The People's vindicator., 1880-10-16
The Sectional Argument.


The argument most frequently and
strenuously urged againSt n pc Demo-
cratic candidates this year y that they
represent o sectional party that will
have the support of the solid South.
and that should they be elected they will
be the tools of the Southern extremists
and Confederate ,brigSdioes. The ab.
surdity ofthe srgumsnt shmts what the
Republican organs, and iaDlakers think
of the intelligence Of g91 people to
whom such reasoning. eau. be ad-
dressed. n'Hs ''9 s'a'
What are the plain iahsp afhc South.
ern States are Democratic! They were
made so by RepublieaAohStS, misrule,
plunderins and wrong. sYheywere kept
Democratic BY corrupt cArpVtbag Gov.
ernments, backed by.the Federal troops.
The whole policy Of the \ Republican
party since the war has tended directly
to make and keep the South Demo.
cratic. Yet, In spite Of these facts, the
supporters of Grant contendcd that
were he nominated the Republicans
could carry two ifnot fohro the South.
ern States, and Representative Lorng,
at the conference in this city, urged
the Republican ,inansects to send
money and speakers to Florida, which
he felt sure could BE- 0srrisll by the
Republicans ii they wouldspend money
enough there. The asEpmknt. SO far as
it goes, tell directly sgaiaet the Re-
publican party; but its .sAolloyness ap-
pears from the claims Of the. kepubli.
cans themselves that tho South is not
solid at all, but would divide at once
were they to nominate the right man,
and also from the fact thatthey hope to
secure the vote OF one Southern State
for Garfield.
But the North is not solidly Republi.
can. Connecticut is sure for Hancock.
who may carry Maine and New Hamp-
shire. New York isRcetsAik for the
soldier.statcsman Of Pennsylvania, and
Pennsylvania, once Awa1onghold Of
Republicanism under Camspoe rule, is
now doubtful. New Jelsey. Delaware
and Indiana are sure for tho democratic
candidates. Illinois tremblas in the
balance. and is most likely To throw her
vote for Hancock and English. Ohio is
doubtful, and Oregon, and California
are conceded to, The Democrats. In
fact the North is nearly evenly divided
between the two parties, III spite of all
the efforts Of the Republicans to keep
it solid. Now which IL tke sectional
party-the one which haGlk6 support
of all the Southern and iitsif Of the
Northern States, or the o,le ! that has no
support whatever save in one section?
Which is the truly Natidbal party the
one which is supported by ~ the South.
ern and half the Northern States, or the
one which is supported oily by half
the Northern Statesp u TKs' Question
needs only to be stated ~ bllow tho
desperate straits the sRep0tlfeans are
in. The fact that Delaware Maryland,
Virginia, North and South Carolina.
Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee,
Kentucky and Missouri, constituting
nearly onc-half Of the Unich. are solidly
opposed to the Republican, party, while
it is in q minority in haafssaic Other
States, brands it as seotionni md makes
it dangerous. psGaa 4 n
The Democratic party 10 the truly
National party. Its strength lies in
every section Of the Union. Us policy
embraces and provides for the Interests
OF every section. q It's platform pro-
claims peace. fraternity, goodwill, an
end to all sectional strife Il bfoclaims
that all the results of TIE WI shall bo
sacredly kept. that all dse Ioahdments
to the Constitution shanobuhonorably
observed in letter and spisik' pnd that
the enmities Of the past, the pgcjudiccs
and passions born Of seyu days. and
the antagonisms Of races ana regions,
shall be buried forever in tlie naion and
concord and prosperitylofI tlDo Reput.
lie, which hereafter shall know no
North nor South. no R1ltlAor West.
but one people under ne nha0lt;overn.
ment Of just and helpf1ks1ave. And
though the Democratic fsaAaiaates are
both Northern men, schQQlsd ID North
ern ways and iastitutiGdSsa imbucd
with Northern ideas tatidi ! Sentiments,
they are both NAil6nainmduva holding
comprehensive views aot N ,tiapal duty
and a policy. and viii, nsysss9ive to q
State Or section, what beIop3s to the
whole Nation and aif It's pe1pie And
the claims Of such u paffy{othe sup
port of all classes, fnall11edtjBsas of the
Union, are beyond coraFeih6n with
any that can be truly put forth by it,
sectional rival.-M 7. Espress.