The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-16
THE RACE ISSUE.
Mahone's Defeat in VirSinia-The Demo
cratic Revival of Intolerance

Mahone's Defeat in VirSInia-The Demo
cratic Revival of Intolerance.
Interview in New York Truth.
Entering the apar tment of Assistant Sec
retary New, Truth there discovered De Witt
c. Wheeler and Chairman Warren, of New
York, looking fresh as daisies and smiling
as morn in May. They were upon the
eve OF taking their departure, and after ex-
changing the usual compliments pre-
ceding an exodus, Truth embraced the op-
portunity to monopolize Mr.. New, and OBJ
tain from him, in his well-known terse and
vigorous language, few sentiments concern
ing the recent elections.
What will be the effect of the Bourbon
victory in Virginia?' promised Truth.
Malone made gallant fight, and ought
to have won it, replied Mr.. New. Il SYM
pathized with him, and hoped his efforts to
drive home the wedge into the solidity of
the South would have proved successful, and
thereby split Bourbonsna wide open.
But after careful view of the situation l
conclude that the effect of Mahone's dis
comfture is, likely to prove a blessing
in disguise, and may, perhaps, have been
provdenhal. We sometimes build be tier
than we know, and while | sincerely regret
the loss of Virginia and Mahone's defeat, l
think see light glimmering through the sky
of the future"
'In what direction does this light shine,
and whence comes it?' queried Truth.
81 do not wish to be understood as critics.
ing in the slightest the decision of the Su-
preme Court in the civil-rights case" replied
Mr. New 81 had supposed in common with
the masses OF Republicans, that the amend
ment to the constitution consequent upon
the results of the late rebellion and the
changed condition of affairs were not only
legal and proper, but in accordance with the
spirit of the age. The Supreme Court decides
that these amendments and the legislation
Hereunder are unconstitutional in so far as
they affect civil rights, and the effect of this
decision is worse in the present political con-
diton of the country than that attending the
bred Scott decision.
The race issue is now revived with the
solid South behind it, and to this decision OF
the Supreme Court the defeat of Malone
may be largely attributed. Its cradle was
rocked at the Danvile riot and massacre,
and with Virginia III Bourbon control, the
babe of secession, revolution and anarchy is
born again in spirit if not in the flesh. 1t
carries comfort to every Bourbon heart in
th6a6outh and rekindles the fame of oppo-
sition to the North which has been slumber-
ing and occasionally bursting forth in small
blue flames ever since the downfall of the
Confederacy. Now like begets like, ard my
prophecy is that the Democracy will find
that they have overshot the mark
do you regard the South as absolutely
proof against Republican encroachment"
queried Truth"
"By no means" replied Mr.. New. "But I
am not in favoh of expending money and
labor in the hope of carrying Southern
States We should concentrate all our efforts
on the North. If, however, we do operate
in the South, we should confine our labors
to North Carolina and Florida, where we
have a strong and substantial Republican
following among whites as well as blacks"