The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-10-24
APPEALS TO VOTERS
To Assert Their Rights at the Ballot
Box and Not to Submit to Co.
ercion or Intimidation.
The Full Power of Every Democratic
Organization Pledged to Protect
Voters and Punish the Scoun.
drels who Attempt to In
timidate Them.

JOles, CnAlTHldH Oh the DenOCIdtlC ma
tional committee. has given out the
following:
To THE AMERICAN PEOPLE:
I'm view of the fact that the great
corporations, with scarcely an excep-
ton, and many of the large employers
of labor in the United States, are en-
gagged in a concerted effort to cocrce
their employees into voting at the APP
preaching election against their own
convictions, | deem IL my duty to call
upon all those who believe in the SUI
premacy of the law and the untram-
meled freedom of the individual in the
right of exercising the ballot to Disc
their utmost effort to prevent the sue
cess of this most fragrant act of law
lessness; for IL this conspiracy succeeds
government by corporation will have
superseded government by the people.
Corporations have no powers-ex-
cept those conferred specifically in the
laws creating them. The right to
coerce voters or to interfere with
American citizens in the exercise of
their rights at the ballot box are not
named in any of these acts of incor-
poration. and when corporations I'M
dertake to exercise such powers they
become lawbreakers and the good Of
society demands that they be rebuked
and punished. During the present con-
test which involves questions Of the
utmost moment to the American peo
pie. thousands of men have been com
PEELED, by fear Of losing their places, to
join clubs andmarch in professions in
behalf of a cause they detest. Requests
from corporation bosses to vote the
PaT NIB
understood to convey n threat of dis.
charge in case of refusal, are made
every day to men who dare not resent
the insult.
THE corporations which thus app cal to
force and fraud strike at the very foun ada
ton of Republican govsrnment, and the
lovers of free institutions must arouse
themselves to save tho country from its
great peril.
Especially should the workingmen
assert theif manhood rights. If they
vote their convictions and in accordance
with their interests. the Democratic
ticket is certain of election, and in that
case the employing corporations will
have no desire to embark upon a policy
OF punishment. On the contrary. they
will be eager to conciliate employees
who will have behind the assertion Of
their rights the vast powers OF fed
eral administration in sympathy with
those who toll. But should they sub
init to coercion and elect an admin
istratiOn that will be the creature OF
the corporations and moneyed inter
ests of the country those workingmen
whose entire submissivcncss is regard
ed with suspicion will find themselves
replaced by men who can be depended
upon to vote as they are told. In the
contest that is raging the salvation Of
the workingman lies in the assertion
at the polls of his rights as a free and
Independent American citizen
"The state laws providing for the Aus
tralian ballot, IL enfOr Ced, are ample to
protect every citizen in the secrecy of the
ballot, aud the cor porate anarchists must
be compelled to obey these la ws. whether
they are willing or not.
THE preparation of this attempted
outrage upon free suffrage will work
It's own cure. Anindignant people. jealous
of their rights. will demand that the
legislatures, state and national shall
proceed at once by rigorous measures to
prevent the possibility of a repetition
OF such attempts hereafter.
a few honorable exceptions, Is under |
the domination of these Incorporated !
and is basely subscrvient |
to their wishes, the country newspa-
psrs as a rule remain undebauched |
and are still in sympathy with the |
principles of government established |
by Washington and jefferson, and IL |
Illustrated and maintained by Jackson |
nd
spare not" until legislation is had that
Will prevent another such shameful at
tempt at abuse Of power.
"fn the meantime the SUCCESS ~ the pres
ent conspiracy must be prevented. The
pending test IL already won by an over
majority. II the honest senti-
'nents of the people are permitted to find
Tree expression NJ the pOlls-and this the
people are ready to have at any cost.
The national committee appreciates
the need of vigilance. 1t has taken
steps to impress upon the people, and
especially upon every Democratic cleo.
lion officer, the great importance of
the marks upon every bal
OF and OF carefully watching every act
II or about the polls to make sure that
10 judge or clerk of election shall have
IN opportunity to betray the secrets OF
he ballot. II he would.
sand the national COMMITTEES, backed
~ the full power OF the Democratic or
;snization In every state In the Union,
pledges itself that every scoundreI
whether public officer or private citizen.
rho 10 detected in any violation OF the
NV. shall be vigorously prosscuted and
emit to the penitentiary II possible.
"IAMES K ZONES