Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-24
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A WISE SUGGESTION.


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WISE SUGGESTION.
IF the different Chambers of Commerce
in the South would adopt short and pithy
resolutions against the force bill and re-
quest their members to enclose copies to
all northern and western correspondents.
calling upon them IN all kindness and fair
from this affliction, il would have far
better effect than any boycott could posi-
bly, have.
THE PART OF THE PRESS.
1.-THE independent and unmuzzled press
Of the whole country is fighting great
battle for constitutional government and
individual liberty, which must have its
effect upon the Republican Senate. most
of whose members are comparatively in
dependent of party dictation.
"If they continue this good work we
have much to hope for from the Senate.
WILL TEST Irs coSsrITUrIoSALrrY.
IF the bill passes we shall Of course test
it's constitutionality in every legitimate
manner. and we have much to hope for in
that direction. In the mean while. il is
right and proper. now that we are on the
eve of congressional nominations, to select
as candidates our ablest and strongest men,
and that we should hold up to public exc
Grafton and private scorn those who. born
and raised among US. have been so lost to
every sense OF propriety and decency as to
force upon us measure which is repulsive
to every right-thinking, hberty-loving
southern man."
Mr.. Preston Belviu.
"The force bi!l as it is called and as in
| tended by its promoters, should be termed
| the farce" bill. so far as the South is con-
cerned" seid Alderman Preston Belyin.
president of the Powhatan Club. 1T Is
| time that the Republicans should under
stand that the southern, people are the
most loyal in all this grand country OF ours.
| They were loyal for independence, for the
| Revolution, for the Mexican War. They
| have always been loyal, even during the
| late civil war--loyal to their States. loyal
| TO their wives and children. loyal to their
property for which they fought, and they
still propose to be loyal to the property
| that has always belonged to the Anglo
| Saxon race since this country was dis
| covered.
WHAT THE SOUTH WILL DO.
| "This property has been handed down
| from generation to generation, and the
| southern people propose to be loyal in
governing it. In selecting their repre-
sentatives to make laws to COVE. them
| they will pee that they are of the pure old
southern type, and not lot of ignorant
plunderers that would have yoke on
every other southern State such as poor
| old South Carolina has had to carry ever
since she vas under negro rule.
| WHO WILL RULE.
| "The white people of the South propose
to rule by peaceful methods if possible-if
| not. well. then. we propose 10 rule. The un-
constitutional farce bill will be dead let
| ter so far as the South is concerned"
| Mr.. samuel Regester.
| 81 look upon this as the most malicious
piece of legislation aimed at prosperous
and peaceful South by malignant and
| jealous North IN recent years." observed
| Mr.. Samuel REGISTER, a working Democrat
| and member of the District COMMITTEES.
Il have the most profound faith in the
ability of the southern people TO take care
| of themselves under any and all conditions.
| While / have great admiration for the Judg-
| ment of the eminent gentlemen composing
the Board of Directors of our efficient
Chamber of Commerce, yet / have the
temerity TO differ with them.
IN FAVOR OF DEALING AT BoME.
81 most heartily endorse the plan sug-
gested by the Atlanta Constitution. and that
the present is the opportune time TO show
our hands and let our friends the enemy
| understand that we ,riu cross the bridge
,cle,a we come to it. To my mind it is bad
| policy to wait until we are harassed with
the enforced operation of this infamous
bill.
SHOULD ACT PROMPTLY.
"We should act at once. and our only
| hope is through the commercial North who
should be informed that the passage OF
this bill will strike them as well as US. Let
our Chamber OF Commerce and other COM
mercial bodies act promptly and in no un-
certain way"
Ciork Charles w. Goddin.-
The Clerk Of our Chancery Court is one
| of the most conservative men in the city,
| but he always has a learly-formed opinion
on political and other matters and is will
ing TO state them. The Lodge force bill,
if concurred i'll by the Senate ofthe United
States, will, in my humble opinion, be one
of the most iniquitous measures ever
thrust upon the American people," he re-
| marked TO a Dispatch reporter, but be-
lieve il will cause the southern people To
solidify themselves more than ever and
with proper organization on our part we
will return larger Democratic majority IN
this State and the South than ever before
known"
Judge George p. Hughes.
This gentleman was at one time Com.
| monwealth's attorney of Goochland county
and when the Readiusters came into power
they elected him to preside over his Judi
| clal circuit. Since his retirement from the
bench he has moved TO Richmond and
opened a law-office. He said yesterday to
a Dispdtch reporter: IF the Lodge or force
| bill becomes law il will be blessing to
us and the entire South. My reasons
briefly stated are these:
1T will compel the South to so amend
the organic law as 10 rid us OF the ignorant
and corrupt voter, "a should have been
done long ago. When this is done every
excuse for such law will be taken away
and every advantage sought to be gained
will be lost to its advocates.
DANGEROUS VOTERS.
"It will open the eyes of the intelligent
patriotic people OF the Soutn 10 the uahgei
TO every State from an ignorant, corrupt
voting class in the hands of the corrup
politicians of the present day, who may Sc
frame election-laws to result as they
choose. 1t will open the eyes of the peo
pie all over our country to similar danger:
to the Federal as to the State governments
and set them to thinking and deylslni
measures to prevent them from oelni
made secure in the organic law. IL Is II
this sense only that / think it will be
benefit.
| DKPLoRABLE EVENT.
"The passage of such a law, or even IL
| advocacy by any considerable nuuDer
prominent men, / consider one of the mos
deplorable events in our national history
hut fear we have given too much excus
for it. II is the entering wedge, the prece
dent for politicians to follow in the future
elections of President and members, o
Congress under laws so framed that the.
can perpetuate themselves in power re
gardless of the voters.
CAN'T De ENFORCED.
But il it becomes a law do not believ
J that you could find enough intelligen
J men in the State who would help to exc
cute it. 1t would be left unexecuted. or
carried out, it will be done by men (ex
cept in few instances) willing tools in tn
hands Of the corrupt politicians of tn
present day.
TO amend our Constitution is our onl
|, safety.
Captain Prank Cunningham.
1.-THE Chamber of Commerce did tn
, wise thing" said City-Collector Fran
2 Cunningham. Virginia is slow generall
, in expressing herself, but when the tim
: for action comes she manages to make be
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