Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-13
The Bayonet Is There.


respected correspondent, Il have pro-
cured copy of the full text of the
Force bill. / have read the forty-eight
closely printed pages. The verbiage
made my head swim, bui / managed to
keep my senses clear enough to have
caught the most distant CLEAN of the
Federal bayonet, or the faintest rattle
of the Federal drum. Not baoynet
did | see; not a drum beat did hear.
Am | fool, or is it the talk in The Sun
and elsewhere about the Federal SOL
der at the polls intended for fools more
foolish than myself? Where in the So
called Force bill do you find the bayo-
net9 Please refer me to the page and
line
No, you are not fool, but the bayo-
net is there. The bill was drawn by
Davenport with especial reference to
the ingenious concealment of the dread
ed weapon, but it is nevertheless there
and we will proceed to show it to you.
If you turn again to your copy of the
Force bill, as passed by the Republic
an House of Representative of the Fiji
ty-first Congress, and examine Section
80, you will find this provision:
SECTIONS 643, $40, 1883, 2,O17, to
2,024, both inclusive, and sections
2,027, 1921, 1928 of the Revised Stat
utes of the United States under the tt
tie "a, Civil rights, which section or
the substance thereof came from the
Act of May 81, 1870. save such
sections as are herein specifically re-
pealed, are each and crcry one of them
n,aie q part Of hss Act, and their pro-
visions are made to refer and apply
to this Act with like force and effect as
if this Act was specifically mentioned
or refererd to therein, save such sec
tions as are in terms changed or modi-
fed by the provisions of this Act"
Section l, 1889 of the Revised Statues
of the United States is thus made a part
of the Force bill. 1t is just as much
a part of the Force bill as if its
provisions were written out in full and
specifically applied to the other sec
tions of the infamous measure which
aims at the perpetuation of Republican
power by means of Negro Domination
in the South. 1t is true that this Sec
ton l .9S9 is not mentioned by number
as one of the sections made part of
the Force bill. Section 1888 is includ
ed in Davenport's schedule, as printed
above, but ], 9S9 does not appear. This
is refinement of deception and dis
guise. Section l ,9S9 is covered by the
general reenactment of .severy section
Of Title "a, Civil Rights which sec
ion or substance thereof came from
he Act of May 81, 1870" Section
1889, although the authors of the |
Force bill did not dare to mention it |
" number, comes under this descrip- |
ion. 1t is part OF Title "a, Civil |
Rights, and it came from the Act of |
lay 81. 1870. 1t is not specifically |
epealed. changed, or modified by the
lew Force bill; and its provisions,
therefore,, refer and apply to the new
'orce bill with like force and effect as
they were written out in full therein.
Iere is the ambushed bayonet in the
ill:
..Section 1889. 1t shall be lawful
or the President of the United States,
II such person as he may empower for
hat purpose, to employ such part of
he land or naval forces of the United
tates, or of the militia, as may be
ecessary to aid in the execution of
judicial process issued under any of
he proceeding provisions, or as shall
re necessary to prevent the violation
nd enforce the due execution of the
PROVISIONS of this title
Doubly disguised, but there it is!
Do you see the Federal bayonet in
he Force bill now? Do you hear the
runs of the uniformed column march
ng to the polls at the summons of the
republican Chief Supervisor? In 9TH
r words, do you now understand why
he Elections bill is called Force bill?
N. Y. Sun.