The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-18
THE PASSING THRONG.

Hon. Aleck Boarman, United States district
Judge for the western district OF Louisiaus, and
residing at Shreveport, is stopping at ting Raj
nier. He has been In ill.health for some: time,
and as he finds the climate of Washington :bene-
fetal he will remain in this section for several
weeks. Judge Boarman ts q native of the Pei.
lean state. and during the war fought win the
Confederate army from Manassas to Appomsttox.
After the war he studied law and practical his
profession until in 1s7l he was elected 4lenl.
Der OF the Fortisth congress by . fusion IF the
elements opposed to the regular Democratic
candidate. As result of this contest asi the
experience gained in national politics GzIring
his congressional term, he became a Iapub-
lican, and was elected to the state bench. Dur
Ing MS term IN congress . warm friendship
arose between him and James A. Garfield, then
representing an Ohio district, and when tae lat
ter became president he appointed his frielld to
FL a vacancy On the federal bench in his state.
Judge Boarmans views on the social, political
and material condition Of the South are Eroad.
minded and liberal, and belle the charge often
made by Democrats that Republican Office mold
ers IN the South are political fanatics and zociai
ulsturbers. Speaking OF the outrages on negro
voters. ne said: mo, there no longer ia OPEN
intimidation of negro voters in my section.
whenever election frauds are attenpte1 the
methods resorIed TO are the more refined ooes Of
ballot box ssuftng and Justification OF the regis-
Na'lon lists No, We have no such miserable
suoterfuge for the suppression OF the negro vote
az TIE Mississippi educational test, which r.akes
the election commissioner the irresponsible
Judge OF mans educational qualifications. /
am not sorry the force bill vas dei4ated,
atthough was in favor OF it 1t frst Butt
'Ank Its friends expected that ii could
scconpiiSh more than would have been
Possible. There are naturl laws higher
thsn those on the statute books, and thers are
efs!s which cannot be remedied by legislation.
ms naturally leads 10 the race question about
tae solution OF which thsre 10 30 much tax
MINK IL Is solving itself In the only way such
questions ever can be solved-by time ami sdu.
cation. Many people MAKE the mistake al az.
Stunning that the negro and white raras ass a.
most different species, instead Of reeogagxiug
Ihe TACK that they are controlled by the same
natural laws, and are affected by them slaer-
ehtiy only IN degree. Time and education. will
oring saont greater individually amon. tie
negro psop!e. the effect of which will be To- dis
seIaiasis them throughout the eo9ntry: aud
more or less counterfeit the natural tendency OF
TIE Degro 90 migrate 20 sunny lands"
n Loop returned last night from the Das.c:ny
Masters convention in New York city. s,yeak-
ing OF the proceedings he said: ''It wa. de- iied
70 introduce this season twenty rev dzaces.
'he tendency Of them being that the ladr and
gentleman both face the same way. The zsaltz
was slightly modified. tha variation Consisting
10 throwing The whole body backward aee: for
ss'd. instead of the aide Is hereioforss. the
sases being to produce Q more pleasing sE5yesr.