The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-09-17

ne sire 10 stay there? How would VI
IKE that kind OF home rule? But ia
Is common occurrence from the Ca
,o olinas to Texas.
r. NOW REVERSE THE soRyE.
M Change the case. Let n family mo,
es from Mississippi to Davis connt,
" Iowa. How would Won act9 Yo
=. would exactly reverse the sontbar
mode OF treatment; you would WELDON
the newcomers, and set about at ono
10 making their changed Circumstance
!, agreeable to them. You wonId sbo,
; ,hetn In short time what warm heart
i peaI IN the north. You would 500
: shame the boasted hospitality of Tn
v south by display OF that more genu
( ,ne article which abounds in ever,
o household In the north. You would
: make them OF yourselves, and the,
. would soon feel that il was a good
! thing to live in Iowa. This better rule
, OF action is the one that the Republi.
can party wishes TO extend TO ali parts
OF our common country. How much
DETER 1T would he for all il this were
SO. lt will be so in time: but there is
ngreat deal OF work to be done first
Lime and defeat will bring it about
Inc former works its own way; we
must see to the latter.
NATURAL RESULT.
do not wonder at the condition ~
affairs IN the southern states. No man
no community, no government can
iong practice great wrong without be.
coming demoralized. For a century
the southern people nurtured the crime
OF slavery. They schooled themselyes
TO the belief that il was right for one
man to own another; that il was riobt
Tor one man to eat his bread in the
sweat OF another mans face That
capital should own labor. That it was
right to sell wife, and children of IN.
laborer for the profit and care of his
owner. That the price Of one man's
head should pay another mans dsbts
mat one portion OF community
should De kept poor. ignorant, in the
therest abIect condition of chattels.
beasts of burden aud things OF barter.
that the remainder might live in ease
ana arrogant idleness. Why should |
we wonder that people educated 10 |
peiieve that all these denominations
were right, should come 10 claim the
power to dictate rules OF political ae.
tion TO other men? And when, in de-
tense OF this audacious system Of
wrong, oppression, and insolence. thew
fesorted to war. and came out OF II
beaten, and bruised, and poor. their
accursed system of labor DESTROYED
their slaves converted into men; with !
the chaRrin OF defeat and the compul-
sion TO labor added to the demoral;za.
tion OF century Of iniquity, We must
not not expect an instantaneous chanOe
lhey don like the changed condition
Of their affairs.
THEY DON'T LIKE 1T.
They don't. like the government
which brought it about, nor the men
VINO hlled, and paid, and supported
The armies that conquered them n i
hard for man who has fattened o,,
The labor OF other men 10 come dow
20 labor for himself. IL is hard for = Z
ahlly used to pampered luxury. drawn !
y oppression from the uureQuitted '
OH OF other families, TO take up the !
iruogery OF life and work IA other
oliers DO. A despot don't like 10 be.
'one subject ~ is hard to throw
'n lie OF Incidence and put on one
u iaoor People so situated will look
round Tor relief. The southern peo. i
,ie nave slways looked to political &c.
ioh Tor relief. To that they are look.
ng now. They looked 10 secession c
n nu were overwhelmed by force Of arms. /,
hey have not surrendered that mad u
esS; nnt their present resort is the
ew idiocy OF home rule.
VICIOUS POLITICAL SYSTEM. :,
These home-rule Democrats work 81
ltl q viii. aud persistenily. The de. c,
ioralization, Of which have snoken a
ominates their politics without iimita' n
on or restraint. 1t required a yicjons q,
oiitical system TO support human W
avery. That system has survived tic n
ar, and causes all OF the unrest inins.
ce which plague the south TODAY II +
ld no element Of good faith in II co
he men who work by II. and tbroncb 90
, deem all things fair which te1d 20 G.,
sure their political purposes. They tr
axe a political bargain but 20 violate E,
II that course will serve their mr. All
'se best. They profess loval,y AZ nr
ey took the oath of allegiance during do
9 war; merely 10 escape restraint. on
icy parucipate In elections with no tri
ought ot abiding by the result IL il by
against them, They promise pro. wi
'tlon 10 all, To gain power with which in
oppose them. All OF these elements sill
apparent 10 the South Carolina and tn,
'nlsiana cases. Defeated in the elec.
ms In those States notwithstanding is
2 atrocities resorted To TO overcome as
iversaliy known large majority Of mo
publican votes, they defied the law an,
the government, and demanded
session OF the States. They made 10
ALL MANNER or GOOD PROMISES unI
induce a compliance with their 40. OF
nd. The promises were ACCENTED ado
the States turned over 10 tbem ira
ia what result? Not n stipula,;on In
been observed by them. NOT 8
mise kept. They are minority Gov ard
ments, and as oppressive tovsrd. gre
majority a. hate and wreno can do
ke them, They are eteronisrs 81 for
ne rule, granting Bnbridled indnIo. ed
e to Democrats, and apolving tba creC
hand to all political opnonents who
conciliato them, the oovernyrar. cha
rendered its sovereignty and viii paic
" its troops, not ONLY from tboso IL
tes, but from almost the entiro doll
tn. These southern Democrats aud
UP tuAt AuNaQtHUa |
and insisted that the tary
sident as Commander.in-chief. and by D
army, should be so crippled and and
pped OF power, that they conla - II
ger interfere with the lasless doines me-
he yotaries OF home rulo TneS with
they planted themselves ., denn sum
J, appropriations unless Their ds are
Ids were conceded to them. n wss stru
aud row we eco more of tbais ther
.soy. The great whisky ring Of 20 TO n
Is Ia tho southern states. 4, az mon
'h,aln businesses and out-of.tbe- our
places OF those states, illicit distiI. ton
N ls carried on 10 an enormous ax Gold
on the right hand and on the prob
Of I
THE covrRx,y. - man,
are .
It's revenue defrauded. Govar, qaee
officers attempting 10 enforce ,b- low
are fired on like dogs, ana when some
ii-detense, they kill murderons throl
Der OF this home-rale whisky-ring ment
,ly they are indicted as murderes, contr
ne state Courts. The Unita5 ton
. IA " says that such cases nnon New
cation OF the officers accused. sbsn
ansierred TO the Federal Conrts
rial That application was msde Tn
g south Carolina cases IN, ~ A.
'mptnously denied by the So -
IN .