The Lamar register., 1890-11-22

fNNAMAA AAAANAT-
uHver able to take this view Of his polili.
cal fall. bot retired journalist said to
me tie other day: The evidence on his
trial before the Senate was perfectly
0veFu heimiag a. TO his personal inno-
ccucc % selling post tradeTshIp-. but it
y a. equally overwhelming As to his
uifc's guilt. He simply declined to be
cseulpatel ai her eNPcnsc. and his
frisuds could not think the les Of him
fog bis course, no matter for the iuig-
rusni of the public
-.
~'fbs American people are now en-
gagged in trying TO solve one Of the most
q fiicgit problems that ever confronted
any people. said distinguished South
ern s-nator IN my hearing the other
day.
He was standing on Eighth street, sur
POUNDED by few friends, and the pros
tcets Of tic force bill in the next session
was the subjeet under discussion
Thus far in history. he continued,
mo highly civilized peopls have ever
as,imilated an inferior race without DIS
astrors consequences It remains TO
L. srsn how We will succeed
-pe YOU think the force bill will pass.
SeuatoTs- was asked
Il PREFER not 10 express an opinion.
Bat il matters little. IL Is the great
t-oiilaiu aud no, a matter OF detail That
i Of consequence. \ hundred force bills
Could not change the result Ii is con
aict Of forces that penetTat, society to
the very substrStum. that cut across
uarty lines, and tiiat can not be diverted
10 narrow ends 1t Is only those who do
not understand the passions and interests
Involved who would try 10 use 1t as an
AID to partisan schemes or personal
ends. -,..
wen. 1 asked. what IS your solu-
ton OF it?'
i have none. Perhaps l have eS-
,r.s.ed 1uvself in the past as freely as
anvbody. bat the size aud importance
!, IA. nroblem grow upon me, and l
Io,t. up1n it more and more as ques-
,io, f,r considcrate and stAtesuanhSe
,,v.sti.atioa ia the hope OF discovering
new truths It is possible the solution iir
lies in ballot reform we are nAaA .s
.osne vary interesting experiments IN 'he
different S,ateS 1t is too soon, perhaps
20 draw conclusions Yet there Is
I.v,nip.- conviction that the new reform
Tronnises an escape from the rule OF is-
,,,ranes and crime in our politics.
Il, what way p was asked
.Rx taking from the ignorant and
,;-ings the chief Inducements that draw
,b.m into politics-bribery ana PERSONS,
;ngnence al the polls The activity ana
,,o,ver Of the ignorant and venal IN our
nolities for some years past has oeeh 'ne
p,,,-lo and despair of statesmen IL
ir,'a,,id seem as il the fault has been IN
t,;t,,ra 10 properly guard the purity anu
+l'.,,a,y --',,,., ot the ballot. The question IS
ot soual importance TO North and SCUM
.. =. - rot bc controlled by Federal laws.
=. i;.. with the people OF the States ana
- have taken up the experiment OF
,heir own accord, and there Is nope 'i,a'
.Isy will carry it to successful concur
'G And YOU think ballot reform would
- the race question in the
south9" / asked. III.
sWbv notY Remove from the poiis
III ,amntations Of bribery, intimidation
or personal innuo"~' - or con-
yeu, without distinction oil race 1i In
dition. to decide for himseii no" .e nc -.
cast is ballot. and opine tnat sne
nueuce of demagogues anu -,
makers will grow beautifully less aa iu
that intelligent and honest So'ihs WI.
,esnIt. ANYHOW, the idea mas en,o'1ea
i,self upon me. and It seeins ing
rav Of hone upon what has appeared
n rather hopeless problem tia,
the colored people. are simply le'
.io and guaranteed absolute mn
rnunity from corrupting and in.,hii, ,' !.
an,ins % influences at the POLLS, ] think N
: nttie while only the intelligent ana
,..i,sr % road among them viii care about
noIities. Ballot reform seems t. ! g nav
Inc tho effect in the North Of dliv,ag
,hs icno.ant and corrupt from
M, rot In the sopthl