The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-08-10
A SENSIBLE SUGGESTION.

It is charged by the Republican press
and stump speakers, and the charge is
echoed by the rank and file Of the party,
that Republicans are bulldozed and in
Inundated in the States south of Mason
& Dixon's line to such, an, extent that
they dare not express their political sent
inents or vote the ticket of their choice.
It is claimed that the States III which
this intimidation is alleged to be carried
ON. are Republican, but that the major.
lily is SO, cowed by the shotguns of the
minority that they keep away from the
polls altogether, or if they venture to-
vote, cast their ballots for the minority
candidates. About two weeks ago a
special dispatch to- the Chicago Inter
Ocean, o. paper that is. noted for its
total disregard, of. truth. stated that, a
Federal official was compelled to fly for
dear life. from. Brazoria. Texas, for ad-
drassings a. Republican meeting. This
charge, the Inter. Ocean said, would be
investigated by the Cabinet, but instead,
of.dpihg. SO the members Of. the Cabinet
are travelling throughout the North, at
the public expense, making stump
apeeches for General Garfield.
Now the New York Nation suggests
islat the leading Republican orators in
tsi9N North. go. to the Southern States
;md make speeches for the Republican
tacket.. This is the most. sensible sug-
gestion. yet made to. determine the
truth OF. the reports circulated about
political affairs in the South. Let Sec
rotary Schurz go into Alabama and Mis-
sissippi,. where he will find as many. In.
d;ans as he did, at the Palace Hotel in
San Francisco, and explain why the
Democrats, whose success he advocated
eight years ago, are not IS safe to trust
with the affairs of the Government
now as they were then. The Wabash
mariner, Secretary Thompson, could
to. St. Louis, to take him down
the Mississippi, and deliver stump
speeches at the various towns and
landings along its, banks to the gulf, or.
at least as far in, that direction, as the.
bulldozers would permit him., to travel.
It would cost the Government perhaps
hess than their Journey. across the Con-
tinent to, speak in San Francisco, to
send then on such mission South, and
the experiment would prove whether
Republicans can, express their senti-
inents, and address public. meetings
without being driven from the stand by
Eafians. Something of this kind ought
to be done at once, that the people may,
he satisfied beyond doubt whether free
speech is suppressed, and the majority.
bulldozed by the minority IL, eight or
ten States of the Union. Peoplein the
North differ widely in. their opinions
regarding the political situation in, the
South. One party. contends that all
the colored people, and some very re-
spectable white people, in the South,
are Republicans, and though in the ma
ioritN they have no voice in, selecting
their officers and representatives. The,
ether patty asserts that the colored
voters are divided in the South very
much the same as, white voters are in
tie North. and that the right of men of
ell shades Of, political opinion to ex-
press their sentiments, is not disputed.
Some method ought to- be devised to
settle beyond question, or. dispute this
difference of opinion, ana as the Ma
tion,s suggestion is the; least. expensive
and most practical. thought to. be given
= fair tEial.'.
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