New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-07

Speaker keifer IS beginning TO find ont that Penn
sylyanla is not the whole United states
The brains of the Democratic party were always
located in its Southern wing, and 1t the Southern
Democratic statesman who is the first TO perceive
that the party has no future.
The gifted Springer rs said to be loaded with
series of sarcastic utions which he viii offer on
Monday, thanking the Speaker for placing prom
incnt Democrats of long and distinguished service
in the House, in quct and Insignificant places on
the committees where they can do no harm to any
body else and no good TO themselves Does Springer
call bis service long and distinguished y What
tremendous joker he is!
The trouble with the South Carolina negroes is
that they have been kept in virtual slavery. The
Bourbons would not let their votes be counted. and
would not let them earn living. They deprived
them of their citizenship. and by oppressive legs-
latioa robbed them OF the fruits OF their labor.
The first sign of an Anti-Bourhon movement in
South Carolina is at hand. A mass meeting of
Thousand persons was held i'm SumUcry'ie, COlletOn
County. last Monday to protest against certain
measures passed by She Bourbon Legislature. The
leader Of the movement was State Senator Fish
burne a lifelong Democrat H. said he forced
to loose from old party associations because the
Democratic party of the State desires to take
away from the right which is inherent IA an
American citizen-the right to vote There are
! great many laws passed and about to be passed.
every single one of them taking away right ot
y. citizen of South Carolina, SO that one will
follow the Other until they will give
You nothing in Coils world but che riqht to die
declaration Of principles was presented BIZ Scna-
tor Fi5bburnr and adopted. farorng fun payment
OF state and National d"bt- and declaring th5t the
colored yoteis Sball be fully projected in thrir
| rights. MI tBnbulnc says the meeting IS nut the
tend throughout TIE state ifs object beng The dis
rmtion Of the present Democratic organization end
the iormaf ion OF q new party whose aim snail be
| free ballot and u fair count.
Senator Lamar has been rsuominated Ivy the
! fraudulent Democratic majority Of The Mississippi
| Legislature, "yithout dissenting voice. His con-
science ought TO supply the dissenting voice" in
the forn of refusal to accept an Office which was
| secured b. fraud
| John Kelly has the New-Yo-5 Democracy under
his hat. Wonder what he Will do with tnemf
Perhaps it will occur TO the Southern Bourbons
presently that they can get along with the NEGRO
as a voter better than they can get along without
him as a laborer n they win let him vote he will
| be willing enough to stay and work.
The Bourbons Of Georgia amuse themselves by
asserting every few minute, that there Is no indie
! pendent sentiment in Georgia bless your heart, no.
and that whatever may be the case in other South
ern States Georgia Is still entirely content with
| Bourbon rule. The Independents, however, tell a
different story. One of their most active members
Marcellus f. Thornton. of Atlanta, says: There is
astrong following of Independents eyerycOunty i'll
the State and organization wO,d add to their num-
hers In the contest for tine GOyernOrslip there are
the best grounds for predicting the of the
Indepcndcnt candidate. 1t only requires tho seec-
ton of an acceptable to head the ticket whose
good faith can be relied upon, and in the adoption
of liberal PLATFORM opposed to the changing sys-
| tenn and Acknowledgement for minor offences. op-
10. ed to he lrasng out and numbering OF Convlcs.
and the permitting of criminals to ut larg' and
swell the calendar Of rapes, burglaTes and murders
throughout the State; in favor Of moro liberal pro-
vision for general education, and the repeal Of the
present constitutional provisions winch require that
every person who proposes to vote at any election
| must FIRST have paid all taxes dae by him to the
| State county or municipality for each and every
| wear nom the year 1877, including poll tax up to
the Que preceding the one IN which he desires 10
yotcl the operation Of which constitutional pr0yl-
! sion will in a few years absolutely dlotranchlse
onehaf or of the otherwise qualified voters in
| the state. especially those of the coored race. A
! Trustworthy candidate upon such a platform would
! receive the unqualified Endorsement OF the Rcpub-
| Iican State Convention for the G0YeruOrship and
nuhlicans and Independents of Georgia would have
| a common in leTeSt and a common sympathy.'
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