The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-25
A GROWING CONVICTION
THAT TALK OF BOYCOTT is PINE
MATURE.
r,chmond business Men In LIMO
tho sober second Thought OF the 'o"'
,,o ne., Of the Country-inter''e"'
and Press Opinions.

Asthe interviews Win P'o'''''"'
ross mon show, the general opinion VI vi.
thinking portion Of this community H.
leas, at this time, opposed to taxing ANY
mira stems regarding the Force bill
All oppose that bill. OF course o", -"
inclined to await the ultimate action III wv
Republican party before taking "cuo"'
other words. the best and most cohse'' "'''N
elements Of Richmond's population p'e,''
10 wait and see what the future h"s . ue
yelon. and then decide upon the pes' Vo"'
Cor ,bem 10 pursue. The general "'''' ~
on;nion NAV be summarized as follows
OPINIONS SUMMARIZED
18th os the southern states IN All TIC
dement's Of wealth can but benefit Inc MA
,ori,v Of Northern business men.
The prosperity Of the south mas ''''0" 's
.,cb.nroportions that it cannot be dcs''oY w.
avon seriously diminished for any g'e"'
lcng,b Of time. by the passage oi any ,"",
ho,yover hostile in its operation 10 'no '0''
interests Of the southern people
II tho South were cut of to-day rom al
,,o,o,ial resources Of the North u hV'
another dollar Of Northern capi'a wei, ="
,os,cd in the southern states inc i"''''
,yo,,ld continue 10 advance IN Inc Hoo'","
,o,on of wealth. although far less rap'u'l
,banifi, enjoyed as fully as 1t does no" III,
'" or Northern enterprise ana
capital. 80. on,,.ord
,r,o south cannot be halted in It's onward
march. II has on its side too many mater '''
advantages in the way Of climate SOIL '''''
oral and agricultural products
Ia accumulated wealth Is already uo
great Its people are too firmly resoN 'u j"
,he,r determination to develop all thelr h"-
ural resources. 4 vast amount OF Northern
capital is also interested in the cohlln".u
prosperity of the SOUTH and most VI ->o' !"
ern men Of large means. ....
It, tide Of fortune, which has Just begun
IN flow so strongly, may be arrested tei"lo-
rarilv 10 a certain extent, but 1t cannon ~
permanently DISTRACTED.
Northern capitalists are as much l"'''-
osted in the welfare Of the oouth as ar
southern capitalists, who are IN business
relations with them
1.-THE remnant Of the Republican parry
NOW in control of the United states TOW
ornment is determined TO pass the for'o
hill, it Will do so.
All protests from the south VIII Dul sup
plv 70 a diving enemy of constitutional IiV-
arfv more ammunition, and delay the end
As the South has always been she Is 10
day-the defender Of constitutional llOeIH
No following Of hurrah boycott before
there is need Of such action can dement, 'ne
south in its position as defender Oh 'ne
Constitution. ILL.
The history Of boycott may be seneraiI!
written in one word-iailure.
The only protests likely 10 influence Il
band of blind partisans are protests lroii
their strongholds.
They do not care a continental Tor 'he
South. and will not be retarded in their en-
croachments upon the liberties Of the indi-
vidual the state and the constitution, by
any threats Of a commercial union there.
The Force bill will be a boomerang Tor
Republicansm.
People should not try to cross bridge
before they reach it.
There is more than one kind Of pocket
nerve.
Effects of the Republican protective tarih
should teach Democrats the danger OF lool-
Ing with a boycott.
1t may be repeated that such thing
rs commercial convention, to take
action on the Lodge bill before the Senate
acts. unless that convention is held by
Northern states, will but strengthen the
hands of the Republican conspirators an
their determination TO pass it. such assist
nnce would but weaken the position of tue
South in i'll efforts 10 make ineffective such
a measure when adopted.
Following are some additional views OF
residents OF Richmond.
MR.. u. LAMBERT.
Mr.J. Il. Lambert said: during the war
/ heard Judah i. Benjamin say he had
lived among the Yankees, had studied
their character, and II we lOst our
cause there was nothing deNlllsh the
Yankee would not use 10 Illuminate the
south. The negroes would be enlrahcNlseu'
and nut in power; not Tor love oil the negro
but because it would aggrayate the south
ern whites. The kind of Yankee Benjamin
snake of is on top again. But there are
thousands of brave, true anhees All over
New England. and true men every where
North. who love fair play and hate the
lodges. Reeds and BOutelles rs much as We
do. believe the good Kind Will triumph
this tall. and do not believe IN bOycOttihS
our friends
GENERAL Il. d. FRY.
General Il. y. Fry, president OF the Mar
shall manufacturing company, SAID: am
opposed 10 the south making an assertion
i'm reference to bOycOtting the North untll
we learn that the Force bill has passed the
senate. then we will have ample time 10
resort 10 such method. | for one don't
believe the senate is going to pass the bill.
MIR. GEORGE c. JEFFERSON
Mr.. ceorge G. Jefferson said; IL am de-
cidedly onposed TO south resorting 10 the boy
colt method in case the Force bill should
pass the Senate. If We do this we VIII an
iaeoniZe our friends a. well as our enemies
For instance, IN the case OF New OH We
have many Democratic friends whom the
boycott move would inJure.
MIR. II. b. CHAFfIN.
Mr. X. Il. Chaihn SAID: l am uplnetu 10
the boycott move. 1t is a sword that VIII
cut both ways.
MIR. JOSIAH RYLAND.
81 am opposed TO the boycott move on
priuciple." said Mr.. Josiah Ryland, a prom
inent merchant and public spirited citizen
..It is not the right Kind of move to be re-
SORTED Ia i'm issues of 50 great importance
'rhe loycOtt idea is kind of revenge which
should not be resorted TO in issues which al
fec, state or national interest. In tins case
4 mllg believe with the great statesman
who said that about the best way TO meet a
bad law isiO enforce II.
MIR. \. l.. MONTAGUE.
Mr.. FL. Montague, "A prominent young
LAWYER, said: IL am opposed to the boycott
move. IL we resort 10 such method, We
will iniure our friends as well as our enc
mics
MR.. W. ;. DASHlELL.
MIR. W. :. Dashiell said. "lOu remem
ler we had a boycott here several years
AGO. YOU remember the indignant protests
made against il then; you canno, forget
that il was the parent of the Law and Order
LEAGUE a secret organization comprising