The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-30
Force Bill Falsehoods

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Some OF the republican papers have 50
little self-respecs that they resort to mis-
/ representation and false hood To create a
! public sentiment in the north in favor OF
the force bill The Washingt N correspond
| ent Of the New York Mad and Express.
| for instance, SAYS that the col1rei voters OF
| the country are making strong appeal to
the Senate to pass that bill, aud that "ths
situation pro misses TO resolve itself into a
conflict between the white bOIrbO0s and
colore1 voters Of the south" 1T is simply
a question:" says this correspondent,
whether the ex-confederates or the blacks
shall have the cali"
As matter of fact, the black voters Of
the south are not demanding the passage OF
! the force bill. Not one in a thousand OF
them knows anything about toe p-OviHols
of the bill, an l. therefore. are not asking for
its passage. Very few of those who know
enough about it Il express an intellige 1t
opinion Of it favor it. That this Is true
is evident from the utterance' of their
newspapers in the south. The MORNING
News has quoted several times from these
newspapers to show t1at in their opinion
the force bill would make trouble fnr the
blacks without be1eiting them in any re-
spect 1t is not true. therefore, that the
black voters of the south ara c,Im)ring for
the force bill They would be m IRE con-
tented and much better off if the white re-
publicaus of the north would let them
alone.
Not only are the black voters of the
4 linz ba - , ba
BILL but it Is safe to say that they would
not demand it even if they were tn roughly
acquainted with its provisions. Taey are
beginning to understand that the r spubli-
can party has no other use for thsm than to
get the benefit of their votes.
The white republicans Of the south also
oppose the force bill 1t is true that some
of the southern republicans in the House
voted for it when it was before that b}dy,
but they did so because they were afraid of
being read out of their party If they refused
to do so. When the bill was before the
House Que of the strongest speeches against
it was made by North Carolina republi-
Gao.
The other day, in Philadelphia, William
NJ. Douglas of Florida, a republican,
was interviewed for the Euening Her
aid of that city on the force bill.
He declared that he was agai lst
it, and that the leading republicans of his
state, both black and white, we also. He
said that he had been resident of Florida
for many years, and had less trouble in
casting his vote there than he frequently
had in casting it in Philadelphia when he
was resident OF that city He declared
that if it had not been for the holders
the recent republican state convention
would have passed strong resolutions against
the bill The ofIice-holders, it seems,
controlled the convention and got through
the resolution favoring the bill. though it
was evident that majority of the member s
would rather have made protest agains t
it. They lacke1 the courage and leader to
do what their common sense told them
ought to be done. 1t can be safely said that
the great majority of the white aud black
republican voters Of the south would vote
againsl the bill if they should be given a
chance to do 50.