The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-16
SPEAKER REED As 4 PAC1F1CAroR
His Plan Tor UnitInE the Sonthern Demo-
crntn ard Markham Rennhllcnnn.

tives To borrow phrase from the down
casters he so well represents. he speaks right
out in meeting" whenever he has anything to
say. No one will deny this after reading his
article In the North american ReuietC for June
on The Federal Control Of Elections" MIR.
Reed Ia a shining light In his party. and is per-
haps as largely Interested In its continued as
tendency as any man in the land. He is from
q State which has furnished candidate for
tho Republican Presidential nomination in
every National Convention OF that party since
and including that OF 1876. and is himself re-
garded by men of all parties as a sound and
frst-class piece OF Presidential timber. AS the
sunset Of political life gives mystical lore TO the
Sage OF Augusta 1t ls probable that he secs the
portly form OF his successor in the Speakers
chair, like coming event, casting its shadow
before and hears the gleefu shouts Of thou
sands Of throats as the Chairman OF the next
Republican Convention announces that Thom-
as b. Reed OF Maine is its candidate.
OF course Mr. Reed understands the impor-
tance to him OF remaining in his present
post OF influence and power for another term.
Hence his anxiety to secure Republican ma
jority in the next House OF Representatives.
He sees before him every day the very narrow
Republican majority in the present House.
and realizes that even for this his party is
greatly indebted to the tariff letter OF Grover
Cleveland, and to the rub-a.dub enthusiasm
incidental to Presidential campaigns only.
With the able National Committee resting
from Its labors and frying no fat and with
Congressional Committee. the Chairman and
Secretary OF which have quarrelled and sep
arated over the cost of few chairs and tables
for which tho Chairman says 1t cannot pay. the
outlook would be dismal indeed If there were
no new political fields to work
Right here the genius OF Mr. Reed comes In
play. He will repair the waste places Of the
South, and Republican Congressman shall
come up from regions long since given over to
darkness and Democracy. The plan upon
which he would have this done is entirely
original, and is set forth with charming frank
ness In the Rerer article referred TO. lie first
assumes 1t as an admitted fact that, in vio-
lation OF the Constitution OF the United States
and OF the law Of the land. the negro vote OF the
South is suppressed by intimidation with
shotguns and mobs" or neutralized by stuff
ing OF the ballot boxes" and systematic
Justification of returns" He admits that the
motive underlying this policy is desire to
save the Southern States from negro domina-
ton, and to that he not only offers no obJec-
tion. but virtually commits himself 10 a policy
OF Federal non-nterference But says Mr..
Reed-and here he begins 70 develop his plan
tho ouh;oot -, ro,IoroT oiaa,;', 10, 80
arm man knowo tho, ,horo g. ~ ,,osaih;Iit,, &c
nooro ,,o,,inntior - a., -, S,.n TT,
cas- NO rooeon NH, th, horhariona ,,,,Io 49,
IN be driven from rho state ballot bov n tho
interast ~ civilizotior r,o,, NOT ha rraai,, ad
nitted ~ the rational halle, hoy IN no 49,.
not ~ RanrbI;oor dor,inotion II tho uo,ao,
Representatives. He continues:
10 ali,
IL al TINS wrong az inc ballot oo1 he needed to pre-
casian supreme in the State not living soul can dare
to say that the same wrong or any other is necessary
for Caucasian SUPREMACY in the Uuitod States
Supposo it were a fact that negro domination and
barbarism would follow from honest voting in the
Southern State elections suppose It were fact that
dlsFeEaFd OF law and complete violation of the rights
~ $1,000, n $500. ~. oivnt,.,to ~ ~, 800.
what has that to do with TsdsraI o.oons, VioIo,,or
of law and disregard OF statutes are not needed to save
the United States.
That r. oov tba rao-o horhorior. o,,,. +o
Ia olIouad tha oootinr, 80 70 t,o,a-a,i,,o
,,,h.thar Da,rhIioon or Don,ooro,,a LII
shall control the House of Renrasontotiros II
tbara ia n ,veal n,aca in Mr. Eaad's Milan IL IA
this Tint ha attnmnts to distipguisb tatwaon
nepro domination and tho doninoton of ono
cot of white mon ovar onothar hv tba mid ~
negroas This 10 n destination vhicb tho white
Democrats NJ tho Northern tier ~ forn,or Claw,
States have thus far raruseI to rscogni1o ~
does nor follow however that tbov will ba
rroof agaipst tho hIondisbmor,s ~ NJ Raj
Our now anostlo NJ comnromisa ha,woan
tho eectiops induIyea in mo sentimental cont
about tho nogro's vjostad rights II ia INV
tho ricbt Of his marty IN hnve tha recrn rotas
conntod in ito favor at Congross aIeotinns
that annenrs to him an deenIv IN corcern o,,r
u boIe nsonIs Win superh directpe.s ha savs.
hElusn'y' 'nsn sn1 pueS'.on ., ,Nre an"
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n.one whether N, GerubIao por,y III. United STATE.
shall receive and have count ed me roes uhch Dony 10
It by virtue of the Constitution of the country.
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tnr arnnnaant MA doniai 20 ,,a na,,,o ~
shoro in tHa oontroI ~ he own honno Govorn|
,aont rbioh NJ paad ouars ~ ho H., raool,
:, iaaa snutharn nroo,ioa Ioos not co ,,,ab we.
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sor,ntion Tow Stoto rmrnosas md to"it,v Cd
rIita hat !, ia an oysrwhalming nacessitv ~.