The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-25


norspcutcd section should nave no dcalihS
or utilization. let tue commercial ana IN
dnstrial bodies Of this city ana the oouin
orconize for mutual profit ana sectlohai
,rodn All that il necessary 10 be manu-
t,ctnrod or imported can Ice supplied mere
mr. m some southern city, and the prescribed
section can take care of herself.
wAsuINGToN.
Tho washington Post SAYS: "Ihe prOpo-
.;,ion of fine Atlanta Constitution 10 have
fine southern people institute a boycott on
Northern business interests i'm case OF the
massage Of the Force bill il so unwlse ana
mischicy0us a. t0 attract wide attention:
Inc proposition is all the more unexpected
and strange when II is recalled That the
iournql which advances il was at one TIME
edited by Henry Grady, man VINO ehdear-
pd himself 10 the American people by MS
per-istcnt and manly efforts TO eNtngulsh
an sectional auimosity and cement me
North and south with trade and social reia-
tions that would Withstand All assaults Oh
fine mi-chiofmakere. But II would seem
from tbo tone OF the Constitution that me
to,chirr. of Grady were not effective on ms
successors. and the paper 10 when ms la'-
cuts and energy gave reputation ana III IL
,ncs has Joined that class which would etel-
pally perpctuatc strained relations between
the two sections. ,,t.
"But there are other considerations W9ich
should cause the Constitution to rclrace
tho Stems II has taken. The Post believes
G,,t ibe passage of the Force bill in Itself
would De "a great injury 20 the business ana
social interests of the country. An al
tompt to enforce such an obnoxious law
would create business unrest and so de-
uorolize the country that all channels ol
Trade Nould suffer. and the present pros
raroU. condition Dee so impaired mat inc
Iartr responsible for the obnoxious legs
i,iiou would hp made 10 pay dearly for II,
indiscroti0n. The situation would Dee Dad
onouoh without the addition of any
artificial evil. such as the Constitution Pro
r0.cs. The idea of correcting wrong hl
ihr addition OF another wrong Is very ire
oucntlv urged. but it, advocates are uhani'
/ a. uoint 90 "a single instanc" where IL hie
| been successful. By the institution oi
/ hoycott. such rs the Constitution proposes
! inrocant busiucss interests would be made
| ~ suffer and the hardship- would not Do
confined To- one section. "a, 10 has been dc
monstratcd ON numerous occasions lhat th'
! Lo,rOft most n-Amcrican mode ol war
| fare. is a tWo-odgcd sword. ,
.Frhe Post has opposed me force hnl oe
cau-e ID is Of the opinion mat force le-lsia
/ lion ,yOad Dee detrimental % the best ihltI
! .-t- Of the country. and THAT D. would idl
| to correct the evils f0r which its promoter
/ have prescribed it. Ina addition to this,
/ would create au expensive ma dah-eIoo
/ piece oi political machinery. when Woul,
! beat the disposal ot factions ana pafti
sans who would not hesitate 10 use ll io
questionable purposes. ANA thus main
/ tain a perpetual turmoil h lhe eIe'
tiou- and render popular suffrage NOR
or less of "a farce. These threatened
eyil. ale bad enough, hut 10 J, all the NOR
/ GcplOrahle 90 Nitucs, tine PRONUNCIATION %
such DANGEROUS ideas ass tine Constitution
advances. The Post hardly thinks that ih
business men of the South wlilleadlly adop
fbo hcrcsy of tine Constitution as Their IN
uwc policy They cannot afford To- dlgnli
tna WD3uou which has wrought SO mucI
damage a. tine business interests Of ih
country. and the CONSTITUTIONS agitation q
ho mi-chicyous and un-Amcrican policy "a
Itli, time cannot hui Doe rePulsNc % th
honest sentiment which is SD vigorously of
Iuosnr tuc Force hin. whether 1t Doe locate
bon tine North 0r in the south
THE Washington star says: "'Busino-
hlfor. notices. ds tine merchants, manuia'
mer,. and capitalists OF The North r'
marked. Vnen they entered their protest
Iagin.t the Federal Elections BILL
NEW YORK.
The New York Times SAYS: The FOOLS
ul0u0.ition of southern newspaper 10 do
clare boycott upon trade with tine Norti
I'D the Force bin should Dee passed. Is I'
lcnNmglery little favor from tine press
that section generally. The Force Dill
Iu0t % Northern measure, and 30 has not Oh
support of Northern sentiment. especially j
the trldo-ccntro- which would he chitu
affected if such chimerical scheme coui
Doe adrutnd. Moreover, boycott Woul
harm the South much more than tine Norif
! Northern capital and Northern trade haN
been working into the southern states am
stimulating and building up their lndd'
tries and :Acr prosperity. Tie business
thp country has been growing nduohal. ah
NOT sectional. 90 The Great beneht
the comparatively unde'eloped sector
\utulliuell measure that would interior
with the process of making the iudustris
and commercial interests oi tine count
common Co AID its people, and thereby brin-
n- tine people together i'm closer and MOI
friendly relations. 4, "a wicked and ini,
NOUS piece 0I work. with which luiellleci
and patriotic citizens OF the Norih nave Do
I-tmrathr. but the form OF resentment am
rol4liatiou proposed would only make ma
.ers Wl!-. ANA breed the very evils of SEQ
imali.m which its advocate, profess
ldourpcate. % has too much OF The spin
characteristic 0f the people with WnoI
'b0yc1tiiu-' originated
The New YORK Herald says. at is
sorry business. Gentlemen; tine most di-
creditalle thing We have seen in >0uihcu
\ politics since tine close Of tle war. Tine en
Of course is % carry certain states. Bu
neither that nor amy possible end can lu,ui
the dcplOrdble means invoked tO attain Do.
. pIIu ,DTIPluA.