The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-31
An Unaccomplished Mission.

In the April numSsr of the Forum
Senator Hozr goes into q lengthy explana-
ton of the reasons why the force bill was
defeated He does not seem to understand
that the country has heard all it cares TO Of
the force bin, aud that it is getting very
tired of him. The defeat of that bill gave
very general satisfaction, and that fac5
seems to annoy Senator H)ar greatly.
because it is a reflection upon his judgment
and statesman
He tells his brother republicans that the
mission Of the republican party has not
been accomplished, and will not be until
the force bill i passed. As there is no
prospect Of the bill passing during the next
two years, and a the farmers alliance is
absorbing the Republican party very fast,
it really looks as if that party would become
a thing of the past without accomplishing
its mission.
The senator places the responsibility for
the defeat OF the force bill upon the business
men Of the north. U pom them he pours out
the walls Of his wrath. He says: 'If the
body of northern business men, the body of
self-styled 'reformers,' the body of educated
and wealthy men, who are Indifferent to
their political obi cations, ad acted for the
past fifteen years with the Republican
party, election practices which have made
80 many states Of the south solid against
the wishes of majority of their own peo-
pie, would have bsen unavailing.
The overthrow of constitutional govern
ment in this country is due to the detection
OF the classes to which | have referred.
Those classes will be the first to experience
the bitter penalty, and it will fall on them
most heavily"
The business men are much too wise to be
led by such a man as Senator Hoar-a man
who has very little practical sense. and who,
in his eagerness to strengthen his party, is
ready to favor any legislation, however
hostile it may be to our system Of govern
ment, TO accomplish his object. The ten
dency OF such legislation as the force bill is
TO build up central government
that would so overshadow state gov
ernments that state lines would be
wiped out. The legitimate conclusion of
Senator Hoar's argument is that the mis-
sion of the Republican party will not be
fulfilled until the present system of govern
ment is overthrow aud strong central
government is established in its place.
1t is not to be wondered at, therefore, that
the business men of the north refused
longer to follow the Republican party or
that the farmers of the west are deserving
that party by tens of thousands They are
quick to see the direction in which the
Republican party is tending, and they are
not yet, and perhaps will never be, ready to
give up the present system Of government.
1t is Senator Hears misfortune that he
cannot understand that the force bill has
been passed upon finally and forever. His
hope that it will be revived in 1892 is a vain
one. 1t will never be heard of again in
congress. And there was never greater mons
sense than the statement Of Senator Hoar
that the defeat of the force bill was the
overthrow of constitutional government.
He would have come much nearer the truth
If he had said that the success of
that measure would have been the overthrow
Of constitutional government. 1t would have
been the means of robbing the people OF
free ballot and OF perpetuating The power of
the Republican party. The force bill issue
is dead, and the retirement of Senator Hoar
to private life would be the next best thing
that could happen.