The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-08-08

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lions and mutual hopes. The great republic."
as they proudly term the United States is looked
tuippnnn py nheir people with atfectionate admira-
tion ana as n model for them to build upon, and
We should cultivate between them and ourselves
Closer commercial relations which will bind all
together by ties of friendly intercourse and
mutual advantage. Further than this, being
small commonwealths in the military and naval
sense OF the European powers. they look to us as
at least a. moral defender against the system of
territorial ana other encroacliments which,
aggressive in the past, has not been abandoned
a. TINS. DAY. Diplomacy and intrigue have
lone much more to wrest the commerce of Span
ish.Amerlca from the United States than has
iesitimate commercial competition. Politically
we should be bound to the republics of our con-
tinent by the closest ties, and communication
pysh1ps and railroads should he encouraged to
The fullest possible extent consistent with wise
and conservative public policy. Above all, we
should be upon such terms of friendship as to
preclude possibility of national misunderstand-
ings between ourselves and any members of the
american republican family. The best method
TO promote uninterrupted peace between one and
all would lie in the meeting of u general
conference or congress whereby, m agreement
to submit all international differences to peace
1ul decision OF friendly arbitration might be
reached. An agreement of this kline would give
to QUE sister republics confidence in each other,
and closer communication would Il at once ensue;
reclprocally advantageous commercial treaties
might be made Whereby much of the commerce
which now flows across the Atlantic would seek
its legitimate channels, to inure to the greater
prosperity of all American commemorative, Tile
full advantages of a policy of this nature could
not DC stated In u brief discussion like the
present.
FORCING POLITICAL RELATIONS.
The United States has grown to be n govern
ment representing more than fifty millions of
people, and in evely sense excepting that of
the world, As such. its citizenship should
be valuable, emitting Its .possessor to
protection in every quarter of the globe.
l do not consider it necessary that our govern
ment should construct enormous fleets of APP
proved iron-clads and maintain a commensurate
body OF seamen in order to place ourselves on a
| War footing with fhp military. aud paynl ,Lpu-nr.
OF Europe. Such a course would not be compati-
bic with the peaceful policy of our country,
though it seems absurd that we have no eflec-
tive means to repel wGnton invasion of our coast
and give protection TO towns aud cities against
any power. The great moral force of our country
Is so universally recognized as to render mn APP
peal TO arms, either in the protection
Of cur citizens abroad or in %recogui-
ton Of any Just iternational right, qnite
Improbable. What we most need in this dircc-
ton Is the firm and vigorous assertion of every
right and privilege belonging to our government
or its citizens, as well as an equally firm asser-
ton of rights and privileges belonging to the
general family of American republics situated
upon This continent, when opposed, If ever they
should be, by different systems of government
upon another continent. An appeal to right it
by such a government as ours could not be dis
regarded by any civilized nation. In the treaty
of Washington we led the world to means
of escape from the horrors of war. and it is to be
hoped that the era when international differ
ences shall be decided by peaceful arbitration is
not far off.
EQUAL RIGHTS OF CITIZENSHIP.
The central idea of the republican government
Is the rule of the whole people as opposed to
other forms which rest upon a privileged class.
