The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-09-18
REPUBLICANS WARM !
They Die Hard and Never Forget 10
Abuse the South.
They Still Wildly Insist That the Coun-
try Is Going to the Devil.
AND ALL ON ACCOUNT OF SAMBo
They Continue to Howl About the Fed
eral Election Laws and other
Political Measures.

federal election laws has fired the hearts
of all loyal Americans to the highest
possible pitch. If the democrats meet
the determination of the republicans
with equal organization and earnestness
congress will find itself in a condition
bordering on revolution before many
weeks. There are conflicting partisan
interests which are bringing about this
state of affairs. Republicans, come they
from the south or north, are never revo-
luti0nary. Those in this congress would
no rise to the height of revolution at
tanned by the democrats when the cleo
tions bill of three years ago was under
discussion; but there are exasperating
side issues which contribute to the heat
which must be felt upon both sides when
the discussion of this measure is fairly
under way.
In preparing for the discussion of the
revolutionary elections bill the democrats
have turned their backs upon all prece-
dents and principles established by them.
They nave engrafted into their code Of
rules a provision which will enable them
to reach a vote at any time-cloture as
terse as that provided by the Reed rules.
They have made it easy for three men on
the rules committee to limit debate. They
have repudiated every assertion made by
them in the house and in the senate
during the Reed congress. Speaker Crisp
has packed the judiciary committee with
a view to formulating the bill which has
been agreed upon, and reporting it and
controlling debate upon it in the interest
of the "nigger drivers" of the south and
the shotgun policies of the se~cessionists,
although the measure itself sneaks out of
the insignificant and unimportant com
mittee on election of president and vice.
president and representatives to congress.
While the one committee has jurisdic-
ton direct, the other, headed by a Texas
confederate colonel, will controlthe meas
ure. 1t would seem proper for a confed-
crate colonel in the speakers chair to
pack committees for the purpose Of legis.
lation to strike down all there is of abso-
lutte impartiality in general election laws.
1t is this cold-blooded preparation and
the many advantages taken Of the min
GRITTY by a majority that has always cried
out against majority rule that is exasper
ating to the present minority.
Then the relocation of the cOuntry's
business measure-the tariff hill-to the
rear for the bill to repeal the federal cleo
ton laws is most co~ntemptuous. Every
body knows that the business interests
of the country are suspended in midair,
and that every real business man in the
country wants to know at the earliest
possible day what this democratic con-
gress and administration are going to do
of a new tariff law the country is to have.
If there was excuse and necessity for
calling congress together in extraordi-
nary session for the purpose of repeating
a pernicious silver law, it is conceded on
every hand that there is now existing a
demand for early action upon the tariff
to relieve suspense and prevent bank
ruptcy.
Instead of proceeding to the considera-
ton of local Legislation while the tariff
bill is being prepared, or discussing some
joint measure like the one prepared by
Mr.. G~osvenor, of Ohio, announcing the
general principles of proposed tariff re-
form, or some manner precipitating the
tarlll question dlrectIy upon the house,
the RECONSTRUCTED confederate brigadiers
and colonies have switched out of an
~unimportant little committee, like ban
dts firing from a rocky ambuscade, a
measure which is intended to revolution
ize society and destroy the fundamental
principles of the federal constitution.
These are some of the exasperating side
issues.
This effort to destroy federal election
laws which nave stood the test of many
years is one of the "nerviest" steps ever
taken in congress. If it was in the direc-
ton Of Fighting a wrong or granting
privileges due American citizens which
were abridged by law or intrusion it