Daily Republican., 1879-11-13
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The Rsp.slissa victories.
A cunorv view over the political bat
tie field shows that the action Of the
extra session Of the rebel brigsdisr con-
srsss has sffsctually and thoroughly
aroused the old spirit Of the Republican
party. The Chisolm murders, the Dix
on assassination, the killing Of leading
Republicans Of the South, the disfran'
chisemsnt Of the Republican vote, by
mob law and Southern arrogancy has
b zen laid before the people Of the North
and they have been asked whether they
endorsed such outragss, and With united
voice, Maine, California, Colorado, Ohio
Iowa, Pennsylvania, New York, Con-
necticat, New Jersey, Massachusetts,,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ne
braska, Kansas and Illinois have an
swered in thunder tones that they DO
not endorse them, and that Southern po-
litical outragss must cease.The voice OF
New York with her million OF voters it
s true, through Republican m's-manage
msnt has besa somewhat weak, and the
great Republican victory there is not
what it should have been, but 1t Is
plain indication that she will speak out
mkt year for the Republican party in
no unmistakable language. The issues
decided by the late elections have
practically divided the nation
into two sections, and to-day
the solid North looks across the
Mason and Dixon's line to solid Sonth.
Every sensible man must deplors this
phase of sectional politics, but the
North can with great justice on her
side point to outrageous political muir
ders Of Republicans in the South SIM
ply because they were Republicans, and
she can truthfully say, sit was not !
who made it so."It takes no keen vision
to show that this stats of things was
brought about by the Democratic party
and the Southern crimes which that
party either denies or justifss, that fos-
ter sec,ionalism and shake the "bloody
shirt A Republican administration
withdrew the troops from the South and
showed the way to sectional harmony,
but 1t was the Democratic party that re
jscted it. The Wsy remains open yet for
harmony, but it is not the way which
Involves the surrender Of any Republi-
can principle. 1t is fortunate that the
answer of the North Mas been SO EN-
phatic. 1t indicates that the disposi-
ton of the North is not to allow South
ern arrogance to gain more force
and it is warning to the Democracy
that they must not add to the offences
for which they have already suffered
so much. The interesting question
now is whether there is any sentiment
in the southern States which will dare
to protest against the iron handed des.
potism by which those States are held,
and will seek an alliance with the ele-
ment of the Republican party which is
neither vindictivs nor hostile. 1t must
be evident to all shrewd men both north
and south, that the Democratic party
under its present make up, will not
again recover control of the govern
ment. The first two months Of the
dominance of Democratic Congress,
controlled by rebel brigadiers, has pro-
duced this great autumn uprising of
Republicanism. The Republican flood
has buried beneath its surface, Thur
man, Tilden, Wallace, Hancock, Ran.
dali and Mcclellan, and only Bayard is
left of all the prominent Democratic
candidates. From present appearances
the only''possible Democratic candidate
for next year is either some unknown
Democrat or Bayard, and the fatal OBJ
lection to Mr.. Bayard is that he would
be Southern candidate with strong
or hatred of the North than even La
mar, and the North would be solid
against him. The Republicans have
buried the Democrats in the grave they
dug for their opponents, and are uow
in full stretch for victory in 1880.