Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-08-11
What Republican Success This Year
Means.

the Republican candidate for Pres
ident was the most Jealous advocate
of the Force bill, it is we'll to pom
der on what will probably happen
should ne and his party gain the
victory, this electoral campaign.
That the authors of the Force
bill r willing to sacrifice, for POI
litical and partisan purposes, the
peace and good order Of society
and tho industrial and commercial
property of the Southern States, is
the one all important consideration
that the voters ofthis section should
bear in mind at the coming cleo
tiona. They must not fail to re-
member that the triumph and en-
forcement of this measure are
fraught for them only with discord
and disaster. This applies to all
Southerners without distinction of
race or color. 1t necessarily means
a revival ofrace hatred and animos-
ity which will throw out OF gear
the harmonious workings ofcapital
and labor and result in ruin and a
state of affairs bordering on anar-
chy.
AS the progress and development
Of the negro race. depends on the
good feeling existing between it
and the white population, such a
condition OF things would be as bad
| for the one as for the other. There
can be no doubt that the Southern
people are fully aware ofthe impor-
lance OF improving the negro, as the
many schools for this purpose supp
ported by taxes voluntarily imposed
bear witness. That the negro pops
u~lation is benefited by this feeling
is equally evident.
Good feeling between the races
is of the utmost importance to the
negro, and indeed it offers the only
possible solution of the negro prob,
lem.
This good feeling exists to-day to
a much greater extent than it ever
has previously, owing to the fact
that the negro has become aware
that carpet baggers cared only for
themselves and nothing for him,
and hat he finds good c~ounsellors
and real friends among the native
Southerrers.
Should the Force bill become
a law, all that has been &C
conpllshed for good socially po'
liticallg and financially would b.
undone. Each district in which it
was enforced would contain a goot
sized army of supervisors, can
yassers and deputy marshals ben
on getting up excitement ant
arousing prejudice, envy, hatred
and malice, and the negroes woult
become disconnected, unwilling
and unfit for work. This could no
= fail to react on the cotton crop. l
is needless to recall how small
: was in 1869 and 70.
By the provisions of this Fore
bill at the request Of one hundre'
men, supervisors could be appointe
: by the Circuit Court in any distric
in which they were called for, thes
same supervisors to have authorit,
r to visit residences and ask sue
questions as they thought had
. bearing on the election and to e1
anime women during the mems al
sence. They are to be backed u
in such proceedings by Unite
II States deputy marshals.
The circuit Judge would appoir
/ the chief supervisor who would al
"a point the others. It has been con
IS puted that the number of Office:
b who would have charge of a distri'
under this system would not be LEI
than six hundred, not including til
deputy marshals. The work Of thei
officials would be completed by
board of canvassers.
The effect that would be produ
ed on society at large is obvious au
u to comment on it would be useleG
1T It is therefore Of absolutely vital il
)" portance to prevent this measul
from becoming a law,and to do tt
1~ it is absolutely necessary to defe
t. the Republican party next Mover
u Der.
It is perfectly clear that if su'
Nv supervisors and canvassers we
" once appointed, it would make
r.. difference how the people voted
ut the polls at they would mainta
e. the dominant party III power. 1t
k quite true that the South would 4
ut be the only section of the count
at to suffer from this monstro
hit scheme to do away with free inst