The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-03-25

craft are matters OF history
The white population OF the
south was driven to union and
and revolt to its social exis.
tence. They md but two
courses open TO them either to
abandon their country to the
negroes, and cease to exist, OF
| fight.
| To realize this co:i,lition, LET
me picture New ,srk City, for
example, given over to its worst
population, the iaughs, as they
are called, aud this through q
process that not only robbed
the intelligent Of their votes,
but gave the toughs the 20 ser
of the government, realized
through its bayonets.
But we are assured that the
negroes are not criminals; that
they are citizens, possessed all
the rights OF such, and It was
and is the duty Of the govern
ment to protect them,
Let us see. We have at this
writing q bill pending in the
Congress Of the United States,
which has passed that august
body of the millionaries call
ed the Senate. This is "Blair's
Educational Bill" This meas
ure, which should be entitled
"Act to Abolish, by Act Of Con-
gress, the Constitution of the
United States" proposes TO take
from the treasury of the central
government enough money to
deprive the States If their right
to educate the masses. This
proposal is based on the asfe+
| tion made by its author and his
Republican associates, such as
Edmunds, Evarts, and Hoar,
that all ignorance is vicious,
and that, to protect the govern
ment, the people must be taught.
This was strong an argument in
the shotgun Of the South as in
the mouth of their dignifed
Senators.
Such conditions made the
South solid for the Democracy
and so long as manhood remains
and this disgrace threatens ii
the South will be found solid.
This left the Presidential con-
test at the North to turn ON per-
sonal abuse, and there Presi.
dent Cleveland, had he been an
adroit politician instead Of q
brave, conscientious statesman,
would have lett it. He defeated
his opponent on that issue, and
| as his late Secretary Manning
| left the business relations un-
| touched, there was every pros
pect of a successful return to
power. Fortunately for his
party and our county. he is of
different material, and, scorn-
| iny 10 hold Office merely for the
sake Of Office, he has thrust into
the political field a great meas
ure upon which to base an issue
and supply a discussion.
To comprehend clearly all
| that is before us, we ara forced
| 70 remember that our govern
ment some twenty-five years
since passed under the control
Of q so-called political party
that had no claim TO such o
title, because il is held together
under property privileges-and
these privileges have so shown
themselves in our business rela-
tions that to disturb them is To-
revolutionize both political and
business conditions. They are
so unnatural and unjust that, IL
| left TO themselves, they must
inevitably break down the gov
eminent and bankrupt the coun-I
try. The tariff, for example,
passed from one Of a purely
marine character TO one Of high
protection at a time when the
government was in a death
struggle, undyr the pretext OF
raising a heavy income on which
| to prosecute the war. The war
came TO a successful close, and,
for twenty.three years after,
/ the government has been kept
on war footing, until the ac-
cumulated treasure threatens
capital and Expresses labor, and
ali healthy enterprises are
paralyzed.
Ii Is hard 10 realize that the
government, with its horrible
weight, is in the field OF private
enterprise, crushing out the
weak and lifting the powerful
Into q class that belittles the
strongest aristocracy Of Europe.
With q vile lobby, made up Of
fast men and loose women,
crowding the corridors of the
Capitol, whose sole purpose is
TO suggest and carry through
measures that will insure q pro-
fit to certain interests, the great
masses Of the people, mainly
the agriculturists, have no voice
IN this unconstitutional plunder
at their expense. This Is but
innn ilInafrafinn Of evils TINT