The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-08-22
IN OpLN LETTER To BLAINE
CIgAs. z. Mex EsSON, Esq. URGES
Us4,i 20 USE HIS INFLUENCE
AGAINST THE PASSAGE
THE FORCE BILL.
Mr.. McKesson Points Out The Terrible
Results That Will Follow the Pass
age OF the Force Bill.

by CHAs. 7. MCKEssoN, ESQ promi-
nent Republican Of Burke county, with
the request that q place be given to il in
the columns Of the CHRONICLE. 1t is
in he line Of many expressions lately
made by Southern Republicans who see
that the massage Of the bill would be
ruluous 10 the South. EDITOR
MoRGANToN, n. c., Aug 90
To Hon JAMES 6. BLAINE
am doubtless a stranger to you. and
yet you are {: kind Of political idol of
mine With unfiagging loyalty have en-
Gorsed you for President on every coca
sion which opportunity offered; was
Blaine elector for my district in '64 and
was for your denomination in 49,
After the last national election [ felt
humiliated when you, the greatest chief
tain OF the greatest party known to men,
took the place Of subaltern under an IN
known, and as occasion has proven, an
unwise and unpatriotic President.
Narrow and contracted in his views,
he has never been able to raise the tele
scope Of his vision above the line Of lat
itude bounded by sectional prejudice.
My faith III you was renewed when your
letter appeared, showing the iniquities
Of the Mckinley tariff bill That faith
was intensified when l remembered that
you, as Speaker Of the House of Repre-
sentatives, stood as wall of fire be-
tween my people and ruin, had come
again to the rescue, by opposing the in
famous iniquities Of the Force bill,
bill which intends TO overthrow the voice
Of the people, and executed by hireling
gang, without their consent, bill that
viii cost millions to the government,
millions that will be used to corrupt the
oallot-box which it pretends to purify.
Years ago, whenever bills of an I'M
constitutional nature were passed by
Congress, the great throbbing heart of
| the Union felt that 1t had a safe refuge
and shield in the Supreme Court of the
| United States Has that great heart the
same confidence now?
Northern Republicans seem to rely on
the idea that their Southern brethren are
blindly led on by hope OF spolls For
years, with no hope Of reward, we have
fought against fearful odds; for years we
have held aloft the true banner of the
Republican cross, only to see it go down
in defeat before the Moslem crescent of
Democracy.
Who can deny, however, that the
South under these adverse circumstances
has made wonderful strides, in moral,
mental and material progress.
The Southern Democracy, composed
as q rule of men Of character and intel
ligence, {, character biyouacked behind
such guards and sentine's as hospitali-
ty, refinement and culture; yet regards
any opinion contrary to its own as 3
"monstrum horrendum' and vii use
any means to strangulate it.
It's history for the last quarter Of {
century is but a repetition Of the strange
story OF DR. Jekyil and Mr. Hyde. Wher
80 election is on, it is the courtly, pol
ished Dr.. Jekyll, but when an election il
on, it is the powerful, resistless, and
perhaps at places, the laWless Mr.. Hyde
And yet. who can say that the Soutl
alone is the scene Of political debauch
cry. Philadelphia, New York, Cincin
natti and various other polling place
nol tn of the Potomac have often bee
carried by an organized band Of rough
and repea:ers who delighted in tn
soubriquet Of "Rif- Rafs,n .Blocd Tubs
and the like.
That there have been fragrant infrae
tions of the elective franchise in som
9 parts Of tie South cannot be denied.
f The remedy, however, as proposed b
o the Force bill, is far more lawless an
subversiye Of the peace Of the countr
Z than the evil complained Of.
s The friends Of this unholy crusac
Y seem to see the mermaid's head and IL
t the dragons tail.
$ They forget that rival Of Theogon'
it who while attempting OF overthrow b
n statue was crushed meath its fall; the
J forget that an avenging Nemesis ST
IT holds sway in the universe
9 We had hoped that kindlier relation
n were springing up between the two Sc
h tions, SO long, so sadly and so tragical
le estranged, and that sectional rancor "
is giving place to brotherly love,
10 We had hoped that the angels of pea
to had renewed their vigils over our on
1t desolate borders, and that the Gates
N He'll, which for four long years sto
le aiar, had forever been closed, and tn
ae the very memory thereof was givi1
u place to the more pleasing picture o1
ne restored and new cemented Union.
1t Shall we be deceived in this hope?
d Shall we, after quarter Of centu
i'd and gradual growth Of good feeling,
d. remanded TO the sway Of epaulett
scldiery?
Shall the great South, which has giv
to the Union Presidents and Vice Pre-
dents, which has emblazoned her IA
he in civic triumph and military prove
- enlarged and built up her dominic
% given to her history the profound
Is, scholars, the wisest statesmen and
hn most gifted orators; yea the orlgl
tic author and signer of the Declaration
Independence Of '76, at last be made
ng military province?
he God forbid.
ut. AS a Southern Republican, as
;he earnest friend of the colored man, Wh
nd rightfu1 interest l shall ever uphold;a
en- man honored by his party with no
ss. nation for the high position for AUDI
an of great common wealth; as an hum
re- citizen of the South, | beseech you
ith use the influence of your great name
the stay the passage of this bill
You have but few colored men up MOI
Here there are thousands, prosper
and promising; everywhere build
chul ches, schools and colleges, accur
lating property making comfortf
7el liyines