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====Morton turns his back on the Lodge Bill====
====Morton turns his back on the Lodge Bill====
[[File:Henry Cabot Lodge, Sr. nationalportrait.jpg|thumb|left|Portrait of Sen. Lodge, who spearheaded the 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/>