| Show FEDERAL EJECTION BILL equality of representation and tho parity of the electors must be maintained or everything that is valuable in our system of government is lost tho qualifications of an elector must be sought in the law not in the opinions fears or prejudice of any class however powerful the path of the elector to the ballot box must be free from the ambush of fear and the inh cement of fraud the count is true and open and none shall gainsay it so said president in hi 3 message and people will agree with that doctrine but they can never agree with the method advocated by republicans in bringing about puch happy results as the president delights to picture by republican methods we wo mean those contained in the federal election bill self government is vouchsafed all sections and citizens ba they white or black by tho custom of our forefathers and the constitution of conr government none has in the past had cause to doubt the right or even tho honesty of a in contro aling the elections held within its borders have of calling out forces from the central to and guard with the sword and the bayonets when the little that might occure could easily enough bo quelled by a few policemen if voters have so far forgotten their rights under the starry banner as to need the main force of tha central government to hold tham steady better them altogether but thank I 1 he LORD that deflor able state of affairs his not yet been reached on columbian Colum bias free noil the electors of our broad land honor the election laws of the country or two sections may perchance pur chance igloe the virtues of the american ballot and interfere indirectly with the ignorant vote of the negroes of the south this being the case remedy th evils existing in such a particular locality but do not brina fab under the bane of ai election lav it is somewhat surprising th it the republicans or a small faction of them are so persistent for aliu as sage of the lodge bill the raub 1 lican journals of this chanry are nearly all averse to be prop sod law secretary BLAINE has expressed himself against it and the country it largo moy i emphatically declared against the election still there aro found in d arons of passing the measure this session the ENQUIRER voices the expressed last monday by senator in speaking on the measure lay aside this bill which the country has pronounced against let it go and let us take up matters which all classes of our fellow citizens are looking to us to consider |
