The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-11-26

Kentucky, Virginia, Maryland aud
Tennessee have each elected one Re
publican Congressman, and North Car
DINA two. There is very great signih-
canoe ia this. It proves the solid
South" 10 be diabolical fact more
plainly than would an actually solid
South. II is a clear case Of the excep-
ton proving the rule.
The States named are border States,
or the next thing 10 IT, They have been
1nder Democratic rule a long time
Kentucky was never Republican. The
other States named were thoroughly
subiect 10 the Democracy long before
"bull-lOze" was invented, ut least, as
n term in politics. Having every thing
their own way, the Democrats conld af-
ford 60 let the Republicans alone. -
Neither in 1876 nor in 1878 were there
any political outrages of any account
in either Of those States. Consequent
", when the people came 20 the polls
last Tuesday, il was with feeling Of
security. They felt that il was person
ally safe TO vote as they pleased. In
those States, and perhaps Georgia,
this must have been the feeling 20 a
very considerable extent, herein pre-
sentiug a sharp contrast TO South Car
olina aud Florida.
The Southern States in which the
Republicans have made gains are so
strongly Democratic that il was sup.
posed that, IL left 10 a fair vote, they
would return solid Democratic delega-
tions 10 Congress. The fact that they
did not show an actual growth in Re-
publicanism IN the South, an increase
which would have made the Republic
can majority in the bull.dozed States
very large, had the election been fair
preston Of public sentiment. This
~ easily explained, The Democracy
are committed TO fiat money The
Republicans are opposed to it. While
tine whites of the South are mainly 10
favor OF the former, there must be a
good many men who are SO utterly OPP
posed 10 IL that they would either vote
the Republican ticket or stay away
from the polls and let the election go
against their party by default.
Even the Chicago Times Is disgusted
with Southern bull-doziug. 1t con-
cludes an article on the "solid South
rs follows:
Though the outcome of the Novem-
ber elections is a foreshadowing that
party division of the future is TO be up
GA the old geographical line between
slave South and a free North, it does
not tend to furnish ground for expects-
ton that in such a contest the "solid
South" party will seize the "apoils Of
victory" in 1880. There is great force
in the remark which somebody is said
to have made at Washington, that "the
North has been slow 10 believe there
would be solid South in partyism.
but when the belief comes, you will
see a solid North" The Southern pol
iticisns are perfect idiots 20 not know
that this would be the Northern ans
wer to "solid South" party arrange
ment. They have shown nothing but
partisan idolatry in their persistent en-
deavors to crush out an administration
party in every portion OF the South,
and TO restrict the representation OF
that section 10 solid mass of antog.
onism in Northern political opinion
They have pushed this senseless and
suicidal programme, in spite Of reason
and in defiance Of right, 90 the end
they aimed AT. They have at last got
their insane desire-a "solid South.
n they will study the November elec.
tions they will begin 10 perceive the
Northern response 10 their charming
arrangement.
1t IS so seldom that we can indorse
with cordiality what the Times say
that We improve the opportunity
cheerfully. The issue OF seotionalism
is repuguant TO Northern sentiment
Our people will accept it, however. II
forced TO do il in the interest OF honest
aud fair suffrage. = Chicago Evening
journal.