The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-11-14
Principle.

Is equally meritorious in private mat
ters, and firm adherence is more than
probable to secure victory, For once
IN many years the campaign just closed
has been conducted at the north with but
little or only An occasioned reference to
the South, Is TO what tho record indicates
Of its leaders intention should the Demo.
cratic party get entire control of the gov,
ernmcnt. That the designs of those un
principled and hot headed manipulators
ii effected, would prove disaslr Gus to the
people at large is firmly believed by all
honest Republicans both in the North
and South, but the southern Republicans
!: one only in thought 1. and name, his act.
ion is stitled and his lips muzzled, through
personal fear. Districts that could count
Republican majorities by the thousands
when protected in their right of suffrage,
have been terrified into silence, inacliop
or . forced expression in favor of Democ.
racy. .... ......
Free speech has been smothered by
armed bands but little better than The cut
throat Ku Klux clans of past days. g.
The consti,u tional Amendme nts formed
for tho protection and furtherance of
those principles upon which Republican,
ism was based, has been rendered nugato-
ry by the villianous and brutal spirit that
prevailed before the war. Men have been
forced to abandon the party, keep SILENT
or into an open support of those terrible
are bound to enforce south Of Mason and
Dixon's line.
THIS is but feeble picture Of the true
condition Of the South, and of our former
supporters IN that region, but sad as it is ,
the contrast briugs into bright relief the
noble action of the principle loving Re.
publicans at the north. . ..
When the campaign opened, the pros
poets we're anything bu, flattering, disaf-
fections existed in our own ranks, occasion.
ed in part, by diversity Of opinion as to
the course of the chief executive, by de-
sire Of many who felt thems elves ignored
by their for .ncr leaders and not receiving
a share in party spoils, to be with win
ming crowd, by theiinnation tempting bau-
bic, by the opening for desertion to what
was generally conceded to be tho incon-
ing power, these and mum erous other COM
binstions were not only dis couraging but
almost fatal to enthu s;as tic action, and
when in all the states north, and cyen
down to municipal and county pol itics
the industrious democrat was !aboring
aud sailing under any and colors to catch
supporters, buying strength by dove tail
ing with Greenbackers, disa ffectcd Repub.
licans, encouraging peoples movements,
catering to the whims of distracted men
who were ready to endorse and swallow
anything that promised change, the true
Republican certainly saw but lit le to
prompt to earnest effort, save the duty and
desire to maintain the principles he loved
and thought to be the only safe guard
against the encroachment of any enemy
that can no longer conceal his infamous
designs.
TWAS without hope, ;ut partial sue.
cess that the Thoughtful oues we Mt into
the struggle, and then in de f cree of an
aggressive and powerful attack.
faN
presented by the combln cd opposition,
framed to catch the weak minded and to
pander to those who did not think beyond
q flatttering promise for self betterment,
left the partisan to appeal to the better
judgement Of his associates to not be
lured by false theories, and the wiles of
corrupt delnagogues but stick to their al
lance formed and forced into existence by
these same begu Tiers. and tor this effort
tojmaintain q principle, comes the glori Gus
response from 10 noble states with Repub-
fican majorities, this half of our Union
has e07 Of the electoral votes, against 1852
If the other half went Democratic except
California, which did not have general
election this year, and in many Of the
states there was an increased Republican
majority. -.
This augurs we'll for Presidential pros
poets, and should prove great and furth-
er incentive TO adherence to Republican
principle, and those who have left under
the belief that Dem ocracy was to be in
power at the next Congressional session
may do we'll to reconsider matters before
enlisitjng permanently in the ranks Of
wha, the fates have decrced to be wan
ing and scattered army, distrustful Of its
leaders and confronted with force that
will only increase to over powerlng num-
bers. ......... ~
This happy terminus of u battle for
right has inspired the Republicans with
courage aud new vigor. and destroyed the
blatant ring masters Of the south for in 1t
they see . storm brewing for 1880 that
will sweep their false and inhuman pres
tige ~ the gale of 1850 into chaos.
Illinois has gained Republicans on
the Congressional ticket.
FLORIDA has elected Bisbee, Republican
to Congress.