The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-25

New YORK, June [Speciall-Tbe
following is the leading editorial in the
Sun to-day "There is one question
depending on the election of the NEXT
President which, in it's momentous inn
portance and vital mperativeness, 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 reform or
silver coinage, or free trade, or protec-
ton, or personal qualities, or the ante
cedents of candidates, in short, the
whole ordinary array Of the electoral
controversies are in comparison. of in
ferior, indeed OF almost trivial moment,
1--WE mean the question, whether those
Southern States which have inherited n
negro population surprising the number
OF their white citizens shall, by federal
law and federal military force. be sub
Ject to the political domination of
negroes to negro legislatures, negro
governors and negro judges in their
courts, or whether they shall continue
to be governed by white men?
NOW 1T makes no difference who NAV
be President, whom tho Republican
party elects, since Blaine is now per.
manently out of tho line of power; that
party is. by its nature and traditions.
under the necessity Of enacting and ex-
ecuting an election law whose purpose
and effect Will be to put tho negroes in
control of several of the Southern
States. There will be some unwilling.
ness on the part of the patriotic minor
lty among the Republic ans, who will 70.
volt at the consequences of such meas
ure, but their opposition cannot avail.
The necessity Of the situation will
suppress all such resistance. A force
bill is the first, an inevitable, result OF
g sweeping Republican victory in No
vember. On tho other hand, and by tho
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
no conscientious Democrat can hesitate
about his duty. Better to vote for lib.
erty and white government of the
Southern States even If the candidate
was the devil himself, rather than to
consent to the election OF the respecta-
BILE Benjamin Harrison with q force bill
in his pocket"
In another editorial the Sun Quotes
Iroiu Tue urSt Two sections of the plat
form down to the words defeat of tho
force bill" and says: This is tho es-
sential part OF the platform on which
Grover Cleveland was nominated at
Chicago yesterday morning. fairly,
sQuarely and honorably, and by the
votes OF more than two. thirds OF the
Democratic delegates"
Another editorial quotes the fable OF
the fool at Phillippi who gave advice
10 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 Importance to the
Democracy OF New York that Hill
should continue at the head OF the army
he has done so much to organizes, and
says:
New York Democrats are with him,
In failure as in success. He will be
with them as long as there is political
pri nciple to defend. Republican antago-
mis- t to. outgeneral or election to carry
for the Democracy