Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-02
my noxv Is Orthodoxy. "

In South Carolina there are about 10000
white voters and about 1850 negro voters.
I'VE use round numbers.l One would sup.
pose that ia such a state the "cruciAl Ques-
tion A" Of the day wsud be the best manner
OF providing for the supremacy OF the white
race. But II would seem from the utter
snces OF the leading Democratic journal 10
that state that such supposItion would not
be eonsonsnt with the facts. The Charles
ton News and Courier says:
"Ii Is high time for the Democracy TO de-
clare its independence OF the baggage train
which moves along In the rear OF the army.
There Is abundant reason why itshould steer
flear Of the bushwhackers who DO not be-
long 20 the line and who night only IN Ani-
bush.
.No one questions Mr.. RsndalPs ability,
no one undergraduates hts valuable services
10 the party upon certain issues IN times past,
but yefs many doubt his Democracy upon
the crucial political question OF the day-the
question OF tariff revision the question upon
which the next presidential election Will be
decided. 10 is desirable that we all get TO-
eether,' but the Democratic party can get
along without Mr.. Randall and the Sun bet
ter than they can get along without the
Democratic party"
The DemocrSts thus characterized as "the
baggage train" are Mr.. RANDALL and bis
supporters. The News and Courier de-
elares In effect that all such Democrats ought
10 70 over 10 the Republican party. They
agree with the rest OF the Democrats on all
questions except one; and because they do
not agree with their brethren on this one
comparatively unimportsnt question they
are constantly spoken Of as II they were
traitors 10 the Democratic party.
According TO our Charleston contemporary
"the crucial political question" Is not
whether Congress shall next winter pass
law TO put all congressional elections under
the control OF Republican officials, and thus
once more bind TIE South hand and foot and
place her al the mercy Of the northern malig'
nants. but whether there shall be tariff re-
vision The Republicans have three ma
iority 10 the House, and yet the Randallltes
IN that body are Informed that the other
Democrats can get along better without the
Randaites than the Raudallites eau get
along without them. But Il the News tells
the truth when II says that the Randallites
are the mere guardians OF the baggage train,
then il would seem that they ought to be
able to get along better without the Demo-
cratic party than the Democratic party can
get along without them. IL Doodle Is all
they want the Republican camp is the place
20 get it.
Mr.. RANDALL aud his followers are sound
Democrats. They are strict construction
lists Of the Federal Constitution. They stand
for the rights Of the States il there are any
such rights left. They are readyto fili5uster
year In order to protect the South from I'M
friendly northern legislation. They have in
the. past done aud will 10 the future do yeo-
man service in defence OF the supremacy the
white race in the South. They are charged
with but a single blunder, or offence II you
prefer the word; aud yet they are told that
they constitute the "baggage train" OF the
Democratic party. which could get along
better without them than they could with
out the Democratic rsrty.
II the Randal!ites ia tho House Of Repre-.
fentatives were to resent these fiDgs, and,
taking the News at its word, were to declare
that the question Of tariff revision was "the
crucial political question" and thst they
would therefore vote with the Republicans,
the South Carolina people would never
again be permitted to elect Democratic
Congressman, whether Tariff Reformer or
Proiectionist. The Republicans are bent
upon passing law to enable them TO carry
all the States 10 which the negroes constitute
q msjOrity. Mr.. RANDALL is relied upon 10
protect South Carolina from this unspeak-
able wrong, and South Carolina turns upon
him and tells him that he Ia captain only OF
q baggage train, and not wanted by her nor
by any other true Democratic State!
1t is not "the old story Of the eleven con.
trary Jurors" as our Charleston coniempo-
rary says. Mr.. RANDALL asks only TO be al
lowed to hold in peace the same tariff notions
which be held when the Democrats repeat-
edly elected HIM Speaker OF the House OF
Eepreseutatiyes-th same notions which be
held when for ferty-seyen hours he sat ia
his seat in that body aud led the Democrats
20 victory over the men who had tried to
pass the force bill to put the South under
martial law. But for Sir. RANDALL that bill
would have become law and South Caro-.
lima would have become q mere satrspy gov.
srned from Washington.
Let us conquer our enemies before we
drive our best soldiers over TO their ranks.