Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-05
A Word for Foraker.

The Cincinnati COn0ae7raGL GGzette comes
up to the defence of Fussy FORAKER from
the attacks which have been made upon
him by southern papers. We must admit
that our southern contemporaries have not
been exceedingly choice in beStowing cpl
thets upon the Ohio malignant. Among
these epithcts are that detestable little
breeches." 1.-THE blatant domagogue,"
THAT Infamous enemy of the South"
that disreputable Yankee partisan"
THAT miserable creature" a. that bloody
shirt blowhard," and SO on.
The Commercial Gdz,'te says:
Governor Forakers course as regards
southern matters meets with the approba-
tion of his State. rs his denomination tes-
tifes. But that is only minor matter
The southern question Is not of as much
importance in Ohio politics as the south
erners would like to have il appear.
Ohio il for Foraker because For
aker is for Ohio. While Ohio endorses
Foraker's attitude toward the South, at
the same time that matter has compare
lively little influence in the State cam
paign."
Yes. FoRAKER's Accommodations Of southern
men assisted in forming that public opinion
in Ohio winch now sustains FORAKER and
,ustifes his abuse Of the South. Our Gin
.innati contemporary must have forgotten
FoRaKER's recent references to the south
ern elections. What says the Ohio Repub-
lean platform which was laid down toy the
convention that nominated Foraker? IL
declares for
Protection to every American citizen
IA the .x4rp1Sp AT his pollileAl RIGHTS and
privileges"
What does that declaration mean? 1t
means war upon the South. 1t means that
FORAKER and the rest of the Ohio Repabli-
cans have made MP their minds to reduce
the South to the condition in which she
was during reconstruction days. How are
those dark days, when negroes swarmed in
the legislative halls of the southern States,
10 be brought back? The declaration
above quoted hints at the mode of accom-
plshing this object, recommended by
WILLIAM L. CHANDLER and other Republi-
oan sectionalists. covenant breakers. and
mischief-makers. In order 10 protect
every American citizen" in the exercise
Of his right to vote. q law is to be passed
by the next Congress putting all congress
eional elections under the control of Re
publican partisans. These partisans will
many Of them be negroes. We shall
have negro commissioners of cleo
tians, negro deputy marshals, and ne
gro clerks of elections. Negroes will
rurround the voting-plsces on election
days. Every negro voter viii regard II as
his bounden duty to 60 10 the polls and
vote the Republican ticket. Indeed, the
negro voters would look upon such an
electiOnlaw as equivalent TO an order from
Washington that they must turn out and
vote down the white folks Riots and
bl0Odshed would result. Then the south
err people would be called rebels again,
aud the United States army would be
scattered all over the southern States. and
though Chaos would have come again"
the Republican party would have ma
iority in Congress, and the southern peo-
pie ~ould again be bound in letters and
ruled by negroes.
All this the Commercial Gazette considers
q matter Of no moment 1t admits that
Ohio endorses FoRAKKR's attitude to-
ward the South" but this IL says rs only
q minor matter" The southern ques-
ton itsays, "isnot of as much importance
in Ohio politics as the southerners would
like 10 have il appear" There's the
trouble. The southern people would like
above all things to have the southern Ques-
ton reduced to noneniity in Ohio. But
as foRAKER and his hackers viii keep it
before the people Of that State, we of the
South cannot bat hit back" 1t is fun
for FoRAKEE. and small matter to the
Ohio Republicans, but it is death to the
South.
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