The state chronicle., 1893-04-15
SANDER OF THE SOUTH,
Paper by Gov. rishback Showing In-
Justice to our Section.
Richmond Dispstch.

JCSlICC " OdA SStsAShs
Richmond Dispstch.
Governor Fishback offered the
following. He stated that he had
sent a copy Of the paper to each
Governor whom he thought would
not De present and had received
form Governor Stone his hearty
endorsement Of it:
To his Excellency tie President OF
the United States.
The Governors Ct tie Southern
States Of our Union, il convention
assembled, beg leave respectfully
to call your attention to a "coudi-
ton, not a theory" which confronts
and affects our entire country, but
more particularly the southern half
Of it.
What are known as the Southern
States of the United States are un-
questionably superior in climate, IN
soil, IN natural resources, and in
theil capacity for greater diversity
OF agricultural and horticultural
products TO the Northern half Of
the Union, if indeed not to any
other region of the world; while
their system Of laws, their social
amenities, their love for law and
order, and their general refinement,
though differing IN some peculiari-
ties, are not inferior 10 those Of any
other portion Ct our country. Yet
the fact stares US in the face that IN
material advancement these States
are far behind their sisters Of the
North.
For ten or fifteen years after the
late civil war the uncertain condi-
tion Of the race problem not uu-
naturally Iepelled immigration and
investment from our section, but
happily this condition no longer e1-
i5ts. Yet what is commonly known
as ''the South" does rot receive that
share Of Immigration and that flow
of capital which her unparalleled
inducements would lead us to *
pect.
| ARE GIVEN FALSE IDEAS.
The reason for this lies not IN tht
facts Of the situation, but in false
ideas Of the real state Of things il
this region. This is an unhealth,
condition that affects the prosper
ity Of the whole Union, for so IN
terdependent are the various SEC
tons Of Our common country on
portion cannot suffer without it
affecting the whole.
| Much, if, indeed, not most, 0
those false ideas originated in III
| systematic slandeI which one Of t.
great political parties Of the Unite
States has thought It its interest t
| promulgate.
(. We us8 the word ISLANDER I'D
| visedly. Take as an illustration i
proof the State OF Arkansas. Their
IS 10 other section of the coun.r
upon which has been hurled S
much yituperation and abuse. He
people. her laws, her institution
her society have alike baen dt
nounced il unmeasu1ed terms, mt
j: tie idea prevails IN many places thf
! her people are lawless, if not unciyi
+. lzad Yet q congress composed Of
majority OF these very ISLANDERS :
, Republican III both its branches
only two years ago, when called Vi
on to enact body Of laws for O.
| Of the Territories ot the Unio
! having She laws OF every State
the Union to select from, cho:
tie entire code from the statutes
this very Stats Of Arkansas. The
. cannot escape the alternative co
clusion to which this ineyitab
: Lads; they stand convicted Of eth
sisndering one Of their fellow Cor
}. mo0Wealths Or Of reckiessly trihiI
with tie rights and interests Of a
!, other.
+ Bat while the slender is ma,
more apparent in the case Of A
y kansas by this qualification, yet
Is not peculiar to that State. T
y whole South is included
EVEN sLANDERED ABROAD.
Nor are tEeee SANDERS confn
to this country. For the past thir
3 years tbs United States have be
! represented in all the countries
n the world with whom We have dip,
u matte relations by men Who We
u not only prejudiced against {
q South, but whose political inters
| demanded, ss they seemed to thi1
e. that they spread misrepresentati
n and intensely partisan prejudi
against this part Of the country.
re Belieyinp that Won a,,nreo;e+a 7