The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-18


ADVIt To HAHRtSoS.
We give a great deal of space to the
Her1l3s interview with General Roger
PRYOR. which will be found TO be very In
teresiinr as The utterances Of a shrewd
Democrat directed boldly at the din
cult points in Southern politics, and tax
ing the form OF advice to President Hsr-
rison. We have pointed out the fallacy
in the policy of the Democratic party,
that lies IN the persistent leadership by
Southern men Ike Carlisle and Mills,
which enables the Republicans to beg the
main question and raise the false issue
of REBELS in the saddle and other
such sectional cries. Ii is a foregone con-
clusion ihatth result Of the recent nation.
al election will ,ep'st itself so long as
the Northern Republ cans can character
lie the Democratic party with a section
al control. The political problem will
reduce itself to the simple operation Of
buying or stealing the State Of New
York, and 1879 will find US Just where
we are to-day. This being the outlook,
Of course the prophetic eye OF the poll
tician is bent on the proposition how
to change the political map and national
lie both parties. We have held all along
that the way il 10 leave the Southern
States TO their right to control their own
affairs and give the great Northern De-
mOcracy the lead, since we find it impOs-
sible TO achieve our object OF peace under
or sectional leadership. There is an
Americanism in the hearts of our people
that is above party when politics come
TO the point Of such a question as
the sectionalism OF the two great
parties and the way 10 remedy
the evils Of a possible partizan rule.
General Pryor declares that the President
il be- takes counsel from II wise view OF
The situation, will perceive that the pro-.
lection policy Of his party can be made
to prevail in the South 10 . great extent
if he will relieve the people Of that sec
ton from the dread of negro rule, and
give them practical assurance that the
rule Of character and intelligence will be
allowed
%Supposing the President favorable TO
such Il course. Generol Pryor proposes
the practical way, without which his talk
would 90 for naught He says that the
Constitution permits "a State TO institute
a property OF educational qualification
applying TO all her citizens without 70
gard TO race, color, or previous condition
Of servitudc,' and that such n line OF
legislation in the Southern States would
not in the least rufhe the temper Of the
North when put upon grounds of public
interest and apart from the campaign
policy OF parties.
II. as General Pryor suggests, the
President should propose 10 open the
way for his high protection policy IN the
South by freeing the people from the
dread OF ignorant rule. We win DO per
fectly willing and anxious 10 see the day
when The two great parties may stand
upon the issue that involves their funda.
mental principles, instead OF terrifying
themselves on opposite sides Of the
Potomac, as II the civil war spirit still
animated u.
We are deeply confident in the capac-
ity Of survival 10y the httest," that be-
longs to sound Democratic principles,
and are not afraid OF fair trial before the
Jury Of popular opinion. After a cen.
fury We know that the wal
was the only thing that stopped the
growing spirit OF Democracy, and
now that The war is over the
moment the sectional conflict Is stopped,
the intelligence Of the country VIII put
the issues in the cruCible of American
common sense ard fad out the vast diff.
ference between the doctrines Of the two
parties.
We only want the Democracy TO have
u fair fight In the National arena, with
Out any Rebel OF Yankee Tag Haunting,
and will be content 10 abide the result.
President Cleveland was patriotic and
brave enough 20 risk his administration
on Il bold stand for true party doctrine,
which, since his defeat, has been thought
wrong
II Mr. Harrison Il wise enough 10 axe
n stand that will at once stop sectional.
ism, whether 70 elected or not, his will
be.the most admired portrait hung in
the White House gallery since the war.