Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-10-16
A Conservative made Stalwart.


At the trial OF the mnrderers Of her husband,
Judge Chisholm, aud her two children.
Gen. wccdtort sppesrs to have lost all
tendency TO Il conservative course regard
ing the South since attending that trial AMI
tn recent speech At . republican meeting
In New York, shows that he has become
one OF the most Stalwart Of republicans.
He said:
There are certain facts connected with
the pending canvass so clear aud distinct
that no thoughtful msn can err with regard
To them. The first IL this: Whatever nav
have been the Cause. the South TO-DAY IL
solid In the politics of the Nation. Another
| fact Is this: That Solid South. plus the State
OF New York, plus any one OF the smaller
States Of Indiana. Connecticut or New Jsr-
sey. can elect the next President OF the
United States. The third fact l. this Ii
New York goes Democratic either To whole
or by half this autumn, Indiana, New jersey
and Connecticut are encouraged TO unite
with New York to give the Presidential
election next year TO the Solid South The
fourth fac, Is this: II we whip the Demo
c-acy in Ne~ York this Fall we cleo, =
Republican President next year. Now
with these facts staring every man In the
| face. should no more think OF discussing
my private like or dislike OF candidate on
the Republican ticket than | should think
10 = battle Of discussing the color OF my
commanders uniform. or whether he Was
the man would have chose as my lead
| er.
| have conc here 10 pass no eulogy upon
Republican candidates, but | have come to
say tina, In the fierce white ligh, tina, Is beat
| ing on this Nation In this nineteenth cen
tury, with q Solid South. made solid by
force and fraud. with a Solid South which
IL the product OF shot guns aud tissue bal-
lots, II 10 our duty to elect the Republican
ticket and save this Nation. II know INV
heart come to the discussion OF this can
vass without passion or prejudice. II
know my heart. there turks nowhere In lts
deepest recesses any feeling toward the
South except feeling of pity. OF love and
a desire 10 do them good. II ! mig ht with
out irreverepcc ! would say, Forgive
them. for Ia their blindness and hate they
know not what they do" appeal to every
returned soldier In this hall. 20 every old
soldler-comrade tonight, II I do not speak
the purpose We had when We went into the
strife when | say that we did not so to
trample States into the dust. we did not go
that We might pin conquered provinces to
tue petltI NJ AuAb We utI
go ths, We might have Union equal ia It's
power and equal In its blessing all through
tie land. We went that We might crush
treason and then save the traitor by max
ing him citizen OF the land that should
bless his citizenship. Why then do fear
the Solid Souih'
Ftsi, fear 10 the light OF history. /,
was Solid South that tore down that orii-
( nance that gave The great West and North
west forever TO liberty ADD made the Mls-
sour compromise that !, Nigh, get Mis-
/ souri for slavery. II was that Solid South
which. when a generation OF yesrs had swept
BY In turn. tore down the Missouri Com
promise iha; 1t might give all the Western
land 10 slavery. i, Was the Solid South
which. When beaten In . Presidential con.
test. rushed into var,n The Spring OF 1861.
DO you ask the meaning OF ihe Solid Souihp
| read that meaning In the ridges OF every
battlefield from Gettysburg TO the Gulf.
Do you ask The meaning OF the Solid SOUTH
| read that meaning 10 every soldiers
oruich that ra,ies on your pavement DO
/ ycu ask the meaning OF Solid Sou,hi
read that meaning In every empty sleeve
pinned up az insi soldiers breast. read
that meaning In the annual coming Of th.
taxgAtherer. | read that meAniog In the
/ million lives sacrificed In the awful msel-
strom Of the war. | read thsi meaning In
the South devastated, In thS; land the; 10
blasted, In home. that are desola,e. In al
the horrors OF war; and because that 10 Abe
/ Solid South OF history I plead with psui-
ots North and South that the South shall
never again be permitted 20 be solid In our
! politics II by that solldily Il Is 20 rule and
/ 10 dcsolAtc.
! Why do ! dread the Solid SOUTH Be-
cause aimee arms we're grounded. tha,
solid South, s. factor In our politics. has
been the constant enemy Of every scheme
| 10 MAINTAIN the National honor, and has
been the great hindrasce 10 The way Of the
: Iesumplon nf snesi~ n-vmrni. - 49,
forget that wise senator from DelasAre.
Mr. BayArd; ! do not forge, tina, eloquent
sen,ior from Mississippi. Mr.. Larmar;
/ do not forget Mr.. Hhl, Of Georgia; aud
here Ia hard-money Sew-lors unite with
their warmesi friend. In approaching the
financial wisdom That bade them stand for
honest money aud honor Of the United
Sistes in the great financial debate. Just
] closed. Al the same time remember that
! ''oue swallow makes no summer" re-
member that while these wer. con,plcnou.
exceptions, the gre., mass Of Southern
Senators and Representatives stood soiidly
for Imitation. and Initiation meant repudia-
ton. Fortunately, the same brave, pailent
honesty sustained US In the long financial
| struggle that sustained Us IN the war and
We have solved the financial difficulty br
making the paper Of the United States ~
good ~ the gold OF the world.
METHODS WHICH HAVE MADE Tns SOUTH
SOLID.
| Why do dread the Solid Southi Be
cause its solidiiy, secured by such methods
As have accomplished II. l. constant
temptation 10 the followers Of the Demo
cratic party OF the North. who are wi,hou,
purpose or object higher than simply to
wear the decoration OF Official place and to
feed upon the loAves and fshes OF oticisl
patronage. Why do l dread the Solid
? SOUTH Frankly because dread the meth
DDS by which IL has been made solid. Dur
log two visits 20 the South within the last
two years, Southern gentlemen frequently
admitted TO me that their party took the
control OF the State OF Mississippi In 1873
BY actual and overpo sering ply steal force
Every Southern man when making this sd-
mission TO the has a. the same time Is
sqnarely and unmisiakAbly said We did
this thing because IL WAS . necessity. Your
carpet-bag governments were corrupt. and
crushed US with such . weight OF taxation
that we were compelled TO take the State
into our hands by force BY overpowiog
them Now | say most earnestly and
positively that there Is no condition OF a.
fairs on American soil and under American
law which justifes any part OF . community
in striking down the other part BY force OF
arms and substituting the mob 10 place OF
the law.
Why do I dread the Solid SOUTH Be.
cause IL does more hurt TO Itself than IL
possibly can do TO rs and 10 the Nation
Stop and think for moment. IL brushes
out political education. The white man
who. 10 the garb Of the ku-Klux rider. has
whipped the negro into silence; the white
man who has shot 10 death the white men,
bers OF the Republican party, will never
again employ reason, logic. education to
win men 70 his political belief DO you
doubt poor Dixon of Yszoo Was hero so
long IS his rife was only aimed q the
negro and the white Republican,; Demo
cratic constituencies gave him services OF
silver plate. engraved with the legend ITO
the Bravest Of the Brave" SO long - the
shotgun only killed black men and white
Republicans: but when poor Dixon