New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-27
mr. SOrTH AID THE EAPONlIION.

80. .o,.rp>.np ut-rIocK THINKS IT WILL BRING
..,vru AND SOUTH CLOSER TOGETHER
,,, t,-own bullock the twenty eighth Cover
, -, c.,r,ia whose term covered 4 portion OF 'n'
,,,struciion period from 1868 to 1870 Is sun d" III
t-res,ng figure. In spite OF adVah'l"s ''"'' "
.,.,t , conple OF days in New YORK last """A On
hts r,v IA Rhode Island. where. with MS FANNY
H.. alwavs passes several weeks OF 'he summer
months Ex-Governor Bullock Is a native Oh Ne"
vr, s,at. having been born AT Bethlehem Al
I'M. c,untv ON March y. 1884 He spoke HeeN
imam some Of the important questions a"'c'"s '"'
South. ,.,
.i, oil, M. said concerning the voting OF the cor
or.d population IN the South. Al nrS'' VINE" '"'
.,,' ,,,s .nfranchised by the Congressional pohcy
-, reconstruction there VAS an honest fear III the
s,,,h th,t the exercise OF the franchlse "ouu en-
danger the safety Of property, Involve many es'''
resulting from unnecessary tdNa'lof' anu P''S'''
In som. Instances negro supremacy by the proper
numerical majority Of negroes over whites o'
c,ursc no intelligent srlfresp"cting community
,,uld h,v. submitted to these conditions various
measures were adopted In convention looking 10
100 .r,,,,tou rne efforts through Congress
to provide by legislation so-callcd force p'''S 'o'
the protection OF the colored voter resulted !" -"
g.rder,ng a feeling among white people that
they were thus relieved from any responsibility III
connection with such elections. Ana, In addiuoh.
,,,s ,c,,ou mn, the onus upon the Government OF
m. United States OF ascertaining the responsibility
accruing from the result OF such elections Inv"
reports have Invariably sustained the returns as
made by the election officers and thereby pre'e"e'
| any further examination OF such election ana re-
| ,urn In ouf State the Constitution requires
noll fax from those who have hardly any other TAX
IA nav which is for the benefit OF the school funi
| This tax Is 81 "A year from each voter. IL u
! cumulative tax voter may neglect To pay io'
five or six years and a. "A result noh-taN pay "b
| coloreI people and often white people p'co"''
| dsfranchised by n-glectng to pay their taxes.
| Governor Bullock spoke enthusiastically OF th'
| orospects OF success resulting from the iorth'o"
| ing exposition at Atlanta. This event, he SAID u
calculated ia bring the South and the North more
closely together our National interests are identca
| and should be recognized and encouraged we pe
ueve that II the people OF the North give Ms theii
| attention IL will be an entering wedge toward me
| completion OF that bond of fraternity ana UNI.
| which all profess desire to realize, anu III W. ~
| labor OF establishing which our own Henry 'r""s
| fell martyr. --., ,...,u.,or p,,I
| lock said that the trend OF public opinion was u
The direction of the sound money views OF th' NORTH
With the auckcnlng OF industries In the state LOOK
| ing the development or hrr vast ,rsoui.es 49,
| pia he said would early day De founi staru
| Ing firmly ON the foundation OF recognized nnahcia
| stanlar ds of money and would cast 'isins 10 I'M
winds I'm order TO take rank among those states rep
rcsentinis the best clements III uam. ,, nr rss a
| vations the view that the strongest cahuiuate vi
| the Republican ticket among 'ieoreians was ..os
| ernor Mckinley, and he believed that many peHo
Gratis owing 10 the wonderful Increase III the ma 70
| rial Developments OF the State. would not opJect U
| the election OF the Ohio Governor or sone os"e
man Of equally pronounced Views on that sunaeSI