The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-30
w,osedne.. Of the Force mn.

Republican journals. with violence OF
temper, denounce the Democratic candi-
date for Vice President for speaking
against the doctrine Of the Force bill in
the Southern States. They say that Mr..
Stevenson goes bawling" through the
South. They complain because he de-
clares that the Force bill means carpet
bag domination and misrule," and that
It is totally destructive OF local govern
ment," "a daring attempt to weaken the
power Of the people," a monstrous mea-
sure, devised in the spirit of hate" etc.
The Force bill IL all this.
Mr.. Stevenson's picture Of IL IL true
one. The Republican leaders themselves
know 1t is not overdrawn. The purpose
of the projectors Of the Force bill In the
Fifty-frst Congress was TO annul local
control Of the elections, aud give FEEDER
al officials, supported by military force,
charge Of the ballot-boxes and voting.
Tho plea that the bill was an innocent
measure is childish. The most puerile
defense Of IL we have seen IL In the words
Of Republican contemporary following:
"What was the socalled Force bill
which Mr.. Stevenson characterizes in
such savage terms Briefly, IL provided
that when certain number Of voters In
any Congressional district should for
mally represent that free ballot was
denied by the local authorities, and
fair election was possible only under
Federal supervision, their petition for
Federal control Of the election machinery
would be granted. II did not propose to
interfere with State or purely local cleo.
tions, but related solely 10 elections In
which the entire country IL directly In
tercsted."
What a proposition A fair election
"only possible under Federal supervi-
sion!" The purpose Of the bill was,
first, to carry on fraudulent elections,
and, second, TO engraft doctrine sub
versive to our successful system Of gov
eminent. There Is no such thing as q
Federal election, and there il no consti-
tutional warrant for the Government Of
the United States taking charge Of the
election Of Representatives in Congress
or Electors Of President and Vice Presi-
dent.
Mr.. Lodge, the author Of the Force
bill rs 1t PASSED the House, Is notorious
" an extreme Hamiltonian. He IL in
favor Of the enlargement and assertion
of Federal power. He believes the States
should be actually subordinate to the
General Government. He goes much
further than those who admit that the
relations between the States and the
General Government have been changed
wants the States completely subordin-
ated, and that was the spirit In which he
introduced his bill.
Mr.. Hoar, of Massachusetts,, who was
the champion Of the bill In the Senate, is
another centralizer. Both Mr.. Hoar and
Mr.. Lodge were working on lines laid
down by Mr.. Harrison, and they went 10
such extremes ~ TO offend not only Dem.
ocrat%, but TO displease great many
people In the Republican party.
Hence the Presidents hedging" In
his letter Of acceptance.
A Republican Congress, however,
means the passage Of another Force bill,
and II this unfortunate situation should
present itself, and Mr.. Harrison should
be reelected a. the Presidential Office,
the Force bill will become law.--Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.