New-York tribune., 1875-02-11
POLITICAL NOTES

Outside of Washington there does not ap-
pear to be single organ with backbone enough TO sus-
tain the Presidents latest attitude on the affairs OF
ArkaDsas There should he redistribution oil the Gov
ernnent printing immediately.
1t is the candid opinion Of The Washington
1epubl,ean that GeL. Butler stands to-day noble ex.
position OF the harmonious and strong in American Re-
. rubicanism." There may be some doubt about his
harmonious qualities. but there will be no disputing
Of the assertion Buersm is the strongest thing In
smNng POLITICAL essences that the peculiar Of old
Dutch cheese does among perfumes
Col. Thomas A. ScOtt's project for the Gov
rnmcnt TO guarantee the bonds OF the Texas and Pacific
Railroad Company does strike The Boston Journal
as good party measure. 1t says: The people Of New
England the Republican party oppose any and all
11ch schemes. A point has been reached at which
the Government can stops at least pause before
& promotes private Interest under the plea Of aiding
great national work There are bonds enough in the
market 70 absorb all the surplus capital and 70 create
hew ones bearing the guarantee OF he oRIse1 Is
member Of CODRress-and we say IL adVlseoly-can
afford to give vote for this project"
Remarking that the trouble with the Repub-
,can party and the Administration has been, not that
they nterfered too little with the government Of the
Southern States but that they intertered too much
there The Utica Herald thus deservedly rebukes the
President for his Arkansas message the President
tells us that most dangerous precedent will be set II
,etbiDg ia not done TO rectify the ilegality under
which tho state is now ruled. We tell the President
that st more dangerous precedent win be set. II any
effort is made by Congress to interfere in matter
which belongs not to it, but to the courts Indeed we
cannot conceal our surprise that the President should
laye felt called upon 10 issue this He made
10 such message upon the Congressional Committees
kreport upon Louisiana and that report gave evil
sdeuce OF condition OF things far more dangerous than
that existing in Arkansas to-day. This Committee ar
F7ved in Washington several days before the President
had finished his message on i;onlsiana yet ne ula nor
political problem that has arisen under MS admnstra-
The public will not fail 70 mark the difference
DIS conduct two reports We cannot fail TO say
that the need Tor his executive ADVICE was nuch more
apparent In the case which he overlooked man Ia the
kOue which he has prepared special mt sSage.
at least one Southern State is Indifferent to
The vexed question OF Civil Rights Bill The Charles
hn g. C Hes and Courier says: "a State Civil Rights
aw more than the DILL passed by the House Of
Representatives on Friday has stood on the statute
books Of this State for several years. and thanks to the
gOOd blacks and whites has In no way impaired
usefulness of the school system. The South Carolina
EUnyersity has been broken up by the admission Of
students and except In the matter OF cost has
nony nominal existence, but the public schools In
charleston flourish and not aware that in the
ynensest coored counties any desire has been mani
ested 10 compel white and black children TO occupy the
same schools To theaters IN hotels, railroads and
the blacks have the accommodation for
thelr money that the whites have. The passage OF a
United States Civil Rights bill compelling mixed schools
would undoubtedly break up the schools and deprive
he eOOred people Of schooling where the conservatives
pare power; but so long such mixing is not com
ulsOy reason why whites ana blacks, win
little tact and little forbearsDce on each sue cannot
llye comfortably aud hsrmoDiously and prosper0usy
ine equal protection OF Just h syse s,os Or nnss
neh VIII give 10 every class ana race tne same puono
N'spe ana Tie same puOHc privileges.