Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-29
.,rzaeAZErrE & VIRGINIA ADVERTISED
s,niu Truth About the Southern
StatpS,

States.
L gc bad to advise the republican leaders
Vc should urge them to leave the Southern
States uuvisited during this canvass. Indeed,
We should 20 further ard tell them that if they
were wise they would give up every Southern
State to the democrats for this election. The
South has been constant and increasing cn-
barrassmcDt to the republican party. The party
has acted upon the superstition that 1t must
somehow make and keep those States rcrubl.
can. They seem to it the prize Of war, to give
up which is to give up the result OF the war;
We speak Of this as a superstition, and it is
uothiog else. lD reality the republican party
would be far stronger 80 day 1t It had had cour
axe four years ago to cut adrllt the Southern
wiug of the party and let the democrats
assume the responsibility Of the political
settlement 10 those States. What harm
could have come to the country? Not
The least. The democratic party South is
not composed of monsters and barbarians
those Southern States which hase, in spite OF
republican struggles and iuIigucs, become
Arnccratic are almost the on! y peaceful aud
prosperous Cpes; which proves sufficiently that
tie southern democrat, thrown on his respoD-
.liil,y, seeks, as he must to secure honest and
lawful government for his State. Tie cannot
hrr doing So for he owns nearly all the prop
crty in his State and has a larger interest 10
is prosperity than the republican by far The
credit of democratic Georgia is as good as that
OF the federal government. Arkansas is peace
able aud prosperous under democratic rule,
while South Carolina aud Louisiana are unquet
aud wretchcd under republican control. Ala
hama, loJg thought to be DO better than Loulsl
ana, became quiet as soon as the democrats
L.laca the asccndancy.
That is to say, the republican rule in the
Southern States has not been a success, but
the contrary: and the failure has been caused
mainly, if not altogether, By the fact that the
80 called republicans OF the Southern States
have been the constant pets of the Northern
republican politicians they have been nurscd
and coddled; their qualities have not been
questioned; their faults and crimes have been
crndoncd; they have been bolstcred up By cx-
tlancons forces, by federal troops and federal
interference OF various kinds. They have not
ruled on their merits, or because they were
abicr, stronger, more capable men than their
opponents, but because they were allowed to
call for federal troops when they chose; to sell
their support 10 Congress aud in national con
vcntions Tor parilzan and dangerous legislation
intended to bolster up their continually tlillug
ipilucuco iu their section. They have played upon
the humane tears and the ignorance of Northern
republicans until their wrctchcd ard selfish mis-
government in the South has brought the ma
tona republican party into disreputc and dan
ger Of defeat Aud, after all, they who have
ionc this are not republicans in any true sense.
They arc merely political advcnlurers whom
the honest and real republicans iu their States
dislike and fear with all their hearts.
Whatever efforts the republican party makes
IL the South durlng the present canvass Will
lmutc solely to the personal advantage OF this
class .: men. Whatever success the party may
secure down there by its efforts will be the gain
oI the kclloggs, Paekards, Spcuccrs and Cham
hc.alns. That is now unavoidable. Those
lheg are the candidates for olhce, and they
ctng to office with death grip. Reform in
the Sou,h lies not in their further success, but
N their utter and disorganising defeat. 1.-THE
republican leaders Of the North understood the
the Southern situation those Of them who are
Conscientious and patriotic men would shake oft
these Southern barnaclcs, and those who are
not Conscientious would still, Tor cxpcdlcncy'
sake, drop these adyenturcrs, whose alliance
has been and must continue to be an cmbar-
rasslncnt to the national party.
suppose an honest republican speaker sent
nio any Southern State, and what would he
h0d? lnlcsS ne kept his ears stuffed with
cotton aud avoided all Intercourse with men he
could not help learning that every speech he
made there was made in support OF men no
better than Tweed and his Ring he would
hear from the decent and honest republicans
Whom he would meet that they deplorcd moth
'os 80 much rs the success Of the persons Tor
whom he was appealing; he would lind IN Ala.
lama that the real republicans oil the State
have been either driycn out of the party or
>,e;c'd wihia it by Spencer and his gang
Of Federal office holders. lie would hod III
Louisiana that honest republicans, though they
'',r l'r Hayes. refuse utterly to vote Tor Pack.
ar! aud his gang. He would find 10 MissiS
>I'n that honest republicans a:c abused and
"NAs hy The thieves who have the machine
IA''e, Tie wcu d find in South Carolina, in
''ot'ia that duty TO his country and his party
made II impoS>ihlc for him to take part in the
T'n'a>', and that ii he spoke couScicntlouSly
nI Wa-t advise honest Southern republicans
Willie voting Tor the national ticket to support
''l hc.? elect the dem csatlc local ticket.
II tn" condition OF republican success 10 No
'e'Ah,r Is the conlluu ID maintenance OF such
iI''u''lctn State governments as obtain 10
"}oISianl and South Carolina, and OF such So
''aed republican politicians as aim to rule IN
"'ier Southern States, then We should uohesl-
,1ANgiy welcome democratic victory; for there
= 10 danger in democratic federal admins
na'lon 50 serious as the continued misrule OF
"'c Houth hy dcmarogucs calling themselves
.eluhncaus aud having tho couutcnanc, of the
'eaaral aamiuistra,ion-Ns,c York Herald.
NorlcE! NOTICE.
lust received another frosh supply Of