The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-07

Nd RACE QUESTION:.
In the interesting entertainment Of
orstorv and sentiment at the Washing
ton Centennial the toast to one of the
Carolnas sug- ested the illustration OF
the legend Of that famous colloquy be-
tween the two Governors, which has be-
come almost Homeric in its classic char
acter and with a catch word that has be
come endeared in the home OF every
Southerner who knows what Bourbon,
q. grass. OF corn juice means in politics,
for these De classic terms
Many governors besides the guberna-
torial chiefs of the Palmetto State and
the Pine Tree State. her gallant sister,
had their says and as for Virginia we
heard it whispered that the Carolinians
and Old Dominionites did not want to
know of Colonel Byrds former history
of the Dividing Line They didn't
want any dividing line
The Governors had much 10 say of the
'race question as the principle one in
tie South, but when Nirginia's fair
daughter, the mighty and beautiful
amazon. Kentucky, stepped to the front
her Governor said what is the practical
politics Of the whole sectional question,
and thing that involves its practical
solution And the reason why we put
bis words in somewhat picturesque
anecdote. is because the Richmond
TINES stated exactly The same
thing before lIarIison's Inauguration, Mt
the time when the "race question sen
sation was brought mp all over the coun
try. Kcntuckys sensible Governor says
"there is no Southern question, which
must mean that there is no race ques-
ton.
Because, to make such an issue, the
Republican party would force lis Presi-
dent. Congress and the Supreme Court
beyond the limits OF the constitution, as
1t did in time of war. when the bold fact
was stated that I'VE are legislatlng be
yond the constitution
The rights of the citizens, so far as
any question between races is concern
ed. as II has ever vet arisen, belongs TO
the States. and if the Southern States
are States and not military provinces
then they must be let alone in the ex-
ercise of their rights They are
a. much under the protection of
the constitution "a any North
ern or Western state and II the
Republican leaders iactional leaders
like Sherman and Foraker choose TO
declare that the South must be governed
by political agency to make a majority
for a party according to the census re-
port and not according 10 the vote then
the Southern States should appeal to tie
country to put them under martial law
until their position is determined.
We feel quite certain that no North
ern soldiers would enforce that dogma
that the negro must rule the white man
because the Forakers assert that the ne
gro is bull.dozed simply because the
Southern States DO not 20 Republican.
The time that required soldiers ard
provost msrshals has long since passed.
and the popular sense of the North be-
lieyes no more in negro rule in the
South than in the North
AT this particular time, when the ma
tional pride excites broad American
feeling OF patriotism, the words OF the
Governor OF Kentucky are appropriate
aud telling. and we rejoice that we have
stated that very thing four months ago
that there can be no race question with
out an arbitrary violation OF The con.
siitution The States can settle Ques-
tons of the rights Of their citizens