The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-11-29
lssesippi - Was. under - military con-
fNA military eonimissions Il Were. found

-ttGt'e TO copAswith crime that courts and iu-
RES now successfully meet Local govern
ment IN the South has given us the measure OF
p ace and order they now have Without ii
al would be still disorder Individual control
and oversight in every department Of your
Government are as necessary as they are in
our own Affairs. 1t is this that brings order
ont of chaos, and gives society and govern
menis their fol .e and putty, fits man for IT,
zanslip, unites him TO society by his personal
interests, compels him to govern himself.
Ninety thousand officials with their power and
money are part of the machinery that Is WELD
Cd now " perpetnate the rule of agents
roops at the polls and Federal election laws
agents at the expense of the principal Troops
are few, but they WELD the power of the whoe
people One blue coat represents the majority
Of the law, to which we all bow. Tho excuse
for Federal laws is fraud In the large cities. II
IN three wards dishonesty runs riot, all people
are stigmatzed and their right OF free election
supervised and controlled by Federal power.
The cry OF fraud is the cry of a THIEF when
pursued. No man smfrehed with fraud can have
ihe leadership in a contest for popular rights.
Inc Democracy will strip FOR the contest and
discsrd every weight Fraud in Oregon or
fraud In Philadelphia, frauds in Louisiana or
frauds in New York are equally to be elmina1
ted from the race Real issues must be made
luminous and well defined. They must stand
cut bold, clear and sharp. We can not and we
any man. The manipulations of primaries, OF
presses, OF bureaus, or conventions, are not
methods of organization. We are about TO
10 IN death-gTapple for the rights OF the
people Direct methods, clean hands, a spot
less record are the marks of the man who Is 10
lead us in the coming race Whether it be
Bayard, fearless pure, ever the champion
of home-rule against corrupt government
third term and consolidated power; or Han
cock, the soldier advocate Of civil rule, Penn
sylvanian by birth and clean OF hand; or Thur
man, or Mcclellan, or Hendricks. issues of
principle viii be sharply defined and
personal issues RELOCATED to private life.
Are our business interests advanced
by the policy of division and distrac-
lion, or do we gain by advocating peace
aud unityg Why does each recurring Presi-
d ndal election harass tho business man? We
want business and y market Can we insure
these best by widening our commercial field
aud encouraging production, or by Haunting
the bloody shirt and crying, "Down with the
Confederate BrigadieIsS Our national mar
kets are in the South; their prosperity is our
gain. 1t cannot be true that bloodshed and
murder are the normal condition OF the people
South for they send us this year over 1000, 600
bales Of coiton-a larger crop than ever before.
Our interest consists in continued prosperity,
IN increased production, in a contented people,
in unity and peace. To encourage and stimu-
late production in every section is purely the
teaching OF selfish economy. Every manufact-
uror and distributor of merchandise is directly
interested in stability and increased production
in the South Changes felt and changes feared
are the bane OF industry everywhere. Especial
ly is this so among people who recognize
that they have erred and been punished. They
are sensitive to our opinion. Every change OF
political sentiment North is terror TO them,
uusettles confidence, and destroys their belinf
in future prosperity 1t is our interest to make
them feel that they have passed their proba-
ton, and that we want the largest possible pro-
duction OF rice, cotton, sugar and tobacco TO be
exchanged for our manufactured goods.
Have we not paid their proportion of public ex-
penses, and the public debt out of our surplus
earnings long enough? II is time that we
should see that their prosperity is our gain
from every point of view. II you would divide
a solid South politically, cease TO falsify and
vilify them. Prosecuted men cling together.
Appeal to their selfish interests upon admins
trative questions, drive out sectionalism and
recognize the truth that this country Is one.
that the States are united, and that as such it is
the interest of every section to restore peace,
unity and good government everywhere