New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-08
NATIONAL POLITICS.
OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
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CONSE(lUENCES VI InE mum 10 Dull
from TIE Lo,asciik Coarer-JJurnai tD.aJ
The Civil Rights bill may pass and be signed
by the President. II it does there VIII he war OF
races oution brow OF universal suffrage.
aud military. government at Washington. II tne
bot tom and can 90 further. We have reached the
point grayitatiOn stops and iurnS back Bat tue
intermediate stage Is to be avoided II possible. ana we
would avoid even IL We have 10 back Gen Grant Tor
third term or for life. He may veto inc ClYI hgn,s
the country by refusing to ran. III 80, let him
dict his successor aud the south WIZ accept MN
But no such conduct Is To be expected or Cen Grant
lie believes IN keeping what ne mas ana getting wna
Ia. can He has 10000 oil ;eolders under MS command;
the Republicans much "a WINK he can slap them
out of countenance H. is their MASTER AMI thev dare
not defy him. Let him stand to the conservatism OF
the country the IN the way he has stood TO
it as to tue currency. aud more will we; the watch
constitutes his opportunity.
THE SOUTHERN PROBLEM.
The boston Advertiser tRep.l
There are two problems of Southern politics
that surpass all the rest III Importance. One OF them
is concerning the civil right, OF the cOored people the
other rs concerning oppre OF corrupt govern
ment Unfortunately, the conditions now existing
he worst possible for right settlement either prob
lem The coored men, who chiefly anxious for the
security OF their political and civil rights. are In large
the Southern State governments. The white citizens,
the largest prOpertyh0ders are most strenuous
show determination to reduce the colored to
erOr and keep them there The bett portion
nj m the peopIe of the without respect OF
depore the cOrruptOus that have been prIcticed 10y
some of the Southern State governments. Re-
pnbcans as well "a Democrats ready 10 Join with
honest men in the misgoyerned States 10 denounce
them. They sympathze with every sincere effort 10
thrnst dishonest men from DO wer but they cannot ba
mlsed by false preenses. Tney ready to cooperate
with any party OF honest men. But II be party
which welcomes the aid of all honest mep ana opposes
all corrupt men, without respect OF color. AMI this
leads to the expression OF an opinion we have never
seen reason TO QUESTION that large majority OF tho
citizens IN every Southern state dosr, an e:ient and
honest conduct or the public business, ana that this
and prevented the great scandal that has
come II the white citizens had not chosen to have their
states dshonored rather than to Justice t. the coored
Their hdr1shlps the result al he
ignorance Of the negroes than OF their own naughty but
fatal impolcy.
THE NEED OF NEW MEN
From TAs Chicago Tr.baas tiaI)
The men who have been in public life since
manently lowered. Moreover they have had no dr in
the great questions OF to-day. Free trade specie
amentabe Ignorance shown In the currency de-
bates largely the result Of the election Congress OF
men whose ideas are bounded by the issues Of anti:
to-day arc at the head of small armies of paid
retanerspaid with Government Offices. Those Of them
who get denominations Will owe them largely the ef-
OF these hired subordnates The choice of new
II right men were chosen new retlnues OF the old
would not be formed Against these weighty objections
to the return OF the old members there Is something
be urged. Such members have experience and some.
times brains. Bat experience is 5thng that il
quickly acquired ID Washington A man lives much
there IN little time Lack OF Congressional experience
has not prevented Mr.. William Walter Phelps from
first term as representative As a''f fox t hs
brains. the eesaton 10 private life of a
"A
serious dmlnutiOu OF the DralnpOwer at the dlsposal
OF the Government IL Is to be supposed thar the
new chosen would all be idiots. What the peope
ought To do u replace brains with brains plus honor
For these reasons thenbecsuse the influence of the
war aud its issues upon the Congressman OF the last
years has been 10 foster disregard OF the
law Of the land at the dictate OF pedency To
bind party fealty aud to lower the standard OF
Congressmen not trained In the great
questions OF today and because they are the heads of
small armies of lecches IN the body polite which Will
hang upon power as long as the COngressInen dove
need new men at Washin gton.