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Editorial
August 4, 1892
Aberdeen Herald
Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, Washington
What is this article about?
The editorial critiques The Oregonian's liberal interpretation of the Republican platform's force bill plank on suppressing suffrage evils through federal intervention, claiming it alters the original sense to alleviate voter concerns over expanded federal authority.
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A DIFFERENT TUNE.
The Oregonian says that any attempt to suppress the evils of suffrage by the intervention of federal force would bring greater evils. "This," it says, "is the situation, as every intelligent republican in the North understands it, though it does not get into the republican platform in just these terms." This is what might be called a very liberal translation of the republican platform, and is a translation that completely changes the sense of the original. This desire on the part of the Oregonian to re-edit the force bill plank of the republican platform is brought about by its realizing sense that some such interpretation is necessary in order to allay the apprehension of the intelligent voter, both republican and democrat, north and south, over such an unwarranted extension of federal authority.
The Oregonian says that any attempt to suppress the evils of suffrage by the intervention of federal force would bring greater evils. "This," it says, "is the situation, as every intelligent republican in the North understands it, though it does not get into the republican platform in just these terms." This is what might be called a very liberal translation of the republican platform, and is a translation that completely changes the sense of the original. This desire on the part of the Oregonian to re-edit the force bill plank of the republican platform is brought about by its realizing sense that some such interpretation is necessary in order to allay the apprehension of the intelligent voter, both republican and democrat, north and south, over such an unwarranted extension of federal authority.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Suffrage
Constitutional
What keywords are associated?
Republican Platform
Force Bill
Suffrage Evils
Federal Intervention
Political Interpretation
What entities or persons were involved?
The Oregonian
Republican Platform
Intelligent Republican
Democrat
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Critique Of Republican Platform Interpretation On Suffrage And Federal Force
Stance / Tone
Critical Of Misinterpretation And Opposition To Federal Authority Extension
Key Figures
The Oregonian
Republican Platform
Intelligent Republican
Democrat
Key Arguments
Oregonian's Translation Changes The Sense Of The Republican Platform
Attempt To Suppress Suffrage Evils By Federal Force Would Bring Greater Evils
Interpretation Needed To Allay Voter Apprehension Over Federal Authority