New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-13

Certificate under Federal authority IN cases o. It'll
In iii cases such elections for Oonges 'neh Wee sun
70 he held the count Of the votes made ana VI
ae Of eSS9 s ,gS BY 9G sef beth par
appointed under authority of the court ana y,eS
h no court after judicial determination oonld only
Work for freedom and fairness OF elections ana inc
Rn tbis inst and bcnefcent measure through the
detection Of Republicans interested In silver siS Ia
c en # has been defeated is the hope of free and
fair elections in the south forever % and far
reaching interest, unhesitatlngly, MOI zap
The existing Federal statute providing for the
cpaNIng and scrutiny OF registrations ana ceCt'0 i
fuh The largest and most encctna pYrG" Cavern .
mcnt and next in The end the people III INC 90uIea
statcs viii themselves enforce the freedom ana larie'"
In making this assertion do not intend to incG iSe
those states or portions OF stats III ne H" Wfhough
there are several Congressional DsrctS 81 ' ruTn
which can Usually De r conue ep my remarks to
those of the south and portion, 81 s'aGS
nc cde The Tier " what are known the Border
states of Delaware Maryland West Ilrglna;; , hcn
lucky and M 2or Cr %G tennessee and Arkana
TIC result OF the In 1890 can no more be TAKEN
as gauge s3 81 IN tho the p Ncrh In both sections total
vote fell of largely from the vote o. a. tSa extent
Republican voters stayed at home almost 10 'ne eA''"'
What were the causes that led to this state OF Icing
II Is not worth while here to consider turlher La
h,nr tbev were bnt temporary and arc not likely 10
arise but in exceptional Instances, IN $50 III,
| The Presidential election Of 1883. however WIN a
Democratic administration in power furnished the bst
w.. 70 be had OF tho relative strength of parties IN the
st' ssms to of Thc e ch s Sstn Interest
TEe Paac; i sss were We're T,r MaTy
! 55s The democratic majority in Mary land was but
III5. In Delaware, which elected that year n lie
publican Legislature, there was majority by Sna'G
mi acknowledgements for Cleveland Of 344l, which, III
1890, was reduced to but SAB: ..,,,. .,, noro.
| such arc the slender margins by when the Demo
Gratis retained control and in the larger stats men,
toned. in polls involving hundreds Of thousands oi
have said that the election Of 1889 disclosed the
state Of opinion thee stats Tnee the Of o S5 at
| that tlmc-and with their then population.
c' f. m"r speedy 5t and nd arng changes and
change for the better In the character OF their R0pl
political opinions aud In their election methods; thnn
The very states and sections have been considering
Miro t,tn H. We are I'm .ight of The llSt land in
The West, not tImbercd. available for h9mesteadins.
hitherto ovcrilowed the West must now flow somewhere
cl-c where will it flow II not to those portions
Of the south rich in soil climate and mineral wealth wealth
long dormant bui now under an awakening win winch
rs Milton sad Of England. the south is "rouS-
ing sG 5Tin IKE ny,r ,iGne op man. pplanc
Capital and enterprise already blazing the way. ana
from this METROPOLIS from every quarter Of the 'and
s Sf FarpS the SS tide d @ emf + sciSs to this
favored section Of our country win capital wlll 2,
|
Whit or black, for the new task SHAT there await NM
INC planter has ALREADY disappeared from the south
| TO make way for the small farmer and now the mine
| IN, mill the foundry and factory 20 to swell the
volume Il that prosperity and 10 mark the Sharpnc>,
Of that transition. with which tho south is being trans
| formed fiom slave Ia free commuity. with social
structure institutions ard character homogeneous with
the North ard no longer With tl1t old south nov
! being laid aside aS cast OF garment
such population IS now pouring into southwest and
southeast VI SSouri. into mountain Arkansas ana INTO
Virginia North Carolina. Kentucky and Tennessee.
am not one who believes tint The outcome Of Sith M,
re The suppIr. sion Of the ballot and Government by
force and fraud
| are rolled mp which have made 50 close the ~
,ul,s IN ne ,ta'rs Of which have aycn the ggirI
ana 's4ial HTc tSnGine {nere Is n2% '% I v
surely make II free. When that dav shall come there
Will be dINpocd that dense ignorance IN the North
Of condition and II political oplon which mark the
I respective sections Of what Is known a the south.
Then viii come the day when tho states imbuci
with the sentiments will be ftly rcprrScnie,d In no
tendon, Bell, Badger and Henry Winter Davis, ana
by that great galaxy Of statesmen that has made Tor
,atcs can aici 10 Indulge in spasrn, II local disc,n-
tent without putting TIE N"i9H III prfH oil lnc ire
hat great dniy Which il tek MP when the wing party
lad i down then at last and a-ain viii these great
central states Of The south return TO th'ir ancient In
| # fho North In turning 10 scorn with lips divine
| the falschoods u extremes" lAppiu,eJ
In This great contest fr"lcht'd with such mo
mrnous Interests and such rtrrcarhne consequence.
The Republicans Of tho south. no longer d'p'ndng
upon Federal aid other than in the existing law.
can look only to Themselves. do not believe Mr.
Chairman. that they will lcoh in vain. NppIau,GJ
However faccd and limp may have grown the
Ecpubcanism II tho North. that 81 the south hotrays
no such quality. lNppauscl However men at The
hat fidelity (, the cause Of god government for
which they once stood. and abandon ne Republican
party for the Democratic. the Rcpuhicars ~ H."
south have too sacrd cause committed to Their
hc"pigs 70 turn b9cE o, to nY dow Win, ht'r arms tho
end whenever that NAV come, and they Will do 80
without repInlng. applause , .
tcst arising ont Of giving he suffrage to III" negro
was Mt Of their mailing hat i Was forced upon
! them by the North. That task Mr.. Chairman they
Loyalty accepted, and have done AID arc doing, me
best that In them lies to solve problems than which
| none more difficult were submitted 10 the sou.
ton u q free people. They have had 10 meet and
Withstand every method mat prejudice and passion
obloquy. o-racism and death They look over tho
border and see those who led them into mi, condi
tlon turn against them with the cool assurance 81
Thcy will ind such men led by newspapers, ono
Of which was In part. founded upon money piou.ly
contributed in aid Of the freedmen: by another new
paper conducted by che WHO earned q noble fam"
In the anti slavery and earlier Republican struggle
| They win find such Influences uarcouzing the
conscience q the North and Joining with heart and
hand the mon and the party which believes in and
is doing ali II can 10 DOOM the South to a GOVERN
mont Mt hy the franchise MT BY consent hnt lev
| ~ thn Republican party and other Stat"s If abe
Northwest. abandon their fall and duty. IN f}2n.t
following ~ economic dclusi lut however O,hrs
Of the North. whether In the East or West. niHy
wavcr for time. the Rcpnlllcans ~ the Sonth VIII
! not They cannot II T. their own freedom: II Is
! Tho government bv consent and not by force. for
themselves for which they ar" lighting. ard WI
continuc - ng until II reaches IN" only settlement
thpt win stard-a settlement upon th' basis ~
everlasting right Tremendous applausc)
John VI. ThurstOn is an old favorite with the
Republican Club, and he was received with APP
rInusr He spoke coquently to the toast The
younQ Men of the Country; They Rghtfully Be
long with the Republican Party
FOR TIE AMERICAN SCHOLAR
Henry C. Robinson made an able response for
The American Scholar" saying in part
II is always u delight to hail from our little com
Nrllh iches In GOVcTnnTs.