The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-27
HE KNOWS WHERE TO STRIKE
GEN. STEVENSON SAYS THE FORCE BILL
PRECEDHs AL OTHER ISSUES


An Aggressive Spirit Displayed BY the
Nominee for vioe.President-Tho Liberty
OF Every Citiseu, North and South,
Threatened BY Republican supre macy
Tho Campaign Liars silly Attempt to
Fnsten Disloynlty ana Greenbackisn
Upon Him--The General Attends Church
with His Daughter and Attracts Atten.
tion In sp,te OF Himseir-A Remarkable
Denomination In Bioouiusto..
BLOOMINGTON. June 2e-Adlai E Stevenson.
Democratic nominee for Vice. President. sat in
his reception room at his home this afternoon
with dozen or moro friends and neighbors
who had called. Something was said about
the issues on which tho coming campaign Is
to be fought. and THE Sun reporter asked
Mr.. Stevenson what he thought was tho main
issue.
More important" said Mr.. Stevenson. rs
the tariff issue than the silver issue. but moro
important 1t seems to Mo. than any other
issue is tho Issue raised by tho Repub-
licans themselves I mean the despicable and
dangerous Force bill-the bill that threatens
the liberty and the peace OF the nation. the
bill which came 40 near being put upon the
people OF this country. and which. should It
huppch Wy dut tIht tho AsepuoilShh
campaign in Congress districts should DO sue
cessful. they will undoubtedly inflict on us.
This is the main issue. 1t lie SO far-reach-
ing In ita consequences that its Importance
cannot be overestimated to the people Of the
Southern States and to the people OF tho coun-
try" Mr.. Stevenson said he was Southerner
by birth. and he knew we'll the condition OF
affairs North and South. II cannot conceive"
said he. Of any legislation SO threatening to
tho peace and prosperity and tho happiness Of
the people OF the whole country. and especially
the people OF the South. as the enactment OF a
Force bill"
He said Force bill was simply turning over
NIL the Southern States to the power OF the
negroes and the Republican Federal Office
holders. and It meant. further. the absolute
destruction OF the peace and the prosperity Of
all OF the country south Of the Mason and Dixon
line. He did not mean to assert he said. that
there had mover been an outrage perpetrated
on negro voter by Democrat, but
he knew OF his knowledge that tho
negroes generally were as fairly treated on
election day as were tho whites and had little
II any cause to complain. For every negro out
rage pcrpetrated in the South by Democrat
there were two outrages perpetrated on Demo-
Gratis in the Republican States Of the North.
The enactment OF the Force bill. he said. meant
pluCluR JHe WnOlS udCllHeEy VI eleCtlOuS lii
the South in the hands Of Republicans who
were unprinciplcd and INSCRIPTIONS. and who
would on election day contrive to prevent Dem
ocrats from voting.
The Force bill. he declared. was nothing
more or less than theft Of the liberties and
franchises OF the white people OF the South.
II know WE'LL" he said. what the Repub-
llcan plans are. provided they can get this
wicked bill through. know that they intend
simply to take out OF the hands Of the white
peoplo OF tho South the reins OF the Govern
ment and they mean. by fraud and violence. to
turn over that prosperous country to negro
rule and corruptlonists." There were Ropub-
licans in the room at the time. and they agreed
with what he said.
The Western end Of the Republican yawping
machine which Is branch OF the campaign
liar establishment. seems to have settled
down In Chicago. The managers Of the main
machine have evidently got word from their
representatives here that it Is useless to tackle
the personal or private record OF Mr.. Steven
son. The lie that during war times he had
been q member OF the knights OF the
Golden Seal. an alleged disloyal band.
wns nailed 30 quickly and so effectively by the
production Of printed reports OF public acts OF
Mr.. Stevenson that that particular lie was
dropped like hot potato. 1t WAS probably
could be refuted was by the word Of Mr.. Stew
enson himself and OF his friends. He reckoned
without his host.
The reports which were printed in THE Sun
yesterday were first printed in the newspapers
at the tire Of the war. They were stories Of
acts that were seen by newspaper men at that
time. There was no possibility that it could
DO said that they had been gotten up simply
The managers Of the yawping machine next
out is that Mr. Stevenson is not a Democrat
but is q Green back Ter. and that financial disaster
cleo ted. The managers OF tho machine didn't
say in what particular way a Vice President
hH s to deal with the financial I question,
AIlai Stevenson never WAS a reenbacker. and
hn never, had any tendencies that way. Ho
cratic ticket In response to this lie Mr.. Steven
son said that he never was Greonbacker and
further that while he was in Congress he had in
variably voted for and tai ed for the Dem ocrat
lie financial measures; that on financial as well
always been with the Democrats.
:" or course" he said lnIgghlnsly: II can't
GreenIa ,ksrs. as well as the votes Of MANY
9nd h1rS t4aS shall
ei'cny. hadn't some Of them voted Ii,or mo /
DENIS % % This ine@ded Green packers dIssSsts!i
accept the nomination. for J was straight;
tho nomination by reclamation 1t was my duty
| to hitch in.
year. Tho nepublicanss were demanding
on the Dem ocratic platform. and fnan-
cea were, only nm INCIDENT OF that cam
the Republican scheme of reconstruction;
Tho GrsenLack PARTY I had quite number n, Of Of
scheme q currency and opposed Sr, the reIe%l Of
footed enough against their scheme OF iniia-
| tiOn." . %
Mr.. Williams. who was Mr.. Stevensons law
Instructor. was In the room during tho inter-
!" sysy EaeG o.
than Mr. Stevenson know that no was, a
| voted. know that since he has been old
enough to vote he has never voted anything
but a Democratic ticket"
Ever, since Mr.. Stevenson returned from Chi
He has had visitors at the rate OF about 100 u