Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-28
THE FORCE BILL.

lnuSe WHO TltItF themselves tnti lIit EOfCt
hill is dead would certainly change their opinion
II the Republicans should elect Harrison and
carry the House Of Representatives also. The
Radical party would willingly pass the Infamous
measure II they had the power and Mr.. Harrison
would take great pleasure In using IL against the
South Jasper County Review
Why did 1t not pass at the last session Of Con-
gresS, Mr.. Review? Harrison was president
and both houses Republican. They certainly
had the power. We repeat the Force bill Is
merely a scare crow to divert the minds OF the
people from live and vital issues Mississippi
Leader.
It's a matter of history, Bro. Hobbs,
why the Force bill was not passed, and
you might in common honesty have
given the reason yourself rather than
have resolved yourself into an interro-
cation point to inquire why it was not
done. 1t is to be said to the credit of a
few Republicans that they refused to
join hands with their more partisan
brethren in the infection of this infa-
nous measure upon the South. 1t was
not because the spirit of hatred did
not control the vast majority of that
party The Republican party is
pledged to the passage of this bill
if placed in power, and that
man is either foolish or densely igno-
rant who does not believe it will exc
cute its pledge if the chance is given.
When a man says the Force bill is
merely a scare crow" we are at a loss
to place him. He has certainly gone
off in a tangent. 1t is a vital and
'live" issue-the vital and live one to
the people of this State.--Jasper Coun-
ty Reriew.
In answer to the above we reproduce
below some facts and figures clipped
from the National Economist The
Review man refuses to believe that
the war is over. To him and those of
like mind we commend the following,
which in spite of their obstinancy, will
convert them to our way of thinking
unless they belong to that class of I'M
ortunates
"Who convinced against their will,
Are of the same opinion STILL
So the "Force bill" and NEGRO domi-
nation" has come to the front as an
"overpowering issue" and the Southern
orator rants like a bowling dervish as
he depicts the scenes to be enacted in
the South when there is "a bayonet be-
hind every vote" and the race war shall
have begun.
If there were any probability of the
Congress of the United States ever
again attempting to pass such a meas
ure as what is known as the force bill
no effort would be too great, nor warn
ing too loud, that it's defeat might be
accomplished. But in the light Of the
present, the deadest of all dead things
is the force bill.
This will appear by a consideration
of these facts:
First. The force bill was defeated in
by the vote of the silver Senators of
the West. Their opinion with refer
ence to it, as appears from their own
utterances, has undergone no change.
The Senate in the Fifty-second Con-
gress has made gain of four SEN
ators: PETER, Kyle, Hill and Palmer
for those opposed to the force bill.
These Senators now fill the seats of
Republicans in the Fifty first Congress
who were counted favorable to the bill,
and hold their seats until 1897.
Third. In four of the States new
Senators will be elected for the Fifty
third Congress, all of whom, without
doubt, will be Democrats or Peoples
party men, and opposed to the force
bill. These States are Michigan, Min
nesota, Montana and Wisconsin. The
present legislature of Michigan has a
Democratic majority on joint ballot of
30. The present legislature of Mime
sofa has a Democratic and Farmers
AIlinnon s0rtfxy Of % Tn, Mnnfonn
a Democratic majority was counted
out, and in Wisconsin the Democrats
have majority of % on joint ballot in
the present Legislature.
Fourth. Every gain made by the Peo-
pies party in the West and Northwest
in Republican States has been favora-
BILE to the South so far as opposition to
such political legislation as the force
bill is concerned. In the single State
of Kansas, for example, the seats of
five Republicans who voted for the
force bill in the Fifty-frst Congress.
are now filled by five Peoples party
representatives all of whom are bitter
ly opposed to force bill legislation.
Fifth. Some of the better men in
the Republican party, on principle,
and others as matter of policy, are
Suggesting 10 I1drflSOn UndU ne re-
pudiate the force bill plank in the Min
neapolis platform; showing that the
Republicans are by no means united
upon that issue. Moreover, the i'm
preston is gaining ground that the au-
thor of that plank received his inspira-
ton from the money power of the East,
it being intended to deter the Demo-
Gratis of the South from going into the
Peoples party.
Therefore, from these facts, it follows
that no force bill can possibly be passed
until after 1897; for no matter what
may be the political complexion of the
House, the Senate has now and will
have until after 1897 majority against
the measure And if the four States
have named return, as i'm all probabili-
ty they will, Democratic or Peoples
party men, the day of evil will be post
poned until new century shall have
been ushered in.
So it follows, the force bill issue is
nothing but a scare-crow, a miserable
pretext to save the money power from
death.