The daily critic., 1890-07-12
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Opiuion seems to be changing as
regards the Federal Elections hill The
best.infomed observers Of public events
now think that serious and harmo.
NOUS effort will be made 10 pass it
through the Senate. Although the Re.
publican caucus did not reach definite
conclusion Thursday night a. to the
procedure and the methods by which
The consummatlon was 10 be reached,
II developed fairly strong feeling In
favor Of the measure The appoint
ment Of four additional members Of the
Committee on Rules Is regarded as con.
elusive evidence of the Senate's inter-
tion, and the general impression now Is
that a very few days more will witness
the Inauguration Of a practical effort to
realize II.
We do not see why the Democrats
should cherish any gloomy forebodlngs
on this account from purely selfish
point Of view. OF course, every Demo.
CTat must experience a patriotic regret
a so rude an invasion Of the authority
Of the States, and every thoughtful citi.
zen, Of whatever party, must be shocked
by the spectacle Of tyrannical interfer.
euoe with, If not brutal suppression Of,
The freeman's dearest right. But there
is little danger that the practices Of
Mr.. John |. Davenport will receive the
approval Of the country, and We all
may take confident hope that those
practices have only 70 be known and
understood 10 order to receive the
peoples indignant repudiation
Discussing the bill, the New York
ErsaiEg Pest says "Of The impolicy Of
the bin, for any other purpose than
creating sufficient disturbance and dis
order al the south 30 revive the South
eTn question in Northern politics. and
divert attention from questions Of Ad
minisiTali0n and taxation. there can be
little doubt By far the smallest part
of he suppression of the negro vote
occurs az the polls. The bulk
Of n, IN SO far as Il exists
al all, takes place long before the
election. through the influence Of the
rich on the poor. Of the creditor on the
debtor. Of The employer on the laboFeF,
Of the landlord on the tenant No
power the law can create can interfere
with the operation Of these Influences.
The Federal supervisor viii be no more
able 10 check 0F cOunteraet them than
b stop he tides What his presence
az The polls viii DO viii be to produce
continual evaporation and irritation
ard disorders aud probably to
strengthen such arts Of coercion as the
whites nov use 10 preparation for the
election
OF course this Is true as far as ID
goes. bat in our opinion the Law viii
lead 70 greater disturbances and deeper
disgust at the North Than al the South.
Knowing that the Law is intended 70
provoke them and that the Republican
leaders expect % De able 70 point to a
great exhibition of violence and dis
order iB the southern States as their
yindicaii0n The people down South
Eill make extraordinary efforts % dis
appoint them and obsuuct their pro-
eramme. ID IS perhaps Inevitable that
some disturbances viii occur where the
Federal officials appoint negroes
Is supervisors and where the
latter comport themselves as negroes
usually a. when clothed with 3 Hlle
brief authority but We % not now ap-
pTcheBd lbai there VIII be any general
outbreak during elections Or in Tie
nelghborhood Of the polls or thai the
southern Democrats win commit acts
~ 3 nature ~ q number 10 convince
he country that they are iacurable
rebels and maleonteuts. The chances
aFe much greater hat the operation q
lie IAN Will disgust the eeantIE Is the