Telegram-herald., 1890-07-23
Il M RIGnTf

Gen. J. Hale Sypher, q Republican
Congressrnan from Louisiana IN the
days Of reconstruction and one OK the
most aggressive OF ms kind, has been IN
Washington recently. He has talked
pretty freely about the Federal Elec-
ton bill, and expresses It as his opinion
that the bill. II passed. will prove a
dead letter-not so much because Of the
resistance Of the South as OF the
cowardice and avarlce OF the North.
1T Will be farce if it be passed, +" said
the general. "Eyen II II were al that
10 ought TO be 10 secure honest elections,
which 10 Is not, it would fail OF ITS pur-
pose, because the sentiment of the
North would demand that II be left a
dead letter. l am Northern man.
was born in Perry county, Pa. | studied
law under Thad stevens. But l have
lived IN the South long enough to know
that the South viii bitterly resist the
operation Of such a law, and that the
bitter resistance on their part will AZ
once make the North too cowardly TO
enforce the law. The North Is domin-
ated by love Of the dirty bat almighty
dollar. Ii ever a demand for justice
touches the pocket of a Northern man,
ne Will hum and haw and try 70 see If
there is some way out OF It without the
sacrifice of cent"
The above charge is certainly explicit
and has some foundation IN historical
facts. There is no doubt that the peo-
pie Of the North are absorbed IN their
business enterprises and are not quite
as fiery and warlike as their Southern
brethren. but they will not stand quite
everything, as was proven by the re-
cent war. The South went just Little
too far then. and may possibly do SO
once more. But let rs listen to the
reasons which General Sypher gives for
the faith that IS IN him.
LET me tell YOU a bit OF history.
When I was LIVING on my plantation
near New Orleans, IN the days OF Re
construction. some Northern newspaper
c0rrcspondents came down there 20 IN
vest gate the howl that was going up
from the south and the Democrats oil
the North against carpet bag govern
ment. I dined them and wlned them.
aud drove them about IN carriages, aud
they slept under my roof and mingled
with my family. Ibey went away with
nothing bus words OF honey IN their
mouths about the plan Of recOnstruc-
ton in vogue. They found nothing TO
complain of. But they went back to
TIER papers ard az the command Of
their editors wrote the most viil2lnOUs
lies ever conceived about myself and
other N0rthsrn mon. They were really
sent out Tor tnag purpose. some mer-
chants OF the Ncrtl wanted to sell their
wares 30 the ~0cth and some wanted TO
buy Southern cotton. They wanted IN
era OF reCiprocity and Dr0tnerlv love
inaugurated that they might add dol
lars tO their bank accounts. These Iu-
fueuced a portion ot the press, and the
press saw circulation and advertising
in taking uD the cry, and so, to concili-
ate the sx-C Oufedsrates, they began TO
lie upon and crush out the Northern
men there. m and ont OF ofce."
The success which their policy
achieved surpassed their expectations
and resulted N that contamination of
villa MES the "SoEd south" THIS is
the way it worked, according to Gen.
Sypher.
They succeeded even better than
thew expected. They scared the adj
ministratIon and many Republican
leaders. Grant mugwumpet. After
beng at the bead Sc the South wnen
the army surrendered. he surrendered
everything. and virtually joined in the
fght sranst the carpet bag govern
mert.
Encouraged BY these sttacks. the
south determined to drive the Repub-
Ecaus Gus hv fraud or force. The "a
nous Packard Nichols var came soon
after. Packard was driven 0ut of g
Govsrn0rsbip At the point Of the hav0-
net. ard when Grant was ssSed t0 sI-
terfere and protect the iswf8i Governor
wftn United Sfates troops he rerl cd
through >nIden. hs private secretary.
thar While be would lend JuIfed states
troops a. keep the peace, 80 ili 17t
feel Iusrfed n allowing them 60 sup
uors ore SIDE or the ether in the 4 =
puts. I lave that letter ID my posses
son nov. ard Be IS TIE letter whCh
rlsde ths South solid "a q rock for tie
Democrats
The New York newsrarer which ed
in tha fznt increased in circulation ard
stvert,slrg sraaDrriy in the south ard
has made miliors of dollars cut of -
dastar8lv has successful lies. Northern
merchants wt0 bad taken a hsud ln the
rght estsabi s1esi themselves on soi a
footrg 81 tire so0ta ard hare made
millions More than ever tne love 81
the dollar controls t1e stassi0ns AID f