Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-10-17
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The Republican party in the South Is a
fixed fact. Ii is composed of those south
en- whites who were loyal while rebsllion
Was rampant and dominant all around
them; of tho bulk OF those whites who mi
grated southwark during or since the war;
OF many thousands of thoroughly recon
siructcd, freedom-loving, Union-lOying cx-
rebels; and of thegrsat body of the south
crn blacks. These classes form together
a majority of the Southern people, and we
regret that any pretext has been given TO
the unreconstructed by Congress for refu-
sing TO vote. If every citizen OF, every
Southern State were enfranchiscd. we
should still elect two thirds of their mem
bers OF Congress and give most of their
electoral votes to the Republican candidate
tor next President. Acknowledgement no.
disfranchisemeni, has made the South Re
publican.
Yet the party is not yet fully organized,
and badly needs 10 be. Its enemies are a
minority. but an active, intelligent, power
full minority. They own most OF
the land and other material wealth; they
prosecute the trade and direct the labor OF
the South; they sell the crops, and are val
ucd customers TO merchants, factors, me
chanics, &c. The newspapers are nearly
all in their interest; they can concentrate
and call out their votes easily and surely;
while the great mass Of the Republicans
having been reared in slavery, and still till
inc tleir cid masters lands on shares or for
wages, are poor, ignorant, scattered on
plantations, having little intercourse with
each other. and largely subject To their emf
ployers' or landlords power--rcquircd to
he visited, enlightened, and prompte to
exercise their right of suffrage surely and
effectively.
The Republicans of the South arc gener-
ally very poor. Social influence and caste
prejudice operate strongly against them.
II is at once the duty and interest of the
Northern Republicans to help them to or
ganZe their forces so as 10 be sure o.
bringing out their full strength at each oil
the important elections To bcheld through
out the next fourteen months.
We have discountenanccd. and shall con-
tinue TO discourage, every attempt to raise
money in the North in aid Of local or par
tial efforts TO RepublicaniZe-th South
Those who seek 10 raise money here 10
start newspaper, to sustain or 10 buy one,
or to organize this State or district. have
learned to give us a wide berth. We en-
courage no man 10 come hithcr from the
South in quest of contributions TO build a
church, to support a school, or to achieve
any local political end. The Ncrth can't
afford to pay the fare of all would like to
be sent or TO send themselves hither on
such brands. But VIC are willing TO pay
our part, as we trust others are, toward the
maintenance of general effort to organize
the Southern Republicans and bring out
IN cir last VOTE Such efTnrf Is now under
charge Of the Committee of Congress
whereof Gen. Robert c. Schenck is Chair
man, and Thomas l.. Tullock Secretary,
with Thomas w. Conoway travelling agent.
We urge every Republican who can send
contribution to Thomas l.. TullOck, Sec
rotary Republican Committee of Congress,
Washington, ID. c., 10 do so. or respond to
the personal appeals of Mr. Conoway, who
is now traversing the North in the prose
cntien of his appointed work.-N. y
Tfib.