New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-21


such an excitement on the question OF Ihnor w
! Democrats thought really OF voting aaa nsi 'ne
| Democratic ticket and he thought thH olem -
be put stop to- and that the oppression ana lntlW-
da ion aud suppression of the suffrage that toe pco
pie If rhe North were threatening 10 practice onR u
To be resis ed, for any man VINO attemp ed u was
| tyrant And vet all over the South the RUE Is
| os,racIsm-sociai ostracsm-fOr the whites aud ex-
ciusion from patronage and from livelihood OF ino
| blacks who vote the Republican ticket. why
didn't be- make hs speech IN south Cnrolnaf fIoO-
| ably tire red-shTt men would MOI pave heTh ds
peaccabe as he Northern yeoman. lAppIause;l Li.
Well. | dou't know how people can go around ths
country with n grave face talking IN ths way
Whenever hear such speech as mat AT ihe Norm
from Democratic staiesman, SOMEHOW or "tRer
| exp,c To SCI. the screen that he would no UP
bel we YOU and HIS Sou hern allies fail 10 the moor
ard disclose that Southern viraSo. " the ittie
French MilIncr"-thr Lazy 1edsle If this coneuI
o. " Democracy behind tie scrten-lappause ana
laughter with tunic-she Is IN full Orrss' oi
c0urse-wuh tunlc cut IN the fasnIon OF ieu
shirt, Win a jnpon whose warp anu WOOL hie me
principles of Lee aud Stonewall Jackson, WIN a
scarlet overskIr( aud deep black fling bn'on.
| think the ladies call it-Of the murders OF Han-
burg, Yaz0O aud Krmper County. ~,
Lei III nave fair understanding " th our puplic
men let Them have none OF these noble Sentiments
10 much out of place.
SHALL THE PRESENT PROSPERITY CONTINUED
We'll. gentlemen, this country is IN abundant
prosperity in all corDes Of the land. North, South.
East anc West: and n people IN possession of these
great blessings Of civilization and Christianity, oil
these magnificent fruits of their Government ana
the principles which II rests, are called Lon TO
cast their suffrage for the continuance of that rule
that has brought IT about or for the reversal o. that
III @ and the chances of what NAV low.
sc hat very intelligent writer on Political
Economy Mr. Atkinson, OF Boston, ~ counting with
great qualification, We ali do the magnlncence 81
fine cot ton crnp-Gve millions of bales and odd-says
that this shows thai labor has ITS rewards ~ az
South. and that violence Is not tne general Iue'
The general ruleY Why we didn't suppose tney
sbo an tie re pie ut the SOnth. LaurhrrJ We
should nave very httle trouble N thr sufiag u
tnat wa, so we should have il all one
wav But cannot tolerate tbs method
of talking about the rights OF southern friends
NOT the general rule Why, who made all rms COT
toni The black Republicans did the work and me
white Democrats have tine politics. Good heavens
do vnu SUPPOSE. II the veomaIry of the North had
ma ie a crOp of five million bales Of cotton. that II
would be considered most Grlfei ana agreeable
! fact Ia notice that they owned the animals "n
| which they rode. L4uchter.l why, they w0ud
| own the farms applansrl as they wohd
| own the cotton. ana they would own The fruits
OF their labor. BIT the truth The South Is divided
into three classes: hose who labor. aud t1ey are
| Repnbl caus those who make poltIcs, and they
are DsmOcra 10 statesmen; and large class lnfer-
media e, that abhors labor and azores politics.
! ILnugh'er SO the Republican blacks pick al the
/ cotton If the Democratic whites, ami the Demo-
cratic whites pick all toe votes ot the hephDlcan
| blacks lI,oud laughter and long appanse.l
Now, gentlemen. we must talk PLAINLY OF ana 10
these connrymen OF o'is th 'q Fie.to rng
| COLLEGES when makes tnIs arduous concentration
and aggregafiOl IN The free parts OF the country ana
| m
| from tne blacks 10 whom they were counted ON,
| Der capita. Az II were-tn take the suffrage from
them cannot be respectable IN the contemplation OF
Goo man. lAp,lansr. Al lhe fthsphli " ao'ht-
IT, all the rhetoric all the screens IN tue world. can
not hide that gDasiiy fact, that a great mass
of our couujrymen takes the power. M comparing
suhfagc witt Won. that meant for the blacks
and Tolls them, VINO would vote with Won, oil beng
counted IN the suffrage. As Junius sad OF certain
uugori, " characters In kncIish pultlcs: such
conduct can never -sc1pe censllre except when u
escapes observation" lADpaustJ tnInk the SOBER
Judgment of the people Uf TINS rnuntrN-res mink
lie sober Judgment OF a great portion OF me WhUe
peop of tnr South take precisely the same view 81
thar transaction that nave submitted I" Won; ana
/ Deg Won. ov your manhood ana your nrinneSs
and your slIdltg 10 help thls rrcurrcuce of honor
and ca and pI1de M the SOdlhern peop-, 80 lhit
shall nor Ice tTampled out by your srfrhner L. me
prrtcuSious of the solidarity OF the South' lLodd
appausc.l
But now what about tins Dretence that. as 1t is
not "A general rule That violence i offered, IN r.
