The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-09
THE NEW SOUTH.

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Hon. Ben. Hill IS not fair representa-
tive OF the younger and New South OF
to-day. In his lack of Judgment,
impulsiveness, fluency of speech,
and fire eating" proclivities he
is the embodiment of the anti-war
Southerner aud the idol Of the
Bourbons of the present hour NO
one can look upon the South to-day
with such a glance as DE Tocqueville
once bestowed upon the whole Repub-
lie, and fail to mark the striking con-
trast between the men of thirty and
under, who have no antl'war tradi-
lions, no old records, no deep-seated
prejudices, and the old secessionists,
who have been bred In the old school
traditions of the past, and who are for
ever looking regretfully backward to
the good old glorious days that are
gone. We listen TO these old gentle
men, as long as they see. fit te hold
forth, with respectful tenderness, for
their stories, to some of us, are like an
old ballad or tradition. But we do not
get excited over these "reminiscences,
nor do we take their views, often elo-
quently uttered, for our guidance. The
young men of the South, who went
from the college to the camp, who
fought desperately and well, have de-
termined to accept the situation. They
are peglnning to feelthat twill be due
to their energy, talent and Judgment
IL the South be redeemed. We feel
that we express the sentiments
of our associates when we de.
clare that we grow somewhat impa-
tient of war talk and past exploits, and
feel no especial desire to be eternally
clarifying the war, or ante-war epoch.
These younger soldiers OF
the late struggle are all
now voters; they constitute an
overwhelming majority of our work
ing, thinking men who will, and must
give direction to the destinies of the
young South. Men like Ben. Hill, who
are the exemplars Of the old South,
are few In comparison, and weak in
influence. These chivalrous old gentle
men whose oratory strikes thecords OF
emotion and causes the glories and
sorrows OF the past to tremble in our
hearts or upon our lips, must give way
to more earnest and practical men,
men who live for the present and seek
TO perpetuate good governmentfor the
future OF themselves and their young
children. The oratory of Hill is heard
In the South for moment, with com
mingling feelings OF pleasure and re-
greet, but It is soon forgotten. AT the
North, however, 1t chafes and testers
and rolls up.against us Republican votes
by the thousands, carries Maine, ano
reduces the Democratic majority IN
Connecticut. While this style of mel
yet possess the esteem, afiection ana
we might add, reverence of the South
they are no longer its spokesmen, Mt
longer It's true representatives, and il
they continue In their course they
will, despite corruption unspeakable,
continue to pile up Disguised Re
publican votes against US. In the
language of an esteemed writer, the
eouth wants to continue to hold IN
veneration its old chivalrles; but these
gentlemen ought toremember that they
belong to o former era. One by one
they will drop away and leave yount
South all the better for theirretire
meut. The South does not look back
. ward now she presses forward, { Sh'
J is rising upon the stepping-stones Q
her dead past to higher things, an
oratory Is the thing Of all others-.tha
she does not need.