New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-29
SENSIBLE Talk IN GEORGIA.

AZ thiS time when "The Atlanta ConStltn-
tion" i making itself the blue ribbon lauShlhe-
stock of the country because OF it, articles al
vocatinr a boycott of Northern merchants ana
manufacturers in case the Federal Election bill
becomes law, il is gratifying T. find another
Democratic paper in Georgia discussing the
hin in tranquil and sensible spirit. "Thc
Atlanta Journal" does not take 70 the pending
measure in fact, it decidedly disaPproyc> OF
if. But unlike THE Constitution " The
Journal" does not allow its hatred t. run oil
with it's head II tells its readers TINT they
"should not got excited too much over the
bill. and lcrtiGcs lis advice with two c'nsid-
ciation, In the first place, says the phllo-
sophie Journal" if it j, not passed - there Is
no cause for excitement or alarm.'
BIZ; suppose the Lill is passed, and docs be
come a law? Even such u contingency does
not di>may "rhc Journal" and what 1t has
10 say in view " II We commend t. other Dem
ocratic papers South and North which are now
cndcayorinc IL produce the impression that
chaos viii come again in case Congress makes
adequate provision for securing iair play u,
Federal elections. Listen 10 The Journal ::
Even II tlc Force bin becomes q Law, orr condition
win not be- hopeless. For nearly nv fcH-' inc con
rI,s, has lad Law IN The ststuics that r'ul''7 III
rart The elections IN the states. u prescribed M lsi-
that the states should not clrct representatives AZ
large. Il has since taken fp'her action along the
same constitutional lines. Tie right 70 have Iedcri'
-upcrvsors and mar>hals appointed upon the apphca
ton Of a few voters las boon In existence without
irirrv to n. for tncnty years Thee laws did not
prove runou. 10 prosperity ~ fatal &" our state
rcht IDEAS although tie army that had ln' VaiF"''Nea
! the south stood guard AT the polls
~. WI lsttfe gSFN
~ = Southern Democratic newspaper, which
| takes such q tone i liable to -" >nhiia u!
! read ont OF the party. For = be "thodoA
| these days an organ 81 the Democratic par!
mug; insist that the mc;lsur" ~ question i th'
sum of all political vilanicS, that III ciSe II
became II law il would I'll every election us
| ,rict all over the country - full of " haNohe'S
| and troops" a, a Christmas pudding Is mi 81
ululns that II woud prove the deaih-N OF
| liberty. the assassin OF freedom. and several
other awful things Of that sort. Imagine then
their anazemont and rage when they ind an
intelligent Democratic contemporary. pu'.iSheu
AZ a central point in the South. qnctif demon
strating that their lurid prophecies are bun
co1nbc and q poor article OF midsummer mud
ness. They have been calling men and angel
f.. witness that if the iii reached the statute
hooks. hope for season if not longer would
l@Lid tic United States farewell but " The Jour
nal" contridictl them. They have been striv-
inc f. produce the impression that no Sucl
measure ever was enacted; 1.-The Journal
taking it, stand on the truth OF history d"
ciucs to be party to such foolishn"ss
Would ihat there were more Democratic
newspapers in the South and throughout th'
country which possessed a like Coinage OF com
mon senso and candor. A. il is, tn" cXponcnt'
Of Democratic sentiment are doing thcir party
most maladroit service by anaignng i
arainst measure essentially non partisan II
It's nature. which cannot possibly prove neon
yenient to anybody except scoundrclS' an'
which has for its sole object 10 place additional
and much needed safeguards around the RICH
| of sufTra0p.