The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-09-23
FACTS FOR NORTHERN MEN.

The Democratic party have control
OF the legislative brapches of this gov
ornment, with all its enormous powers
aud privileges.
What is the Democratic party, and
what are its aims?
In the first place, it is controlled by.
and largely composed of, persons late
ly ia arms against the government.
These persons are not RECONSTRUCTED"
and honorable men who accept the re-
suits of the war, but scheming, plot
ting, dangerous persons, who proclaim
their continued adhesion 10 State SOW
ereignty, defy the amendments TO the
Constitution, and boldly trample upon
the laws
The proportion which the so-called
Union Democratic sentiment of the
North bears 10 this Mexican element
will he seen by the relative strength of
the two classes ia Congress.
The Seuate has l5j Democratic mem
hers, % from the North aud 100 from
the South. In both houses the ex-
Confederates control every important
committee, aud the whole legislative
machinery of the country is therefore
in the hands of those not only disloyal
TO the Union. but full OF hatred Of the
North and her institutions.
We call particular attention 10 a few
interesting facts regarding this danger
ous predominencc OF the unretined, uu-
progressive, and semi-barbaric element
of the South in our politics
10 the States having a majority Of
Democratic members in Congress there
are 3, 722 .3SS person whe cannot read;
in the States having Republican ma.
iority there are, of this class, but 697,-
23s.
Ia the Democratic States above
named the wealth, according TO the last
census, was S9,lli.6sl, Sol; in the Re
publican States, s2l. lS9. 329. sol; and
this counts Ohio as Democratic, which,
Of course, is unjust, as at the last cleo
tion she cast 10. 900 more Republican
than Democratic votes.
These Democratic States paid 20 the
government in custom revenues last
year 81, 4s7 ,O94; the Republican States
paid Sll6. .2l2, ,sl9.
From 1866 TO 1878 the government
was compelled 30 collect from the peo-
Pile over two thousand millions Of dol
lars as internal revenue. OF this
amount the late rebel States paid a
trihe over two hundred millions, while
\ the rest OF the country paid over
! eighteen hundred millions.
The single State OF Illinois paid Sl0,
| 600, 900 more than the whole Confeds-
racy combined, while New York paid
nearly twice as much.
Tue Inter Ocean calls attention 10
these facts now TO show the supreme
folly OF intrusting the impecunious and
unprincipled banditti Of the South the
/ vast interests OF this great section, rich
in wealth, intelligence, arts, manufac
lures, and all that goes 10 make n peo.
pie grand, prosperous, aud powerful.
We have wealth, but the men wfi
shot guns control It. We have indus
trious artisans, brilliant inventors, gal
lant soldiers, eminent literateurs, but
the disciples Of the bowie kniie esti
mates the value Of their services and
determine the extent TO which they
shall be eencouraged. They exercise thi,
control not through superior bravery
not as the prerogative Of valor, not be
canse they are coDquerors in battle
hut seemingly because they are them
selves the conquered aud the vanquish
ed, aud because Northern men ar,
prone TO trifie with danger until ID con
fronts them as an immediate peri
which threatens their very existence.
II these people were one with us; i
'they accepted the war as hnal; il the,
we're ready 90 leave the fight behinC
them aud take hold honorsbly for th,
upbuilding OF the whole country, theI,
would be no complaint. But they a,
noue Of these. Thew tear down VIA
we have built at so much cost, den,
the dearest privileges OF citizenship 4
those upon whom the Constitution con
fers such privileges. and seek in al
possible ways 10 destroy and neutralizl
victory which the North dearl,
bought and which II has n right 10 en-
Joy. This being the case, can thought
fu men longer refrain from puttinl
the stamp of their disapproval on tn
party which fosters and encourage
such a spiritg They must do that, or
more serious duty will soon confron
them. There IL no escaping the respon
sibiliiy. The truth of the declaration
made by the Inter Ocean weeks az
grows palmer every day; "The Demo
cratic party must be voted down o
! whipped down"