The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1890-08-09

on thS continent; they love liberty, ana are
jealous of the slightest encroachment upon
popular freedom; and sir apart from any
| effect which this bill may be supposed to
have on the present condition OF the south,
we oppose it t.as dangerous violation OF the
spirit of constitutional liberty.
Mr. Chairman. even If we were to admit
that the federal election bill is in complete
accord with the constitution it Is q grave
political blunder. Its object is to call to the
front republican vote in the south, but 1t
will fail to accomplish its object, because
republican vote in the south. under the con-
ditions which this bill would impose, means
negro domination. The south has been, Is,
and as long as it exists, Will pc SO solld n lts
opposition to negro rule. This bill will ar
rest any tendency that may exist TO the dis
| integration of political sentiment in the
south and will organize it ,afreSh along the
line of self-preservation. 1t Will make the
| solid south more solid. Every other question
will be forgotten in the supreme necessity OF
| protecting ourselves from negro RUE. In
the estimation of ninety-nine OUT OF every
| hundred white men in the south. the silver
| question, the tariff issue the prohibition
| cause, or any other political issue. are mere
| bagatelles compared with the overwhelming
| Importance of saving our CIVILIZATION. SIr'
we are not theorizing on this subject. we
| know from experience that negro rule Is in,
| tOlerable. After twenty years of peace, and
in time of profound repose. this bill threat
ems us with the reconstruction regime, q pol
| icy which was born of the fierce passion OF
| the war, and found in them its only excuse;
| under whose SWAY political plunderers held
| their mad revels in our southern Gapitols;
robbed states with reckless lust; and rioted
on the ruin they wrought. And Sir, the m
evitablc effect of Il proposal to return TO TINS
| policy Of dealing with the negroguestion Will
be to unite the white people OF the south, r.
respective of party atiinities, IN stern reslS-
| tance to negro rule.
| Mr.. Chairman. even if we were to grant the
constitutionaity OF the federal election bill
the occasion for the use of this eXtra0rdinary
power by congress does not exist. Iherc IS
| no necessity for federal interference With
| this negro problem. If The negroes were op-
pressed, ifthey were hiiiered in their efforts
| to rise, or refused the AID they need; il lhe
| people of the south were hostile TO thelf I'M.
| provemcnt, or unjustly deprived them OF
| their rights, then sir there might be some
reason for the nation to interfere in their be-
half. But this is not the case On the con-
trairy, the negroes are free ana prosperous )
progress than any other people ever made
| from barbarism to civilization. They are
better fed, better treated better paid than
any other laboring class in the world The
white people are friendly to their advance
ment, and contribute literally to their edu-
cation. These are facts that no man can de-
ny. Let the man who WISHES TO help thehl,
and imagincs that their condition cnn be
| improved by political interference, lo0k al
their schools and churches and contcnted
| homes and pause before he ventures to the
fatal policy Of this bill.
slr 'hs leaeral eTctlon pill as9Ii2 .dc dc
not dt,Cnrvn ,he imnutaton which if casts ON
tLof, f'i naSn s,,H Knvhnrn viii vou Gnd The
traditions Of the republic and the true Amer;
icen idea Of liberty SO strongly rooted ana
sttL L, ,nn,In Ana lr cav il frankly
TN 20, no n, ,ich move I9nrrr in Ike
north with your immense foreign-Dolh pop
" ,'I,i H., H., fnrr, 1f Tovnrnmant than w
"ro ~ IN the e",ith The south holds ns firmly
.a "p ~ ha %rIt% tho+ an intrat1ncIl9d baIiT
e. tii,,,, Nf |r,r IihertieE IIprr anf
~ r une th trnei ~ nerlIiar circur,
t i,in1 IL L|nootv gYi,,s thp nnnrr
amS i & n,t i,st ~ IT. does here in thC
,,"rtt NM thnrp rs here, thr best DeoplC
drT, ior Tii, ,,If ,,nGnr,n il and are working
"o "op,U' W. ~. nnF"r,,, ''' '''''
''I a. 49, al. no si,. ,cIv the nprro vote /,
silent in fhe soIIthy Sir. there are many rea.
