The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-06-17
A Voice from the South.
MISSISSIPPI,
IIOn.----,
Dear Sir

Dear Sir:
To an outsider anxious that harmo.
ny shall prevail in the views Of the
Democrats Of different sections, it up.
pears that entire success will not
probably attend the present efforts
being made at Washington to bring
about 80 desirable a condition Of feel
ing. I@y "appears," because can
only speak of things as they lo'k to
a clay man" at this distance. Although
l sympathizc entirely with all Efforts
to produce unity Of sentiment and
action upon the financial question, i
does seen to nc that fla little mero
determination Of purpose to 50 ioF
hard money we've made apparent By
those who favor that view q tho
question, supported by those who arc
not SO deeply concerned for the sae'
cess Of that principle, rs for q change
Of Administration, it would do moro
to secure concert of action than my.
thing that has yet been tried. -.
take it for granted that all tue
Southern States, except South Carr
lima and, possibly Florida. will VOC
for the nominee of the Democratic
party, without much regard to hs
views upon the financia! question;
simply because to them 1.-THE Southern
States) a change Of administration,
with all that it implies, is Of more CO. :;
sequence than the question OF "go'a
and silver or greenbacks'' --impct.
tant IA they recognize the latter y
be. This will give Us III electosa
votes to start with ; and, as le5 10 .
majority, there will he only So more
necessary, in order to succeed. 10
most Northern people it would -. 70
| doubt have the appearance OF poliu'
cal bcresy to state that any question.
is of more Importance than the one Of
finance. BE that as it may, it il none
the less true, as regards us Of !. ;, tue !.
South, especially, if they had felt !, i
"a We have, for years, they wooia'
perhaps, look at the matter as We 90
Promising that any candidate WIG
will be nominated viii get the ~
iSonthern votes, as above specli'eas'
would not the vote of New ios.,
New Jersey and Connecticut, maklas
9 more, be safe for the Democ ~.
with a hard money man ! ~! J.
would give Us 1876 votes, and ~
wonld lie a majority cithost esees
State. 1t is apparently very doaot
full, even with q soft money liasle..'
about carrying any Of the Wesss
States and such q platform xo1's
probably lose Us all the above Notu.
ern and Pacific States. The char
to carry those above mentionso u
the Democracy with q hard neoy
platform are evidently much beg.
than to carry the Western States, 8
any of them, with q soft money pIs
form. An intermediate plss'Gn,. =.
! would probably carry neither. %,
sides, if the Western STATES ~ 49, !.
determination to carry out the ao sSS
j. policy, enough Of them woa'a p'.s,,
! ably acquiece to make the tI': y =
!. assured for a larger majority; U y! y,
= deed, any of the Western Sta'ee Y. n
J be carried by the Democracy ~ y
: which ia mora than doubtful.
The South, l think, does not ~ e..
, contraction but q hard money p
form can be made without :.ontrA
> ton, and without resum;:.. a. eaziJ
1879 ; if resumption. 90, as is gene'a
= " held, impcs.s. ,.ple without coat1:ee
/ ton. l link the entire South, ~
tho exception Of the two States
viously named, would 60 TOT :.
!! = nominee Of the Democratic :
: upon . hard money platform, II =;
= were no contraction feature ID :
,. That is the way it looks to me. ::
- - The desire for change Of Ao" =.
>. tratio~ Is more strenuous Tifh " :,
!" any and every thing besides. AL Al.
4 say without intending to gse
= opinion ON the mooted questio1. !,
~ ~ "gold or sreeuhacks !" bat 70 - =
J the only way. a. it seems to % =
'r in the South, to secure a cAap ss.
a, Administrations thing tue ~
~ needs, and at presents wants. wv y
:. than any change in finance anu =
J, reocy, important as that may o.
y Very Truly Yoa's, =.