The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-04

NE May he Ready In 1879 TO heNoiuuonHps
southern HePnbhcsh F"ho"'
| JACKSONVILLE, Fla, April A.-There has
| been practically but one political organization
| In the Southern States. while there are nom-
inally two parties. divided Into four parts.
| The native Southerners, all Democrats, are
compacted into two factions OF one party.
They fight among themselves with all the
bitterness of rival parties before the nomina-
tions are made but close uD the ranks whom
sn as moooIy nus 50. .s sea- upon tne stano-
sioie to split the solidarity OF the native
RocSv Mountain Thov oeht and O,,rro,
anoono thom0oino. 40 90 h Sns s,a u, nu dt .
but whom they reach the ballot box every , mann mann
Of them has uniform ballot to Cd do O No.
where in the Union docs partisan feeling run
higher. Nowhere else are extreme measures
resossou 40 70 MAINTAIN .aS uOmlnans party IN
power. AND yet among the Democrats OF the
oDinion upop the leading r. ouestions Of ns.,onSi
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 90 IN tho MI, 80 =" .S,,"n
rivalry as II there we're two organizations In.
etead NJ one "Tbe fenr ~ ne0ro aunren,aov
makes and keeps us solid." they say.
The Republican party has next to no organis
cation but keeps up the eemblanco Of exist-
tne DHfS nope
sy n vsor The two tao.ons u ara cnmn ap
tbe a, S
manly remnan.s OF inc oIa Sarpe.,oas regime
and black and colored men on the other. there
is war to the daeger's hilt between theso Two
South are very queer lot. made up Of the odds ida
tbemsaves to the Sontbern eonditions ~ sncta
ety.. Many Of them are very largely Interested
Into ene Mans Of SSm SSye mfS
Sst, fS sSs sSs WHAT
make use OF the blacks to advance
one or aeoRer they 70
keep control Of the party machinSry. to repre-.
S ab b0 sePssR q #SsSSeSs 4 sRs and SS
THY sS%t Ssssas Sssss
can n1%6ST Ard they dsSS II
that the '1 Southern White netVes enoouTSSo
these white opponents for the purpose Of CON.
IN he event nS Of hoE
keeping the blacks out ~ ~
d5Hdue their wSss oa and
& The 81 s2s q nrd2sss saoss naa s
Since time RtmO0Dl0To
been suiphurous with mutterin9s Which viii
eventually burst into thunderbolt Tho four
Years from 1854 to 1898 when the DemoorntS
controlled tho Federal Executive. when the
Of their positions. ala much TO Loosen their Srin
upon the confidence Of the blacks. But IL re.
mained for President Harrison 10 lay on the
straw that snapped in twain the cSmel'G back.
bone When these mon went so far es TO boldly
ayoW that they were the braine and the oonSo.
guenco Of the Southern Republican party, and !
pointments could build up a white RepubiioSn
party which might Dust the Democracy from ,
power in the States; and when for q momonE
President Harrison permitted himself to
listen, the mist Of years was pierced
with the LIGHT OF truth and the blSsE
Republicans stood forth as one man.
pulled themselyes together gave one Ion1
loud stentorian Yell and began q tremendouS
kick. They are kicking yet and eVentualiy, I
believe win kick Themselves clear Of oyerY
trace strap that ever bound them to the selfish
vehicle OF the sort of white Republicanism
found here.
The belief Is that the power Of the white Re. |
publicans In the national councils OF the party
must be entirely destroyed before Q reforms.
ton can be eneoted. This genttmept VIII md