Our foreiathcrs, L. the attempt to erect a new
government which might represent the adj
the subject of governmental reform, adopted the
idea or the peoples sovereignty, and thus laid
the basis OF our present republic. While tech
nicaily a government of the people, it was in
strictness only a government of u portion OF the
people, excluding from all participation a GER
tain other portion, held III a condition OF abso-
Lutte, despotic and hopeless servitude, the
parallel to which, fortunately, does not
now exist in any other Christian nation. With
the elimination, however, of another cycle of
advanced thought, the American republic sud-
denly assumed the full character of government
creatures emergcd from the condition of bonds
men TO the full status of frceInen, theoretically
invested with the same civil and political rights
possessed by their former masters. The suisse
quent legislation, which guaranteed by every
legal title. citizenship and full equality before
law in all respects this previously DISTINGUISHED
people, amply covers requirements and secures
to them, so far as legislation can, the privileges
OF American citizenship. But the disagrecable
fact that while. theoretically, we are in the en-
1oyment OF government OF the whole people,
practically we are almost as far from it as we
were in the ante bellum days of the re-
ing and indisputable facts which cover
the whole statement of the case. In many
Southern states the colored population is in
large excess of the white. The colored people
are Republicans. as are also n considerable por-
tion of the white people. The remaining portion
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1ncontcstable truth those states invariably re-
turn Democratic najorities. In other states
majority, form a very considerable body OF the
population, and with white Republicans, are
numerically in excess of the Democrats: yet
precisely
THE SAME POLITICAL RESULT
obtains, the Democratic party invariably carry
ing the elections. 1t is not even thought adj
vlsable to allow an occasional or unimportant
election to he carried by the Republicans as a
blind" or as a stroke OF tinesse. Careful and
impartial investigation has shown these results
TO follow the systematic exercise of physical
intimidation and violence. conjoined with the
most shamefu devices ever p%racticed in the
name OF free elections. So confirmed has this
result become that we are brought face to face
with the extraordinary political fact that the
Democratic party of the South relies almost en-
tirely upon the methods stated for its success
in national elections. This Unlawful perversion
OF popular franchise, which l desire to state dis
passlonatclv and i'll n manner COMFORTING with
the proper dignity of the occasion, is one of deep
gravity to the American people in a double sense.
FIRST, It's In violation, open, direct and fla
grant, OF the primary principles upon which our
government is supposed to rest. viz. that the
control OF government is participated in by all
legally qualified citizens in accordance with the
plan OF popular government that majorities
must rule in the decision OF all questions.
second. It. is in violation OF the rights and in
tered the great wealth and industries OF the ma
ton, and which pay an overwhelming portion Of
the national taxes. The immense aggregation
Of interests embraced within and forming much
the greater population of these other states of
the union, are subjected every four wears to the
dangers of the wholly fraudulen,, show of nu-
minorities actually attempt to direct our
matte national affairs and though up to this
their efforts to elect n president, yet success has
been so perilously emminent az to encourage
repetition of tho effort at each quadrenninl
election and to subject the interests Of the
overwhelming majority of our people to the
hazards of illegal subversion. The sterotyped
argument in reputation of this plain truth is
| that II the RcOuhliCan element was really in the
majority they could not be deprived of their
rights and privileges by the minority; but
able logic OF the situation can be oyer-riddcn
or escaped: The colored people of the South
have recently emerged from the bondage of their
present political oppressors. They have had but
few advantages of education which wight enable
them to compete with the whites. AS l have
heretofore maintained. in order 20 achieve the
ideal perfection in popular government it is alb
solutely necessary that the masses should be
educated. This proposition applies itself with
full force to the colored people OF the south.
They mast have better educational advantages,
and thus be enabled to become the intellectual
peers Of their white brethren, as many of them
undoubtedly already are. A liberal school sys-
TEN should be provided for the rising generation
OF the South, and colored people be made
ns capable of exercising the duties of electors
Us white people. In the meantime it, Is the duty
OF the national government to go beyond resolu-
lions and declarations on the subject, and to
take such action az may lie in its power to Sc
cure the absolute freedom of national elections
everywhere to the end that our congress may
cease 20 contain members representing fictitious
majoritles OF their people, thus misdirecting the
popular Will concerning national legislation, and
especially to the end that in presidential con-
tests great business and other interests of the
country may be placed in fear and trembling
lest the unscrupulous minority should succeed
In sitting the wishes of the majority. In ac-
cordance with the spirit of the last resolution of
the Chicago PLATFORM, measures should be taken
at once to remedy this great evil.
FOREIGN IMMIGRATION.
Under our liberal institutions the subjects and
citizens OF every nation have been welcomed TO
q home In our midst, and on compliance with
our Laws to cooperation in our government.