Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-30
kOI EISM IN ALABAMA.
Tendency Of Republican Success Is to
Foster Disorder In the South.

baltimore SUM
Captain Kolb. the defeated Popuiist can
dIdate for Governor In Alabama last
week issued an address announcing MS
purpose TO assume the office OF Governor
at Montgomery next Saturday. II per-
mltted TO do so he viii inaugurate MN
self and displace Hon. William {. oates
DemocraU whom the officially declared
,na tority OF the voters OF Alabama elected
Governor. There has been talk on the
part OF Kolb and his supporters OF using
force TO yet control at Montgomery DIS
patches from Birmingham aifrm that the
KoiDites have secretly arranged LOT al III
ed men IN companies or from ~ 10 ~"
men to 20 to the State capital on inausu'
ratioa-day to help TO seat kolb as Low
e-nor. III IL b. impracticable 10 occupy
the public buildings IL is designed X IS
said 10 orCanize another state govern
nent with Kolb as Governor. ana Il
LEGISLATURE consisting OF PopulstS anu
Republicans The voting for senator yes
terIay resulted IN the reelection or j.
r.. Morgan by a very large majority over
Warren Reese CpopulisD. his competitor
Reese will. IL is said. go TO Washington
10 contest Aiorgan's election expecting
the aid OF Senator fIoar and other purl-
,anicaI moralists. who contributed largely
70 Kolb's campaign expenses. The rally
ing around Reese Is considered at Mont
gomery the first step in the organization
OF a Kolb State government In AIaDaIna-
Tho proposal to set up another govern
meut which was threatened AFTER the Iast
previous State election. but no, attempt
e1 f. Thought 10 be at present seriously
o,,artainad the large success OF the Re
pt,blicans in the recent elections giving
the EoIbites hope Of support from OUTSIDE
| sources ,,,.
| revolutionary projects Will succeed better
now than before He may get himself
into trouble, but law-abiding citizens VIII
| doubtless b strong enough TO MAINTAIN
! order. Governor Jones, Of Alabama mas
| declared his intention to see Oates IN
| ougurated He has already given orders
| to the volunteer companies to be In readi-
ness to proceed to MONTGOMERY ana IT
may be assumed that there VIII be force
| enough at hand next Saturday TO over
| awe the cantankc rous KOlh,ies. The Gov
ernor proposes, 1t Is stated. to pay no
attention to kOlb's claims so long rs
no overt act is committed. Citizens Of
Alabama may claim" anything. but
when they attempt to reduce unfounde1
claims TO possession. and thereby invade
tho rights OF others. they become law
breakers. and must take the cOnse-
onences. KOlb processes to believe that
he received n majority of the votes cast
IN tn recent election. but was counted
out bv election officials. That IS his pri-
yate opinlon. perhaps. but the facts, as
officially declared. are against him.
The whole affair is significant OF the
tendency Of Republican success to foster
disorder In the South. Being sectional
party and wanting in sympathy with
southern people. Republicans. with Sher-
man, Hoar. and Chandler for leaders,
are too prone to encourage and help
reckless agitatOrs like Malone and Kolb.
Eager to overthrow Democratic ascen-
dency In the South they give their sup
port to any movement whatever. regard
less of its immoral nature and injurious
effect upon the community concerned.
Should Senator's Hoar, Sherman. and
Chandler succeed now in getting a dual
government set up at Montgomery, il
will be but n repetition of their former
unpatriotic achievements in carpet-bag
davs in South Carolina, Florida. Lous-
ana. Arkansas. etc. They delight in
civil disorder in the South for the rea-
son. apparently. that II arrests the in
dusirial development OF that section.
tending to prevent the influx Of capital
and immigration. and. further. because IT
promises material with which to fan the
flames of sectional animOsity. Hence
their contributions TO Mahonc's and
Kolb's campaign funds. Their activity Is
malignant II Is such men az they that
keep the South solid Kobism. however.
Ike Mahoneism. Is so inimcal TO local
interests and sentiments that II will be
rejected as soon as understood.