New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-26
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O-What is Force" bill Amy oo'' '
hill which provides for fair elections al tne 'Vu''
o-What is the sense in calling that SorV Vi !"
measure a Force bill? A.-The sense Is t'i'' W.
ror,octs IN order TINT We may continue to be soma
With the solid South, have got TO say soine'ni"s
o,oirst H. and that's about al can tthR Vi say
Ing. ,,,ood nc in
/ Q-what do you mean 30 be uh'srsvo'u - -
sInuang when you characterize the pehdl's feuet 81
Election bill as a Force" bllll Ave mean ~ DC
understood as broadly insulating That IL Is oS'1 0'
"force' AT the expense Of Justice 4.
o-rs there any foundation in fact for sch ah IN
sinuaton7 A-Not the shadow OF ehost oi :"
fouudaion--but then, we have to say sohe'nl"S,
O-WilI YOU please make this point htOie cicu''i
Accidentally. The success OF our party ~ ~" 80
Is conditioned upon fraudulent elccuohS' t''o GU -.
- opr marty I'm the Nation is conditioned upon I''
Success at the south. Hence. In hghuhs VI,
vidng for fair elections at the SOUTH we arc EI''S
erhtnr for the life Of the Democratic party al ec'
o-And when a party IS fighting for It's hle' II -
nat poricnlar how II characcrzes the measure "I'''
threatens 10 be its cXccUiioner1 A.-hNdc"S'
hill which We arc now hysterlcaIly prahu'"e 10
Force bill We may be expected as we gro" , n',
a ror reckless IA sticInatze as the "yclow-ieVcr
nm mr. the =. sn,tllpoxn BILL the Black ll"e-ofoh
cutar BILL or the rectangular paT'lciopPeuo" O'ii
OWould any or all Of these terms be rs apPIo-
rrio,c nc the Force blll A-Fully as appropralc'
O-Docs the Democratic party OBJECT 10 inc"9'u'9
If force al all times and under all circuhsUis
40 no. we object to measures OF lo''e II ''.
interest Of fair elections but We Wink al mo's"ioo Va
force In the interest Of unfair elections o0 ''"'
sort Of party ,,.,.,,o
Please give examples illustrating this distinction.
vha, ,ro moan is that wc are tremendously excited
oyer the pcndlng Force bill but that our ednamty
&, pevor disturbed by the " force employed by M
Klpx Klons and rife clubs and regulators ana Whl''
liners and opponents of the Mississippi plan 10 suppress
the vote Of the south which the Democrats I'd"
count
n Is thcro n southern problem1 A.-TheIe Is
o.-Is it not tho duty Of the Nation to attempt 10
so,,, #, 40 no. o no. Never BY no means
certainly not Tho best thing the Nation can DO WIN
bc southern problem Is 10 leave IT alone with all It's
might. -,...,. o. ,,,.
ol,ut are not the black voters of the South today
deprived Of the rights which are gnaal'eh 10 ''''"'
| liz the Constitution A.-They certainly are
O-And are not Southern white Democrats aVaIinis
Themselves Of votes which they Will not allow 10 bo
| e., or,cr N incr,-,ss, their own representation IN
Conquest A.-Thcy certainly are.
O-Fnlc,, the amendments growing ont OF the war
m, respected is 1t not fair 20 say that so far ~
they ar, concerned tho war was hilnrei AT
certainly Is fair
o-Why then IS IL not Incumbent upon the nation
to addi.,., Itself in dead earnest a II ms cone III
the Federal Election b to the solution Of the problem
7 "
suIc the war ha, been over a quarter Of century
and il hasn't vet done Bat we believe IN giving
| the problem time.
! GLOW much time do you think the southern
! problem ought 10 be given to solve itSef' 40 hVe
or ten thousand years or 50. say fifteen thouSihu'
| The Democratic party Is generous pary when 1t
/ come, h. making such an allowance.
O.-What objection !, there "a tho Nation helping
/ tho problem solve h,ett A-IAe Cd
lection f. that a, soon the Nation
doe. ANYTHING Of the Mind the south can be depended
upon TO Jump mp ard eXcllm that the bloody
! shirt 4, being waved. The feeling, OF whit Demo
rat, are Of more account thaN the rghth OF
black Republicans. Besides, tho Federal Election
| bin ia force bl
O-What was tho Democracy Of the North made
! forl A.-ro crawl s belly md cat dirt In the
presence and for the dclectat!on Of the Democracy
If the SoUth.
| Q.-What was the Democracy Of the South made
| for A.-To be toalicd 10 By the democracy OF the
| North