New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-18
HARRISON AND THE SOUTH.
poa6H FRANK STATEMENTS OF SOUTH CARO-
LIMA DEMOCRAT ON THE PoLITI
CAL SITUATION.

Warrington, Nov. IL (specaD.-Ihe Southern press
and Southern Democrats in the affiuence OF their
political wisdom, and with traditional southern gen.
crosby, freely and voluntarily imparung 10 the
Presdentelect vast amount OF ADVICE whicn, vi
adopted, they declare, will make his Administration
Q success break the Solid South and make Harrisons
Southern policy a thing beautiful 10 behold Just
why the Southern Democrats eager to have
the political solidarity of the South destroyed they do
not explain Neither do they deign TO furnish any
= reason why the Administration should have
q Southern" policy, as conradistinguished from
~New-England" policy, Northern" policy, or
western policy. What do they mean, anyhow,
when they insist that President Harrison must adopt
- pacific policy toward the south ?" What Is the
South Who are i" the people, of the south'i
Occasionally one hears a partial to
several Of these questions as, for example, In the
words Of J. Altheus Johnson, who is a frank, out
spoken South Carolinlan, chief OF a division In the
Treasury Department under Controller Durham. He
y said be a Of considerable political influence
In his State and may be considered fairly repre-
sentative man. To a correspondent MI Johnson
yesterday dscoured follows:
at you want to give Mr.. Harrison some advice
which may be of service to him. tell him that II
he pursues . proper course and one acceptable to
the people of my section he can break up the Solid
South In almost time. If the race question, which
h the color question: set out of the way, the
South would break up into hundred pieces on In
austrial questions Of current National interest But
the other hand there arc three things which the
white people of the South viii never tolerate. They
would fight first They will never tolerate the rule
Of the niger, the carpetbagger from the North, or
me white Republicans Of the South who associate
with the blacks and little better than their as
sociatos. II Mr. Harrison should put any Of these
classes Of people into Federal Offices in the South he
VIII have to send the military to keep them In Office
We prefer military rule to negro rule and IL is
Just IS well to remind Mr.. Harrison Of that fact,
although he must understand IT already. No re-
spectacle white men in the South are Republicans,
and respectable white people solidy Democratic,
because Of the question. 1t Is purely soc'ai
question with U.S. and will never consider 1t In
any other way / admit that the election laws OF
South Carolina amount to the imposition Of an edu-
eatiOnal qualification for voters. Under the Eight
box law, those who cannot read the label ON the
ballotbox are liable TO put their ballots into the
wrong box and have them thrown out. We 90 not
intend that a negro who does not know from
bulls foot shall count equal TO our best and most
enlightened white citizens at the polls. III Mr..
HARRISON gives due consideration to the people q
lie SOUTH he viii doubtless find the white South
largely supporting him and his party IN very short
time but II he attempts ~ rule US with blacK kepuD-
ucans. he will make MISTAKE