The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-06-27

lpTS2r. MS Know 10 be the feeling O
lihc whole people there.
THE sourH ox cAxplpArrs
There Is another thing which ouch,
not to be overlooked-fhat while Inc
south IL wholly Democratic. and consti.
tutcs the strength Of the Democratic
parry. we do not intend 10 ask t,lace
upon the presidential ticket for South-
ern man. We want the party IN The
North 10 place two good men on the
ticket, aud we will support 10 for the
National success the Democratic party.
with reference TO the personal choice Of
the South for particular presidential
candidates, do not think the South has
made any. believe that there has been
a feeling that in Justice to the old ticket
AZ should be rcnominatcd. There are
many reasons, however, which NAV be
urged against this, and the refusal Of
Mr.. Hendricks TO be put in nomination
again, seems 70 render it impossible. |
don't think the South cares copper
who the next presidential candidate may
De, as long as he Is strong National
man. They do not care where he comes
from or what his financial views NAV be.
Some Of the papers have transposed
my position In the vote on Senator Coke's
resolution to discharge the finance COM
mittee, IN their reports OF TUESDAYS pro-
ceedings in Washington on the Warner
silver BILL | was opposed to the Warner
bill, and should have voted against I'll
(as reported IN the Tribune). was
paired with my colleague, who il In
favor OF the bill / think ii was indis-
crete to bring the subject up during The
present short session OF Congress. am
perfectly willing 10 have bi-mctallc
currency when we can establish proper
ratio between gold and silver. have
been a consistent hard-money man.
This j. the position have alwavs taken.
ana which announced when nominated
as governor of South Carolina.
POSITION OF THE NEGROES.
There is great deal Of misapprehen-
sion in the North as 10 thc.political con
dition of the negroes in the Soufh. They
seem to think that colored man isl
bound to be 4 Republican because he il d |
colored man. But ! know personally |
many colored men in South Carolina
who have always been consistent Dem
ocrats, and have suffered in consequence.
There are only 1900 white voters in nv |
State and ap,0Oc colored voters. The
latter, therefore, hold the balance OIL
power. When was elected governor
there were only ll9.50O votes cast. and
only 2l3 scattering votes thrown against
me. and was undoubtedly elected byl
the cOlored voters, who at that time had !.
all the machinery of elqrfions n, thofr II
hands. There was not quarrel or fist
light IN that election. The Republicans
'ould moi put ticket ia the field because
he colorcd people were satisfied.
think il will be a great misfortune
Tor the negroes 70 migrate in large num-
Dcrs 10 Kansas. The climates not suit
lblc for them. NV old field hands ia
where cultivated planta-
ion, sent 10 me and asked my advice
about going 10 Kansas. ] told them they
we're ireemen now. and had the right To
20 if they thought hest, but that did not
hink they would find the climate suit
able. | advised them to send delega-
ion OF one or two Of their most intelli-
gent men, on whom they could depend.
o view the land and make report. III
hink many who have already gone will
lie there during next winter, and that
,9 out Of loo will want TO get back be-
ore spring. Indeed, some have return
"A already.
| have talked more than is nv custom.
mt ! want to see the country settled and !
Iuiet, and my only object in going TO /.
congress was to help bring il about.