The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-09-19

A friend hands US copy Of the Butler
Weekly Times, published at Butler, Mo. con-
tanning an open letter written by Francis Gran
ger, a Texas republican, living al Weather
iord, Texas. and addressed TO Senator Ed
munds Of Vernon, The letter treats of the
Force or elections bill which Edmunds labored
o zealously to have passed. Mr. Granger
opens his letter by saying that he Is native
Of Vermont, lived there until he was 40 years
Of age, had always been, aud Is no y, alter the
stric,csl sect republican, The following Is
an extract from the letter;
What feel and shall try 10 express ought to
have some weight, for surely the feelings and
opinions Of Southern Republicans merit some
consideration at the hands Of Republicans Of
the north, have lived in Texas II years.
My four living children were born here, and
two OF my children are buried here. | have
livel portion Of that time IN Northern Texas
and the remainder Of the time in Southern
Texas. My business has been such that l
have travelled in the cars and by private con-
veyance in all rarli Of the State, and have been
among all classes Of its people. am usually
credited with keeping my ears and eyes opea,
and affirm without fear or contradiction that
] a mans politics this being known 10 every one
! to be Democrat or Republican, has as little
effect, so far as the treatment OF himself or his
family is concerned in business or socially, at
school, at church, in the eourts--nay, even ut
the ballot box as Il does in Vermont OF Mime
sofa, and Il cannot be Justly said that this
applies only to Texas for the reason that Texas
Is largely peopled with natives Of other South
ern States, anj very many Of them recently
moved here from those states.
can truly say that have oisen been filled
with as,onishmenl and wonder at the univerSa
aequieseenee OF these people in their delea, ant
the results Of the late war, and any NortherI
man must marvel at il who comes here ant
lives or mingles freely among these people
when he remembers what an awful war II was
know tha. Abraham Liheoln's character 4
almost universally respected and admife'
among Southern men; know they feel tina
the war ended for the best, that Il has beeI
ard is be.terf or the South that slavery as Al
institution passed away with the war. and
there is here and there man who ieels at oil
sore 1t is feeling caused more believe, by
some phases Of carpe,bag reconstruction as
took place in some portions Of the South thai
by any other occurrences during or direct AM
necessary results Of the late war.
The chief cause, in my opinion, for the feel
ing Of alarm and anxiety that exists throughou
The Southland il does exist and is genuine
and occasioned by the proposed passage Of lh
| Federal election bill--is that the people OF Ih
south fear repetition Of those occurrences.
feet certain that If President Harrison an
the supporters Of this measure in the llouS
and Senate could visit this country and ttavs
. through the Southern States. talk with and oh
servs these people in their places OF bushes
and in their hou es, they would seknowledg
that Congressman Lanham Of this district, !
his recent speech in the House upon this meal
ure, uttered the truth and nothing more.