Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-01-30
The South and the Fair.


Memphis Commercial l.: The passage of a
resolution by both houses of the general
assembly of this S tate on Wednesday, to
postpone the consideration of an appropri-
alton OF 100000 for an exhibit of the
States resources at tho Columbia Expo
siTion, to be held in Chicago in 1898, was
very bad expression of a bad temper.
Memphis appeal Araidache The
Worlds Far, to be held in Chicago in
1893. is a national affair. Politics has
nothing to 10 with it,. 1t was not con
celyed by the Republican party, nor is it
managed in the interest of that party.
It's Ulcers are equally divided between
the parties, aud Southern men, like Lind
say, of Kentucky, arc prominent among
them. The central idea of the enterprise
is the glOrifcation of all the States. 1t is
not a celebration of the discovery of the
Republican party by Columbus, but OF
his discovery of America. 1t is not prop
or, therefore, for Southern States to with
hold their cooperation because gang OF
Republican marplots in Congress are en-
deavoring to inflict an injury upon the
South. The legislatures of Alabama,
Tennessee, and Arkansas baye declined to
consider the question of State appropra-
ton for exhibits at the Fair until the
fate of the force bill shall be known. 1t
is to be regretted that they have taken
this course. 1t is as much the Sjuth's
FAIR as the North's Fair. A Democratic
President will open it in 1898 without a
doubt. For the Southern States to ig-
more the Fair because of the force bill
would be to admit that the Fair was a
Republican scheme for the Republican
ben, fit. 1t would be as reason
able for Southern banks to quit doing
business with New York banks on &C.
count of the force bill as it would be to
boycott the FAIR on that account. At the
last election it was shown that a vast
majority of the Northern vote was Demo-
cratic. From no point of view IS it pos
sible to regard the Fair as in any form or
degree sectional enterprise. Its bene-
fits will be as great to the South as to the
North-greater, possibly. Therefore let
the resolutions of the State legislatures re-
ferred to be rescinded and let the apprO-
priations ba made.
Petersburg Mder.APpeal: The Legis-
latures of several Southern States have
passed resolutions postponing the consld-
Grafton of contemplated appropriation
for the Worlds Fair until after the tual
disposal of the force bill. The Tennessee
legislature declares that the bill is "a
declaration of war on the social and finau-
cia interests of the South" 1t Is
intended by all these bodies to make no
provision whatever for the representa-
ton of their respective states at Chicago
in the event the force bill is enacted into
law, and appeals come from different quar-
tiers that all the Southern States should
take like action.
1t seems to us that such a c1nrse on the
part of the Southern States would he very
much on the cutting -the-aOse-tO-spte
the.face order. The fair will he held,
whether the Southern States are repre-
sented or not. Nobody will suffer except
themselves if they fail to make known
their resources and attractions on an Oc-
casion so favorable as is presented by
such an exposition. If the force bill is
"a declaration of war on the social and
financial interests of the South that is
the more reason why the South should
put forth every effort to show 10 the
world that its resources cannot remain
undeveloped, nor its progress retarded.
by all the political Vaccinations this side
of sheOl.
Udshingf0n Post: "What IS MORE" says
the Richmond Times, at the close of some
editorial remarks on the non .pariicipa-
ton Of the Southern States in the Worlds
Fair-"what Is more, if the Northern sec.
ton of The country can stand it the South
can do so most assurcdly." That's no
way to talk, somebody will remark but
the trouble is that this is the way they
do talk. And while il is true, as the
Times admits, that the lie Ssatures of Ala
bama, Arkansas, and Tennessee have "act-
ed somewhat precipitately" in TINS matter,
il is but too true that whole session of
the Senate wasted in an attempt TO fasten
upon the necks OF the Southern people an
unpalatable, and unnecessary
law. is well calculated to provoke such a
"kick." But the Senate is not the whole
people, by long ways. The law IS not
enacted. 1t will never count for much as
n law If 1T Is enacted, Public sentiment.
is against it, North as well as South. So
that on the whole, instead of making CAL
as to which section OF the cOun-
try can stand it best, IN case the Worlds
Fair proves a failure, wOuldn' t 1t be bet
ter for both sections, repudiating the poll
ticians and their mischievous devices, to
stand together on the Fair business and
determine that whatever the rantanker-
GUS partisans of the Senate may choose to
do. the Exposition shall be grand
national success