The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-10-26
From Washington National Democrat.

The Philadelphia Press, edited by one
of Mr.. Harrison's closest friends, Mr..
Emory Smith, his late minister to Russia
has the courage to say plainly what all
observant men have known all the time,
viz, that it is the policy and purpose OF
the republican party to enact force bill.
But the Press Is frank enough to urge &
reason for 1t beyond mere political power
and declares that to pass the Lodge elec.
ton bill is to destroy the dangerous COM
petition that southern prosperity erects
against New England cotton goods and
Pennsylvania iren.
Or, In other words, the real, downright
republican north seeks to overwhelm
the south with another ruin, after the
south has 80 far risen from the ashes OF
the war as to compete with the northern
States In commerce and manufactures.
II single man or women In the south
ever had any doubt about the dendish
Intentions Of the radicals, let the follow
ing words Of The Philadelphia Press set
tie the doubt and determine the only way
to avoid the destruction proposed for
that section:
s'If the democrats had never been al
lowed to regain control Of the state gov
ernments Of tho south, northern capital
would never have emil barked in the devel-
opment of gouthern coal and iron; and
the surest and speediest way to put a stop
to this competition from mon who are
our political enemies, as well as our COM
mercial rivals, Is to carry through and
enforce measures like the Lodge election
law"
Mr.. Smith Is not only republican who
fires the northern heart with reflection
of burning Columbia and the general de-
struotion Of war, but he is also business
man who puts the proposed force bill in
the front as material necessity to ruth
lessly destroy the progress Of the south,
and utterly ruin it, because, 1orsooth, 1t
competes with northern interests.
The most rabid secessionist mover attri-
buted to the men like Ben Butler any
thing so virulsnt and fiendish as this open
declaration of the radical organ. Mr..
Smith, late minister to Russia, has learn
ed the ancient barbarous method Of the
czars, and added something to the devil
try of Boss Reid and such other malign
spirits of the Republican party, from
whom the destructive policy emanated.
Mr.. Smith did not carry musket, like
a brave soldier, and thereby learn to re-
spect the southern people, as all the real
soldiers did. He was one Of the flock Of
political Kites that represented III omen
and hatred.
After presenting a picture OF the utter
wreck OF the south, he gloats over 1t in
the following terms:
"And il we can once more get them into
the condition they were before 1916 we
won't hear any more about cheap iron
and cheap cotton goods from the south.
They will have other things to think
about"
Thank you, Smith! The Democrats
appreciate the picture, and there are cer-
tain things that will think about now,
and among others in the resolve to
bring out the unanimous vote Of the
party which has long besn in the major
fty, and another Ia to cut off from the
study Of monarchical customs in Russia
all such G.. o. P. prtriots as the editor OF
The Philadelphia Press.