Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-10-06
The " Solid South"

save that country.
The "Solld South"
The handiwork of the Democratic can
didate for President may be readily discov-
cred in the "Private" circular which has
been distributed throughout the Southern
States in his behalf, instructing the Com
federates " TO carry eUery Southern State
at all hazards" This circular is not any
more infamous, perhaps, than the "pri-
vate and confidential" instructions issued
in 1858 by Samuel ]. Tilden as Chair
man of the Democratic Central Commit
tee in New York, instructing the subor-
dinates throughout the State to make an
early and accurate return of the majori-
ties to Tweed, so that it might be known
how large fraudulent Democratic ma
jority was necessary in New York city
to overcome the honest Republican ma
jority in the State. The purpose of both
circulars is the same, viz: To incite the
commission of frauds in order to assure
Democratic success. In the one case
the New York circular of 1969-the
method adopted was stufing the ballot
| boxes; in the other-the present circu-
lar-the method advised is to prevent the
negroes from voting by the use of the
bowie-knlfe, pistol and shotgun. That
this is the real meaning of the circular
is evident not only from its general tone
but from the specific assertion concern
ing Atty Gen. Taft's order that d" The
AdmtntStrdtiOR has not troops enough TO
execute its threats" AS these "threats"
were merely instructions to the United
States Marshals to insist upon the observ-
ance of the laws adopted to carry out
the Fifteenth Amendment, the above
assertion means that the Government has
not the power to enforce the law if the
Confederates will only follow out the
Mississippi plan" in all the States.
The latest news from South Carolina in
dicates that the advice is being observed.
During Sunday and Monday, a week
ago, some twenty-five or thirty negroes
were killed in Aiken County, not far
from the scene of the Hamburg massa
ere, and probably by the same band of
Confederates. 1t was another trace
conflict" in which all the killed were
blacks aud not white man hurt. 1t
will only require one or two more massa-
cres of this kind before election to scare
the negroes from even attempting to ex-
ercise the right of voting. Indeed, they
seem already to be convinced that it will
be as much as their life is worth. 1t is
said that there has not been a single Re-
publican meeting in the State that has
not been invaded by the Confederates
| The purpose is to carry South Carolina
in the same manner as Mississippi was
carried-either by frightening the ne
groes off or killing them off when nee
essary.
. The Tilden circular to the Confeder-
ates points out that the hope of the
Northern Democracy is to carry New
York, New Jersey and Connecticut
| three States which it is believed may be
cheated out of their legal votes by the
operations of the New York city Democ
racy after the manner of 1868. This will
give Tilden fifty electoral votes, if the
! frauds can be successfully consummated.
On this basis, as the circular indicates, it
will be necessary to "carry eUery South
srn State at all hazards" in order to elect
him, for the solid vote" of the sixteen
Southern States will add 1873 to the 80
out of which the scoundrels of New York
city propose to swindle the people of
4NCW IOIh pldlCt OOuDGCllCub anu INCW
Jersey, making in all 1873 votes, or just
three more than are necessary to elect.
Hence the frantic appeal for "solid
South" Hence the advice to carry every
Southern State at all hdsdrds" OF
these Southern States there is no ques
tion but the Republican voters, includ-
ing blacks and whites, are in large ma
jority in Mississippi, Florida, Louisiana
and South Carolina, which have together
twenty-eight electoral votes, and it is
probable that they are also in the ma
jority in Alabama, North Carolina and
West Virginia, which together have
twenty-five electoral votes. Now the
loss of single one of those 81 ates would
spoil the Democratic programme of gain
ing power by conjunction of the New
York roughs and the ex.rebels. A loss
of couple of them would render even
the accession of the Pacific States worth
less to the Democrats. So it is proposed
TO carry every one of them sat all
hazards" In other words, the Missis
sippi plan must be made to work not
only in Mississippi, where it has been
found successful, but also in South Caro-
lima, Louisiana, Florida and Alabama; in
West Virginia and North Carolina, per-
haps, the New York plan of stuffing
ballot boxes may be employed instead of
the Mississippi plan of killing negroes
and white Republicans-but every one
of them must be carried 4" at all hazards"
The Tilden campaign is one of desper-
alton, indeed, when such an appeal as
this is made to certain section of the
country which once, and only very few
years ago, sought to break down the
Government for all time. The danger is
imminent when il is confessed that Dem
ocratic success can only beattained by
reunion of all the Confederates on their
old basis of hatred to the North and
their old policy of "rule or ruin" The
Tilden circular appeals to the worst sur
viving sentiments of the Confederate
South. "The stake" it says, "to be
played for on Tuesday, Nov. T. is the
possession ofthe G0VerHment; and it can
be won" Give us solid Southern
pOte at all hazards" 1t adds, " and all
will be right" We fear not. We fear
that all will be wrong. We fear that to
place the Confederates in the absolute
control of the Government, which would
be the result of a Democratic success
achieved through their solid UOte, would
be to risk all the dissensions anew which
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