The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-08-29
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Q.-what is the "force" bill? A.
Any conceivable bill which provides
for fair elections at the South.
Iiii Q.-What is the sense in calling that
sort Of measure ''force" bill? A
The sense is that we Democrats, in
order that we may continue to be solid
with the solid South, have got to say
something against it. and that's about
all we can think of saying.
Q.-What do you mean to be under
stood as insinuating when you charac-
terize the pending Federal election
bill as ''force" bill? Ave mean to
be understood as broadly insinuating
that 1t is based on 'force" at the ex-
pense Of justice.
Q.-Is there any foundation in fact
for such an insinuation? A.-Not the
shadow Of a ghost of 3 foundatie n
but, then, we have to say something.
Q.-Will you please make this point
little clearer? A.-Cheerfully. The
success of our party at the South is con-
ditioned upon fraudulent elections; the
success of our party in the Nation is
conditioned upon it's success at the
South. Hence, in fighting bill pro-
viding for fair elections at the South
we are virtually fighting for the life Of
the Democratic party at large.
Q.-And when a party is fighting for
its life 1t is not particular how it char
acterizes the measure which threatens
to be its executioner? A-Exactly.
This bill which we are now Historically
branding as the ''force" bill may be ex-
pected as we grow madden and more
reckless to be stigmatized as the ''Yellow
fever bill or the smallpox" bill or
the "Black- Hole-of-Calcutta" bill. or
the Observation-Disclosures" bill.
Q.-Would any or all of these terms
be as appropriate as the ''force" bill?
A.-Fully as appropriate.
Q-Does the Democratic party object
to measures Of 'force" at all times and
under all circumstances? 40, no;
we object to measures of 'force" in the
interest of fair elections, but we wink at
measures of '.force" in the interest of I'M
fair elections We're that sort of party.
Q-Please give examples illustrating
this distinction. A.-What we mean Is
that we are tremendously excited over
the pending force" bill, but that our
equanimity is never disturbed by the
force" employed by Ku-Klux Klans and
rife clubs and regulators and white
liners and opponents of the Mississippi
plan to suppress the vote OF the Sou th
which the Democrats can't count on.
Q.-Is there a Southern problem? A.
There is.
OILS it not the duty Of the Nation to
attempt to solve it? 40, no, o, no.
Never, by no means; certainly not. The
best thing the Nation can do with the
Southern problem is to loave it alone
with all its might. .''
Q-But are not the black voters of
the South to-day deprived of the rights
which are guaranteed to them by the
constitution? A.-They certainly are.
Q.-And are not Southern white DEM
ocrats availing themselves of votes
which they will not allow to be cast in
order to increase their own representa-
ton in Congress-? A.-They certainly
are.
Q-Unless the amendments growing
out of the war are respected is it not
fair to say that so far as they are con-
cerned the war was failure? Alt
certainly is fair.
Q-Why then is it not incumbent
upon the Nation to address itself in
dead earnest, as it has done in the Fed
eral election bill, to the solution of the
problem? A.-Well, the problem may
solve itself To be sure the war has
been over a quarter of a century and it
hasn't yet done so. But we believe in
giving the problem time. .rI r.
Q.-How much time do you think the
Southern problem ought to be given to
solve itself? 40, five or ten thou
sand years or SO, say fifteen thousand.
The Democratic party is generous
party when it comes to making such an
allowance. .a.. ...... ..
Q-What objection Is there to the
Nation helping the problem to solve
itself? A.-The objection is that as
soon as the Nation does any thing Of
the kind the South can be depended
upon to jump up and exclaim that the
bloody shirt is being waved. The feel
ings of white Democrats are Of more &C
count than the rights of black Repub-
licans. Besides, the Federal election
bill is force" bill. -......r.. .
Q.-What was the Democracy of the
North made for? A.-To crawl on its
belly and eat dirt in the presence and
for the delectation of the Democracy of
the South. .-. ..
Q.-What was the Democracy of the
South made for? A.-To be toadied to by
the democracy OF the North.-N. Y.