The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-10-23
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The Force Bill.

MI. I1dlSIeau, now undoubtedly inc
leading Republican journalist in the
Eastern States, renews his protest
againsr the force bill. "The Lodge
BILL" he says, "is an attempt to go
back to the policy Grant abandoned,
and Grant is dead, and the army is
not on war footing, and the public
opinion that in the judgment of Grant
would not sustain him in peremptory
measures and the continuance of the
war of races has not been strengthened
by waiting until the political revolu-
ton in the Black Belt States is COM
pletely accomplished" "Further-
more," says Mr.. Halstead, 1--WE are
absolutely opposed to the assumption
of that system of vain slaughter, the
sacrifice OF innocent black men to
help a northern politician turn
pretty phrase and round out a puerile
affectation of consistency"
Mr.. Halstead treats the force bill
from the point of view of a distin-
guished Republican journalist, and
his words will have great weight. The
Herald never believed that such an act
would be passed until the reelection
of Mr.. Reed. We hoped that the com
mon sense of the Republican party
would echo the opinions expressed by
Mr.. Halstead, that, having that gov
eminent in control, Infinite chances
at the treasury, the power to create
crushing tariffs, the leaders would see
no motive for reviving the worst of all
strifes, that between race and race.
The Maine election makes us think
seriously of the force bill, and more
especially when it is supported by
such men as Evarts, Hoar and Ed
munds, who, if we are not mistaken,
opposed the same measure when pr
posed by Grant.
The Force bill is another develop
ment or the recent political tenden-
eies to govern everything from Wash
ington. This has been the fruit Of
Republican ascendency. The strength
and happiness of the American
Union will be found in the fullest in
dependence that can be given to the
states. We look to the Washington
government to safeguard the national
credit and honor, to represent us be-
fore fol eign powers, to conduct Ger.
tain forms of impost and communi-
cation. There it ends! The states
must govern acknowledgements con-
troll their citizenship, domestic Gus
toms, and polling booths. For the
national government to interfere with
their prerogatives is to assume what
would be dangerous, if it were not
an impossible, responsibility.
We oppose the force bill because, if
passed it would be an irritant. 1t
could not be enforced without con-
fict. The nation is not yearning for
another war that negro congressman
may be elected from Alabama and
Tennessee. No, not by 8 large, all
unprecedented majority. Leave the
South alone! Leave the negroes to
their white neighbors and friends
They know one another, and the
immense progress that the negroes
have made since they have had free.
dom shows the good relations that
exist between them. Let us, the citi
zens of the North, mind our OWL
business with diligence and discretion
We have sorrows enough at home
misgovernment, poverty, misery ano
crime, to be looked into and remediel
if we will only do it. Mr.. Halsteac
shows common sense in his repudia
ton of this unwise measure, and W.
trust that he speaks the voice of The
conservative, patriotic men in his owl
DARWIN, Y. Herald,