The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-11-16
STRANGE REVOLUTIONS THAT AAE:
...H- INEVITABLE IN TEXAs.~F ale

From tins time forth, in Federal cleo.
tfons, the negro will probably vote with
the white people Of the South. He was in
vested with privileges and citizenship that
Radicalism might reign here and plumber
these States; but now that Radicalism has
lost prestige and power and the negro's
services have ever been worse than profit
less to himself, his allegiance will be trans
fcrred to victorious Democracy. Radical
ism has thus given the South CLUB with
which it's own head may be broken, and
the hatred Of Republicans directed against
the negro will become as intense as their
detestation OF Irishmen in New York and
Brooklyn. The local result OF this DIVER
sion OF negro allegiance will be discovered
in the temporary one-sidedness of partisan
contests IN the South. The Democratic
party will become, as in Texas and Geor-
gia, SO strong that there is not enough out
side opposition to repress the follies of ex-
tYavagant and absurd party action. What
ever the party or it's leaders propose must
be necessarily right, aud for a time we must
suffer from evils necessarily incident to
that condition of facts that made our late
constitutional convention the most absurd
body in its purposes and performspces ever
assembled. 1t was an unrestricted, law
less, run.mad majority. But local ques-
lions must arise about which hon
est men will differ; and the sooner
the better. Lawless majorities are as
tyrannical and odious rs other despots,
and strong leaders OF the people
will rise up, who, daring to think, viii al
go act for themselves. The moral despot-
Ism which arterrible multitude exerts will
be resisted finally by great part OF It's
own body, and the distinction Of parties
simply by race features in the South may
be forgotten. Philosophers of Hayes's, as
wellas OF the Democratic party, pronounce
this a grand desideratuh. It will be
achieved by the election of Tildsn, and
thus the triumph of the Democracy be-
comes the greatest alleged conceivable
boon to the negro who he's done his ut
most to prevent it. twas the anticipation
OF these results ever contemplated as pos
sible which induced our advocacy of the re-
strictIon in local and not in State and Fad !
eral elections. We did not care to sacri-
fec representation in Congress, by lessen
ing the number Of those who vote for mem
bers OF the State Legislature, but sought to
rescue municipal governments from the
clutches Of all sorts of Adventures who
cajole blacks and use their simplicity, I'd
secure opportunities to rob taxpayiug popl
ulations OF towns and counties.
But the strongest result of this election
Of Tilden will DO the steady growth OF
Hayes's species OF ow-Nothingis1h,
II hates the foreign voters who gave Now
York and Brooklyn by more than 60, 900
majority to the Democracy. 1t will thereI
fore propose to restrict suffrage in the
North and to separate New York State
from its two great cities. It will apply to
tho negro the reasoning advanced when it
assails the poor Irishman and ChinamanI
Its Know-Nothingism will pertain to the
African when the African eo-operates every
where, as in Mississippi and Georgia, with
the Democratic party. In fact, the defea,,
Of Hayesls the divorce in politics ofAfricA
from Republicanism, and at the same time
the way is paved for the thorough recon
struction OF parties in the South. The old
Wings and Wade Hamptous may come to
the front, as against the old secessionisEs.
or, local questions, as in Tennessee, may
cause the segregation of great bodies of peg
pie still terming themselves Democrats, and
still repudiating the local high tax platform
: OF the party. Very certainly the Democracy
/ OF the South, flushed with victory AND
properly rejoicing in the restored freedom
/, OF the States, and intent on justice to the
negro and on freedom to people and
States, must become too uuwieldy to main
tain unbroken unity, aud we contemplate
coming changes and revulsions with Infinite
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