The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-03
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POINTED FACTS.
hat Ex-Governor Bullock Has to Say
About Senator Chandlcr's Attack.

hat Ex-Governor Bullock Has to Say
About Senator Chandlcr's Attack.
In the July Forum Senator chip Chandler
has paper upon "Our Southern Masters" in
which he refers to ex-Goveror Bullock rs ans
other outcast similar to Ex-Governor Chambers
lin, OF South Carolina, and stating that he has
purchased peace and n safe return to Georgia
by publicly advocating, while yet claiming to
be a republican, the abandonment by the north
of the fifteenth amendment.
A representative Of THE CONSTITUTION
asked Governor Bullock yesterday If he had
read the reference to himself
eyes," he said, ~ have read the distin.
guishcd senator's paper. The reference to
myself is wholly uncalled for, and is without
foundation in fact. / have never advocated,
publicly or otherwise, the abandonment of the
fifteenth amendment by the north, and it has
never been necessary for me to purchase d
safe return to Georgia. in this or in any othef
manner"
Georgia." he continued, "has been my
homo over since was old enough TO vote,
and have never voted in any other state, and
my peace has mover been disturbed except in
the excitement incident to my efforts in secure
ing the acceptance by our people of the recon-
struction policy of congress twenty years agoi
$50 far from my advocating the abandon-I
ment OF the fifteenth amendment by the Dorths!
/ have urged its full acceptance by the southr
81 have never failed" continued Governor.
Bullock, Ito express my convictions on all
public questions clothed in respectful language
to those who differ with me, and my peace
and safe return has not been imperiled there<
by. What Senator Chandler objects TO pre-
sumo is the letters Of mine to the New York
Press urging upon my party the abandonment
of the false issue of suppressed
vote in southern state elections
protection to American industry in opposi4
ton to British FREQ trade. 1t is q qualification
for me to know that my party in its platform
adopted last week at Chicago took the right
view Of tho situation. Mr.. Chambers asI
sumption that because a mans skin is black
his political convictions must be republican is
as absurd as to claim tho reverse-that all
white mon are democrats / have neither
said or printed anything / desire to modify
or withdraw, and / believe the controlling elo-
ments Of my party do not sympathize with
section-my section--of our country is more
interested in tho success Of the American poll
icy Of protection to develop our iron, coal and
cotton industries than the north but there Is
no hope Of our people realizing this fact while
their prejudices arc excited and their judge
ment warped by continual nagging about the
negro. No reasonable man disputes
tho right of congress TO inquire
into the election OF its own
members. II all these alleged suppressions ex-
list, apply the remedy through the appropriate /
channels. rhe distinguished senator from
New Hampshire is on this line as to louisiana,
and no objection can be lawfully made TO o
thorough and impartial investigation by the
senate or house as to the election and qualifca-
ton Of Its own members. Why negroes were
appointed on the New Orleans police force by
a democratic police commission 10 not, how
ever, open TO such investigation"