New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-04
NEED OF THE LODGE BILL.
4 TALK WITH FOURTH AUDITOR JOHN r.
LYNCH.
MS OBSERVATIONS on 4 VISIT TO MISSISSIPPI
AN oLIGAECHY SEEKING TO HOLD
ANY
POWER At ANY COST.
rpr TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE,

Washington. Aug. 3.-IOhn II. Lynch, the Fourth
Auditor Of the Treasury, who has Just returned from
a visit to his home in Mississippi. was asked to-day
about the feeling among the Republicans Of that state
toward tbe nropoecd Federal Election law To This
inquiry Mr.. Lynch. who IS an accurate observer in
politics and whose lud gncnt always be depended
upon for sober and conservative view of the situation.
responded follows:
As far as | able 10 observe aud learn, II i
the unanimous desire Of Southern Republicans that the
present bill become law In fact. it is their only
hope The defeat of The bill would be regarded i
public notice to the country that opposition to the
Democratic organization, in several Southern states
especially discontcrauccd by the Republican party
As represented in tie senate Democrats would 50
accept Il and Republicans w0nld 50 regard IL. and
both parties would govern themselves accordingly.
II would be a voluntary abandonment Of the next
House 10 tho Democrats and 1t would also give tha'
party not only decided but an unfair advantage IL
the contest OF la0o. aware that there are some
persons who profess 70 be apprccnsivc that the pas
sage Of the bin will party bitterness and race
antac0uicms AT the south. There Is 10 foundation
for this apprehension. There Will, no doubt, be .
little friction in places. Just as there would be
from any legislation. the purpose OF which Is to de
stroy wcllestablshcd and longcxstine evil. The
effort even Oh the part Of Southern Democrats. To
Manufacture sentiment hostile 70 the bill Is com
plco failure The existing State governments al the
south are known 70 be not ouly inefficient ana cor
rupt but also dcspOtic oliearoheS These so-callcd
State governments and the organization by which
they are supported arc Of opposed TO the bill.
and in This opposition they are a. bolsterons ana
administrative as they he. The truth j. that all
persons factions ard organizations at te Suth when
arc not in sympathy wicI the ruling ohrcHy Cd tha'
section would De glad 10 see the bill become law OF
any measure the effect Of which wUnld be To give them
the benefit Of their votes II cannot be said tilt
the bill is In the interest Of the co!od race. 1t Is In
the interest Of fair and honest elections for oil razor
all uar,lcs and all sections southern Democrats
seem to forget that when they assert that The bill IS
aimed at their section they thereby admit that thc
evils which IS intended 10 remedy are connn"i 10
their section. confess that most q them are but not
all OF them. The bill e Just AZ mncl needed In the
large cities OF Tie North a. the Of tho south.
"In their desperate efforts 10 crcato sentiment
hostile 10 the bll Of the representatives, of the
Southern oiigarchy have sussd'tcd the Inauguration
Of .hc boycoti. No one but Il fool or an idiot would
have made such suggestion 70 rcad the threats
Of such persons. one would naturally suppose. II h.
did not know better, that the wealth Of the United
state, is south Of Mason and Dixon's line. The
truth Is that every man. woman and clid at the
south depends upon tie products of tho North. Eat
and West for nearly every garment worn. every
meal eaten and Tor the corn, OATS and bran Win
which they f,rd their stock II communication wcr'
cut of between the North and SOUTH every 'i"r, a.
the south would be- closed o.. de Of ninety dnys. Tho
suggestion made IN the hr, place ONLY for cfyct
with the hope tia; IL would create sentiment that
would defeat the bin and tau, allow tac onearrh,
to continue steal thirty odd seats ia Congress T.
which the, arr not fairly entitled.
Democratic leaders are anA!ou, 70 deceive and
mis,.ad the public with rrsuNl IN the scope. ~ &c;
ana purpose of the BILL While At NY home IN NncAc4
last week. for instance. va, engaged IN conversation
Nth au Intelligent member % tho lar and among othr
ullnss he dosircd TO know whether lot. 90 uit
IA f..r, ft.I
My reply was In the Affirmative. Why, asked.
'should II not become law : II l. Ellli ANA con
scrvatiyc measure. It, purpose I, To secure. II pos
eblc fairness aud honesty IN Confressona! elccion,
Why sloIld Any honest man object 10 THIS Ill
rcply wa H' The southern Whlr pcOp!" M7hid nrE,i
consent b. have their Congressional elections super
yi-cd by Federal officials NV cpl, W. thd II .nch
their Reorganization. they should have PM IL ~
force fft,eu year, ago Al ~ orr t"rE.rr
sional elections during that time. tnd. have been
supervised by FEDERAL -uprrVlsOfh u VA 'hchN on
NE return, OF Lea i 'giry yIrI, '' ~ i ans
tha, previous Democratic IIouso un:c4''d Judge
Democratic contestant Dean. Eut under the cN-iing
law the state return Is paramount and Tic returns oi
evidence The purpose ol the p"udng bill. %,
understand H. j. 10 enlarge The cops and eAtsnd the
returns something more thAh s"''n'hFN 'Niu,ngng
This was the hr. and only Information t'iS lhteh
bin. ! venture the opinion that not ore democratic
editor hundred who has written bitter articles
Ia dcuuuCiallOu 81 the Nh Ha1 ever Nao ~ OI h"H'
anything about It's provisions.
n NJ L. Cook who Vas a9-assinacd recently ~
Jasper Comfy. Nil. was q gentleman whom hncH
Intimately and yell. lie able man. q god
and law abiding citizen and r+p" table g"ntIen"'-
lie wa ono te leaders 81 the Hcpublican phrt .u
80 Ithca,fcru Mi-sl-slppi and Was prominently iicua
fed with the Farmers Alll1nc'. lie Wa the Re
pnblcan crrd!dai" for Congress from the Ntli Di~
r,ct ia 1850 II. announced himself q candidate fox
decclte t. the Constitutional Convention ron Jasper
county. a county ~ which the whites have "a lar
majority and which f. supposed % r. surely DcD0
cratic. Nevertheless. for this N" was as-a~Sinat"d
II j. no doubt hc sct;l determination of the Ogarchv
I'm Mississippi That the Farmers Alliance movement
shall not io allowed assume the same dangerous
proportions there which II has IN other Southern
-ta'rs The aeeae sluaOn Of Cook. an intelligent and
re- pocfaic white man. j. doubt an unIni inkablc
cvld"nce OF their determination 10 hold on - power
at any cost"
SAVING MONEY on STAR ROUTE SERVICE.