The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-07-24

gluUlUA lfuUl Nll ptfll'llI lIlllih 'llNhll
uthcg portion, held in a condition ut nn-
sulutu, dcspuiir aud hopeless sprNiiudu,
the parallel ip which, fortunately, does
not now exist Ia any modern Christian
nation,
with the elimination, however, of AM
other cycle of advanced thought, the
American Republic suddenly assumed
the full chnractcrO at u Government of the
whole people, and four million human
creatures emerged from the condition Of
bondsmcn To the full status of irccmcn,
theoretically Invested with the same
civil and political rights possessed by
their former masters. The subsequent
legislation, which guaranteed 10y every
legal title the citizenship and full
equality before the law In all respects of
this previously disiranchiscd people,
amply covers the requirements and So
cures to them, 50 far rs legislation can,
the privileges of American Citi-
~ nship, But the disagrccablc fact Of
the ease II, that while, theoretically, We
are In the enjoyment otaGOyornment of
the whole people, practically We are al
most rs far from IL aS We were in tho an
tc-bellum days of tie Republic. There
are but n few leading and indiSputnhlc
facts which cover the whole statement of
the ease. In many of the southern
States the colorod population Is in large
excess nj the white. The colOrcd people
ARE Republicans, as are also n consider
able portion of the white people. The
remaining portion of the latter are DEM
ocrats. In the face of this incontcstihlc
truth these States invariably return
Democratic major.ticS. In other States
Ot the South the colorcd people, although
not u majority, form a very considerable
body of the population, and with the
white Republicans are numerically in
excess Ofthc Democrats, yet precisely
the same political result obtains-thc
Democratic party invariably carrying
the elections. 1t is not even thought
advisable To allow an occasional or un
important election To he carried 10y the
Republicans us IA "Ulind" or as n stroke
of lincssc.
Careful and impartial investiga-
tion has shown these results to follow
the systematic exercise of physical in
timidution and violence, conjoincd with
the most shameful devices ever prac-
ticcd in the name of free elections. So
confirmed has the result become that we
are brought face To face with the extra
ordinary political fact that the Demo-
cratic party of the South relies almost
entirely upon the methods stated for its
success in nationa, elections.
This unlawful pcrversion of the pOpu
! lar franchise, which desire to state dis
passionatcly, and in Il manner comport-
ing with the proper dignity of the oc-
casion, is one of deep gravity to the
| American people in a double sense.
! First-lt is In violation, open, direct,
and ilagrant, of the primary principle
upon which our Government is sup
/ posed to rest, viz, that the control OF
| the Government is participated in by all
| legally qualified citizens, in accordance
with the plan of popular government,
of all questions.
Second-It is in violation of the rights
and interests of the States wherein are
particularly centered the great wealth
! and industries of the Nation, and which
pay an overwhelming portion of the Ma
| iiOnal taxes. The immense aggregation
of interests embraced within, and the
enormously greater population OF these
other States of the Union, are subjected
every four years TO the dangers of a
wholly fraudulent show Of numerical
strength.
Under this system minorities actually
attempt to direct the course of National
affairs, and though up to this time sue
cess has not attended their efforts to
elect d President, yet success has been
so pcrilously imminent as to encourage
repetition of the effort ut each quadren-
NAL election, and to subject the Interests
|
people, North and South, to the hazards
of illegal subversion.
| The stereotyped argument in refuta-
! ton Of these plain truths IL, that If the
| Republican element was really in the
majority they could not be deprived of
their rights and privileges by minor
ity, but neither statistics of population
nor tho unavoidable logic Of the situa-
ton can be overriden or escaped. The
| ff hn
Gently emerged from the bondage OF
their present political oppressors; they
have had but few of the advantages of
education, which might enable them to
compete with the whites.
ASH have heretofore maintained, in
order to achieve the ideal perfection o.
popular government, it is absolutely
necessary that the masses should be
educated. This proposition applies
itself with full force to the colored peo
pie of the South. They must have
| better educational advantages and thus
be enablsd to become the intellectual
peo,s OF their white brethren, as many
of them undoubtedly already are. \
liberal school system should be pro
vidod for The rising generation OF The
/ South, and the colorcd people be made
,ls capable of exercising the duties OF
electors as the white people. in the
meantime it is the duty OF the National
Government to 20 beyond resolutions
and declarations on the subject, and to
take such action as may lie in its power
TO secure the absolute freedom Of Ma.
tional elections everywhere to
the end that our Congress
may cease to contain menbcrS
representing fictitious maiorities of then
people, thus misdirccting the popular
will concerning National legislation
and especially to the end that in Prcsi.
dental contests the great business and
Othur interests of the country
may not be placed in feal
and trembling, lest an unscrupu
lous minority should succeed III stitling
the wishes OF the majority.
In accordance with the spirit of the
| last resolution of the Chicago platform
measures should be taken Nv once tc
remedy, this great evil.
| SsToREiUN IMMIGRAT1oN.
Under our liberal institutions the sub
| jectS and citizens of every nation have
been welcomed to a home in our midst
| and on q compliance with our laws to q
cooperation in our Government. While
| it is the policy of the Republican party
to encourage the oppressed of Other
nations and offer them facilities for be-
coning useful and Intelligent citizens
in the legal definition of the term, the
party has never contemplated tho ad.
mission of class of servile people who
are not only unable to comprehend oul
institutions, but indisposed to become {
part of our national family or to EN-
brace any higher civilization than theil
! own. To admit such immigrants woulo
be only to throw retsrding element
into the very path of our progress
Our legislation should be amply protec
tive against this danger, and if moi
sufficiently so now should be made so tt
the full extent allowed by our treaties
with friendly powers.
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
The subject Of civil service admins.
tration Is problem that has occupied
the earnest thought of statesmen for !
number of Years past. and the record