The sun., 1892-09-07
No Force Dill! No Africanization of
the south!

The only passage in Gen. HARRIsoN's
letter Of acceptance which really signifies.
Is that wherein he attempts to disguise
the black spectre OF Negro Domination
with n campaign coat OF whitewash about
one millimetre thin. Yesterday hundreds
OF thousands OF Republicans read with dis
gust the candidates apparent reputation
OF the Force bill issue. peculiarly his issue
until fear took possession OF his soul. and
wondered what In the name OF JOHN l.
DAvENronr the grand old party Of Force
and Federal Returning Boards was coming
TO. A few thousands Of Republicans. better
informed as to the emergencies Of the can.
vass smiled silently and went on eating
their breakfasts.
The extraordinary suggestion Of n non.
partisan Commission to consider the whole
question OF bayonets at tho polls In n calm.
patriotic way. and to report later on, Is
good until the fourth day OF November.
Upon that date it will disappear in the
darkest depths OF oblivion. II the Democ-
racy elects a Democratic President and a
Democratic House Of Representatives.. Gen.
HARRISON will have no further use for his
calm and patriotic non-partisan Commits
sion. II Gen. HARRISON can get himself
elected, with Republican majority in the
Fifty-third House. the country will hear no
~ In MN rft Nyni Sin
There are simpler and more direct
methods OF establishing Negro Domino
tion In the South. and Federal interference
at the polls everywhere. with Republican
returning boards to count and certify. The
means at hand will be employed by the
Republican party with the promptness.
energy. and unscrupuousness which dis
tinguish that party wherever it is at
work for the perpetuation OF its own rule.
In place OF the non-partsan Commission.
we shall have such phianthropists and STU
dents of abstract political equity as tho
Hon. THOMAS BRACKET REED. the Hon.
HENRY CABOT LODGE. tho Hon. GEORGE
FRIsBIE HoAR. and. chiefest among them.
Mr.. JOHN I. DAVENPORT. busy as imps
once more over tho great question OF the
best way to promote snare ballot and q
free count.
As an attempted avoidance OF the main
Issue OF the campaign, Gen. HARRIsoN's
letter will exasperate great many earnest
Republicans. but 1t will deceive not single
Democrat. 1t leaves the Force bill and
Negro Domination still at tho front. 1t
II it binds any one. 1t is binding on BEN
JAMIN HARRISON alone; and Is there any
body 80 simple rs to suppose that IL the
party has the chance to fulfil the promises
Of its own record and its own platform. and
to put before Gen. HARRISON. in 1898 or 1894.
Just such Force bill as he was eager to
sign In 1890. he will withhold his signature
on account Of anything he has found it ex-
pedient to say in this campaign document :?
But in another aspect this attempted
evasion OF the main issue is without a
parallel. Never before. we believe, in the
history Of American politics. has newspa-
per forced a candidate for President to
make pretence OF abandoning the polti-
cal ideal which Is nearest to his own heart.
and to which tho party which nominated
him has committed itself and him in formal
and unmistakable terms. The SUN does
not intend to allow Gen. HARRIsoNs s terror
inspired evasion to succeed.