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====Morton turns his back on the Lodge Bill====
====Morton turns his back on the Lodge Bill====
President Harrison, a staunch supporter of [[civil rights]], adamantly backed measures to protect black voting rights in [[the South]], where [[Democrat election fraud]] and [[voter suppression]] tactics were prevalent. Conservative Republican senator [[Henry Cabot Lodge, Sr.]] of [[Massachusetts]] subsequently introduced the Lodge Bill (also known as the Force Bill) aimed at safeguarding constitutional rights of blacks.<ref name=ussenatebio/>
President Harrison, a staunch supporter of [[civil rights]], adamantly backed measures to protect black voting rights in [[the South]], where [[Democrat election fraud]] and [[voter suppression]] tactics were prevalent. Conservative Republican senator [[Henry Cabot Lodge, Sr.]] of [[Massachusetts]] subsequently introduced the Lodge Bill (also known as the Force Bill) aimed at safeguarding constitutional rights of blacks.<ref name=ussenatebio/>
[[File:Henry Cabot Lodge, Sr. nationalportrait.jpg|thumb|left|Portrait of Sen. Lodge, who spearheaded the bill.]]
The Lodge Bill narrowly passed the House and faced opposition in the Senate from [[Jim Crow]] Democrats who started a filibuster. Although Vice President Morton, who presided over the Senate, ensured it reached the floor by providing the crucial tie-breaking vote, it faced another blockade.<ref name=ussenatebio/> Morton then did nothing to push for its Senate passage as liberal, opportunist, pro-inflation Western [[Silver Republican Party|Silver Republicans]] sought Southern support for their [[populist]] causes by opposing the Lodge Bill.<ref name=ussenatebio/>
The Lodge Bill narrowly passed the House and faced opposition in the Senate from [[Jim Crow]] Democrats who started a filibuster. Although Vice President Morton, who presided over the Senate, ensured it reached the floor by providing the crucial tie-breaking vote, it faced another blockade.<ref name=ussenatebio/> Morton then did nothing to push for its Senate passage as liberal, opportunist, pro-inflation Western [[Silver Republican Party|Silver Republicans]] sought Southern support for their [[populist]] causes by opposing the Lodge Bill.<ref name=ussenatebio/>