The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-07-31
EDITORIAL. GOSSIP.
is THE FORCE BILL TRAP?

is THE FORCE BILL TRAP?
Protests against the Force Bill, loud
and long, have gone up from all over
| our land, from both Democrats and
Republicans. The feeling has run SO
high that the Atlanta CONSTITUTION
| and Gov. Gordon have advised a boy
colt on the Northern industries. This
! extreme measure, we are glad to say
has met opposition from the sebusi7
ness men and press of the South. The
chambers of commerce of Baltimore,
Richmond, ,Lynchburg, Raleigh, Au-
gusta, Atlanta and Dallas have enter
| ed vigorous protests against the passage
of the bill, but none of them favor the
boycott idea. Business is business, and
they see that such rash action would
| not only be senseless and useless, but
would really help to pass the bill by in
flaming the minds of the North. On
this latter point the Baltimore Sun
wisely says: y
"Any action TAX Ell by the South on
strictly sectional lines would be de-
nounced as "a second rebelions and
would be the best kind of tcampaign
thunder. 1t is not improbable that
the cynical inventors OF the force bill
gave it its peculiarly exasperating
! character with the deliberate purpose
of melting impulsive persons in the
South to indiscreet acts of retaliation
that could be quoted against them in
| the North. A trap, in short, was set
tor such earnest but too impulsive per
sons as the editor of the Atlanta Con-
stitution. His proposal for an indis-
criminate sectional boycott plays into
the hands of men like Reed and
Quay in a manner to fill tfem with de-
light.
Public meetings to protest against 1t
would contribute to the desired result.
But liz advance of the action of the
Senate It'll absurd to fly into a passion
and abandon ones self to the excogi-
tation of extreme remedies
Senators Vance and German were
among the first to declare against the
boycott. Now nearly all the Southern
Senators and representatives speak
strongly against it. Hon. R. Q. Mills
of Texas, says:
"It would not only be folly, but a
criminal folly, to attempt such pro
ject. 1t would injure us as much in the
North, and the merchants and business
men of the South should come out and
denounce it"
Senator Butler, of South Caro-
lima, comes out in strong letter to his
constituents, and among other things
says: --s-s--- y~r
81 know that large number Of the
republican Senators do not approve OF
this election Dill, and believe they
will have the courage of their convic
tions. In this, [ may be disappointed,
but of one thing the country may be as
sured, the democratic minority of the
of Senate will exhaust every right and
resource known under the constitu
ton and parliamentary Law and usage
to defeat this iniquitous and revolu-
tionary scheme. If they fail, there is
but one move left, viz, an appeal to
the country. IF this fail, we shall,
as I have said elsewhere sec the begin
ming of the end of;honlerule and local
government in this country. We shall
see the establishment of Alex. Ham
ilton's ideal form of governments
strong, centralized, corrupt power at
the seat of government, magnifying
paternalizing the natienal authority;
minimizing, paralizing and ultimately
destroying the power of the States and
people"
i "The South is not alone interested
lin this crisis. The blow is aimed at
her, but it will recoil, and involve the
| liberties of all the people of this coun.
try. Power is always aggressive, and
power in the hands of unscrupulous
conspirators will not be content with
its conquests in the South. Nothing
short of absolute and unci:allenged
and unchallengable control OF thi:
government will satisfy them. L
therefore behooves the South to move
slowly, conservatively, moderately
and throw the weight of its great pow
or on the side Of that large number O
patriotic people of the North (aht
they can be counted, by the million,
who love liberty for lis bwn sake, ant
who are as deeply involved as th'
South" sss.,f,usl ,.W
Let us still hope. Blaine and severa
Republican papers are opposed to tn tn
bill. The Alabama Republicans ar
against it. The business mef Of tn
North. as a rule, oppose it, AH ma, q,
yet be we'll. AE3Mk III
A unique charaetet IN Ieh aekses if
is Rev. D. G. Kelley. He is able. fear
less and brilliant. but is regarded b,
the orthodox as a little erratic. Durin,
the war be served under Forrest a
Colonel of iregments of cavalry
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