The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-07-11
Must the COl0red Jonah Co.,

D. X. Tenney, a well-known Chica-
90 lawyer. has issued an address To
the "men and brethren of the repuh-
lican party. OF whom he is one. advis-
ing them TO abandon the colOred man
and brother in the South and devote
their main strength to the support of
Mckiulerism. That is the substance
Of it.
Nj. Tennev> theory is that the
South is .solld'' against the republic
can party because the whites in that
part of the coultry will not have ne
gro domination. They suppress the
negro vote so far as it is necessary IN
order 10 maintain their W a%scenden-
cy. aud they will continue TO suppress
it to that extent in spite OF anything
and everything the republican parry
can DO OF could DO ii it We're sure 70
control all branches of the national
government for fifty years. The party
is not sure of that. On the contrary.
it is likely to lose control permanently
unless it abandonS tie ~'tree-balIot-
and-tair- count" issue distinctly and
finally. Bat let it abandon that Issue
and give the southern whites full as
<suralce that they will have no reason
to fear Negro ruie as 4 consequence OF
republican success. and the South will
&c longer be solid. .'The interest of
he people there in the financial and
industrial questions which are crowd
ing upon ns as proper subjects of ma
tional control is. in the main. the same
as Il town. Tie myriad of new in
dustrles 10Y foullslting orjust bud
ding into existence i'll the South need
the nourlshlng effect OF a protective
tariff as much as do like industries in
the North" Therefore the republican
men and brethren are exhorteG to
abandon the colored man and brother
and bid high for southern support OF
Mekinleyism.
To bind the bargain Mr.. Tenney
asks the Republican party to invite
the people of these southern states
which have a large negro population
ito carefully consider and propose to
Congress and to the people for consti-
tutional amendment such measure as
in their judgment will confer upon the
several states power TO abridge the
hight OF suffrage on account of color.
and at the anne time provide for s1ch
reduction of representation in Con-
gless from those states as shall be lust
to the sister states where full suffrage
IS permitted and enforced"
This remarkable proposition was
addressed to the republican party two
weeks ago. So far as tile Herald has
observed the responses of the party or
Sans have not been numerous or en- |
thusiastic. Let us hear from them.
We would all like to know what they
think would be the political effect of
pitching the colored Jonah overheard
from the republican ship. We would
all like to know whether they think
the southern states would respond
with ~alaerity by abridging their own
representation in Congress and the
electoral college and Fastening to tile
det.nse of Mckinley's endangered
of monopoly AMI oppression.
We would all like to know whether
they think there would then be any-
thing left ofrepublieanism to appeal
to the i~masinations and prejadices Of
the crowd or attract to the party stan
dard any ave the beneticiaries of tile
system of licensed spo,iation and the
rapidly diminishing number of their
deluded victims.
It is T that the Republican party
is no longer anything but a party of
monopoly and public and private
but the Herald is inclined to
the opinion that its leaders are not so
willing 10 admit the truth now as they
We're a year ago. When they were con
cocting tie ahominahle Mckinley bill
and reckiessly voting away the mil-
lions contributed by the taxpayers Of
the country.-Chicago Herald.