Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-28

sectional Animosities Ought TO End.


Major SurHERLrN's views on the situa-
tion as reported IN the DISPATCH Of yester-
day are marked by the strong common
sense of the man. He would be good
man to place at the head of the Advisory
Committee of the Democratic National
Committee, 20 clear is his vision, so free is
be from impracticable notions and schemes
that do more harm than good as well TO
the Democratic party as to the country. or
rather schemes which would injure the
country because they would injure the
Democratic party.
Twenty-Five years ago Major SUrHERLIH
was one Of the few men Of his high stand
ing and wide reputation who were ready
20 let the past be the past, and to make
the future what 1t ought to be. He was
in the front rank OF the men who wished
in those days for the rehabilitation of the
old Commonwealth. and the sinking of all
issues which were inconsistent with the
grand object of restoring Virginia 10 oil
her rights as a State in the Union.
Yes. for more than twenty-five years
have such southern men as Major SUTHER-
LIN been engaged In the good work OF do
sing all that they could TO further the for
tunes of their respective States. What has
prevented the total burial once for all of
all war issuesr Nothing but the malig-
pant Republicans. who even to-day hope
that they will yet have an opportunity to
bind the South in chains and possess
themselves OF the government and control
Il for an indefinite time IN the future.
Their candidate for President is
IN favor of the force bill, which
81 intended TO render it certain
chat the Democrats will never again
have majority in the national House OF
Representatives, nor in the national Sem
ate, nor OH the Supreme Bench, nor Presi-
ident in the White House. The force bill
Is bad enough as it stands. but the one
now before the country is only an entering
wedge TO the worst laws which will here
after be passed should the people this year
unfortunately give to the Republicans the
possession of all departments of the gov
eminent, rs they will surely do If they
elect Mr.. HARRISON and also elect MAORI
~ of Republicans to the House OF Repre-
sentatives. IL is not a cry of Wolf! IN
earnest appeal especially to the people OF
the South. to make "a long pull, a strong
pull, and pull altogether in the eff
fort to place our sections feet upon solid
ground and our people where they will
never again be molested by 1.-THE cankers
OF long war;"
We have heretofore said that the speech
of Hon. JoHN 4. KESNA, Of West Virginia,
an the United States Senate in 1890, on the
force bill. would make a capital campaign
document this year. We give below "a
specimen of that speech. MIR. KEsSA, af-
Ger abiding to Mr.. LIscoLS's purposes
md policies" sad that his lamentablo
taking of had been regarded by the Re-
publicans as q reason for reversing his
policy towards the South. We quote Mr..
KEssA:
"The war belIfe 0yer, war was made tho order
of the day Tho Confederacy vanquished, war on
abe dead Confederacy was tho political cry War
on the South, war ON her people, war on her
commerce, war ON her industries. war on her
Capital and threatened war on every promised
Investment In her fair domain. war ON her pro-
gress, war on her peace, war on her strong
hands and her brave hearts, war against the
clothes she wore, the bread she ate, the Dir she
Lreathed.'
Be sure your fate is foretold by Mr..
KKNyA if any consideration shall induce
YOU so 10 vote as 10 place the government
IN all ITS departments in the hands of the
enemies OF your section. Ii you make that
inexcusable blunder you will never have n
chance TO correct 1t. The die will have
been cast. The future will have been pre-
pared for. The South will have lost for
ever her rights under the Federal Consti-
tuition as this instrument was handed
down to us by the fathers of the republic.