New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-03
TIE DANGERS OF A soLIp SOUTH.

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THE DANGERS OF A SOLID SOUTH.
When We note the united desperation
OF the Southern Democracy with their in
tense hatred of all those who vote with the
Republican party, q curiosity arises to
imagine the possible cause Of such in.
tolerance. Is there something in Repub-
lican principles which renders them I'M
worthy of support? The Republican
party has for years past comprised a
majority of the American people. Among
its leaders are men Of education, wealth
and ability, with the highest moral repu-
tations both in America and Europe.
Such was the force with which these
principles had impressed themselves upon
the whole country, that in 1872 the
Southern Democracy voted for an
original Republican, responsible for
any measures of the party, as the
President of the United States. At the
same time they accepted the association,
support and official assistance of Repub-
icans, though at this time Democratic
nominees refuse to enter upon political or
social relations with, or even to accept the
vote of Republicans, running without op-
position. What has, therefore, caused
this solid concentration of hostility to the
Republican party? 1t does not appear to
be sectional apprehension. The Southern
Democracy tenders q solid vote of two
thirds of those necessary to elect, and
yet offers to New England candidate the
presidential Office and patronage, if he
can furnish the other electoral third.
1t can not be super-scrupulous horror
of political corruption. The abuses in
separable from every large administration
had infected some hundreds Of Repub-
ican officials out of some hundreds of
thousands. The Republican party has
tried, convicted and cast out all of these
miscreants as fast as detected or suspected.
The Republicans have put at the head Of
their ticket presidential candidate
against whose moral or official character
not one word has been spoken. This can.
didate is from the valley of the Missis-
sippi-from that West which every South
srn city looks to as the seat and
,ource of its most valuable commerce.
The principles OF the Republican party |
Is represented by this candidate,
avor the construction of such works |
IS the Southern States and cities SO
much need. We may mention the river
evee, q Pacific railroad. an adequate
'utlet to the sea, with . commercial
development, and connection with the
continents of America and Europe.
We turn now to tho Democratic candi-
lates, for whom q solid South demands
unanimous Southern support, under the
enalties to which We have already re-
erred: |
1. MI. Tilden has been charged with
eparture from the strictness of personal
,tegrity in having sworn his taxable
,come at one rate when there is
alpable proof that it should have been
ated at another and greater sum.
2. He is charged, in legal proceed
lgs, with having, as trustee in one
'ilroad company, employed the trust
eposits to cover his speculations
the stock of another company.
either of these charges have been with /,
avn, nor have the most specious ex-
anations satisfied an impartial people ,
his innocence. He was the attorney
advising the legal and legislative I
'licy Of the Credit Mobilier Company, i
aich succeeded in obtaining from Con- i
ess enormous sums of money without $
y consideration whatever.
3. In connection with the fact that Mr..
lden is railroad expert and has been
bondholder and Spectator
this business, we should remember q
It the city of New York is wholly de- \
ndent upon certainly forty thousand =
les of these connected roads for the n
atinued commerce of the West and Pa n
&c coast. The REPUBLICAN has vigilant- h
advised our business men of the overland II
vement between the East and West. n
:eady has New Orleans been cut out of ;s
} whole Western export trade. Already d
J New York and other Atlantic cities "
ported annually five hundred million le
lars of European goods, while the port c]
New Orleans, the second city in the Il
ue of her exports, has dwindled from b,
nty million dollars to fourteen million r.
lars of imports, or one thirty-fifth par. CT
he Eastern imports. She thus receives ht
supply of goods chiefly from the vi
bers of New York and other Eastern sc
even Western-cities. In this great an
lggle for the commercial existence of
v Orleans, cut off from the valley T,
lie, and without even the means of De
nection with Texas or the Pacific M
1T, is it prudent that she should look tn
her Eastern rivals for aid? We will nj,
" that it would be hopeless. b.
[r. Tilden claims to be State rights mn