Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-25

The New Yor., Sun on the Nomination.

The New York Sun on the denomination.
The follow is the leading editorial In
yesterdays New York Sun: There is
one question depending on the election
of the next President which in its mo-
mentous importance and vital impera-
tivcness must seem to every philosophic
observer TO exceed every other political
question that the people are now called
upon to determine, All differences of
opinion respecting administrative re-
form, or silver coinage, or free trade.
or protection, or personal qualities, or
antecedents Of candidates: in short, the
whole ordinary array of electoral con-
troversics, are, in comparison. OF info
rior, indeed, of almost trivial moment.
We mean the question whether those
southern States which have inherited
a negro population surprising the NUM-
Der of their white citizens, shall by Fed
eral law and Federal military force, be
subjected to the political dom
nation of the negro, to negro
legislatures, negro Governors and
negro judges in their courts, or whether
they shall continue to be governed by
white men as now 1t makes no differ
ence who may be President, whom the
republican party elects-since Blaine Is
now permanently out of the line of
power-that party is by its nature and
traditions under the necessity of enact
ing and executing an election law whose
purpose and effect will be to put ne
groes in control of several of the south
ern States. There will be some unwil-
lingness on the part of the patriotic mi
nority among the republicans who will
revolt at the consequences of such
measures, but their opposition cannot
avail the necessity of the situation will
suppress all such resistance. a Force
bill is the first and inevitable result ola
sweeping republican victory in Novem-
ber On the other hand, and by nature
and necessity of ideas involved, the sue
cess of the democracy is death to the
Force bill project Ifkilled in this cleo
ton it can never be revived. In this
view of the contest what conscientious
democrat can hesitate about his duty?
Better vote for liberty and white gov
eminent of the southern States, even if
the candidate were the devil himself.
rather than consent to the election of
respectable Benjamin Harrison, with
the Force bill in his pocket.
In another editorial the San quotes
from the first two sections of the plat
form down to the words "Defeat ofthe
force bill, > and says: This is the es-
sential part of the platform on which
Grover Cleveland was nominated at
Chicago yesterday morning fairly,
squarcly and honorably, and by the
votes of more than two-thirds of the
democratic delegates" Another edi-
torial quotes the fable of fool at Phil
lipi, who gave advice to the Roman
General, Octavius, which was not
taken, and commends the fable to the
attention of William c. Whitney, with
the suggestion that he keep his eyes
peeled. Still another editorial says it
is matter of great importance to the
democracy of New York that Senator
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, a re-
publican antagonist to out-general, or
an election to carry for the democracy"