The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-10-31

- 1890 ~" +-F"rr~ F--~~~ - --~--~ - 1900
way my supporters. The Federal and
State patronage Is almost invariably
dispensed for personal gain and not for
party gain. and so official influence il
merely personal influence. The brain
less cilicc-placers up here ia WASH
ington seem 10 think that the
so-called conciIiatory policy viii
inure 10 their benefit and that
the party in Louisiana Is CRATE
ful and united. That il sheer idiocy.
Every oiiicc-hoider and office-seeker IL
against every other and all are willing
70 jump at the best offer. This is de-
plorablc. but il is true. have believed
for long time that had Tilden been
placed in Office instead Of HAYES there
would have been way out Of the diff
culties in Louisiana. for then the Demo-
cratic influx would have swept the Re-
publican jobbers out Of existence. Per-
haps the Democrats would have rushed
% a. violent and outrageous extremes
a. the Republicans have gone, but at
any rate we would have had change,
a wholesome shaking up, and perhaps
| finally have exfricated ourselves all
right. had and yet have thorough
contempt for Tilden. but believe the
change would have been wholesome
one even though il resulted eventually,
through Tilden's agency. in the ruin Of
the Democratic party ~ such. The pol
icy Of the present Administration, II it
should be dignificd by such a term as
policy. has really estranged the South,
and nothing could more cffectually have
revived the old issues and hatreds than
- lone NJ nh
will end. dread to think Of il. but
can see no solution except with fire and
iron. II may not come in my day. but
1t is inevitable if matters go on n they
have begun. The purpose Of the war
was 10 settle grave question. Now
that slavery no longer exists, the negro
is II more public concern than he
ever was. and is likely TO make
more trouble than was ever made over
him in servitude. The race is won
derful one for learning little and
then stopping. The men in Louisiana
viii work all day in the field. and study
their primers a good part Of the night
This little learning that they are getting
Is terrible and dangerous thing.
Somehow they manage 10 spread news
on matters Of interest to themselves
with incomprehensible rapidity. You
may start from place at which piece
of news originates in the morning and
J travel all day as fast as YOU can. By
night you will find the negroes at your
, stopping-place discussing the same
piece Of news The exodus fever spread
; in that way. What stampede it
caused, Ii is an awful thing. A gem
| eral exodus means virtually depopula-
ton of the South. White men can
, never work the cotton fields. 1t is q
/ physical impossibility for them to stand
. L. Without that staple, where would
the South be? / doubt II Southern
! lands could ever be worked proftably
for any other product. and even If they
! could. the whites would be slow to work
them Any distress that may follow
the exodus will be due Immediately tc
l the negroes. although the white people
/ Of the North will really be at faulE fol
D il. believed at the time and still be-
/ lieve that when the North conquered in
} the war il should have asserted its
} rights wisely and not as it is doing now.
In fact, the present policy j. too weak
! to command any sort Of respect. The
. negroes should not have been given
suffrage at once. They should have
been educated 10 il. even at the cost Of
governing the entire South by terrific
rial legislation. believed then that
should have been done for that reason.
: Rcinvesting the South with State rights
Immediately had the simple effect Of
giving TO the negro a dangerous power,
, which he seems likely to turn to his own
! advantage, even though the South be
,, sacrificed BY it."
/. ..What do you think" / asked. "ol
!. the attempt Of some of the Treasury
officials here to form Southern Repub-
|. lean Executive Committee with view
.. Of making solid Republican South al
the National Convenfion?'
"Pshaw, it's absurd" Mr.. Beckwith
replied CONTEMPORARY. 1.-The Repub-
licans IN the South are Republicans. rs
I. ! said before. merely to the extent that
, it suits their individual purposes to be
: so. They wont submit to dictation from
.. a parcel Of men here. There has been
: time since the war when there were
. men Of nerve and ability upholding Re-
J publicanism in the South. The efforts
|. Of these men gave the Republicans the
!. majority in two Congresses. They were
jealous and sincere, and worked solely
in the interests Of the party, expecting
no reward. But they were rewarded
! with abuse and utilization BY the or
gans in the North representing the very
persons and party they had helped.
: Such men now are out Of politics.
Nothing could ever induce them 70 re.
: turn 10 the Republican party or TO dc
: anything for il. Those upon whom the
Republicans think they can rely may be
9 relied upon to do that which will pay
= them best and nothing else. The pow,
: err Of this Executive Committee here,
: imagine, may be measured by theil
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