Telegram-herald., 1890-07-17
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY.


The Detroit Free Press' Washington
correspondent says: There Is good
held for mission AIRY work with the
Michigan Senator's. Neither of them Is
ardently IN favor Of the force bill. Both
Mcmillan and Stockbridge are business
men and they naturally deplore the
manifold disasters that a renewal OF
race strife would bring upon all the
great business interests OF the South"
We believe that IS a gross mlSrepre-
sentatiOn of both Senators for partisan
purposes. We do not believe that
either Senator Will place mere busi-
ness consideration before u question of
absolute right or wrong. We do not
believe that either Senator would con-
sent TO Democratic election frauds,
ballot box stuffing, tissue ballots, shot-
gun missionaries, Winchester rifle ex-
lOrters and murders. N return for
business patronage. If SO, they have
y'eatIy mistaken the temper of the
oarty that they represent IN the Senate.
This idea that the North will stand
anything and every thing from the
louth on mere business considerations
Is an Old one. IL Is the same idea
which was propagated and extensively
prevailed IN the South before the war.
II was the twin brother of the idea that
one Southerner could lick five Yankees.
The South flattered itself-and their
lying Democratic copperhead sympa-
thizers at the North helped them to the
belef-that the Yankees were race
Of traders, dealers IN wooden
clocks, hams and nutmegs, and didn't
know now 10 fight, and couldn't and
wouldn't fight. What was the result?
The south got all it wanted of fighting
WITH the North for hundred years to
come.
The Federal Election bill Will pass.
II the Federal Government hasn't the
ugnt and power to supervise It's own
elections, It hasn't the right and power
to exist. We DO not believe that the
United States Is tenant by sufferance
of any, or of all the states. 1t has a
separate and distinct existence. The
only citizenship that an American has
Of any national importance Is his
United States citizenship. In fact, in
the highest sense of the term citizen
ship, that IS the only ore he has. We
are all mere residents of our States, bat
e,siseps Of the United states. When we
vote for United States officials, we
do lt really az United States citizens,
not as state citizens. These principles
may not be clearly established in law
as vet, but the time IS coming when
they vii be.
IL Is but few days since that a gen.
tleman said TO us, IN a con versation on
the Federal Election bill, that it would
be degrading to ones manhood TO have
10 deposit ballot II presence of United
states officials. Il IS needless to say
that he was Democrat. No true Re
publican sees anything degrading IN the
presence Of United States officials.
Does a Democrat feel degraded by re
ceiving and sending bis mail through
the hands Of United states officials
Does a Democrat feel degraded BY TO
ceiwnV his pension from United states
oficia7 Does A Democrat feel degrad
et by handling money With UnteC
states imagean superscri iption stamped
upon IT. Does a Democrat feel degrsd
sd by holding United states ogice2 I
q Democrat = travelling in a fore ia
country and seeks redress for wrongs
does he degrade nseif BY appealing
q United States officials. instead @
making an ass Of him self in the ewes o.
the world by asserting state Citizenship
There can be but one answer 20 thes
questions The most blatant Dem0cra
VII gladly avail himself of the posta
convenienoes. VII draw hs penu0'
regularly, VII g~eedily take sn.
reluctantly part with the Cur
rency Of the country, vii fee
himself transported to the seveutl
Heaven II given federal 0fsce, an'
VII frantcally appeal % Cesar" e bi
rights are invaded by a foreign potsn
tsts. nemocrsts are sensible IN bus
ress AFFAIRS ant make asses of them
selves FOR party purposes only.
There vii be no missionary wor'
Go1e upoa our senators. The FEEDERS