The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-29
A Suggestion for Mr.. Harrison.

The Washington Post sees that the force
bill issue Is going to be very important
one, il not the most important one, In the
presidential campaign. 1t points out that
In those southern states in which the third
party is strong the force bill issue will be
used with telling effect to keep the white
voters within the Democratic party. The
Post makes the following suggestion for
Mr. Harrison's benefit:
eve seriously believe that IL Mr.. Harri-
son were to publish formal statement to
the effect that he Is now satisfied that the
force bill of the last congress is not APP
proved by the country and that he would,
in the event of bis reelection, discourage
a renewal Of that measure, there is moth
ing that could defeat him next November.
Indeed, we go further and declare that
should be pledge himself and his party to
the snactiOn and strict enforcement of ma
tioual election law embracing the essential
features of the Australian ballot system,
pure and simple, he would not only disarm
all the most formidable opposition TO him at
the south, but would actually enlist the
sympathy OF three or four states In that
section which lean strongly to protection,
and which would openly spouse that policy
but for their antogonism to the existing
republican idea Of national interference In
There isn't the remotest probability that
Mr. Harrison will accept the Posts sugges-
ton, for two reasons. One is that his party
has declared Its purpose in its platform TO
enact national election law, such as the
force bill Of the last congress provided for,
and the other is that Mr.. Harrison himself
fayors force bill He is on record in his
messages to congress as favoring it. II,
therefore, he should make any such declara-
ton Ms that suggested by the Post he would
knock all the vitality out of his campaign.
Instead OF drawing supporters from the
Democratic party he would weaken
himself with his own party. The pre-
dominant element in his party is determined
to have just such au election law as that
which the last congress came near passing,
and no declaration against it by Mr.. Harri-
son would convince the democrats that the
force bill issue was dead.
Indeed, every democrat Of prominence,
either IN the north or the south, recognizes
the fact that 1t is now the fixed purpose Of
the Republican party 70 revive the Daveu-
port-Lodge force bill just as soon as it can
do SO with any prospect of passing it. That
poAkl OoltONcs was lbS COhbi4uSN oAlobOhOo
depends upon it. When the force bill in
the last congress was defeated Senator Hoar
said It's defeat meant the death of the Re
publican party, and he and other republican
leaders believe that without force bill legis-
lstion the Republican party has no future.
The force bill issue is going to play an
important part in the presidential cam
paigu. In an interview in Washington on
Saturday Senator Morgan, of Alabama,
said that as soon as he could get away from
Washington he was going to his own state
for the purpose Of impressing upon
the people the Importance of keeping
within the democratic lines, In order to
avert the danger Tat was threatened by
the declaration Of ,kds Repubh ,an party in
favor of a forcs kill.fE He is strong advo-
cate of the free coinage OF silver, but he de-
clares that the fprcs ssll issue completely
overshadows the silver issue. The tariff and
the force. Dill will occupy the attention of
the people from now until the election in
November. The silver question will be
pushed into the background.