Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-10-21
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WssHINGTUS. Oct 1-AmurMmr D~m.
ocrzrac IDOL has fallen. Aaprhsr
Democrats -canpaign izsusr las bs~n
destroyed Ar3 this. Too. by Mr. cI@wr
land himself
The DemccrariC party las eursnintv
been antortunGEs m - issues n this
campaign Is tariff issne WINS destroyed
bT a member of its a~n pmrry-Lmhmr
Commissions Peek It's wifslrme errr-
rency issue wzs Destroyed by ua~mh~rs
Of IS o~n party innnmar4ble. who do
no1nce 10 unsFmrtnrly And mrw HnH
last ard only remaininw tssus. tine farrs
bill. has been 4estruye1 By Mr. Clsre-
sand himself
u came about I'm rhfs WAY. suum
wretcnsd person with n good mmnury.
who bad listened with anusemene ns.I
arnazement 10 the plHntiws walls af the
Democracy nhonr tne force haII. BHnHaammFw
remembered that Mr CTew@Hmnd- whiis
president and q candidates Tor rseIec-
t1on- not only authorfrsd- but ahsolusrly
orviered for his cwn benefit. thm umfmrrn-
msnt % the very forces biI1 Features 90
the then existing i1u. about whirh D.nn-
ocrats ars now 50 much arftacad
THIS discovery has b@ern rhm uniatirmE
event 81 tine week It was mo nssrh of
q bomb=hell IA the Deraocrasic camp ~
was the Peck report q few WEEKS ngB
u takes away the last I~w tha Democrats
had co stand on The thrss issn@s upnn
which they we're making or attsmurinx
% make their h<ht IN this caruraszm
were frea trHtie. free banks. frmu frnnHl.
NJ the polls. CuriorsEy every anm ..f
them has been knocked cut. and that.
tco. ~ DenDcra.a Bue the most DIS.
trsssEng thing - that tli@ dzstrmrrinn 0f
the last ose ~ these issues Esft ~ en-.
party should have eoms abour shruu-h
an official art of the party's own cansii
late while heocrupissf the whitn Hnunw
And this be- did with thc Durpcss % rw.
eiectIng himself presid@us 0f the Cnitesl
States
Tho facts are these. and they arm VERY
interesting. The SO called Forces hfll
simply proposed n extend % srnnI1 tc-~-.s
and country districts Of ths Cnsrsd
States tine LAW which hawn~sm im force
for years through whirh UntasI Ssnses
narslaals and supervisors q elections.
euforcs order and prevenf fraud i'm any
city Of $1,000 inhabitants ar more im
elections for cungressmenor or other UnitusI
States officials. The recent discovery.
which hAs ereafesI such a pnnic In D~m-
ocratic circles ard taken away fhe IaMn
vestige 0f an issue. was tho fmrr that
President Grover Cleveland, on shs ap-
pro4eh of the election of 1853. whsn hs
WIS n candidhrs fur fe-eiec+inn fn~ tMm
presidency. tzsret TO Attorney General
Pan Electric" Garland. under date %
Oct. 5. 1855. the following artisr-
DEsm SH-Na hrreAr rwEunnamsa En raMm
general rAarxn nnsl dirwrtn nm af tho nrHmuttnm
Of the statutes of the United States tnmnhEnw
the appaiatnents 81 supsrviaors sf sIerflnn@
and special sispaty uarShmls~ anki tho pmrfnrzu4-
anre OF their duttea and their cuEmmwmmknknm.
so fnr nm these Suhsrrts ar@ hy sh- rummaHkuflnm
and laws nader the supervtsiun nnA eunrrni
of the sxer.tivs branch " the xnsurnmsnL
Yours truls Gs0vxk CLEwMLaxn
Immediately afterwnrS1 Tins IatsHr wms
sent by Attorney General Garland tD
United States raarShals.
