Homer guardian., 1889-09-20

lppl, South Carolina and thei
sister Southern States, and con
verted them, by the power of TIN
bayonet, into so many nesr,
Republics. In other words, whe,
the North shall become infused
with the spirit that inspired
General Sherman's Torch ant
Dagger article, and shall be pre-
pared once more to shed the blool
OF her sons, to exhaust her IL easur,
and spread wretchedness and wo,
throughout her own IS we'll as oul
borders, for the purpose of ex.er
minat!ng a white Christian ciyil;
zation and setting up a H.ytIar
section Of the country, and shal,
have succeeded, then we say, the
States and counties and parishes
in the South, that haYe the larges,
negro msjorities, Will cease to bs
clubs in the hands of the Democra
cy of the South to. strike down
those who seek to hurl Southern
civilization under black heels.
Hal" Exclaim the Inter, Ocean
the Commercial Gazette, the New
York Tribune, in chorus with
other Republican journals and
leaders, "then you intend to carry
the elections in such States and
districts by intimidation and
violence" Well suppose for the
sake Of the argument We grant
that we do; then what Go those
journals and leaders think of the
fitness of a race for participating
In American politics which, mum.
bering from three, and ten, to one
OF the opposing race, throws up
its hands, abdicates It's powers
and surrenders its rights to a
psltry minority? Or again, to put
the question in another way:
W hat do these Republican journals
and leaders, who charge that the
Democrats are carrying these
elections by intimidation and
violence, think Of a political sys-
lem, created by their party, which
forces their white fellow citizens
Of the South to violate the laws.
As the only means, as the only
earthly hope, Of maintaining a
Christian civilization, aye, as the
'niy means Of preventing organ.
zed society from being overwhelm-
ID and dislntegrated by q food of
gncrance, superstition and semi
'arbarism?
We only throw out these cues.
ions to our Republican contem-
'oraries and the leaders of that
'arty, as sssuggestions. Itdoes not
;oncern us much, what answers.
any, they may make thereto;
'ut we know perfectly well what, /
ltuated az their white fellow.
ltlzens are in many localities, in
be South they would do. So
ltuated, the negroes would vote
18th them just as they now vote !
'ith US.
And now, let us repeat right
ere, what we have said before. !
he negroes, where they are in the
lajority, will, in nineteen cases
Ut OF twenty, vote almost solidlyl
it'll the white Democrats. It is
ain, therefore, that We advocate
le abrogatlon of the Fourteenth
ID Fifteenth Amendments, not in
le interest Of a solid Democartlc
outh, and not because we enter.
in the least apprehension Of
pgroes supremacy.
Neither, as must be quite obvious,
} we advocate this measure with
y idea that it will increase the
rength Of the South in Congress,
nee its consummation must
cessariIy lead to a reduction Of
G South's representation in the ,
ouse.
We advocate this step in behalf !
higher, broader and more indo
ndent politics in the South;
cause of the social as we'll as {
litical Generalization which the
rticipation Of the negro race in
+ elections threatens to bring
'ut here, and has already begun; {
| finally, from o humane and I