The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-07-07
WHITE VS.. BLACK SUPREMACY.
The New York Sun Advises Democrats to
Stand Together.

The New York Sun Advises Democrats to
Stand Together.
NEW YORK, June 24.--The following
is the leading editorial in the Sun to-
day: "There is one question depend
Ing on the election of the next Presi-
dent, which, in it's momentous import
ance and vital imperativeness, must
seem to every philosophic observer to
exceed every other political questi on
that the people are now called upon to
determine. All differences Of opinion
respecting administrative reform, or
silver coinage, or free trade or protec-
tion, or personal qualities or anteced-
ents of candidates, in short, the whole
ordinary array of electoral controversies
are, in comparison, almost of trivial
moment. We mean the question Whe-
ther those Southern States which have
an inherited negro population surpass
ing the number of their white citizens
shall, by Federal law and Federal mill
tary force, be subjected to the political
dominion Of negroes, negro Legislatures
negro Governors and negro Judges in
the courts, or whether they shall con-
tinue to be governed by white men as
now.
Nov, it makes no difference who
may be President, whom the Republi-
can party electS-since Blaine is now
permanently out Of the line of power
that party is by its nautre and tradi-
tionS under theanecessity of enacting
and executing Federal law whose pur-
pose and effect will be to put the ne
groes In control of the several Southern
States.
"There will be unwillingness on the
part of some of the patriotic minority
among the Republicans who will revolt
at the consequences of such measure,
but their opposition cannot avail. The
necessity OF the situation will suppress
all such resistance. A force bill is the
ing Republican victory in November
On the other hand and by nature and
the necessity of the ideas involved the
success of the Democracy is death to
the force. bill project. Killed in this
election 1T can never be revived.
"In this view of the contest what con-
scientiOuS Democrat can hesitate about
his duty2 Better vote for liberty and
white government of the Southern
States even if the candidate were the
devil himself rather than consent to the
electlOn or Respectable benjamin Har-
rison with force bill in his pocket"
In another editorial the Sun quotes
from the first two sections of the plat
form down to the words defeat Of the
force bill" and says: "This is the essen
tial part of the platform on which Gro.
yer Cleveland was nominated at Chica-
60 yesterday morning, fairly, squarely
and honorably, and by the votes Of
more than two-thirds of the Democrat
ic delegates.
Another editorial quotes the fable of
the fool at Phillippi who gave advice
to the Roman General Octavius which
was not taken and commends the fable
to the attention Of William G. Whitney
with the suggestion that he keep his
eyes held.
Still another editorial says 1t Is a
matter Of great Importance to the De-
moracy of New York that Hill should
continue at the head of the army he
has done so much to organize, and says:
"New York Democrats are with him
in failure as in success, and he will be
with them as long as there is political
principle to defend, Republican anita
gonist to outgeneral or an election to
carry for the Democracy"