The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-03
TdEY HELPED PREPARE THE BIT TER DOSE

Our goldbug contemporaries, who de-
voted their energies last year to SOWING
the seed of Repubicanism in the South,
are greatly put out because the freSl-
dent continues to make VIGOROUSLY IN
worthy appointments in the South ana
they point out that if this is continued
the men who voted the Republican tex
Of in 1896 will return to Democracy, pre-
ferrinc decent home rule TO protection
or the gold standard. Mr.. Edward lnge
has n three column article in the Manu-
facturprs' Record saying among other
things. But should there be perss-
tence in the outrageous policy which IS
now pursued. the South, in self defence,
will again become solid" Commenting
on Mr.. Ingle's letter, the Record says:
1.-THE South's sturdy Anglo-Saxon-
ism, which has been pointed to 10y
business men as bulwark of protec-
tion TO this nation against every kind
of un-Americanism and which in the
campaign against free silver WAS APP
the country, will not heed future APP
peals if the race issue is again per-
mitted to be forced to the 'front.'
1t is too late for Southern men. who
sacrificed good local government in Nor h
Carolina, Maryland, Kentucky and West
Virginia, and tried to do it elsewhere,
in order to elect Mckinley, to be crying
because the President is carrying oIt
Republican policies. He was nominated
by corrupt deals with corrupt white and
colored politicians. They and ignorant
voters compose almost the whole Of the
voting strength of the Republican party.
In many Southern communities in order
to appoint Republican at all he must
name a negro or a sorry white maI.
This was known before the election as
well as it is known now. These South
ern men, who, in the worship Of the
golden calf, have brought McKinleyisin
upon us, ought to take their medicine
without making wry face. 1t is IL
bitter dose, but they helped to concoct it.
Years ago we harbored the delusion
that break in the Solid South would
result in better conditions. Terrible ex-
perience has taught us that the only hope
of good government in each and every
Southern State rests solely upon govern
ment by intelligence. Virginia broke
away and drank the poisonous potion to
the dregs to it's injury and shame. 1t
will not drink again of that cup. North
Carolina has tired three years of rue ly
office-holders elected mainly by the me-
gro vote. 1t has been three years Of scan
dal, peculation, humiliation, disgrace,
corrupt and bad government, Maryland
and Kentucky have had taste of the
same degrading and demoralizing and
humilating rule. Do we want any more
of it? Is it to the interest of thc South.
in the hope of getting a few dishonest
dollars out of the grabbing OF tariff Ter
few men at the injury of the many,
to turn its internal affairs over to the
McKinleyites and the Hannaites?
So far as we are concerned we are not
surprised at the character of MrKinley's
He has appointed about as
good as his party afforded. He has new,
er been a friend of the South. lie was
a staanch supporter OF the Force bii..
lie would put the bottom rail on top ey-
erywhere if he could, as would his whole
party. The Southern man who v,tes
the Republican ticket is to-day, rs he has
been in all the past. an enemy to his
section. He invites corrupt government
at home and the reign of ignorance and
prejudice. More than that: he helps
to put men in power who hate Southern
Southern ideals, Southern pro-
gress. This without reference to the.
politics of the r publ. can party.
The Southern men who went away
from the Democratic party in 1896 now
see what their action has cost. AS true
Southern men, they will retrace their
steps and help to undo the wrong that
threatens Southern civilization.