, 1879-02-21
0ucsliOtI through the fne,iIlt,n Ut mn Influential
iuIltrnl eIlnunstAl II LIZ tllIl- ua II tisnll.

0ucsliou through the inc'iIlHn vi mn Influential
jn1rnn1 eMnloscl "a bc noll-psrttsnu.
IL slr. Ha!in the s,sggcstcrl |. wotild Hcem
SO, sltire lla 0pens uml closes thc debate. ut
least It would appcur tlnlt fso was not arcr'c to
tic discussun. alt. t,in!nc, In referring to the
faCt that Drntpcrat!c Endorsement OF tlcErD shf
trueo Inns :o,nc ftlst rs the DstIlswrnis h.,n 10
he c!1arEed Will cyntcIsn: II miu!it he fcLur,ci
with equal rrlief from sltcI, charge, that sfr.
Biaine's sudden interest IN a settled
ills conviction that The eapt,rc Of tle negro vote
by the Democrats means ts irrcyocabln ss n HE
Republicans. Tllls ylGw. will crrtnfniv dctract
not from the Interest, hut :ronI tlc iufurnce VI
tlM discussion It'll the public mini.
It. Hretrs to fne tint ME. Hume Il not milo.
rethrr logical. Ilu assumes that t!s question
Of negro suffrage lIas been irrnvnvahly settled.
Nulrg secpzni2cd Interpreter Of Republican
senliNent, a,,sl that clnls'lhg to .r"llcrt more
itearly tall any other s1' ge,ls Ut h,,r iusttil-
tfons, llc eau u,tfy tase such aM assumption on
o,lc proposition, namely, tllt negro s,ifraec l,us
proved, and for NIL time to rotle will prOye, IL
10 talutnrs for thr srgro nd best Tor il eol..i-
try.. II not, II II has brrn ilci.Ecr wtsc nor
profitable legislation, III alteration IN respect 10
u tMav ceriatnly he inc,uc,l MIt,lls the f,.,.sl-
Itlltlts That shall engage Tie nttcnttDn If lhe
future statesman. ru Mrguc otI'erwlse would
et tn tlrest t'lr form Of government Ut its
distinctive, what indeed We claim to be
It's highest nml hest, characteristic. right
tu tier whit Ia bMl nnd to Improve wllnt Is
good. But Mr.. Blaine Is too silreslt to Commit
himself TO sllcli pvu1o.fiinf,. lie n+s,us tjmt
qucs ttuh Ut fuet, IL settled Etnl tt liz ,lvcrs
tnat It has bcen is o'la thing llr i,etro l.ettct,
to rastc blsn To The slpIosctt level Ut fls Watts
neighbor; that It l,as bGcn entirely satisfactory
as MI educational nic,hnt. 'trn Why gllnrre!
With IL! II the constitutional enaclinents run
ierris 1ic franchise npnn The ndt tru. aul hrll
lIc rlans to haye bech "siutelt prugrcsoIuIl "
tt the earHe of tr',I !Hye been 10 satisfactory,
ate naw trenteuf Why disturb ihc euDd order
Of things BY Il DISCUSSION whosu trn,'ency must
be To ulsrttlet
Mr. JiIaue eanllot complain II tislntrrcsteh
ncuplc co1clttle That he tlas found ncIru-sttf
fragc, MS It exists In tic s.nuta tllllcr Hcp,l,
lic4n Administration, nn, tlg but MT lt.sI,lrtury,
revcnenuraLic. illc fact s that the Republican
narty IN, IN comforting ths Erca: Eo'!S. l't
wlist, 1t cllt from the primitive wntass Il: tic
South, upon wi,irII It s,nl So fnntlly hoped ia
lcnn When tic tGuilrn Of Its tuwcr slhinEtl I'D
louscnc iii il.c Northern Stntcs, hus been raiscI
IN this tho time OF Its extrGslty IT, crack It's
own crown. And Mr.. BLAINE Is nut logt:nl w,r,,
liz shows had ttinNer over tt,t. utiys,n,e III Il
policy largely uf Its own desiring. It will mt
avail t0 elatnl ihat the negro III inttmllntctl--
that he Is prevented frun, thu trnIer c1atsltt VI
this grcls function: tho franchise, nccurllll.x to
tho S1talor lrutn Mnina, Is I'LL csuratur.-!lAs
been III tho lhuls uf tAr negro MI educator; It
ID to0 bad 1hat II hna educated hin to vote In
oppos!ton to wllat ttfs great ci,an,'lon Of The
rucc rtaln's to 1}c bis highest Interests! II is nut
tic first time that l.Ist0ry lhls recorded Tie
spectacle Of politician heing cauEht In hts own
trap.
question Of hts political triumph Or otherwise,
tue problem OF the practical Incorporation uf
the tiegro Ms living, permanent element into
our political structure Is nuunE the grave 11ics-
ttonA Of the fl1tltrc; but not altogeter ilopc-
less one so far rs Its satisfactory solution Is co
rHrnC1 THE TUtHtfNE Atfffag fiji. fa{ItH tlII]