fore u Is an becoming IA Us To make ~ much ado
onont the M tances III winch these rights are sup
pressed and TINS violence l. exhibited what Is the
measure of NJ A NrcntiO sand of ms wound " il
j., not a. wide churcu door n Is not as deep a
we'll hut tue lIienOod flows from IT,. II VIII 40;
IL vii oo.' There Is enough OF exhioi-
answer The purpose of snppressiug the wound
and reducing the soldiy OF the south. 10
viii do; j. will do. Hume. having once written
treatise when brought upon hun TIE condemnation
of the religious portion OF the English people. com
planned bitterly tDat he was visited with so much
WIuperauye criticism when lie had only writ ell
7 %
works; to when genie nan a. giee', lI' 'e con-
ycr~itlOn sand 10 him: "Wby, Mr.. Hume,
your reasoning Is IKE mat OF the fiea Prem,
IN "A forgery and sent 10 the gailcys Tor u.
houQnt Vt very hard that that had written 80
MANY genuine signatures sh Juld DC punished for one
| iorurry.' lLaugntcIJ
But rs nave said ihe country Is prosperous. and
think NAV be permitted 10 add that the Repu0l-
can Administration BOW present to the observation
Of The people. and III The SCI oi whose conduct of
! fairs tie people axe 20 octrrmiLe whether
/ t1eir servants shall be changed and another
/ party put ia possession of lease OF power
! thinL MAY be permitted to say tDdt the actnai
copuu. o. The affairs of ~" N1uulry Is lTrtp-Oach-
able. torat apPans'.l nave not heard ANY
! Democratic criticism Of TINS Administrator or ~
tie present CnuOuct of affairs Ana YET submit 10
You trat the real Issue before an nte srnt people,
| aLournr9 10 prosperity andha'lhG No iani 20 ma
/ wit e. ,Ohuuct oI ah3lfs, Is Ic"Ll thls ana no
wi ter: DO you wish for the next Tour wears tnai
he "a IRIS OF tins cuuniry shnUid De- carried on rs
tDt ..dv" iceu IJI the 3sf four wears lAppaU,e.I
have I'D served some criticism, % bee sure, when
attack 1fo made upon Tie kepu bicau party ~ the
way tnat tIr.e statesmen ava orators-dnd W't1in
fnelrrght-uakc. not OF iAr actual Cuuuuct of ~
90 r.. but the past and of tbe party. COM
plant Is g. de that the principal officer, OF t1e
Goyeramcut Ionlu ma o. tncr dHi} 10 SPEAK 10
tne4I ic.lOW-,ltZ ms OF tn" States ln WMch they
i've of tee Iacts and of the nature ot
, tae o. epcct, OF thc issue t'a' Is before
thrm. ..yrT have known vet ~ any OF the cX-
uruenc~ %, ugIsb poiIlc-, og iu any II ruo cXpcr.
euce Of ours tuat when thc question Was between a
patty m administration ANA party ln opposition
sick DE- .Vrr there was not right to eau
y,.s "a , r,t ON Oh one sid, as Wei as the
other. Applausr.l ! IN ready 90 a couui for any
I!vnr ihat / may exercise whenever the Utlzens OF
NeU-lurk OF thc CltZeI, o. brooklyn are ready ie
30 uie the bouor 10 listen 60 what 4 have TO say,
lAppausc.l
A DEMOCRATIC SUGGESTION AN5WERED.
You viii observe tina; thcoreuc politics dogmas,
historic points to an intelligent manly people Ike
onrs cease to have lu interest when The present issue
Is one of the simple nature tina have explained 10
YOU. Ohrpeope know whether they like the admins
traton of pliirs Is now exhibited ny the party IN
mower They know whether the are pleased with
tine harvest Of this sowing Of this turc: and ~ 10
such question: TINS rig.Ily observed, there can be
no answer unless the people have io' Their senses.
Our Democratic friends are fond 81 saving, " ON,
4 Yea bsd ouly Ien0mluated fir> Gent Hayes We
s,ould not nave been able 10 make any bcLdway
$1,000 n--u M u.n ~. n.nulrA \. ~ nru.nn