The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-29


nations. If this inequality be an evil, it cannot
be corrected by free trade. Is it in the interest
OF humanity, Is it In accord with divine purpose,
that there should be q dead level of conditions?
In ten years of low tariff, from 1850 to
1860, the yearly increase in the value of
| farms-the wealth of the masses was 101S
per cent.
In twenty years of protection from 1860
to 1880 the yearly increase in farms has
been only ~ per cent, and most of that in
crease actually occurred during the war
the transition period from free trade to
protection.
The average value of our improved land
was Sll per acre in 1850 and SIG in 1860, an
increase in the ten years of IS or As per
cent. during the decade. Its value was
sly per acre in 1880, an increase of 81 in
twenty high tariff years, an increase
OF 10 cents per acre yearly, as compared
with an increase of 50cents per acre yearly
under free trade.
The average value of each farm in 1850
was 81 POS; in 1860 it was 1921; in 1880 it
was 5000: the increase between 1850
and 1860 was 1898. The decrease be-
tween 1860 and 1880 was 1852.
Gigantic fortunes have been amassed in
thls country almost entirely within the
last thirty years-and protection as q ma
tional system really began at that time.
THE FORCE BILL.
Somebody asked, How about the force billt''
Ana Mr. Thatcher replied that the force bill''
was TOO infamous to mention. Before parti-
san auoleGce, nlne-tenths OF whom knew moth
ing OF It's real character this was cheap ard
easy way of Diminishing the subject. But it
demonstrated clearly that the speaker was not
there to afford plain and detailed information
upon living issues; he was there prepared to
reclte the address which he had committed to
memory after long and laborious burning OF the
midnight oil.
The force biIl,, so-calIed is nor too Infamous
LOT most people 10 mention. And because Mr..
ihalcner prefers not to tell what the nature OF
the Dill is the STANDARD takes pleasure in print
Ing some OF the provisions of that bill which Mr..
thatcher calls Infamous.
here give the Standards analysis of the
force Dill, adding in parentheses the por-
tlons OF The bill suppressed by the Stand
ard:
IL makes false registration crime. with its
chief registration officers appointed for life or
as long as the administration deems them faith
1ul and capable
1t m axes unlawful interference with repistra-
ton, by violence upon, or intimidation or brib-
cry OF any person lawfully entitled to vote O
crime.
And provides that such offenses shall be
designated by the chief supervisor and his
subordinates, who with the deputy mar
snais he names, unlimited in number, shall
De United States ofticersSthe moment they
are appointed. They are not answerable TO
state laws. but If they perpetrate an out
rage are answerable only to the court that
appointed teen.
IL makes willfully keeping any false poll list
or knowingly entering false names or false
statements thereon crime.
And empowers the chief to revise and
supervise registrations; to make state
ments and returns himself; to take part in
naturallzations and pass upon matters of
citizenship.
1t makes giving or accepting a bride to induce
person 10 vote or refrain from voting crime.
III makes the wilful reie cton of legal votes
knowing them to be legal, crime.
IL makes the wiiful acceptance of illegal
votes knowing them TO be illegal, crime.
And provides that the trial of the alleged
offenders is to be by jury commission
drawn from 1.-The dominant party"
1t requires the ballot box to be placed in plain
sight OF the voters and in such position as to
enable the election officers, national and state
ana the voter wnen voting to see that the bal
lot is In fact placed in the box.
And empowers the chief appointed for
life and not trisble in the courts of the peo-
pie to enter the voting room and superin-
tend the voting.
1t makes the fraudulent substitution of one
1 ballot Tor another for the purpose OF having the
vote rejected, or for the purpose of having it
counted for person other than the voter in
! tended, crime
(And empowers the chief and his depu-
ties TO arrest on the slightest pretext any,
one whom they desire out of their way.
imposing also fine of $1,000 upon any
1ailor who declines to receive or keep any
! prisoner" committed under a warrant
sworn out by these SUPERVISORY
1t makes willfully placing ballots not lawfully
cast IN any ballot box among ballots lawfully
cast for the purpose of changing the result a
crime. 81
(And authorizes the chief to transfer his
under-supervisors from one polling place
to another or from one county to another,
and to remove any of his subordnates who
may disagree with his mode of conducting
the election.)
1t makes unlawfully removing ballots from
oallot box lawfully cast for the purpose of
Affecting the result OF the election crime
(And gives the chief supervisor power to
instruct election boards and voters, thus
destroying the secrecy of the ballot.)
1t makes willfully false canvass of votes or
the false certftcation and return OF such votes a
crime
(And requires the returns to be made to
the chief supervisor, who is allowed to
open the polls and conduct elections in
some cases. The canvass is to be conduct
ed by board of canvassers, whose term
OF ONCE snail be 80 long as faithful and
capable" the pay of these officials to be
S12 per day for clerk, SIS per day for each
officer" and a further sum of So per day
for personal expenses.)
it makes it crime for every offcer charged
with duty under the law to willfully neglect to
perform such duty or to be guilty of any cor
rupt or fraudulent conduct or practice in its ex.
ecution.
(And provides for harmony armed troops
at the polls. 1t provides for the punish
ment of frauds and bribery, but leaves the
offense to be designated by the chief or his
deputies.)
1t makes false swearing in matters pertain
ing to such congressional election perjury
(And section 16 provides that the con-
gresham reported by the arbitrary board
of canvassers to have been duly elected.
shall be SO recorded by the clerk of the
House, who, on his refusal to do so, shall
be fined from $1,000 to $1,000 and impris-
oned for not more than five years, and be-
forever disqualified from holding office)
1t makes stealing the ballot box or the ballots
q felony.
(And section 20 provides for the appoint
ment of deputy marshals according to the
i wish of the chief supervisor, they to take
charge of ballot boxes 'as rapidly rs the
canvass of each box Is completed. % and to