The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-07-27
Political Prospeets.

We are we'll aware that the people of the South
have for the last four years. been deuding themselves
with the hope that the masses of the Northern voters
would awaken to the fact that the venaty corruption
and unblushng vilainy of the leaders of the Radical
party rapidly efectng the financial ruin of the
country. This hope has heretofore been vain and idle
and the cor victon was being forced upon our minds
that the masses venal and corrupt as the
leaders themselves. And this may be so yet, after
80 long time, the idea begins to dawn upon their
mnds that the leaders alone reapng the fruits of
this villany-that they are paying the piper while
their masters are doing all the dancing, They nau
rally ohj"ct to this arrangement unjust, and be-
coming disguised at the absence of that honor which
is said to sometimes exist among thieves
So, while we would not gives snap of the finger for
all the charity and magnanmity and honesty in all the
North, we yet are encouraged by the signs of the
times to hope that the days of this baleful party,
whose creed is pelf, numbered led to believe
that the vrtuous and honest masses of the North,
indignant that they should not be the recipients of
any of the steaage of the leaders, will long rise
in their majesty and hurl from power these cormo-
rants who refuse to come to a fair divide.
No party can stand under the whitening denuncia
ton of enemies and the ridcule and disafection OF
friends. The quarrels over the spois, dsgracefu ex
positions of which to be seen in the daily pro
ceedDgs of Congress, evidence enough that the
welfare of the masses is wholly laid aside; and that
Gf no other exsted) the dishonesty and ravenou;
cupidity of the Radical leaders would be quite suf
cent to render a wholesome administration Of the
Government utter mpossibility tits scarcely nee
essary to say that country be well governed by
thieves >" liars and "scoundres" epthets that are
| banded between different members of the party il
power not only in private Conversations but at times
in the Halls of Congress. There is scarcely
able doubt that the elements of opposition to the rot
ten party domineering the people abundantly
sufficient to sweep the country at the next Presidential
election if these different elements can be so com
bined as to give them perfect unity Of action. Ant
it seems equally apparent that those masses OF mer
heretofore afiating with the Radical organization
but who have become disguised with its mbeciity profit
gacy and reckessnessto say nothing of its ndisposi
tion to a fair division of spoils-are not disposed tc
throw any difficulties in the way of this union of al
the materials favorable to the restoration of the Gov
ernment to an honest-conparatvely so, at least-an
| constitutional basis.
But of the many causes which We think Civ
promise of the speedy disruption of this organization
founded upon single and falacous idea, though will
many side issues characterized by mndedness
cupidity and lack of craftsmanship the idea of tn
perfect equality social and political Of the differen
races of mankind congregated together in consider
able masses-of the many causes, we say, which Civ
us fair promise of brighter future, there is none
which attach so much Importance as the conhictin
interests Of the North and West as regards the ques
ton Of tariff.
We have already seen that Wells withdrew from th
Cabinet because of want of sympathy with the &C
mnistraton this question; and in connection there
with, than pleased to find the following
! the Cincinnati Times of the 12th;
We are informed by reliable authority that Hor
David A. Wells is to stump the West during the con
ing CAM agn, with this city the base of his opers
tons. He is present the issue which the Govern
ment has made with him TO the policy OF high pre-
tpctive duties afording incidental" revenue, in COT
trast with the policy of tariff for afordin
incidental protection to home industry. In short, th
Issue is made up on the conclusion he derived from hi
official investigations that the system is such as t
make " the rich richer and the poor poorer" We ar
also informed that it is the intention of the Free Trad
League to bring HIM for the Presidency in 1871
H. will be strong candidate. 1t is also stated tha
arrangements making with colored orators to It'll
the Southern States for the purpose of eng htel
ing the negroes this subject