The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-12-04
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WAauIxoros. Dec. LIT, 1875
Editor Brookhavsn LesigU:- ]
6scrstary Sherman win. IL his forth
coming report. or Mr.. Hayes viii for
him. recommend the retirement OF all
the greenbacks sustaining. The Scores
tary's friends say he thinks this. II
sanctioned by Congress, will complete
resumption. Here is a chance for pro-
longsd discussions daring the next sea.
sion. ] suppose two-thirds or more of
the members Of the House without
distinction Of parties would vote
against the S~ecretary's proposition.
We shall see INFLOW good discipline he
has the Republican members.
The scheme TO create a Graut ''boom"
in the South is y OF those Wild ideas
which nre realized once in a thousand
years. 1t has a, certain plausibility be
couse the Radical party might nominate
a man mors dlstasteful than Grant to
the voters of the Southern States. |
do not know how the party could do 1t.
bnt in the event Of its being done there
ID no good reason why, admitting, for
the sake of argument ti,at the Radicals
will win next year, the South should
not be solid fol Grant. But the fallacy
underlying The proposed Grant move
ment among co%nversative people in the
South is that already mentioned, viz:
that the Radicals are sure to elect. their
candidate for the Presidency. The
figures show that they have no snch
certainty. I need only refer to the
drawn battle in New York at the hate
election, the prospect in Indiana. and
the hopes of Democratic success Oh the
Pacific coast. Northern aid, beyond
New York and Indiana, is not neces-
sary in next years contest. In truth
the chances are to-day greatly in favor
of Democratic success in 1880, nc
matt,r what candidates tho Radicals
may select. For that reason, if for no
other, representative Southern men
should be slow in abandoning the party
Of it's choice.
1 do not say at this tina that in tax.
ing Grant the South would take also
the Republican party, though that ia
more than likely. BIT if the General,
supposing him to be once elested by
the aid of Southern votes, should at
tempt to conduct his administration
upon just principles, and therefore
against the advice Of the Republican
leaders, he would be less powerful and
Influential in the North than sven Mr..
Hayes was a year ago. 81 far as homa
government in the South is concerned,
therefore, the contest is clearly between
the Democratic and Republican parties
The Southernsr who falters in that on
test is untrue to himself, and to bis
section.
Your correspondent has no candidate
for the Democratic party. Inside its
lines. whether the East or West. shere
are many fit men, not all of whom have
vet been prominently named for the
place. It remains for the Democratic
Convention to nominate the best aud
most available man. The Democratic
paper which SAYS that this man. or that
man can bs elected. aud no other. as
the Post of this CITY does. is only play
ing secoud fiddle to the Grant boom.
I would like to see \ solid Democratic
vote IN Congress duriug the coming
session to retain General B'njaman f.
Butler in the management of the Vol
nnte,r S,!di4rs, H,nal. There ars
~snveral of them. and they dp a COOL
work. The n,nay FIR their fnturr'
support is already provided. General
Bitter nav he said to have created the
Homes, ana to have been their best
friend during THAR existence. H. has
been their active manager. Such Dsm-
~pcrats, North anil South as can iiss
above party oil a snhjAct parti'an only
in appearance should vote to retain
Butler. II: