New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-15
4 TALK WITH JOHN H. LAAGS1ON.
TIE LIBERAL MOVEMENT IN THE SOUTH.
THE CoLORED MINISTER'S HIGH OPINION OF sENA-
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TIE LIBERAL MOVEMENT IN THE SOUTH.
THE CoLORED MINISTER'S HIGH OPINION OF sENA-
TOR MAHONE-vRGINIA THE ENTERING WEDGE
OF THE SOLID SOUTH.
John VI. Laneston, the colored lawyer from
Ohio who after he had connected for years
with the Frredmen's Bureau in Washington, was ap-
pointed BY President Hayes United States Minister 10
Hayti which position he still holds at the Fifth Ave
Hotel last week. To reporter OF The TRIBUNE.
who asked him about the Liberal movement In the SOUTH
he said have Just returned from making ten speeches
in support Of the Liberal movement In Virginia.
believe faat the Liberals will sweep the State, eeetng
their C0ngres sman-atLarge by a substantial ma
iorlty II they do this. 1t Will show their strength
throughout the state well encourage the Liberal
leaders in IA, other Southern Stites"
"Do You think that the solid south VIII he broken by
the mavcmentW
"Unqucstonably II IL irresistible it viii go through
Norm Carolina aud South Carolina, Mississippi aud
louisiana and be caught mp by the people ia the other
STATES until the South will no longer be solid To anyone
that has the change in Virginia among the
negroes and the poor whites perhaps should say
can see the change it must convince them. When In
1867 1868 and 1869 travelled through the south and
he utter degradation that the poor whites had been
forced to- spoke against governing that had
brought about such fearful results. But how is 1t pow
IN Virginia The Liberal movement hes united these
two races the poor negroes and the poor
the thing that they wanted-schools. They
are being educated, and educating each other This
the Liberal movement has done for them, which the
Democrats would nos do, and which the Republicans
could not"
"Why do you say the Republicans could mott"
THE movement is purely local one, and has been
enabled to carry continue what the Republicans
began and which they could not have finished well.
being more OF an imported party it Besides
providing the schools, the Liberal movement has
won the poor whites and the poor negroes
over a held them there because il abolished
sweep, when II came n0 power ABOUT three years ago.
ne whipping post The aboshmeut or that re &c OF bar
barism in opinion Is sufficient reason for supporting
| tue movement The punishment IS certainly too
| severe, when men actually de from an utter
| sense OF shame, which mas been the case In Viz
| GINA. But there IL another reason why the LIB
erel movement will sweep tue state; that IL, that
puoho sentiment has been stirred up to such pitch
The amendment will ne carried by so 900 majority.
Every public is Obliged declare himself In FAVOR
The people whom II Expresses, the poor Whites and the
poor blacks barely able 10 live and Ycaunot pay
can he influenced by money at each election. surely
wlen this the there be purity at the bal
be Influenced by money, when the people free to
vote as they like wuen they have no pOlltax 10 pay
| Is General Mahone looked upon Boss'i"
"That part or the party known as straighouts. feel
| ing the patronage slipping away from them, raise q
great about some Of the things that Senator
alahone does While we can wish tAat ne might not
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campaign. that he mlghtsnot think 1t necessary
| to NEEDLE with the office holders, still Unere
| is no doubt In my mind that he earnestly desires
the success of the Liberal movement for the good
OF The state aud people. That is a great leader
| think no DOUBT; he is of transeendent
ability, periodically devoted to the welfare OF his state
lie is, think more of n representative thsn Cas-
| sus NJ Clay was, even when he stood up in the Ken
lucky Legislature and dehed slavery Senator Malone
put himself attitude likely TO centre him ell the
haze ana prejudice 10 his State and when the time came
he stood 10 ais convictions and dehed the BOurbons
In this movement of which be Is leader, he has engaged
some OF tie finest young white men ia the state, who
| are enthusiastic the brighter prospects Of
! the Old Dominion 1hey have cut all the bridges
| behind them, ana wnen the time comes, they
will deliver the of the state the Presidential
electors OF the Republican party. For tlis
Oice at President Arntur in
nizng the movement the entering wedge 10 break up
the Solid South, which am sorry TO say sucn good men
"a Ar DezendOrf and his followers TAXED to do.
The REIMBURSEMENT OF the debt Question: "a far has
gone has created confidence In tAe ability Of the Sta 6
10 DAY. Capital Is seeking investment there; railroads
being built and the vast resources OF the state are
beginning developed. The Old Dominion ID still
looked upon standing in the front rank and any hing
that starts there will so through the South IN time"