Td,. ~, II HoSi"! frani and jntimidDtiun
rThn i,nrronS of fhn snuth are coming more
G iIG m raoIi1a t%at flair minrGsts are
id%ntifnI Win Nmrs. THAT wrarp to live To-
ND nanTNt award 10 onorrei. that We
I ~ f,ond. and viii trrnt them fnirlv
a. i h,,r tn rain frnu, noii+irs
ti@O Ivy uIst iso D n,imsae in tn,
hu i,Ji Eile .,,nrenacv of The Whites. Tbt
mnrn,nI Ind itferenr9 If the southern negro K
genefal E W ~ ia ot
polI!tS, "'iis, 40 , U T., l., ,raiv due II
cptuluiUit1 VI f 'n1'l pttgr foeiin% foWord tb,
i NY LOW" VI " 'N''0' 'o0'7
M 5;boir,uon H. is prcriso1v here that ",
W. ~ % nf thiS }cdnrnI cinctio,
@mq @ 'lIS ,itad onIv IN tba ret,rn of rpn
Dill IL !. lo9ul'ou "i.s ~ frnn tbn frw Ak
i n " nISa,iSionS nav annIv
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SlIC2 W ,d tn na.,1
70 peclpi.a.o n"Uo NJ IL ntrnh trwnr5 FL,
uhu a. ~ i ardIv nnusihIe to cnnrciyr
Whites. ~ ,, u, nI tG thn nagro ,arr tbnI
lileafute iiolG @ w. - w hoIo7a thnt thc,
iiI I bnnI,"d hy hayonets in their urpreS
VIII De packcu Dy nay oirtS ~ Ii,o', Is+f N'
s0iiS upGli ciic WHY ~ t'nUPrT PpI irnct nf lin
alr, .ooNiniS ~ Uro +h ,oes nf illita.nt
mcasure liNG Vi2 ot @ te l,"o9 5,,,trv w ntnac
negroes; aSh' WAY g"th to .i'o oootinn 6f fe,
TO gah Wy w Mpuiu w + ,Iap,,t en,,
sequences tilat ihusUSpilo&M, & o inro .n,
10 reno aSuiiucr 1 Peolie "nd nnd aUTr6iI then
truSI anu nelp tucn o.iiei "'i" nTnrt tn rn
~ a aeauly anvaswnis,r9 = IT, ~ notr;ntic cir
t uress ltilaS may TiVs V,s nr,'d that timn i
10 teitf opcii aireSLi tne thn g,v
soWdiy ,n eS. n1 prorreSs Of to.dav$ Shal
anna te iTateriidi IHa ~ i14 ""s
we cohp suciety' d,t nI 5,arrGm
trate clVlilzaiiol IN ~ w. W tI!" - I'm
lhc peaGe nna pluapa'i,5 W to3 3.,So a, ''t IL
py people III tlt s;t ~ srpu ~
lnsasiaVle lal'a'icl'ii Vi p'' 'i'"''
. snipE ,,, ,,..,, ,,,h, l., o,v, o,v+hi,c of thi
slr every all VINO ot n"gio AMY r",,"r .n
problem at All knows tlat negro supfei,arA A
means we ", s ~ sit idir ~,
SIR, does liie nPrIi ~ p,ndntad Nv III"
ana see ouI 1alr ii'' .h;oI 49, AZ i,innI ~
barDarlshlf 10 you G 1nialG W. VnITop ali Eve
the palrlols wv Vn,1,tn,y, hos crown :,
ana W i,, y" tn the rm1n Of the negro
VIII the &nGlo-oa rtER@1mU @ rFtIy "nTt fr;
else on ine g!ope Sii "T tnT .an vnn no, VIII,
can ~ the souIh' olr' tSH Sou ~, @ , mmtn
the blue NUS we love ehuYr' aa'" 1n oar I