The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-06

the tariff reform measure passed by the 4
House atd amended in the Senate BY tho
help Of Gorman. Smith, OF New Jersey
and one or two others. The party ha q 4
not recovered from that blow when Mr.
Bryan and his populistlc friends commit
ted It to the free silver heresy, which
turned every Northern State into thu
Republican column, A5e 81 tS$$s
y likewise believe our Buckingham
county friend makes q mistake In char
of the Sea, & who dug his spurs into his /;
own party and rode It with more cruelty
and feroclty than the Z Old Man did Sins
bad the sailor" The only thing Cleye-sB
land ever did In strong oppos tion to his
party was to save them from Bryanism,
which your correspond'entn g, comedies
to be "relegated to- the rear after hav-$31
Ing served as the Jonah Of the party for A
eight years. or course, our friend has \
the right to hold his Views about Mr.
Cleveland, but IL he Is seeking to harmo-
nize and unity the party to the extent 1
of regaining the support of those who
left the party in 1895 the less said in dis-5
respect Of Mr.. Cleveland. the better.
know many Southern men here who voted 4
for Greeley, Tilden, Hancock and Cleve-a
lind, but Would not support any man \
who Ia disposed to insult or belittle the
services OF the only man who has been
able to lead the party to victory hin
LllG ldaL SC1IAA 49,
classic verse. a 5B u
"a little learning Is dangerous thing ,$iiSs
Drink deep or touch not the Pierlan
Tt spring, rs III M n i5 "a 5s5ss
so aptly quoted by your learned CORE
lspondent, has no reference - to political
lore, else his article might have been
shorter. IA saS y sg
AS to the race question, am Southern
In sentiment as well as by nativity No
,f<rr 6pnVE fo the
Southern people the right to preserve the
domination OF the superior race can
conceive OF mo just principle. however,
on which equality OF legal rights cansbe
denied to the black man. and / am GLAD 3
to believe that such Is not he. desire q
gret to say that a close obserYa ton dur 4
ing my frequent visits to the; South has
convinced me- that in many cases tbs \
black man is oppressed by ts q class OF
slmperious towards, whose 8domlneerlns5
disposition must be gratihed.s but " no !
are lacking In the courage 70 attempt,t Y
assert 1t over any one on an equallty$
with themselves. I could name instances \
IL space permttte ed. While we do not /,
blame the whites for asserting their race i
supremacy, we do believe that as supe.
rior beings in both natural ability ana \
intellectual requirements they should re,
"a I'd it as dshonorable and disgracetul5
OF inscriptions men. Is Z & Z
:, II tho black man he our Inferior by
both nature and culture, we should pro-
tect him MS we would any other person
or class lacking In the intelligence 70 PRO.
tect himself from INSCRIPTIONS men
should DO as much Of a disgrace to chea1
or defraud nm ignorant black man as Is. y 8
take advantage OF the misfortune o ,fa. 81
weak minded white man = In req ara 70 sg
crimes specially such as do not neces-s
sarlly involve moral turpitude (maala PRO,
shbita), his ignorance should be rath
mitigation than an walton. But ss .
1t SO? y " +, IS 3, u,
may be all right il the purpose be 70 ems l,
thuse tho Southern Democrats. but y :!
Is Intended as an appeal to the reason Of ]
those who live In the doubtful States-.
those who elect Presidents-I have grave
doubts as to Its tiveness. y.
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