New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-22
THE BOYCOTT AGAIN IN POLITICS.
FOOLISH THREATS OF OPPONENTS OF THE
LODGE BILL.

Washington July 81 Special).-Probably the most
foolish thing which the opponents OF the Elections Dill
have done thus far is to threaten men from the No III
who have invested money in business enterprises IN
the Southern States and 10 couple with THIS as inc
Atlanta Constitution has done, threat to boycott
Northern merchants and business men generally Ihere
Is not the least danger that either thrt Will be eX'
ecuted or that any Southern business man VIII have
tile least sympathy with IT. The plain truth Is that
Southern men who earning an honest living ana
making money by application TO business nave out
grown the provinciasm and intolerance OF southern
Democratic politicians and have begun seriously 70
doubt their wisdom SO strong has become this doubt
that the prospect seems fair that member OF So
called statesmen who for years have occupied seats In
Congress and spoken and voted "agin the Govern
mentp will be sent TO the next fall and compelled
to earn living by honest work.
The "boycott. scheme has been preached before.
In 1888 as the writer Of this dispatch well remembers
it was advocated by the popular editor OF the most
popular Democratic newspaper In virginia. State III
which more Northern dollars are invested than III any
other State south of Mason and Dixon's line. Nobody
responded favorabIy on the contrary, every honest
business man. merchant manufacturer. ETC.. frowned
upon it, At that time the protest urged was that
Northern manufacturers, merchants. etc, had CON
trlbuted money and influence TO the support OF the
Republican Presidential ticket. The crusade dla not
result in the loss Of single dollar to the men and
was speedily abandoned. Northern capital and
Northern business men have nothing whatever to
fear from the revival Of the boycott threats
AT this time All Of them who at all familiar
with Southern business and affairs know TINS 10
he a fact They know that the Southern man VINO
devotcs his time to politics and oiloehodlng ana
whose sole political capital is prejudice and provincial
ism, is steadily losing ground that the lustre of an
arisocracy based on office holding is rapidly WANING
and that the power of the sentimental politician Is de-
parting To the honest conservative business men Of
the south fair election and an honest return o. hcp
resentatves in Congress have no terrors. Tley are
As ma or of bus ness we as OF fl T. am N'ltl"fl
cap.talIst would intrust more money as an my
10 a thOus and non Office seeking once olu
ing southern men than he would 10 the entire podE OF
southern Democratic representatives, III congress anu
their army Of newspaper and other parasites, botI
North and South In Richmond, two years ago one ol
the advocates of the boycott scheme, II was sara on
good authority had impaired his credit at one OF inc
which it would appear that southern capital as seh
s!ve and hostile 10 Southern partisan foOli>hneSS as
Northern capital could he. That was reasonable
southern men who possess credit money or desire
Eanchcs upon which they sit for the benefit OF uthcn
Office hold ng politicians who possess neither credit nor
money
CONSIDERING THE LODGE BILL
Washington. July 21.-The Republican members OF
the Senate Committee Privileges and Elections were
again in session to-day considering the Federal Eicc
tions bill. John l. Davenport. Of Ncw-York, was with
the members this afternoon 1t is understood that 'hc
bl which IS 10 be reported ~ the caucus + prac
completed but the time for the meeting Of the caucus
has not yet been fixed.