The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-21

SOUTHERN INFLUENCE IN NATIONAL
GOVERNMENT.

With the satisfactory re sdjus tment
of the South Carolina and Louisiana al.
fairs, passes away forever. or should do
40, the penitential probation Of the
south, aud the whole domain of nation.
al politics lies open TO merit, let it come
from where it will Presidents, cabi-
nets aud public servants of all grades
and conditions are not in the future, as
in the past, 10 be chosen or rejected be-
cause they came from the north or
south side of the arbitrarily drawn i'm,
aginary line ~ has been the cas- ever
since the evil days of sectional bitter
ness dawneG upon our unhappy coun-
try. When the south was fully and
fairly represented in the national coun-
ellis, and when her reyiled chivalry ex>
ercised potent influence III national af-
talrs. national disgrace WAS unknown.
So it will b, in the future. Whatever
may be urged against the hot headed
hess and impetuousity of the southern
leaders, they are and have always been
honest, clean-hsnded men, and cor
rect sentiment Of national fealey has
always distinguished them With our
section happily restored to its wonted
privileges, nothing is left to be csyiIed
at, and no other work will be found for
the southern statesman than vieinc
with his northern eompeer as to how
the best results may be secured in the
shortest time for all the country, and
its every interest.
This happy and complete restoration
cannot come too soon The nation
needs II, civilization needs it, and his.
tory can never be complete without it.
II viii never be secured 10 us again If
we Of the south wait for the dominant,
or republican, party to invite as to step
in and possess the land. The fruit is
ripe, but our own hand must pluck it,
not in a greedy unreasonable way; not
seihshly for mere gain, but only because
we have the proper men for the dis
charge of specific duty. These men
must not be the choosers themselves,
but let the representatives from the
south determine who it is, who is most
capable and worthy to fill position
and then urge him with earnestness
and deceney. Mr.. Hayes, as the rep
resentative man and official head OF
the republican party, by his course
with regard to the two states named,
practically comedies the restored equal>
ity OF the southern states ANY reserve
or disposition 10 concede all to our
northern democratic brethren will
smack Of q modesty essentially false
and mischievous, and will do us infin-
itely more harm than frank, manly,
and at the same time, temperate advo-
cacy of our own claims to recognition
as integers in the sum total of national
political influences.
To this end we suggest that south
ern man OF broad views, undoubtea
fealty to the national government, and
at the same time truly representative
man of our section, be chosen and urged
for speaker at the extra session which
occurs in June This is n fitting time
to test the temper of not only the
northern wing of the democracy, but
the entire republican party If we are
to go on to the end of time N abject
Difference to the policy of the northern
wing Of our party and with no better
results than we have lad in the past, it
is high time that some other policy be
adopted The enemy calculate too GER
tainly on both our mistakes and our
weakness. Let US give them harder
game to beat in the future. Let us
nominate and eject as the next speaker a
sound southern national democrat. a.
the trump card of changed democrat
ic policy with regard to the south.