The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-08-11
THE ALABAMA ELECTION.

THE ALABAMA ELECTION.
Every thinking man has foreseen that the
condition now existing in Alabama was
bound to come. In the very nature of things
it was inevitable. a It was impossible for any
party to 60 on for years piling up majority
of $4,000 by sitting the votes of large
portion Of the citizens without getting into
trouble. This is entirely without reference
to the color question. No matter what the
pretext, or how much the end in view justi-
fed the means in the eyes of the people, the
result was bound to be the same. In every
community only men of lower grade OF
morals and inferior character would habit
ually engage in stuffing ballot-boxes, falsi-
flying returns, and DISTINGUISHING voters.
The better class of men would shrink from
these practices, and could only be brought
to countenance them by what they believed
to be emergencies. The unavoidable result
was that the party would rapidly drift IN
der the control Of its baser elements, and
that these wonld fortify themselves in that
control by the use within the party of the
same tactics that they had employed so sue
cessfully against the party g opponents. The
next step would be rebellion against these
tactics within the party. That is what has
produced the bitter factional quarrel In
South Carolina and Louisiana, and will pro-
duce equally bitter ones In every other
Southern State.
What has happened in Alabama will
happen everywhere else in the South. Both
factions have appealed to the entire people
for support, and insisted that the vote of
every man entitled to vote shall be
counted. This is the beginning of the end
Of the White Mans Party" in Alabama.
| as we have already seen the same beginning
| in South Carolina and Louisiana. Both
| sides are trying to count the negro vote
| against their factional opponents and bitterly
resisting all ballot-box stuffing and classifying
of returns. The fight will go on to the end,
| and the end will be general publication of
Southern politics and the establishment of
| right, justice, and better Government. 1t is
| not an instruction, but revolution. The
Southern people have become intensely
| weary of being misgoverned and plundered
by cabals Of INSCRIPTIONS photographers
| under the pretext that the ascendency of
these men is necessary to save them from
NEGRO domination"
DEDICATION OF GRAND ARMY PLACE.
The dedication Of the White Lot as Grand
Army Place." for the holding Of the great
Reunions, will take place in the forenoon of
Monday, Sept 10, and will be an impressive
and imposing ceremony. The President and
Cabinet, the Chief Justice and Justices Of
the Supreme Court, the Senate and House,
the General of the Army, and Admiral of
the Navy will all be invited to attend and
participate in the exercises. Also, all of the
Regular soldiers. sailors, and marines sta
toned In the District of Columbia and the
District of Columbia National Guard.
The Communicating Chief and most of the
National officers will be present, and the
Chaplain-in-Chief, assisted by the Depart
ment Chaplains and such of the old Army
Chaplains as may be present. will conduct
the religious portion of the exercises. Arch
bishop Ireland, who served in the war as
| Chaplain, aud was in the first battle of Bull
Run with his regiment, has been invited,
and earnestly urged to be present.
1t is presumed that many thousand COM
rades will have already arrived in the city
by Monday morning, and they will be much
interested in this beautiful and impressive
event.
WE will say again that the Sons of Vet
Grams are desired for duty on Grand Army
Place as guards, escorts and Orderlies. The
Orderlies, who will be on duty at the differ
ent corps headquarters to give information,
assist the Corps Committee and conduct
veterans to their proper tents, will be ex-
pected to be in full, 8. of " uniform, but
not armed. The guards and escorts will,
of course, be armed. The escorts will be
expected to form the military escort of the
old corps commanders from their hotels to
their corps headquarters, and the great
tents where the corps hold their Reunions.
The duty will all be strictly military in
character and very desirable, inasmuch as 1t
will put those performing 1t in the very
heart of the activity, where they can see and
be part of all that is going on. At least
1000 Orderlies will be wanted, and several
thousand guards and escorts. The old vete-