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common purpose-of votes which, under the oon'utu'
ton Of tho land. that party ia entitled TO.


| ton OF the land, that party ia entitled TO-
Observe that 1t is not the voter who Is
wronged. but the party which owns his Vote;
To this the parties offending reply that the suppress
sion OF votes and Is necessary to prevent he
threatened destruction Of local sefRovernment oS the
numerical superiority OF ignorance In very many
stateR We have right say they to prevent ny ''o.
ence by fraud need be- the control OF the ignorant
in own States.
Suppose all that he suppose that all you are hoihg
lie needrui for your preservation, and that you must
keep at all costs how does that give you the rlHnt 10
govern US by your methodist II you meaning we
Southern Democrats have tho right OF local seltgoN
eminent have We Republicans Of tho North not the
right ~ national self government If you OF the States
willing tax all hazards to yourselves from
ignorant negro domination, you going to blame us
Of the Cned States Republicans II We refuse TO SUD
init TO fraudulent dominatiOnf
Mr. Reeds remedy for tho inconvenience Of
too much Republcanism in the South ana TOO
little in the nation at large is the Federal con-
troll OF Congress elections Here is his scheme
in his own words; its source entities 1t to the
careful consideration OF every voter through
out the land. without regard to party or race:
Let the country assume at least count and
of its elections itay DO that this could he
done way that would leave the which object
supervision tho Southern States tree from all inter
ference from their neghbors as certainly leave
free from false coanting and false returns at Fed
erai elections. They Tho Southern white DemocrAtsl
could then govern their people In their own way,
free from Federal supervision and the United states
could govern itself FREQ from all fear of those practices
deemed Indispensable to local government
Truly this ia, as Mr.. Reed remarks, "a
practical world. where all unnecessary diff
cuIties ought to be avoided. and where the
middle way Is often the best because 1t is the
middle way To give negro suffrage Just
enough NAV n m ka him EDaakaF again. and
yet not enough to defeat any Democratic can
didate for any local office in the South, would
appear to be as near middle course as could
well be contrived. To "a Federal election law
having so conservative an end In view. what
Southern Democrat can be opposed2
Mr.. Reed does not want to be misunderstood.
He says that he does not care what is done to
the negro so long as 1t is not done against the
Republican party in a national election:
They tho southern states could IL they pleased and
at their own risk try the experiment OF keeping out
side of governme ntal powerR body of mon almost as
large those who govern and in three States larger
Hero he refers to South Carolina. Misss-
sippi and louisiana He consents to the
rule of the white minority In those States. but
with the provso that the Republicans must
have for the national omelet the eggs which
are mo good" for the local fry. His condition
Is thus stated:
Auue ask 10 that IN national the majority of
tho voters in this country may rule Why should any
Southern object to this Under what possible
tenCe can It claimed that certain States should send
representatives to Washin gton the basis OF
which allowed to be castf Suppose your claim
togovern yourselves under any violation Of law be
sound what do you ground your claim to govern US
in the same fashion!
Never before the present time has Repub-
lican leader presented a plan in which the
Southern Democracy and the Northern Repub-
licans could fraternize.
They should meet together in National Con-
vention and nominate for President the great
pacifcator, Thomas Bracket Reed. The plat
form should he = the States for the white man,
and the nation for the negro" One thing more
would have to be done: the Southern negroes
would have TO be forced to vote for Republican
candidates for Congress. for they would find
fault with being excluded from State politics
by an agreement between Republicans and
Democrats. This can be managed. no doubt,
II the two parties will only unite on Mr.. Reeds
basis. Perhaps an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the United States could be adopted
requiring the negroes of voting age to be
counted for the Republicans by Federal SUPER
visors at Congress elections whether they vote
or not, and to exclude them from voting at all
other elections.
and tho Southern Democrats in both Houses
OF Congress has been suggested for an early
day to consider the Speakers manifesto.