New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-03
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Eew-York, June q, 1896.
TILLMAN'S TALK IN THE NORTH.
RAISING THE ISSUE OF THE WHITE MrNORIT'
rifle IN THE sOI-rH

RAISING THE ISSUE OF THE WHITE MINORITY
RULE IN TIE SOUTH.
To the Estor of The Tribune.
Sir: Tllnan the leader of the white-mnority-rue
monarchists Of the South who recently set up a
whtte-mlnority rule monarchy In South Carolina, Is
now In The North tanning the flames of Western sec
t.onaIlsn ami revolution. He talks Of liberty: he
talks Of the rights OF the people he says the two
thirds rule In Democratic National Conventions Is
.uniemocratic'; and then he pledges the SOLID
whste-mnorty- monarchical South, with Its log
votes in the Electoral College. TO the cause OF race
despotism perpetual Southern sectionasm and per-
pctual prostitutei race-caste public school system
Every pa triot every lover OF equality OF civil right
should be grateful 10 this conspira:or for thus sud
denly raising an issue which will finally swamp his
currency hul,abalco That Issue Is National unity
and liberty.
| assert without the fear OF successful contradic-
tion that white minorlty-rule monarchism at the
South with its i59 votes in the American Electoral
College. with It's balance of power in the American
Senate, with its representatives OF wha: Whittier
called the sayagery Of slavery the bench OF the
Supreme Court OF the United States and represen-
fat,on on the floor OF the House Of the National Con-
sress is II allowed TO stand, sufficient IN Itself 10
wreck the Nation Allied to Greater New-York. an
aggrega ton Of population political power and wealth
which will nod the same dominating rela ton TO the
United STATES that London holds TO England and
paris 10 France-a power which will make and
make Presidents-;hst sinister and ma,ign Greater
Soath once more crosses Mason and Dxons line, and
invades the North No Lee leads the column. No
Jefferson Davis sits at Richmond watching the game
but It is the same game. and let no Northern man
or won&n be deceived IN regard 70 II. There Is an
evolution of despotism as We! as an evolution or
lherty.
Til.ma n the white min or!tyru monarchist and
conspirator of South Carolina, holds precisely the
same relation to the new revolutionary conflict
which William L. Yancey. CT South Carolina, held to
the pro-slavery conspiracy OF 1888 ana 1860. We
row know 20 a dead certainty what white-minor!ty-
rule monarch.sm at the South means. and that Il
must be put down with strong hand. or II VIII
throttle liberty in the North it has in the South
Tillmln is the who now leads the revolutionary
conspiracy in the North. His monarchical constttu-
ton in South Carolina was inaugurated By Wilkes
Booth colOr-l,nc Democrat with these words: Show
mo a white leading negro TO the polls and
will shoot him on the spot
The on.y way TO meet TINS danger is smch victory
over the consprators November Will crush them
once and for all. Then smash whlteminortty- rule
monarchsm az the South by restoring TO tho dis
franch!sel najorities OF South Carolina, Mississippi
ana Louisiana the jefferson Democratic right
OF self-government Then draw both the teeth and
tho claws OF Greater Tammany Hail. There can be
no liberty no peace no progress or prosperity IN
this country until this Is done.
A WHiTE KENTUCKY UNION MAN AND
VETERAN.
Providence. r. T.. June Is. 1896.