The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-23
SOUTHERN PROTESTS
Strong Language Against The
Federal Election Bill.
Governor Gordon FaVOFS the Use OF the
Boycott for Self-PreserVatiOn.
4 Meeting Of the Atlanta Chamber Of Com
merCe Called 10 Take Some Action.
The Feeling in New Orleans.
Special Dispatches to THE MOnsrse CALL.
NEW YORK, July 22.-The following from
the Governor of Georgia is printed:

the Governor of Georgia is printed:
ATLANTA. Ca, July 81, 1890.
To the Editor Of the Herald: ] am in entire
accord with the spirit, tone and practical sugges-
tions Of The Atlanta Constitution as TO the use
OF The boycott as means OF self-preservatlon
and commercial INDEPENDENCE, II the useless and
Infamous force bill becomes law Moreover,
that spirit Will possess and control approx.
mately every white man, woman anu child IN
the Southern States. IL may be permissible to
make personal allusion In illustrating the effect
OF such legislation upon our people AS the
Herald knows, have labOred constantly and
earnestly since the 9Th day of April, 1875, in
public and private, at the south aud North, 10
allay passion aud promote unity. My highest
political ambition has been to be Instrumental iu
some degree in restoring the real brotherhood Of
the people and the real sisterhO0d OF The States.
Ever since this sectional aud shameful legiSa-
tion passed the House, l have sought 10
cheer our people with the hope that some Repub-
IIcan Senators would be found patriotic enough,
broad and brave enough to prefer the well. being
OF The country TO party aSceDdency. sill nope
so, and popular demonstrations at the North
Will uphold their hands and give them courage
TO denounce this effort to destroy the freedom oil
elections under the dishonest pFeteDSe OF oecur-
ing an honest count.
But if this hope is not TO be realized. and the
force bill becomes law, | shall use whatever
influence and ability may possess To arouse the
Southern people TO the necessity of looking only
10 their own inexnaustible resources. We Will
still welcome to our s. ctiOn and homes all our
countrymen from the North who may wish 10
live among US, and we VIII 5tIll protect all the
Investments and rights Of property by impartial
laws aud honest courts, DuJ we Sball cOunsel
return to the old system OF election OF repre-
sentatiyes, by general means, In order 10 protect
the right of choosing representatives and to
resist the wrong of having them chosen for us by
the Federal Supervisors. We Will still eudeaVor
TO keep peace and promote good VIII between
the races and sincerely hope The Southern negroes
Will not destroy their own prosperity by cons0rt-
ing with those whose mad policy threatens The
we'll being OF both races
We shall still hope that after these years OF
apparent reconciliation ana apparent conf
dence we shall not see the whole current OF ma
tonal sentiment turned backward and down.
ward by sectional legislation which has NO pos
sbe Justification nor rattop excuse.
ss....iJ. B. GORDON.
ATLANTA. July 22.-The proposition to
boycott Northern merchants, as suggested
by the Atlanta Constitution in the event of
the passage of the force bill, is the sole
topic ofconversation. There will be citi-
Gems Go@meTcs ms''os o5 Thursday 0naes ealed By
Ex-Governor Rufus B. Bullock, who
has recently been elected President thereof.
Bullock is one of Harrison's appointees as
Pacific Railroad Government Commissioner.
am in favor" said he, of some steps
being taken to oppose any obnoxious elec-
tion laws, but we should wait until the
law is passed and then take action. II we
oppose it now with intimations of boy
colt the bill will be certain to pass"
Patrick Calhoun of the Richmond Ter
minal system declares himself in favor of a
negro rule by the Lodge bill. Other promi-
nent business men express similar opinions.
New ORLEANS, July 22.-The Chamber
of Commerce, the largest commercial body
in the South, having been asked for Its
views on the suggestion to hold a conven-
tiOn of Southern business men to consider
what is best for the South to do if the
"force bill" now before Congress, becomes
a law, replies as follows: at is our
opinion that the commercial South should
at once meet in convention to deliberate
and decide upon the course which it will
adopt in the event that our Northern fel-
low countrymen elect TO dissolve the
brotherly ties which have grown up be-
tween US during quarter of a century of
the profoundest peace and to establish a
Poland or an Ireland on this Western hemis-
phere in place of the prosperous land now
extending a hearty welcome to Northern
capital and Northern muscle. Should any
considerable number of commercial bodies
of the South share our views, we shall at
once appoint delegates to attend any con-
vention that may be called to consider the
situation"