, 1880-08-23
SHALL THE SOUTHERN "H0LIDITYn CON-
TINUEf

The recent brcak.up Of tho Democratic
Convention In Gc0rgiR, MD tho nomination
OF opposing candidates by tho dlscordant
faction, IL on,sno:s of tho certain dissolution
of tho "Salid South" which will follow
Garfletd's election. At present 10 Republican
party organization Is tolerated ut the South.
Such organization may nonlinnlly exist in n
few States, ns lit Florida, North Carolina,
V!rginia, Louisiana, anu Tennessee, but
practically they art cxtInguislct. 4 refusal
to count tic votes potled by Republicans is
rs cffeetual stisfrancl,ise1lclt as Is tho refusal
to allow Republicans to vote, and In these
Southern States bpth modes of exclusion aro
employed, just as tho circumstances may
suggest. l. consequence Is, tint wl,pp
tho whole people ut tho Statn nre
f0rclbfy compelled to vote with one party,
discussion, conflict of opposing ambitions,
MID selilsl1ncss must eventually tllyi.ls TINT
party. Gov. C0tIuitt hns baen in office lii
Gcorg1n four years. liz sought renolm1n,-
ton. As tho nomination WIS equivalent to
M election, 1t was required that tho SUCCESS
full candidate must havo tho votes OF two
thirds Of Tho tlclegntes ColQultt, though ho
had ma}0rity, failed to get t,Yo-tlifrtls, ard,
as neither Side would give why, the Conycn-
tioil adjourned without nominating anybody
for Governor. Tho majority thorcnpun, by Il
resolution, recommended Tint tito Denlnrcnts
vote for C0lqNItt, whllu tho minority recDlI,-
lnended tint they vote for ex-senator Nor
wood. D0tlt Of these arc now cendi.latcs
before tho people. Both are supported by
extreme p;tr!1sans, aIsd each declarcs tllat tho
election Ut 4 Republican Is preferable to tho
election Of tho other Democrat. Thus tho
dls!ategra!ton OF tho party In tho South Is
beg,Iu. It's tlclay has bcen tho result Of tho
strong assurances given by tina Northern,
Democrats that Solid South would cud III
the election Of Democratic President, mil
the general transfer Of nll branclcs Ut tho
General t;0ygr1,mcut to tie Democratic
party, In which event the samo Solid South
would 10 the governing and controlling
power. It IL this hope for TIC expulsion OF
tue Republican party from power shat has
kcpt tho unanimous Democratic party ut tho
Sou!!, from going to pieces. So long Us tho
Republicans remain In c0ntrCl Of tho Gcl-
eral Government the coiorel raea have
Bolno show OF rcc0gnttlon; tl.oy layc
10 some extrnt tic protection OF
tho Courta; they haya Thu protection to life,
property, atNl liberty which Is furnished by tho
prcsenca Of National otcurs to execute tho
aws; they have tho protcctsot,o Jury tr1als ana
Ut tho right af appeal; uIolr right to yota ai,l
thoir citizenship taye at least the recognition,
OF the Fedcral Government, alnl such sup.
mort rs thu laws nlny authorize. Ii tue Na-
tional Government cnl be transferred to tho
Democratic purity. tho coiorcd population Il,
the Southern States will be deprived Of evory
fnr mi In n.1H
be aa defonseless rs thoy wore when they
were property sold ut tho auction block to
tho highest bidder. With the negro popula-
tho power OF the whites at tic South in the
Government would bo restored to even
creator proportions thnn 1t was bpiore tho
Var; tito whites would do all tho voting and
elect all tho Representatives to which both
whites and colorcd would he entitled. 1t Ia
the hope Of such Il result rs t!lls to foilow
llancock's election that has keut the Solid
South from, falling to pieces because Of Its
own unnatural solll[ty. The election Of
Garfield. and tho certainty that tho National
{;oyern!neAt will DO administered for four
years to conie rs 1t llas been during tho four
years now expiring, will Instantly result In
tho general dlslnteg1atlon Of the Democratic
party In the Southern States, md to tho for
| llatIon OF now parttes.
Senator Norwood, In accepting the nom
inatlon ot that wing Of the Democratic pasty
Ut Georgia opposud to Colqnitt thus hastcns
to declare oil Independence not hitherto
tolerated within tho party. lie says that II l,o
bo elected he will fnyor liberal provision
for the education qf the children Of both
| Tucts; Oppose the sale Ut the Western &