The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-11


Southern representation in Congress But that
win not hurt the South. On the contrary, the
Republican leaders, wise in their generation.
always take care Of their friends. York Her
aid.
From this II will be seen that The Her
aid has tho ''solid South" very bad again,
a fresh attack and violent. 1t is the pre-
liminary shake that precedes tho fever
likely to be engendered by tho absurdly
conceived convention which is TO meet at
Chattanooga on Monday next. The Her.
aid occasionally admits and justiGes the
existence OF the race question even at the
North, and il must see and know that in
proportion to our negro population it is
much more serious question with us here
at the South. II is not with us apolitical
question. 1t is a social question, and, as
many OF the influential Southern newspa-
pers have repeated again and again, We
can better afford to remain in po-
litical subordination in the Union
so far as the Federal Government and the
Federal Congress are concerned, than
yield an iota Of the power essential to
white supremacy in tho local affairs OF our
States. Where the race question is con-
cerned the South ceases to be political.
And II the South, thus solid for the in
tegrity OF the white race and the preserva-
ton OF our form Of government, the secu-
rity OF life and property, begets a solid
North, we cannot help II, and. from our
standpoint, we cannot be held responsible
for II. The movement that was initiated
in Birmingham the other day, and that is
to receive. second baptism at Chattanooga
on Monday, is politico-personal one,
resting on greed for Office, and
therefore on greed Of spoils, and
also on the greed that uphold'
q tariff system OF which the South is en-
tirely Independent. II is movement thai
no public man Of weight or character, tina
no newspaper OF influence or strength a
tho South can afford TO indorse, aid o.
abet. The life Of tho people Of the Soutl
and their property is involved in this rae,
question, is involved in white supremacy
and The Herald is losing time byrovampnI
It's absurd figures as TO Democratic strength
in what il calls the border States. II
maintain white supremacy, the South can
afford TO iorego tho Presidency and I
Democratic majority in Congress. Blu
such sacrifice ought not to DO eNactcC
OF us and II will not DO whenever news
papers like The Herald direct the people o
the North 10 tho consideration Of tn,
common sense Of the race question
and point to tho condition Of mere
seryitude which the negro occupies in the
Northern States as an object lesson that L
proof that tho race feeling is rs stronl
there as here and is no more 30 than II i
on the Pacific coast against the Chinese
whom Congress has excluded from the
country. or in New Mexico, which the
Republican party has declared itself un
willing to admit 10 the Union because o
the illi,crney Of ia monwel population
The white people Of the South ARC uni
on the race question, they are solid il
opposition to negroized governments ant
are as determined as President Harrison
seems TO DO In declining TO confer ilicia
position on the negroes aud in his do
cidcdly expressed preference for a whit
Republican party at tho South.