The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-23


of such attempts Hereafter
II will be observed that MT 'o"eS
pressly advocates here an act Oh wv"
gress regulating elections In the S''''''
And nray. what Is the difference De-
tween the act OF Congress to whlcn VIC
have affixed the designation Oh io'0o
bill" and the act of Congress "n'0"
MIR. Jones says his party will ask lor'
The Republican force bill' was an a''
providlng for securing the negroes u
the South their rights OF suffrage u
National elections by the force and power
OF the United States Government MI
Jones says his party, If 1t comes 'H'o
power, will pass an act OF Nohs''''
which Will secure the employees OF cor
po,a,ions their rights Of suffrage In M
tional elections by the force ana power
Of the United States Government
Where Is the difference between the '"o'
None-absolutely none. II IS nothihH
but the old case Of whose OK = -o'eu'
Mr.. Jones. as a senator from Arkansas
pretended, when the Republican iorcc
bill was before Congress several ye"ia
ago that he considered it a violation Oh
an the foundation principles OF or Con-
stitutions. Yet we ind him here ad-
vocatine a Bill If exactly the same pur-
mort as soon as he thinks it can be
made TO operate TO the advantage oil
bis owl. marty. Bah! What consis-
tcncy. What sincerity
Mr.. Jones cannot condemn coercion OF
their employees 10y corporations more en-
phatically than The IlIoes does. bo'
The Times opposition 70 fore Dill
rests upon elementary ana constitutional
principles. and it VIII not consent 10
one. either to prevent corporations from
interfering with their employees, or ior
any ofher purpose whatever. Ihere
are two theories brought under ie''e"
bv the proposal to have force bill' BON
Of which have numerous advocates Dut
TO one Of which The Times adheres under
all circumstances Is a part OF lts III
grained Democracy. One Of these theo-
ries holds that the nation should SUPER
intend and overlook all the affairs OF
the people that are connected with ma
tional matters. The advocates OF TINS
theory hold that the National Govern
ment should superintend national cleo
tions. the currency that the people use
and all other matters that are directly
concerned with the nation as nation.
The other theory holds that the indi-
vidual is The unit OF national life, and
the more you can bring the responsible
ties of life down 10 tie individual the
man. the more you will develop healthy
growth in the body polite. The advo-
Gates of this theory want all the opera
tons Of government. as far as possible
10 turn upon the principle OF local self
rule. and for this reason they insist
that members Of Congress and presiden-
tial electors shall be chosen according
to the methods Of the locality, as wen
as members of the State Legislature.
The first theory relies upon physical
force. outside OF the locality 10 coerce
and compel it to do what Is right. The
second theory relies upon appeals to the
moral sense Of the individuals IN the
locality to make them do what is right
instead of what is wrong The first
theory is Republicanism. the second
theory is Democracy.
The Times will not agree 10 a force
bill that shall thrust Federal power
into our local affairs to secure the no-
groes their right OF suffrage, nor will IL
agree TO one TO secure the employees OF
CORPORATIONS their right OF suffrage. The
Times says that both parties and ali
other parties mast rely for protection 90
this. as well as all of their other ri-hts,
upon the great Democratic principle that
the moral sense of each community must
be appealed to TO make that community
do what is right.
These Chicagoists cut themselves loose
from all Democratic principles when they
adopted their platform. and they are
now illustrating that fact and showing
their readiness tc take up any Republican
doctrine whatever that they think they
can get q temporary advantage from.