The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-06-16
Coxeyism in the South.

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and their Northern satellites have
followed suit, as they usually do, IN
ANYTHING that Will glofify the por-
ton of the Union lately in rebellion.
And as usual, too, the reasons forI
the difference between North ana
South in this respect are OF sucn
nature that it would be the part OF
wisdom for the South not to press
an explanation. As far as the en-
dustrial' business has relation to the
unemployed, the difference is re.
ferable to the Democratic tariff
policy. That policy, as the coun-
try is we'll aware, is distinctly Sec
tional. 1t is aimed at the North
and its industries. 1t is the great
manufacturing section of this coun.
try which has been disturbed ano
distressed and thrown into conyni-
sions by the Democratic South.
The latter's manufactures are too
slight to bring serious consequences
home to it. Its accumulated capital
/ is relatively too small to feel the
Iblow. 1t is in the North that these
1 idle mills and factories and foun-
dries are situated. 1t ls III the
North that thousands upon thous-
ands of workingmen are found out
of employment by reason OF the
menace to all industry contained III
Democratic success. 1t is, there
fore. IN the North that the question
of the unemployed has been most
serious. that there has been the
i largest number of idle and distressed
neople to whom Coxeylsm might be
J preached, that this movement has
J, been able to commend itself to some
measure of public tolerance because
1.-THE public knew how grievously
labor had been wronged. But i
Ill BELTS the offender, the man who
has wrought this mischief, to point
to the immunity which he has care
! fully procured for himself. There
e are other reasons why such thing
!. as the Coxey movement could lind
little foothold in the South, ano
they are just as little to the credl'
of that section as the one that We
have already enumerated. Ihest
s.armieso are made up of the idl'
; and the unemployed; of those who
q do not want work and those wht
: cannot get It; Of those who hav'
n been persuaded that through legasla
a ton they may reach a nystenou
J. deliyerance from their troubles
Now the only people at the South
If who could be in similar circnmstan
ces. and from whom therefore
Coxey army would have to be re
cruited, are the negroes. they az
: the bulk of the laborIng population
! and the least prosperous element Q
y it. In the first place, if the negr
: were to try to remedy his trouble
:. : by the policy of the Coxeyites, h
- knows, and we knows just wha
- would happen to him. He woui
- be shot down or hunted tc death b
j. the white people of the Souther
re states, and no punishment wonl
Of ever be inflicted on his murderer
rs Whatever white men might do, II
of negro could enter into such CIR
y: SADIE at the south only by putin
t. his life in pawn. But, in any even
in it is not his disposition to do 8
be The offenses chargeable against III
n. are not of this order. He has NJ
at lost the old virtues. He IS tf
IN patient. too faithful to his trust, t
to disinclined to brave the dangers
rs tached to raising an arm in his oN
rs defense to organize Coxey armie
sc The South owes its freedom fro
r the prevailing malady to these tv
causes; to its disgraceful sectio
ne alism as shown By the tariff bl
ne which strikes at the North alon
De- and to the law-a-biding character
IL the negro, and the fear with VIII
nus he has been inspired by repeat
-, acts of violence. We fail to find
cd this anything to boast OF, anu -
"a "a that the Southern newspapers a
'as the Northern doughfaces might or
not the subject with a better grace.
Tho St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Only mind saturated with !
i'm preiudices OF damnabfe section
ism could have written the fores
ing. The Pioneer Press is prln,
ere IN state, the money men OF wh'
ere grind the faces of the lmmigri
md poor and sweeten their bread "
for the sweat Of the ill-paid labor.
the is published in a state where
,ox man is worshiped who gains poy
ibe by rising on the necks of the Pc
nue It is published in state where
rm, white man is regarded as gr
be deal better than another white M
'at- 1t is published in state where
to negro Is made a peon if be dare
Use. dertake to make a living within.
OF borders. Yet this paper lies,
deliberately lies, with regard to
- 1ot in