The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-12
THE SOUTH
And President HarriSon's Policy.
How He Proposes to Form a White
Mans Party,
To the Exclusion OF the Negroes
Who Are tho Whole Strength
or tho Republican Party in the
States of tho South.
The Schome Described as BRUTAL and
Shameless In Every Feature"-South-
ern Negroes to be Cast Out
and Abandoned.

From the Saturday Globe
And now comes President Harrison
with Southern policy" 1t is not a very
fresh policy, nor very startling one. In
deed, in all essential particulars, 1t rcsem-
bles that OF Mr.. Hayes, except that Mr..
Harrison bangles his bait before the weary
eyes Of living Democrats and not before
those Of defunct Wings long since closed
forever.
Alexander Hamilton, from whom the
Republican leaders OF this day never tire
Of claiming their lincal descent, held, no
doubt very conscientiously, that no Gov.
ernment OF the United States could be
permanent, respected or secure which did
not build up certain special interests and
enrich certain favored classes, relying in
turn, upon these for lis main strength.
True TO the traditions Of his party, Mr.. IIar.
rison has never dreamed OF breaking the
solid South by policy productive OF
peace and order there. aud OF mutual con-
iidence between the sections--a policy dis
couraging Federal intermedling with local
Affairs, and, especially, with local elections,
which frccmen everywhere must resent or
abandon the ballot rs worthless. But,
like Mr.. Blaine aud Mr.. Hayes, he appeals
10 the bascr side OF human nature, aud
proposes an alliance between Government
and private interests in tho South Us
well rs In the North. To accomplish the
end In vicw-to create q so.called Rcpub.
lican party In the South which might DO
able 10 I'LL even very few seats in Con-
gress with members surely favorable 10 mo.
nopoly and the monopoly party. he is pre-
pared, like Mr. HAYES, to sacrifice the polit-
ical aspirations oi the entire negro race, for
whom his heart bled so eopiously In pre-
election times.
This peculiarly immoral aud -sckless
scheme OF dividing the South has been
given form with an opcnncSs aud boldncss
which must prove eXtreacly shocking 20
Republicans who retain any convictions
whatever upon the controversies Of tho
last twenty years. II ihcn has been here
toforc any one phase or alleged phase Of
Southern life which stirs tho indigna-
ton OF Northern Rcpur lean more than
another, II was the imputed denial Of po-
litical equality 10 the cOlOrcd man by the
Democratic party south Of Mason and
DiXon's line. But now comes President
| Harrison agreeing that there shall be
| formed In the South disiineiiycly white
mans protection party" In which no coli
ored man, whatever his intellectual train
ing or his moral character shall have any
lot orplrt. This new party has already held
numerous conferences, aud ono or two
conventions, aud FROM these, negroes seek
Ing voice and representation, were not
only stcrnly warned away but, In some
cases, bodily elected. Every mail from
the South brings news OF some new move
mon, In the direction of the white mans
protection party. Every mail from Wash.
ington brings fresh assurance that Il has
Mr. llarisons eager encouragement, and
that IL ~ 10 receive his exclusive
patronage. Except here aud there, In
rare instances, the negro voters, whose
suiingcs placed Mr.. Harrison and all his
Republican predecessors In Office, aud
without whom the Republican party
would instantly sink into contemplate
minority, are 10 be recognized 10y no pub
lie employment whatoScr. They are 10
be treated ~ untnmod aud untamable
barbarians, whose very presence Ia the
country IL regarded a. menace.
We are left In no doubt The whole
scheme, brutal and shameless IN every
icairrc, Is spread before the country a. u
enlightened public opinion were expected
10 ind0rse IL without a moments hcsita-
ton. Tho importance OF raising up few
more lords Of the factory and the forge 10
share the plumber Of a monopoly tariff,
and 10 recruit tho campaign funds Of the
Republican party, is supposed % be- ao
clear that no Northern Republican can
possibly permit his sympathy for the
negro or his gratitude for the past polil-
| icnl services OF the race, b. stand In the
way Of Mr.. llarrisons noble and hu.
name policy. but will the mass Of North.
orn Republicans take the same view of this
cruel aud corrupt bargain, which Ia taken
/ by Mr.. llarris0n's administration and by
the Interested parties in the South2 II
should bc rccollcctcd that Northern
opinion compelled Grant 30 withdraw the
Federal army and let the carpot.bag
thieves take care Of themselves; aud that
Northern indignation bis,cfcd aud blasted
the Hayes administration for betrayal OF
the Southern negroes. no. bali No open, so
trcachcr0ua, or 90 cruel as this one con.
lomplaied by Harrison.
And II the Southern rcprots aro thus
cast out, abandoned, and lrod upon, what
will the colorcd men Of the North think Of
~ Tho whole belt OF great Northern
middle States, from New York 10 Illinois
and further, has been hold 10 the Ropub.
licin party heretofore Wy that vote
alone. And of all these voters, not
q single one, North or South, can
possibly be benefited 10 Tho extent Of a
/ single penny by the uol.ry OF protection
which Mr.. Harrison sccka 10 pcrpctuaio
his white mans alliance" In the South.
On the contrary, they arr al. Of every hue,
OF every locality and OF every vocation,
mercilcssly and imparti.lly pillagcd by H.
NO FLIES ON SEATTLE.