Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-08-07
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While the action to be taken by the
Republicans in the Senate on the force
bill is yet uncertain, there Is no uncer-
tainty In regard to the determination of
the originators of the scheme to compel
its adoption. We have recently come
into possession of the particulars of a
secret. conference of the radical Repub-
.licans who, under the leadership of
Reed and Dudley were Instrumental in
pushing the bill through the House of
was plainly stated that there was no
hope of carrying enough Congressional
districts In the Northern States to Sc
cure control of the next House of Rep
resentatives. Dudley's language to his
associates at this meeting was: "There
isn't salt enough in the sea to make
Indiana Republican. this year, A most
valuable confession for our Indiana
friends! 1t was urged by Dudley and
Reed that the salvation of the Republic
can party depended upon gaining con-
troll Of some Of the Southern States, and
it was determined to concentrate efforts
on three States, South Carolina, Mis-
sissippi and Louisiana. These States
were selected on account of the size of
the colored population. 1t was decided
that If there were not now enough ne
groes in any of the Congressional dis
tricts In these three States to make
clear majority. of the votes, efforts to
colOnize more colored votes there should
at once be made. With the help of the
force bill it Is believed by these desper-
ate leaders that not only the Congress
ional representatives but the electoral
votes can be obtained by the Republi-
cans, and their success in 1892 assured.
Harrison ia an active supporter of the
new movement and is doing all that he
can do through patronage to help it
along. Both he and Reed are looking
with the greatest comfort on the Farm
ers' Alliance movement and are en-
couraging the Alliance leaders as much
as they can, and this is a good deal. 1t
has been determined that wherever the
Alliance movement is found to benefit
the Republican party Alliance men
shall have the local offices. In dozens
of counties in South Carolina, every
postmaster recently appointed by Har-
rison Is member of this secret Organi-
zation which is actively opposed to the
Democratic party.
AS to the prospects of the success of
this conspiracy in the Senate it is still
difficult to form safe opinion. 1t GER
tainly looks as if there was a sufficient
amount of hostility both to the bill as
it passed the House and to any change
in the rules to render the passage of the
bill at this session an impossibility. 1t
is very clear that there is no popular
demand from the North for the pro-
posed law. The Senate committee on
privileges and elections which will re-
port the House bill to the Senate Re-
publican caucus is understood to be
making many changes in it. A promi-
nent Republican Senator said to the ed
itor of the National Democrat that if he
were consulted his advice would be to
make the bill special order in the
Senate for the first Monday in Decem-
ber. In an interview in the New York
Journal Senator Paddock says he is un-
alterably opposed to the bill and will
vote against 1t, whether or not the Sen
atorial caucus decides to support it.
This decision, he says, has only been
reached by him after long considera.
tion of the subject and much careful
thought. He has been in the leading
eastern centres of trade at New York,
Boston, Providence, Philadelphia and
Fall River, and has talked about the eff
feet of the bill with the leading busi-
ness men of both parties. The result
has been that an almost unanimous sen.
timent against the bill has been discOv-
cred. They fear that, If the bill is pass.
ed, the Southern people will make good
their threats of retaliation by boy-cot.
ting goods made in the North. They
therefore believe that it would be Inn
polite to pass the bill. Senator Pad
dock says that these reasons seems SO
weighty to him that he will be forced
to vote against the measure. Senator
Paddock added that he would not vote
for the bill whatever should be the de-
cision of the caucus. IA Senatorial
caucus" he says, "is not binding, but
Is merely a conference
Another Senator who will probably
come out in a. day or two and take the
same position as held by Mr.. Paddock
is Senator Aldrich, of Rhode Island
He has been overwhelmed with pro-
tests against the bill from business mer
of all parties, and has practically decid
ed not to support the bill. He says thai
If he should vote for it he would vote
against his best interests of his constit
uents. A line of steamers is now run
ming between Providence and Savan
nah, which would lose heavily by sec
\ tional legislation. He and Senator
Paddock both say that they believe tht
business interests of the whole country
are opposed to the bill. -
/. Ex-senator Sabin says; "It seems ts
me to be particularly unfortunate to in
troduce measure Of the character o.
Lodge bill at this late day, 25 year
after the war, and where sectional ami
mosities had to a very great extent dice
out. Northern men and capital have
been going into the South of late years
and In my judgment the election
| frauds In the South would work ou
their own solution by immigration il
| the course Of the next few years."
j Fifteen years ago, when the recent
ness of the war and the excitements O
reconstruction offered some excuse fOl
proposed force bills, Senator Sherman
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