Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-29
TUESDAY. APRIL %, 1890
Fussy Forakers Successor.


the place Of Governor FORAKER as the
leader of the bloody-shirt brigade. Two
years ago il was FORAKER whose name was
on every northern tongue as the man who
had compelled President CLEVELAND to re-
scind the order for the return OF certain
old Confederate flags 10 the rebels In
fact. FORAKER considered himself promi-
neut aspirant TO the Office of President of
the United States, and was considered TO
be such by thousands of admiring waivers
of the bloody shirt. =" But yesterday the
word of Cesar might have stood against
the world. Now there he lies, aud none so
poor TO do him reverence"
Mr.. Speaker REED now regards himself
as leading aspirant TO the office OF Presl-
dent of the United States, and has begun
70 play the role which FORAKER was so re-
Gently PLAYING. Indications in abundance
tell Ms that REID is a candidate. One of
the most significant of these indications
is the statement that Mr.. BLAINE is in favor
of the denomination of MIR. HARRISON for
that office; for Mr. BLAINE and Mr.. REED
are not admirers the one of the other. If
1t is true that Mr.. BLAINE Is opposed 10
REKD's candidacy then the country Will
have reason for returning thanks to the
Secretary of State. Such a malignant as
REED ought not ever to be nominated.
In his speech at Pittsburgh last Saturday
night Mr.. REED as good as announced him
self as candidate for the Republican
nomination of 1892. No other explanation
can be given of the TRADE in which he IN
dulged. He seemed determined to out
Herod HKRoD. We reproduce Il specimen
paragraph. Mr.. REED said
at is known TO everybody that the
South denies that cheating Is part and
parcel of their elections. IL Is equally
known TO everybody that that denialls not
true. The South has passed through many
stages. The Kuklux first deployed It's mid
night terrors to intimidate voters. Then
came midnight shootings and harrylngs !;
then bulldoZlng and driving OF negro poll.
tIcians into the woods in the darkness OF
the night. At present murders have most
ly passed away, and terrOrizing and mid
night marauders, ballOt-bOX stutiing, and
cheating IN the count have taken their
places. Throughout all this variety OF
wickedness | call upon You mote one SIM
cular fact-that while 1t existed every one
was most solemnly denied 10y the southern
press and southern people. No man de-
MES them to-day"
This outrageous language was used 10y
the Speaker of the national House OF
Representatives and it was the Democrats
in that House TO whom he referred when
he said that no man now denies the charges
which be brought against the southern
people. "a decent respect for the opln-
ions of mankind" ought TO have prevented
the Speaker from making such an attack
upon the South and her representatives IN
Congress.
MIR. REED used language still more repre-
belnible when he, white man, declared
himself, as he substantially did, for negro
supremacy wherever the negroes have the
majority of the voters. Wequote again;
"While the South denies frauds in cleo
tions, cheatings. and ballot-box stufhngs,
singularly enough they Justify them. why
they defend them If they don't happen
Won cannot understand on principles OF
logic, but you can on principles OF lying.
The defence il that otherwise the white
rnce would be dominated by colOred
IGNORANCE. That defence NAV do for the
State of Mississippi, but 1t will not do toI
the United States. In Mississippi the
blacks are the more numerous. In the
limited States they are but handful. II
in ali the congressional districts where
they are in the majority they should com
bine and send one of their own color they
could only muster thirty out IT three hun
drcd and thirty"
Ponder that utterance. In Mississippi
the negroes are majority, but in the United
States they are few in numbers. Therefore
the people of the United States have no
thing to fear from negro domination
and must pass laws which will operate tC
send negroes, or Republicans, 20 Congress
from all the congressional districts IL
which the negroes constitute majority o
the population And the same rule III
would apply to the election of electors o
President Of the United States. though The
Federal Constitution empowers the severa
States to choose such electors i'll any way
that may suit them. REED would like to b'
President, and in order TO crafty his am
bition is ready 20 be traitor to ms owl
race. and TO ruin large section of thu
country which he claims as his own. II
saving that when Federal election i
held il has nothing TO do with the Stat
government, but becomes part and par
Gel Of the Government of the United States
at large where there is no possibility o
negro domination. ignorant or otherwise,
he meant to include all Federal cleo
tons those for President Of the United
States as well as those for congressman.
Mr.. REED has oyerreached himself HI
will share the fate OF FoRAKEE, whom tn,
people of Ohio have remanded to privat'
life. That is to say. Mr.. REED will neve
be President. Such attacks as his upoI
the southern people no longer draw voter
10 the Republican ranks. He has no fu
ture. Patriotism has succeeded TO preju
dice, and the bloody shirt must be furled
"The flag Of the Union" is now the flag o
the whole country in fact as well as il
name.