The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-25
A BAD MOVEMENT.

The morning papers of Wednesday con-
tanned an Associated Press, telegram from
New Orleans, setting forth that the cham
Der of commerce of that city, the largest
commercial body in the south, having been
asked for its views on the suggestion to
hold a convention of northern business
men to consider what is best for the south
to do if the force bill now before Congress
should become law, replied as follows:
1t is our opinion that the commercial south
sho uld at once meet in convention to deliber-
ate and decide upon the course which 1t VIII
adopt in the event that our northern fellow
countrymen elect to dissolve the brotherly ties
which have grown up between us during a
quarter of century of profoundest peace. and
TO establish Poland or an Ireland on the
western hemisphere in place of the prosperous
land now extending hearty welcome to north
ern capital and northern muscle Should any
considerable number of commercial bodies OF
the south share our views, we shall at once ap-
point delegates to attend any convention that
may be called to consider the situation.
One day last week the Atlanta Constit't-
ton, perhaps the most influential journal
Ut the south, discussing the bill referred
to. suggested that in the event of the pas
sage of the measure southern business men
would boycott those of the north. 1t said
"Of course we cannot say how far the al
| legged programme of boycotting the north
would be carried, but it is safe to say that
the force bill would work material change
In the business relations of the two sec
tions. 1t is not likely that our people would
spend their money with men who were Oil
rectly or indirectly responsible for this lat
est attempt to oppose and humiliate the
south. Our neighbors over the border viii
do well to view this matter from business
standpoint"
No man at the north who sympathizes
with infamous bill and its purposes could
| find fault with the south If the threat con
veyed in the above were carried into exc
cution. The passage of the bill would be
notice to the white people of the south that
in the opinion of those of the north the
former were not worthy of full citizenship
1t would be equivalent to saying tc
the south that it should be curtailed in
its rights; that freedom was not
to be permitted below the MASON
and DIXON line, where the
blacks must be exalted and made to lord il
over the whites, being directed in the eXer
else of their extraordinary power by {
gang OF INSCRIPTIONS political manipulation:
with Headquarters in Washington. Tht
bill is an open announcement that thu
fanatic Republicans of the north dc not de
sire the friendship and association of thu
people of the south, and would like to de
| Al IF 11rnt har
which the better elements in both section
have been trying to knit more closely TO
the past twenty five years. The bushes
imenj of the south, who necessarily repre-
sent the sentiment of the once confederat
states, show in their action that they full,
appreciate the sentiment back of the bill
which is urging it on to passage. Natur
ally these business men, feeling tina
they have been spurned and kicked an
that the purpose is to humiliat
and prosecute them, want to resent tn
insult and injury, and also it is natural tina
! they should feel like breaking off relation
and quit trading with their enemies. Til
! southern people would be more or les
than human If they did not think seriousl
of denying just what is suggested by tn
Atlanta paper and the New Orleans chan
, Der of commerce. And yet cool wisdor
should tell them that to do what they pro
pose would be the very worst thing pos
t sible The south cannot grow and prospe
!, without the north; it cannot live within it
, self and thrive. The energy, the enter
prise, the capital of the north are ali needle
} to develop the resources of the south an
,, make the latter rich, great and prosperou:
To discontinue business relations and prt
claim boycott in trade would be to strik
!, more disastrous blow to the south tina
} would result from the passage of fore
J bill, infinitely more severe and grindin
. than theiunrepublicanm measure concocted b
Congressman LODGE.
1t viii be well for the south if it does M
permit its righteous indignation at tn
time to destroy its judgment.
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