New-York tribune., 1890-07-13
SELECTIONS FROM THE MAIL.
FOR A FREE AND FAIR VOTE.
EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL-CLEvER WORDS FROM
TENNESSEE REPUBLICAN.

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
sir The older readers Of political events cannot iall
to notice the striking similarity Of tone INDUCED In by
Bourbon Democrats now compared with 1850. Then
they lost no opportunity to threaten direct ven
gcancc if the Republican Administration should at
tempt enforce the laws Of the land, and IN order
to carry out their tca-onabe threats they actually
withdrew in body from the two houses of Congress
and undertook to set mp government whose corner
stone, they announced, should be human slavery
History has recorded their costly and fatal mistake
Hear what The New-iork Tines Of July : takes
down from the lips Of prominent wholesale mer-
chant of Charleston, :. C.;
The people Of the North have idea Of the intense
feeling that exist, al classes in the south over
the proposed measure -.
thrcat> but the passage Of the bill Will be the signal
for creation 81 the cNtcmc~t bitterness, icelihS
pll,hcd, aud that viii find manifestation in action
First 81 all. every northern product a. far a. possible
will bc boyCJttcd. Merchants will import from En-
rope ana the people vii bc eager buy even at ai-
vanccd price mat Northern merchants and manu-
Following thi, viii come the most extensive and
efecial boycott on class labor the Word mas ever
known. Arrangements already under way 10 ."
abroad thousands Of white laborcrs. and every
negro cmploye IN the entire >oHth VIII D" dle'harSeu
and no southern Will under any prctcNL.lvc one
of them employment. the object being 10 drive them
into the North aud West.
Here you have really Of the strongest reasons
for passing the bin Sow what coming 10 :
Not "a Bourbon -pccch but repeats with iteration that
the cause OF the atc Conicderacy Is lost cause
and yet in the face Of th, yOu viii be impressed with
the strange Inconsistency that many at least Of the
.atc rebels u against the National authority
are now. A. bourbon Democrats, fighting, not with
guns but with flauGulcnt ballots. 10 win what they
lost IN open ruhciioa-namcIy, the control OF the
National authority bv a Modification Of the Constl-
tuition and laws the United states. The sole pea
VI their southern leaders and their wcalIAne,d North
crrl allies is tt the National Government 10 about
- fall under niger domnation.o Mter years OF
persuasion, ca.olac. budolins and Midnight murders
they have become Convinced that the negro Is Re
publican in bone. fibre and instinct, and hence they
now camor Cor Lila 81 Acknowledgement, "pcaceably Il
they can for,iby II they must
Having cXhag I'd every other legitimate argument.
The, Low .c-ort a. I'm the above clipping. 10 the
curldty Of the Northern douehiacc. Bat thank God
the la'c history Of the country shows that the AneH
.,au people PAT principle above mere ncIcenart
motive. and the House Of Representatives AZ Wash
ngtou h1, rcccaty given to the world a sublime
illustration of G',,tioa 70 great principle.
What are pol,i"~ worth IN a Government Ike ours
if electors are denied thc.r constitutional right To
cast and count each honest ballot. Tariffs are
nothing free trade 8, nothing civil service IS moth
.us Il American citizen, are 10 be deprived Of their
lawful f-an.i-"-.
AL Mr. Editor We Of the southern state, especially
know what r - O., bc iy election thcyc and bai!otboA
goa, t'.n ln 'y """ "a:'i n "h,,h ia ha'e vo't1
iIr IIrfu. r." Demo, Ifr ,td. .'f" l 'i" l1,t Con
ID c.', ton. NItt. ' ir'Htu4t i"' woes "ouIu
cover tI. fn lln.,'. u r-.!.E' Noi"r AID ti, "a-
/ d ft.r example ~ tlr ccfcc Congressional d-it.l
lI.. f.,. .lt'I ST. IH".i. D., a''.t 1000 c.a.Wcl
t.,r',. Instead ,i Eaton, RcpGh. iu. "A" was really
r,,t-l b., bot l-- than l,5ou la. 'iF and yet i'"I
- t,r D"uc'rr. daily Row papers 20 Memphis nave
%" uihu.Aus "'ip.c.} 20 dc..tr- 'A"; election {"
his rti other instances Ike this all over TIE
Southern. states i.el..u uu- cfi'f i,a-p1 f,r dG'o
,af..t tl" I'-.t-. ot tu election h". II other, are
.fa1' q %. So" pre-. t.'' foo te'd 10 h a lev 'i
,.a,r aad AItr .'t ir.uo ,i..'E- 10 political cr.i4,"
...3 I.f avail ri '. H' cJ l.t Assert iau even al.
Democrats M tr >ostu 4ld'r-" political steal
t, .'5 ' h'.,.t '. ina,pcndrat hcmocr,t, h',q T.o
condemn f.c tu.j,,y O. t.rr fellows, and age even
t.s -. .t L- mailing bitter r-ht upon The bourbon
u,. .r- .r a f1l, ballot Ir l"ruc-."-. An election
la~ 30 greatly ul them !u making -Ico'eefGl tcht,
hoac-r man vho simply d"l."- 10 ca-t one hwiul
tpt" It VIII seriously hHmQ.r rc election tA.rt sHd
fti'" '.N .f-''. "''~rt.r i'urt tid ti.- I, ~"
r.fl r.afd ny tI Ties" Bourbon complaints.
-..tf.r iu-A ... 70 t'l iI.. "" t'1t - come
PEI f..rl" - yo'o HT:...y there viii boz h'0.d-hrt
lf f.r south.
Na. b.. arc a,e 'oM tat Democratic United
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,r...t A. tn fYf rl...t fI1t t.r senate VIII now
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..t.r equal a'' rttr' .G.t.o t' '.'r Am.-i. af.
a.frn. V4'o" ic-'ri i' ..,-. ...'c ". c'rp.cN.cn
WILLIAM f.. MOORE,
Ncr-lof,, Julv O. 1-Jo. o.. Ican"..ee