New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-05
CURRENT DISCUSSION.
THE JUBILANT DEMOCRACY OF KENTUCKY.
From The Louisville Commercial

THE JUBTLANT DEMOCRACY OF KENTUCKY
Although THE NEw-YORK TRIBUNE says
that the result of the recent local election IN Kentucky
indicates disappointment and on the part
OF the people with the National Administration II Is not
happy. The great metropolitan head and 'front.' OF the
late Liberal party says that the Democratic party sun
minority, obi GUS minority and very obstinate ana
bgoted one too strongly welded to It's old hereses 10
learn wisdom or TO uniearn Its former errors. HE
TRIBUNE being hostile the President and the general
policy of his Administration Is troubled with the appre
henslon that the William Aliens, Jesse Brights, Judge
Blacks, ana other ancient followers OF Buehanan De-
mOcracy Will become too much elated with the glorious
OF the election Of Capt Jones and his friends TO
cratic majority Kentucky deserve the patient study
OF those who hope for any good to come om replacing
the loDgexiled party in possession OF the National Gov
ernmeD Look at the results OF Its almost unreslsted
home rule in this State Imbeclity and prohlgacy con-
tend for the control OF its councils with success nearly
balanced that is puzzled to determine when Is the
predominant influence Lead us not into temptation IL
wise prayer politics well as In the other Walks OF
life but Democratic homerule in Kentucky has delD-
eraely led both candidates and voters into temptation
and offered large brides for the promotion and perpetu
alton OF clubs OF mutual comfort and support IN the
Of pFs aos eaC ro
the labor performed In Them Democracy has decreed
the ocehoIdeTs take Without scrupie all the pay to
which they are lawfully but not equitaby enutied.
shameful imbecty OF the courts In many counties OF
the State IN the enforcement of the laws Boodhirsty
%ay and being apprehensisS Of nothing more severe
than an examination and light fine or discharge are
elaed 1t may be few local elections, can
ask to be restored TO power at Washin gton IT must
make q better showing IN Kentucky, where 1t has full
power, than IL now does. 1t must give the country
evidence that has heart and brains. II must show
railroads. mines furnaces, FORCES and schools,
and fewer kidnappings, ynchings. ARRAYS, and homi'
cides Unt shows all these fruits meet for repent
the people will hold 10 their present opinion. AS
THE NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE apprehends, that the Demo-
cratic party has learned nothing profitable during its
traveller who rode backward in railway car.
sees anything until after 1t has passedit.
THE RACE QUESTION IN THE SOUTH
THE NEw-YORK TRIBUNE condemns Mr..
me 81 our recent no H the nor
in his address on taking the chair THE TRIBUNE pre-
and describes 1t in vein OF dersion as Sin the ne old
style OF twenty years ago" Mr. Pugh did not express
Southern States. when he declared that the Civil Rights
b or rather the social equality BILL to be enforced by
ties would ultimately destroy the natural separate
ness OF the two races" The TRIBUNE even inveighs
that fact continued warfare of races They will
allow the Southern white man TO apply proper, peace
full beneficial and ample remedy. easily within his
power, without vlolnce or tyranny. Our friends
will do us the justice to remember that
have prepared the people thank God but at little
possible aspects OF the Either the negro must be
put, as within the domain OF State sefgOvernment,
whteman, in his relations to society," within the mita
tons OF the constitutional amendments the Federal
Central Government must do OF two things. 1t
must set apart region OF territory consisting OF
most fertile land adapted TO the production Of cotton,
sugar, and RICE ana embracing three or four entire
States, exclusively for negroes and to be governed i'm
medately by negroes; or 1T must attempt by social
equality laws, compulsory education, and policy tend
ing to eXtnguish all distinctions in habits and
blood, to establish new Southern population, whites
and blacks, mongrels and mulatoes all mixed and
kneaded together III common mass, and thus en-
doavOr to deprive the white Of their claim and to
avert their struggle for supremacy and at the
dice OF the negro to the white mans rule
THE NEGRO IN POLITICS.
From The Rochester LIpress
A Southerner writes from Wilmington, N. c.,
TO HE NEW YORK TRIBUNE. extending some advice to
letter. thoaSh proseedne from DenocriIc Conserve
tive moderate, even friendly in It's tone, and SO de,
serving of more consideration than usually accord
to advice from such This writer sets out with
drawing distinction between the Republicanism OF
the North the West and the Republicansm OF the
South The writer analysis of the character OF
the freedman politician There are three salient
points the analysis The first is the general Ignorance
of the blacks which all must admit. 1t Is the Repub
lican policy dspel this ignorance by providing for
the universal education OF those who were lett In dark
by Slavery and who would be kept In darkness by
the Democratic party The second point is the freed
mans natural shrewdness Ill and aptness for politics.
aud politics embrace the methods OK government
This is point worthy OF especial attention
If, them in his present ignorant and sembarbarous
state the freedman Id apt IN political fe Is the TACT not
at the time both an Endorsement OF the policy
which him citizenship and an incentive TO his edu-
cation that his capacity Tor may De
pon-a double TO Speaks the ireedmans clear
Conception OF his interests, and his loyalty to the
enOOdles them In It's pOlcy. III cannot be
always said Of the whites that they know what drec
their welfare IN political matters les Call 1t In
never been fooled" with regard to their political
associations. To this Southern question, the utmost
patience and generosity should be brought by
ali who discuss IT, 1t will not do TO hold that all the
whites fre-eaters, or that all the freedmen are
beasts Let the Civil Rights bill be put in operation
Removing the most offensive of prejudice
and antagonism let the whites and the blacks both
school SYSTEM let there be charity toward all and
malice for none and In few years the south will have
outved its sorrows, and will have become the garden
spot OF the world
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SOUTHERN ELECTIONS.
From The Lynehbur0 Virgntan,
THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE does not see any,
thing comforting in the recent elections in the South
While admits that the Southern people have reason to
feel anger at the rascaiues Of the carpetbag Repub
leans dstrust OF Administration which breaks all
its promises aud rewards ali its r0gues II Is not
that there is not better prospect Tor the South
spectacle OF Packard and Pneh6aek quarreling the
spOlls of Louisiana than Knoxville going wild with Joy
suppose THE TRIBUNE this friendly advice to
the South As such, We duly appreciate IT. But then 1t
ward the White natives OF the South THE TRIBUNE
demns. We would therefore remind HE TRIBUNE
that the overwhelming success OF the Conservative
to the fact that the issue Issue Was %s;D one an
termined to rule But this involved no injustice to the
blacks. nor implied purpose to deprive them OF the
We nave gone along smoothly ever since, ard the
have been under no sort OF dures The laws have
been administered for the benefit Of all alike aud the
condition OF all has been vastly better than could
reasonably have been expected had the negro party
succeeded OF this fact The TRIBUNE must be fully per
suaded. And yet. We undertake 10 say that the cleo
tons IN Tennessee, Kentucky, and North Carolina
although "A little more pungency may have been im-
parted to both sides by the pending Civil Rights bi
have no deeper significance. They do not mean war
upon the negro population, but only signify deter
mined purpose on the part of the whites TO govern,
they do so much better than tue other race as
citizens" have set the negro republic Of south Caro-
lima. - .
THE WHOLE STORY.
The HdrristuTg Patriot
THE NEw-YORK TRIBUNE very sententlOusy
tells the whole story the late trouble III Kentucky
when il SAYS cit is of between two white
men," Ii evident that there to be renewal OF the
terrible stories Southern outrage which always
code the elections "Ciy rights uQdersfood