stH-In pursnanee of a lstEsr of ths san lnnl-
frs,un tho prcmislmmf. dirrwcinE tho mE1nrmmy
4 wenurml To- tax@ ehmEEe 1f tho -mpwmAmhmsmr
OF special deputy saars1aAla4 tho pwrr1rmmnuu
Of their dutiss aat their eampen1axisn. ~
/ <rtker with the eonpensatiano % sup<rxfsnrx.-
/ af the congressional ~iertAan ln Nowmmhnr
NEXT. yonr atE~rfioE Nv dirnuend tm rm@ wrm~
Visions % titles "a and S. ehaptrr :. rltle 70 af
the Revised StafufrsL Caslsr seetson1 4efc1
and 4.fSt Revised Starutes yoa have poRer
keep tho peace. protect mnpwrvi.mrms ureaerwm
order. prevent frnnds and ansnrew rm@h@w Ag
towns Of @a.en0 inhahitsnts Rnd upward T1m
should naks yourself familiar with tbs afAr-
afes referred o. tnd see that they are unAer~
stood By yuur deputies. whn sAomld hm dlsEremt
men. Impressed wsth th~ fmpcFtmm@m af mm
honest frMnchiaes
The manner 0f disrhnrsiax shess dntIsz ~
yourself and your dsputies b larzely isft -
POUR diserution- In matters tnrulrfnw qusnr
tinns cf law yon mrs dirrrfsd sn cumHmAn snm
attorney of th@ Cnitrd Stmrms fnr wwm~ dimr
trtcf FOR aeesieti information and n1lwtn@s a Ia
assumed that the 4usira can oe pereermri
without infrinEin< apnn ms riGhrs af HnT
ciEirun TN nmnn@r that shall nu ArHms mmd& mh
the smnae flEnw frwm Frenn amy mmnmmnammry stGA~
play of anthor.ty. y n noe expertma that
supervlsora aud depufr uaarshafs vllf nnuuiss
compenzation fur nn-e thaa avs anFaf serw1cml
and ther shanld 30 lnGarnn~aL wsHhlm
this thine all emn bw d0n@. lt Hm tmwamma. hnma
ought 10 ou. Yon neud vlxAiann mnn. wAa ar@
eonscicnELous workers. ansl 10 aGhsr4
II 10 thus shown from ofsicinl rurnriB
that Mr.. Cleveland. while prusiaiHmts orN
dered his suboriinnras CO use. im th@
election in which he was himself en-.
didare. the very laws 90 which hts party
is now 80 streunnnsly oh1mcrim%. Eh@
20 called force BALL. abuur which Dsrnn-
Gratis are howhnS. was the very esssnrs
Of the act which Nr. Cleveland ordered
his snbordinmres t0 enfurrm fnr MiM wum
reelection. This is MlI there iH H0 th@
force blli bu<abo0 It was simply PRO
posed law providing for an extsnsion 90
country districts. on the p@ritann af eiEa-
mems, u tho law already tn enrrm I'M rhm
cities % % .ooo inhabitants OF more.
What did tine force hfll really pro
pose To doe lt proposed 20 eEt~nh tn Ehm
country districts. where fraud is mnw a
matter Of common Occurrsnce. praefir-
ally the same law which Mr.. Ciavs-
Land ordered enforced u proposed sD
make falso registration ur tntnrfsrmmcm
with registration a crime. &c mzEie
keeping false poll lists n crfmes = zna4is
elprrfnn bribs.s and ballot box srmfMmw M
crime. IL required haliot beH~@ tw hn
osaced n plain sight q vose-s. ard tAs
willful placiuss iu those boxes % Illegal
ballots = crime. ir mllai~ tEnprup~r naa-
niDulatsan ~ hailut bnx~s W. hMilwew "a
crime. Ani thar - all That is tAe
law which President Cleveland oriers~l
MS srhorslinaies ta enforce % 1fd IN At4
own reelection. ard 10 Is Ei@ prwposesf
law 80 sxr~usirn - % hs MvnrlmhAm sur
all q the peori- sbout whtrh Mr. Cieve-
lands supporters we're h0wling annl
they f1und thaE emo % shm ians uafhEiml
acts ~ their c-arsAidiara sustained @Af 0f
its principles % =. ArSrfN
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