The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-12-11

frankly: Do you deal with the Southern
white Republican, and negro Republi-
cana as fairly and as generously ~ We
have dealt BY your Look into your own
consciences and answer for yourselves.
No man has been shot by the National
Government since the war ended, for
having tried by force of arms to take the
Nations life. Has no man been shot in
Louisiana since the war ended for hav-
ing simply tried to vote q Republican
tickets There is q simple pathway out
from all this bitterness. There is no
need that We should wanderssforsy years
in the wilderness of passion and hate.
There is no need that all should die who
left Egypt before we enter Canaan. In
one word: we'll have no more midnight
whippings, NO more White Leaguers, no
more tissue ballots inside the ballot-box,
no more shotguns in politics. Give us
only this, q free vote and an honest
count, and the cry of sectionslism will
forever cease in tie Northern politics.
Deny US this, and the North will grow
each year more and more solid by the
ever increasing and more resolure ma
jorities.
Let us turn to the practical discussion
of present policies. There are but two
great parties to day asking your suffrage.
There will be but two of practical &C.
count in the coming Presidential strug
gle. These are the Democratic and
Republican parties. Now, my conser
got from the Democratic partyf Take
down your political day book and ledger
and 60 to figuring. Let me help you
make up the balance sheets. You start
ed in 1859 with the Presidency. the SD
preme Court, and both branches OF Con-
gress. You we're intrenched in every
department OF the Government. The
Nation was at peace. Your States were
rich and your white people were pros
porous and happy. You and the De-
South here most Of the time since then.
You have had q war, with sll the hor-
rors, and suffering, and loss that war
brings. Your bert and brsvest are gone.
Your then slaves arc now your fellow
citizens. Democracy, q constant failure
whatever it has fought for, has been de-
fested Whatever it has opposed has at
last triumphed. Are you satisfied with
the balance -sheetf Why not become
Republicansf Your theory led inevita-
BILE to secession. Ours developed into
the fixed and unalterab,e resolution to
keep and hold the unity and Nationality
of the Republic. Secession eliminated
in war.
1t could end in nothing else. You
took your chances; Sd did we. The de-
cission has been against you. II
the war settled anything it settled that
we are aad are to continue q Nation.
This being 80, what dishonor is there to
any brave soldier Of the Confederacy in
accepting the results What cowardice,
what dishonor is there in any man
among you acting heartily, bravely, 10y
ally with the Republican party, which is
to-day the party of the Nationality Of
the Republic!
The struggles of the past shall be only
the hslf-forgotten memories of century
gone together. With brave hearts and
mutual regard We shall earn and wear
the crown of the future. New York
bids Louisiana and the great West and
Southwest God-speed to all wise efforts
for industrial Improvement and com
mercisl development. New York re.
signs that when she is beaten in the race
of brains, and work and pluck. Her de-
feat will be just. She will take her
chance.
Again I plead with you to cast your
lot with the Republican party Of the fu-
ture, because it is and by its conditions
should remain the party of peace, edu-
cation and progress. It has the conf
dence Of your laboring classes; working
in 1t and with it you can have their con-
fidence, because they will know and be-
lieve that thus you will faithfully OBJ
serve their rights. 1t is the party OF ed
| ucation. The shotgun must forever 60
out OF our politics. The school-house
must come in. Those among you who
are wisest and brsvest will lead the way
in this path of peace, education and pro-
gress. Free labor grows more to-day
than slave labor ever grew-more cotton
this year by 500, 900 bales; more cotton
last year, more cotton the year before
than slave labor ever grew. You car
raise more sugar; the Central States Car
raise more tobacco. Let no man 81
down and idly NOPE or weakly sigh II
the shadows Of the past. The present il
hers with great demands, with large re
wards. The future waits to swing ope,
ON the hinges of justice an education
its doors that open to power, to wealth
to culture. You have fought US will
great courge; with equal courge be /
yours to come with us. Here are ou
hands. they bear our hearts; come will
US and we will do you good.