, 1876-09-15
THE GREAT ISSUE
Democracy and the South
One and Insepar-
able.
A "Solil South" tho Only
Ground OIL Which tho
Democracy Hope to
Achieve Success.
Consequences that Would Fol-
low Democratic Posses.
sion of the Nation
al Government.
Ontspoken Sentiments of
the Partisalls of "tLo
Lost Cause"
Their 1mplacable Determi-
nation to Crush Out
Negro-Suffrage.
"The Cant. Phrase About Accounting tho
Situation but Tho Excuse Of
CoTar0ico."
Programme Of the Confederate De-
mocraoy---" The North Will
Be the Rebels Next
Time"
"a Reclamation for the. Value Of
Erancipated Slaves" and
Other Enormous Pocu-
MARY Demands.
Putting tho South in Power Will
Be o Reversal of tho Judg-
ment Of tho War.
"A Reclamation for the Value OF
Emancipated Slaves" and
Other Enormous Pocu-
mary Demands.
Putting tho South in Power Will
Be O Reversal Of the Judg-
1nent Of tho War.
Will the Loyal American People
Consent to Such Disgrace
full Procedurez

Cincinnati Commercial.
The Democracy is tho party Of the South.
This was the history Of TINT party before tho
War. Tie South held the balance OF power III
politics, and usou It In the way that would en-
able It to control tho country, and they always
did control It. Up to 1890, period Of ~ years.
there were but two Presidents from the North.
term each. All tho rest served two. Since 1879
has been President elected by the people who
was not either southcruer or Democrat
jackson Was q southorner and Democrat.
Van Buren, was from the North, but u Demo-
crat.
Harrison was the exception. Ho WAS from
the North, but not Democrat. But lie was u
Virgtnlan by birth, inbucd with Southern no..
t1ons Of politics.
Polk was Southern Democrat.
Taylor was from tho South, and WIS always IN
state Of scmi-unconsciousness as to ILLS polltE
cal faith, But, as the fathcrfn-law Of JEFF. Da-
Wis and father Of Gen. Dick Taylor, a leading
Rebel, he would doubtless be claimed by Demo-
crnts Of to-day as y member In good standing
with the party.
Frank Pierce was Northern Democrat, aud
10 was Buchanan. Tho result Of this long lile
Of Southern and Democratic succession WIS Re-
bcllon aud War.
Through the Democracy tho South controlled
the whole country. That Is exactly what they
desire to do now. That party counts on
"so1lp souTu,"
expecting to achieve success thereby, ns It did
in former times. That party which is elected to
power must uphold mud carry out the principles
and policy OF the constituency which elected 1t.
It requires but few Electoral votes from tho
North, In addition to tho "Soltd South" to
elect President. II, therefore, Tildcn and
Hendricks are elected, who will bo their mas
tcrs1
Tho Democracy have always been In sympathy
NTH tho South, politically and otherwise. Mr..
Buchanan, In his last ncssago to Congress. Hhcn
war was actually crist!ng, declared that hc could
Gnd no constitutional povcr to eoeree State;
originated BY tho South, and sustained by thu
Democracy Of the North. Though State may
rebel, the General Government can do nothing
to prevent.
Tie Democratic pnrty hare consistently sus-
taincd tho cause Of tho 8uuth over since l6G0,
when Vallauuigham, Pendleton, and Thurman
pledged tie assistance Of tho nenocspcY, ln
1904 Their platform pronounced Tho War fail-
who reported TINT resolution to tho Convention.
Their Conyentlou OF 1903, which nominated
Horatlo Seymour upon Rebel plntfornl,-being
thc same Seymour lust nominated by the New
York Democracy for Goycrnor,-satd:
Wc regard the Reconstruction net. $50 callcd) OF
Congress. ~ such. a. uAurpatlona and unc0astitu
tiuRaD. revolutionary, and void.
That platform nlso announced another prn-
sls9 alat " tmnarfonro ;t;at nn,E' II Said. ''"0'
"aat W. .4nto saAso Juas ao". ~ eou'
The privilege ana tfnat of anlfhRe nave belonged
TO tho soYetal btatcs sua lase pgen glantod, reg.
u!ated, aud cont!olled exeinsfely Dy tho political
power pt eaeh sta!e sospeetafe!y sna that any at.
tempt ~ Congress-. On any pf1toxt whatever, to
acs sn5 oia'e srtsnt ns,naon ~ ae wta
whtch eau Ind no warrant ID Inc Constitutiun.