Wilmington journal., 1876-07-21
TO GOVERNOR TILBEN-4 SUG
ESCION.

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Ehe purpose of the Democratic party
being to make the Reform issue the
great deciding issue OF the, campaign.
and the purpose of the Radical party
Fbsi0g TO substitute 3. therefor at. the
NdrtRsatH p bloody phirt Issue, We beg
leave nte, makesa suggestion, + to nEfr NJ, Fl
TILDRN that may come from the South
without imggropriet.y;;--- r --.,.,ll .,....
|, GMe do thNiines yleW, qts! the faqt that
Mss TnpEN's personal utterances, and
|, Individual opin Ions seem 10 have more
force If possible than; the declarations
Of. the, psrtyftov which he belongs, and
/ Ire eagerly sought after as lights by
|, ybiehDsto read snd interpret those
/ .lo.; sn,iH Z i :. .-.+isaT'E:
|. fe??ttaHf ".t sinuo ..Hiuooaua ,.s!i *. -
Now if in the Northern popular APP
preheusi6n there is a weak point in the
NATIONAL. Democratic armer it is that
which guards Tie rights and status Of
Hegsass. vas citizens in, :, the, fSouthesrr esrr
States. MIR. TLDEN now has the op-
pofsahby ftolpdt all doubts upon sbil
4core entirely at rest, aHd perhaps j.
view Of a recent occurrence and the
falEe jinfsf fences :; that will be drawn
therefrom, we refer of course TO the
Ham Our fiot, it may be as 'welf fsr
GoseHspor T1IpEENs IprsEsNsi to. speak out plainly.
There is nothingn he tcan say that
Southern men evefywtere Will not
Sordially endorse 'os3e' at the South
ire .@s far,fro iptending wrong TO- the
hesrd as, are Aae whites at the North,
And this being true we can have no
obieosfon to the fact beirg known. If
Nr. IJ1DlEsN shall say plainly in his
letter of acceptance that in the event
of his election to the Presidency the
negro will find in him stnunch,
strict and stern defender and upholder
of all The rights guaranteed. to the
negro as citizen of the United States
by the Constitution and laws Of the
land,it Will cut the ground from. under
the men who seek to hide the corrup-
tions and rascalities of the Radical
party By hanging up the Bloody shirt
beforel Northern eyes. H..,. rs.,..i .-=
We of the South will not object to
any such declaration On the part of Mr. {.
THDEN for the simple reason that such
h,deelaration will be in thorough ac-
cord With our own views and determi-
nation. ...... ..,..-.. t...
The opportunity thus offered to Mr..
T1LDEN to remove from his path what
may prove serious stumbling block
If it shall be permitted to remain. is a
golden one, such as comes not often.
Me, T. assurance that he can give
to- thei Northern people of his
purpose TO preserve law and or
der and. to, offer, to, the, negro every
protection" for every right that
the law throws around the citizen, can
be create. than. the Southern whites
are anxious and willing to make good.
Our suggestion then is that Mr.. TIL
DEN shall remove from the Northern
mind any apprehensions it may enter
tain for, the safety of the negro by a
strong, plain and explicit declaration
of his purpose to see that they shall
have every right respected. 81"
As. the JOURNAL belongs to that
school in politics that it pleases some
people" to characterize as 81" hot
headed" and ULTRA aud 'yio ent, - we
have thought it not inappropriate that
we should make this suggestion. '."