pend
ing bill involves Federal interference
md espionage at other than National
elections and such interference is con-
trary to American institutions.
SAMPLE PARTISAN REPUBLICAN OPINIONS
Representative Lodge. in an inter
view published March Is, 1890, said !:
The bill provides that the United
States shall take complete charge of the
election of its congressman. The use
of the pronoun its" is significant as EN-.
phasizing the theory that the Congress-
men are servants not Of the States that
slect them but of the Federal Govern
ment
Senator Frye, in the Senate. Decem-
ber IL, 1890: IF in order TO secure
he right of the American citizen freely
to cast his ballot and have it counted
as cast, it was necessary to PIT a. bayo-
aet behind eUery ballot / would put a
bayonet behind it."
Senator Cullom, in the Senate. De-
cember Is, 1890: Il accept the bill as
the best that could be framed to meet
the evils complained of.
Senator Hiscock, in the Senate, De-
cember %, 1890: 1t has been said
that the pending measure is partisan in
its provisions. As far as possible that
feature has been eliminated, but in those
,arge cities where the chief magistrate
is usually Democratic, and the State
officials Democratic, and the police
Democratic, Republican electors are
entitled both to law and officers that
would guard their interests
wHITELAw REID's POSITION.
When the New York Tribune speaks
Mr.. Whitelaw Reid, editor and princi-
pal owner of that newspaper aud the
Republican candidate for Vice. President
speaks. That Candidate Reid can be
counted upon at all times as an enthu.
Siastic supporter of the Force Bill is
clearly shown by extracts from the edi-
;orial columns of the Tribune During
:he discussion Of the measure in Con-
gress, Mr., Reid's newspaper bristled all
over with bayonets.
l. While waiting for the bill to be re-
ported from the committee, the Tribune
said, April 10, 1890:
TO remove the suppression of the
suffrage now practiced in open defiance
IF the Fifteenth Amendment of the Con-
3titution in the Southern States, the
Republican party is sacredly pledged.
A Abroader election law will be
gladly received by the suppressed
voters narrower one will not be sat-
isfactory to the Republicans of the coun-
try, and Congress, which seems to have
delayed too long, should at once pro
seed to the performance of paramount
and sacred duty.
The Tribune in an editorial of Aug.
15, said
The election bill carries within itself
he assurance of future tariff bills by
the hundred.
! When the Force Bill was finally taken
up for consideration, June 9, 1890, the
Tribune said
| No oflar ,ooas,,~a ,,~o,1oaoI - t1a
"resent session of Congress is of greater
1r more far-reaching importance than
this
After the bill had been laid on the
helf until December, the T,i6une
threatened that If the coming Congress
sional elections should go against the
Republicans, the Force Bill would be
put through in the next session in more
stringent form even than had been be-
5ore proposed.
The attempted Force bill Legislation
Of 1890 was in response to many
demands from previous Republican
Conventions. President Harrison and
his party interpreted the oft-repeated
expression of solicitude for an honest
ballot to mean call for the setting mp
of Federal machine to control cleo
tions. They undoubtedly understand
themselves. The Republican National
Platform of 1892 demands Force bin
measure in 1894 just as the Republican
National Platform of 1883 demanded
md got Force bill measure in 1890.
THE PARTY RECORD.
A volume might be filed with ex-
tracts from Republican platforms and
Republican speeches showing that the
party has eagerly and firmly com.
.nitted itself to the Force bill, and
that its lines are without break
Republican conventions, National and
State, have constantly demanded Fed
eral supervision of Congressional elec-
tions in the South.
A Republican. Congress has met that
demand with the infamous Force bill
and has met With party approval of its
| action.
President Harrison has urged this
legislation in message and speech
Candidate Reid has spoken through
his newspaper in favor Of the Force bill.
Senator Frye has declared on the
floor of the Senate that he would be
willing to put ..bayonet behind every
ballot
Only two Republican Representatives
| voted against the <1doo hill In the