The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-10-05
THE REPUBLICAN PRESS.
STRONG ADVOCACY OF THE
FORCE BILL.
II Is Their Favorite Measure.

elections become known before the South
ern problem began to be agitated with
thoroughness hitherto unknown. And
now Senator Sherman leads off in
measure OF reform which has the air of
business and the promise of practical re-
suits. This plan is confined to the regu-
latlon and supervision of the election of
Congressman, except as a State may vol
UNFAIRLY make it apply to the Presidential
election Congress can provide the ma
chinery for the election of mem bers of the
House, irrespective of State law
OHIO State Journal. about March 6, |
1889: Let Just and wholesome laws be |
executed uniformly and generally |
throughout the whole nation, as Prcsi |
dent harrison proposes, and we shall no |
longer see ten Congressman elected in
Georgia by smaller vote than is required |
to elect one in Ohio
Wheeling ntelligencer about March 6,
1889: Democratic politicians will not
take kindly to Congressional elections
under the ITS % Congress- but President
Harrison il right just the same The
whole country is interested in every cleo
tion to Congress.
Philadelphia Press, December 4, 1889:
Legislation on Congressional elections
President Harrison limits to an improve
ment of the present supervision exercised
under the act now in operation This
will accomplish better results than the
law taking the operations of Congress
sional elections under Federal control.
| Baltimore american, December 4. 1889:
| The latter part of the message is devoted
to the treatment Of the colored people in
the South, and the Improvement of our
merchant marine-the most important
subjects with which the present Congress
will have to deal President Harrison
frankly recommends that Congress as
sumo the supervision of the election Of It's
own member, SO that in national affairs,
at least, the colored people can secure
| the representation and recognition guar
anteed them by the Constitution.
Boston Journal, March II, 1890: "The
bill, it seems to US, ulust commend itself
To all persons who have more regard to
the purity Of elections and the good
name of the Republic than to partisan
advantage. 1t is an honest and elabo
rate effort to accomplish much desired
end"
To7edo Blnde, June %, 1890: ''The
BILL in our Judgment, will fail simply
because it docs not 90 far enough. Fed
eral elections should be divided, in all
tne States, from any and all State elec
tions. They should be entirely distinct
and separate and held under the author
ity and control Of Federal officers"
Philadelphja Press, July. 1890: The
Press can only say of this measure, as il
has of other important measures which
have already passed the house, that
failure to pass this bill will be regarded
by those who believe in a free, fair, anC
honest ballot as failure to redeem the
pledges Of the Republican party"
Kansas city Journal July 81, 1890
''In passing the Federal election bill tn
Republican Congress simply redeem
;. the promise made by the last Republican
! National Convention in the platform
which it adopted. That platform de
3 clared that we hold the free and homes
V popular ballot and the just and eqna
! representation OF all the people to be tn
@ foundation of our Republican govern
!. ment, and demand effective Legislation
:. to secure the integrity and purity O
: elections which are the fountains O
r all public authority Such platforr
!. generallties are expected. but 1t is nc
n usually expected that they will be acte
q upon. They are regarded as devices t
n catch the people, which, having serve
c the purpose Of the campaign orator, al
# afterward UNDECIDED and soon forgotten
a. But the Federal election bill is exactl
- in line with the section quoted from til
platform The Republicans are redeem
ing their party pledges. The House h,
passed the bill and the Senate will also
7oledo Blade in the latter part
t. July, 1890: 1.-The Federal election bi
Of will not be abandoned It will be take
~ up in December and acted upon. I'll
a. Republican, party cannot afford to nes
r. lect the pledge in its platform of lSs'
te upon which the Republican majority
of Congress was elected
ne Pttburgh Coo1mcrcial Gaeette, Al
ID gust IL, 1890: The senior Senat'
ey from Penns, igania is reported to ha'
Se come out fl It footed against the FEEDER
&c election 5.i no matter in what form
o, NAV com before the Senate. Since NJ
IN Cameron is opposed to the law, it is pc
ed tnent to state the principle on whit
n the proposed law is based. The last r
en- publican National Convention made tn
40 significant declaration: we hold t
e. free and honest popular ballot, etc
ne Only few weeks ago the Republican
ID of Pennsylvania reatfirmed this declar
D., ton"
~ Z -Ne1c York Mail md Erpress, Augu
NC %, 1890: Now, if the d mocracy real
ha ala HI II
mount issue they will find Republlc4
ready and anxious to force the tightiI
and to submit the vast and vital qu,
nd tions involved to the intelligence a
7rs the sense Of Justice Of the people. Sin
II, the davs of reconstruction the Repub
~ can party mas had no great popular iss
de at all to be compared with that which
er' involved in the proposition to exerci
re- the Constitutional right and power
IN Congress to regulate the election Of
"a. members"
~ ~ Neo York Press, August 26, 1S9
"This bill is in an entirely different CO
stitutlonal direction, for 1t extends
right of suffrage from theory to prs
tice, and popularizes the National &C
ernment. The Republican party
les pledged to the policy of suffrage ext,
the sion and protection against fraud and
ay. timidation at elections, and its memb
out insist first, last and all the time, Il
A that policy shall be carried out."
ges Baltimore Anerican December 2, Is!
IS "a more plucky and consistent messa
than that of President Harrison
never issued from the White House. I
part Of the message relating to the nee
:, sity for the proper law to regulate @
III gressional elections is very clear and {
'eo- scarcely fail to disarm much of
W thoughtles opposition to the measur
Clegelond Leader, December Il, 1S
''This is certainly the weakest excuse
nil justification for a vote ever offered in
- American Congress. Senator -
uon In need of a little backbone. If Sens