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

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the New Uesi-Thc CoIored Brother "a"
protection-wbst He says Of the solid
south.
The HeraH publishes N interview
with General Pryor, from which we eA-
tract the following passage.
in nv Judgment he said, "the one
issue in 1892 will be between the Demo.
cratic doctrine of tariff for revenue ana
the Republican doctrine of a tsrih ior
proteciion-ihe former preventing ac-
cnmulafiOns in the treasury. the latter
allowing accumulali0ns and o~Npendlng
them in education, internal improve
ments. and the stimulation OF foreign
commerce.
~ gu must remember that from 1878
until 1860 the one issue that divided
pariies was the slavery question. Nltll
the destruction Of slavery that question
disappeared. Then from 1865 10 1851
the dominant question between me
partics was the Feder-l relations and
nolicy toward She Southern states. Ihe
signal benefit rendered by the Cleveland
administration was that il eliminated
Federal intervention with the Southern
states from party politics and paci-ed
The Two races in the South and esial
lishcd the autonomy of the Southern
STATES. Thus YOU will see that none OF
tine old issues which prevailed and dis
iinruished the pas since 1913 IS nov
alive and operative. and that the only
present party issue is TINT OF protection
The basis OF the Generals argument
was that Federal non-iniericrcnce with
the Southern States would leave the
white people to establish the cOnserya-
tive rule Of the whites.
lie said further, with regard 80 re.
stricting the negro vote The world
over the combined wealth, edrcation and
political experience Of o community con.
troll that community The colored PEG.
Die will soon come 10 see that 1t is theil
interest a. much as the interest OF The
whites that the state shall be governed
bv the people of intelligence The mo
ment that the cOlOred people OF the Souti
see that the Federal administration does
not mean by Intervention 10 promote az
tihciallv their ascendaucy they will ~
lapse into their normal relations 10 th,
whites and win devote themselves 10 th'
care OF their material interest.
IF, however. in any state where th'
NEGROES greatly p e2onderaie-say S0utl
Carolina or Mississippi-there be danger
that the majority vote Of the unenlight
ened negro may acquire control or the
state Government. this peril may be pre-
vented bv the restriction of the right o.
suffrage in such States. The Iccen.
amendments 10 the Federal Constitution
still leave the State with the con
troll Of the right of suffrage, Will
the single restriction that the cleo
toral privilege shall not be denieo
or abridged on account of race, color
or previous condition of yeryitude-a re
%sfriction under which Mississippi anC
South Carolina would still have th'
right 90 exact Is property or educationa
test applicable TO an classes. ThiI
would be perfectly constitutional, ant
would reduce the numerical %prepOnder
ance of the colOred race to an electora
minority. OF course this would involve
a diminution in the power Of such state
in the Federal government, but sucl
loss would bc amply compensated b,
securing the control of the State govern
ment in the hands Of the enlightened
and independent class.