The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-10-22
%rt',tp1t department,
ny ucuARIr CHRISTOPHER"
Republicanisn and Democracy Con-
traSted.

and Democracy Con- ;
traSte(l.
81 assure you that the manhood and
of the North will Ger.
tainly continue the struggle until every
in the South shall have
free and unrestricted enjoyment OF
equal civil and political privileges, in
Guiding fair vote, fair count, free
speech and free press, although the
agitation made necessary to secure such
results may effect injuriously the in
terests of the people of the SOUTH
John Sherman to Wade Hampton.
Of all the bitter Republican parti-
sans who reek their envenomed hate
upon the South, no one is abreast of
John Sherman. Holding the treasury
of the United States in his power and |
subject to the employment of a Re-
publican administration for a contin-
uance of its possession of the reins of
government, he becomes one OF the
most conspicuous factors in the contest
for the maintenance of that party.
Consequently, when he declares that
Republicanism shall predominant at
the South, despite its injurious effects
upon the interests of that section, there
is a momentousness in that declaration
which should clectrify the people of
the South to proper comprehension
of their position. This inference is
necessarily drawn when he declares
even the very State that Senator
Hampton represents is regarded by
him and his party as Republican
State. Again, he asserts that the man
hood and independence of the North
not OF the Union--are pledged to the
accomplishment of this end he resur-
reefs the antagonisms of the past, and
!. seeks to inflame the vilcst passions en-
sendered by our civil conflict. GA
fair vote, fair count, free speech and
, a free press'' are made Synonymous
with Republicanism, and this must be
attained if tho security of tho South be
, jeopardized, aye, if war must entail
the same. In this work he makes the
North the section that shall sweep
, upon us like a twolf on the fold.' lie
f tells us the "agit:,tion'' should so on
3 although we may be bcggared and
. humiliated--s'thoush the results shall
:, injuriously effect the interests OF thu
= people Of the South" Let us compare
: the methods of partisan disputatlor
), now going on. Democracy does no
!, say it will punish, in any way, thu
;. Republicans for Introducing eXtraordi
i nary measures to secure votes-sucl
X as negro colonization and the introduc
ton of a vast horde of repcaters, as wa
q done recently in Indiana. Democrac.
:, does not threaten the North with thu
9 sssolid ssouth,'' and that her ssmanhoot
J. and independence" are pledged to Sc
o that Democrats vote, even if in Sc
IS curing the same the Northern people
# shall suffer. No such means have eve
:. been employed by Democratic worker
!. or speakers. How cminous, then, al
# the words of John Sherman! Stanc
It ing, as we, the people Of the Soutt
" are, after the lapse of fifteen years
J. insecurity and impoverishment, upo
:. the threshold of new era; our hope
:. and interests linked together by tn
,s association of a common reversal, ;
~ the arbitrament of the sword; OF
,e pride the same at a complete restor'
is ton of our State autonomlos; OF
of feelings united to Democracy, as bein
st the party preservative of the fund
as mental principles of government OF
G. aspirations cemented to love tt
IS Union of our forefathers, with all
n its biessings-peace, harmony and lii
ri erty, and to behold it free from sc
~ tional hate. These are the cohesl'
60 molecules of sentiment that have mac
the South solid. Thus consolidate
- we threaten not and when the fin
test comes, we can assure Mr.. She
man, the voice of the South will n
respond over the suppressed votes
Republicans, but it will be the respon
of fair vote, a fair count, free pre-
and free speech.
oil. Mcssrs. Stubs and Frank Ga rrctt,
W. Monroe arc invited to address t