The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-15

under his collar and travelled over his
broad expanse Of healthy features. mo.
am not q candidate, and have never
have been stung by the presidential bee.
My friends are very kind to mention me IN
such connection, but am, as told you,
thoroughly content with being private
all / want is to see its principles ana It's
candidates succeed.
.sSuppose Harrison should not be nomi-
mated, the vice president may be taken
from Indiana?' said l.
.'Yes, possibly" replied the senator.
and We have many good Democrats In
Indiana. I would be satisfied to see any
of them receive the nomination with the
exception of Governor Gray. don't con-
slider him q good Democrat, and don't
think he would make tit candidate for
the vice presidency. ! say this not because
/ have any personal feeling against Gov
ernor Gray, but l think his record is such
him as one Of the heads of the ticket"
.roRcE BILL AND THE SOUTH.
here asked as to the Force bill, and
Senator Mcdonald said he did not think
there was enough life in it to bring it
again to the front during this congress. II
have decided views" he said, ..as to the
Southern question and believe in home
rule on oil such matters. If the states are
allowed to regulate their own elections,
these troubles will die out of themselves
and the negroes will eventually get their
legal and constitutional rights. This will
be brought about by their increased intelli-
gence and wealth. They are accommodating
IF ignorance. The moment the con-
test is removed the whites will
divide and the negroes votes will be
wanted by the different parties. do not
think the South has acted wisely in its en-
deavors to influence congress on the force
bill. The Senate is not apt to be affected
by such threats as the South made as to
of them was, to say the least, inadvisable.
The Southern question is one which time
alone can settle. / believe that the whites
will rule for generations to come, whether
naturally or by education, and by heredi-
tary descent they are undoubtedly at
present the stronger race, and in such con-
tests the stronger race always rules. It
the Bahamas and the Bermudas,
where the negroes have had equal
rights with the whites for years, it is the
whites who rule. It is SO throughout the
North where you find large colonies of
negroes. They are governed by the
WHITES. we udVc 10ula0dDOuS Z.OUU
colored voters, and Notwithstanding they
vote as they please, they hold only petty
offices. My coachman is Republican. I
have had him fifteen years, and he goes to
the polls regularly and votes the Repub-
lican ticket, while go just as regularly
and vote the Democratic one. Still have
never attempted to influence his vote. The
secret of the whole question is that it
should be left to the states.''
"The attack upon home rule" said SEN
ator Mcdonald, twas the most dangerous
element of the force bill. The protection
of the rights Of the states is the principle
upon which is based the expandibility Of
our government. If we can keep our pres
ent constitution as it is we can become q
great nation, and eunder it we can and
will conquer the North American CONT
nent. Under it our northern boundaries
will be the Arctic ocean and our southern
most state will include the Isthmus of
Panama. All could be governed as easily
and the machinery go on as smoothly as
that of our present territory, but If we
centralize the power the machine will be-
come so unwieldy that it will soon fall to
pieces"
GREAT MANUFACTURING NATION.
"Do you think this is the destiny of the
United States?"
YES" replied Senator Mcdonald, "and
believe that the whole of this territory
will be under our government before the
middle of the next century. Long before
that we will rival England and perhaps
surpass her as the greatest manu-
featuring nation of, the world. If we
adopt her policy of free breadstuffs and
free raw material, there is nothing that
the workshop Of the nations. New York
will be greater city than the wild
est imagination has ever dreamed of. and
Chicago the Giant of the Inland, will in
crease in population and wealth beyond
conception. This vast territory will TEEN
with millions, who will be brought to-
gether by the improvements of the future
as to INSTRUMENTATION and its posi-
bilities Of goodness and greatness are ap-
palling." FRANK 6. CARPENTER.