The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-09-15
Tho Real Hope Of the south.

The Real Hope OF the South.
Iron the Chicago Tribune.
Ex.Attorney General Alderman, oil
Georgia, has written \ letter 70 theC hair-
man of the 1ndiApa Republican State
Committee. The general scope 81 the ct
ter is to The eject that the real Fe!iase
d Georgia, and II Of Georgia then q ali
the other Southern States, Is dependent
upon continuance OF Republican rue
This argument is clinched by Mr.. Asers
man with statistics which are simply 'un-
answerable. Under the Republican al
ministratious from 1858 to 1877, the
wealth Of the State increased a. tae an
nual average Fate o.. sixsand nlne-lenths'
per cent. Under the Democratic Admin.
istrstion. from 1870 1875, II increased
only two and eight.tenths per cent, show
Ing a falling of Of more than one'third.
A more complete answer 10 the Conteder-
ale assertion that Radical rule Is running
the South could not Be furnished. The
reasons for this striking contrast In the
results of the two Administrations are
clear. The tendency Of the Republican
Administration was 10 bring the State into
harmony with the General Government
and, the sentiment Of the Northern peo-
pie, and 10 cultivate friendly and har-
monious feeling between the two races.
Such harmony as this assured both
races in the preservation Of their rights
and privileges, secured honest elections,
and brought about peace and good order,
obedience 10 and enforcement OF the laws.
| II inspired Northern capitalists with con-
fidence in the people, and Northern mon
ey found It's way 70 chat State, especially
| 10 the northern sections, and aided us
material growth by stimulating pem agI
ricultrre and manufactures. During
those four years, Atlanta was the mos,
prosperous city In the whole South, and
htrom every part Of the State came assur'
.ances az future prosperity. Democratic
trickery at The ballot-box, and Conteder'
ate rehabilitation and violence offered TO
the lower race, changed the character Of
the Administration, and almost immed'
lately the growth Of the State came 10 a
sIands,ill. The State was NO longer in
harmony with the General Government
on tho other hand, the old REBEL
I,ious spirit revived. The dogma o. State
Rights was again set prominently before
1.-The people. Seclonalism, instead o.
unionism, was It's outgrowth. The har-
monious relations formerly existing with
the North disappeared, or were SO weak
encd that Northern men hesitated to &
to Georgia, and Northern capital sought
surer and less dangerous investment
The old spirit Of slavery revived, ano
commenced 10 disfrapchise and crush otl
the blacks. White.Liners and Ku;Klua
shot, burned, and plundered. Wrongs o
every description were heaped upon thu
unfortunate negroes. The. State Govern
I.ment, which had been their friend, desert
ed them, and they were Left without pro
lection, Violence, disorder, and tumultl
continually occurred, and at last th'
Democratic Administration, succeeded IL
arresting the material progress OF thu
State, and checking the tide of immigra
ton. which had commenced to flow int
The State under Republican auspices
That ia what Democratic rule has don't
for Georgia. ssms-lF 80
. The ultimate purposes Of the Demo
cratic State government are beginning Y
be apparent. The ex.slaye masters ar
determined not only to disiranchise tn
negro, but 10 dispossess him Of all lande'
title. The Legislature has already enact
ed that negro shall not vote who has no
: paid his last years taxes. It is now con
sidering other WAYS OF hampering the sui
: fraye, which will restrict the negro. bu
: not interfere with the whites. 1t is ais
, framing enactments 30 as to crush out tn
negro as land owner, and reduce him I
the level OF q chattel by bringing hi
labor under white control. Mr.. McKind
. lev, in his address before the Agricul
i tural State Convention, enunciated th
e following proposition, which has ever
= where met with Democratic approval
). aThe Southern white people must renal
absolute owners Of the ultimate title {
the entire lands OF the South. Pure bloc
',I and supreme land title are the first ma,
!, inns ofout Southern public policy, an
Y must be impressed upon all our laws an
8 all our courts" and Ben. Hill, who hi
!, publicly declared that the negro must b
y driven out OF the State, reiterates. the pre-
), position Of McKindley in his declare
lion that when the general govern
ment passes into Democratic hands. "w
can control our labor That is, there
il to be no more land for negroes an
;. Northerns. The "pure bloods," b
' which term is meant the ex-slave mas
!. tiers and Rebels oiithe Toombs and Be
Hill stripe, are to hold all the liant
v Controlling our labor!" What doe
e this mean bat the reduction Of the work
Y ing class to slavery, while the "pur
o blood" lives offits labor7 This isSouu
Iern Democracy This is, the programm
I Ilaid out for enjoyment when the union {
Southern Coniederates and Norther
II Copperheads shall secure the election
4 Tildenand Hendricks. In view Of thl
q public declaration by Southern men, tt
\ Republican party has a double duty
PERFORM Itshould continue IFS powe
not only for the benefit OF the North, bu
also for the sake Of the material prosper
n ity Of the South. II Is due 10 the Unto
!, men and the negroes Of the South tbs
they shall not be delivered over to th
. bondage OF the "pnre blood.n, Every ma
? in the South has heright to vote. L.
i him not be disfranchised. Every man i
d the South has the right 70 own land an
d enjoy tho iruits Of his labor. Let him nc
a be dispossessed. 49, '-'"' ''''''
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