The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-03-28
N.....,,.,,..,.,,,,MARcH IS. 1850
PAIN WORDS TO TIE soUTH.

IS. 1850.
PLAIN WORDS TO TIE SOUTH.
General Winfield Scott Hancock ought to
receive at the National Democratic Conven-
ton the votes of the Solid South. The rea-
sons for this assertion are easily explained.
Prejudces growing ont of the Civil War are
the chief reliance of the Republican party.
Those who deny or belittle this element in
the canvass do so in the face of the plainest
facts. The tone of the Republican press is
an unceasing everyday reminder of lis
power. Not weel, passes in Congress with
out efforts to revive the issues of war and re-
construction. The Extra Session furnished
abundant illustration of the same tendency.
Appeals to sectional prejudices are made in
ceivabe occasion. Do Democrats ask that
the partisan character of the Federal election
laws be remcded They are at once accused
of aiming TO wipe out all war legislation. Is
the case of Fitz John Porter taken up after it
has been referred TO Congress by Republi-
can President We are told that the Demo-
Gratis are entering upon n course of taking
care of those who did not hurt their friends
during the rebellion. Nothing in politics
can be more obvious than that the Republi-
can party relies this year upon appealing TO
Northern men TO vote ~ they fought. This
lamentable state of things will continue until
the success of the Democratic party or its
dissolution changes the geographical character
of party divisions. Things are worse with
the Northern Democracy than they were in
1876, mainly because since then the South
has become, for time at least. solidly Demo-
cratic. This makes it very much harder to
gain votes in Northern States than before
radical orators and writers were able to point
to the Solid South.
We must remember also that every North
ern State has at various times since 1861
given large Republican majorities. Nothing
is more dangerous than to count as securely
Democratic States in which the State govern.
ments and Senators have often in recent
years been Republican, for in such States il
is self-evident that there is body of voters
who have occasionally acted with the Repub
lican party. The voters who hold the bal
ance Of power in States like New York, New
Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania are no
old line Demo rats, sure to vote with thei
party, but men whose votes need more thai
ever to be attracted by strong nomination
as long as parties remain sectional.
We have observed in press reports tina
several Southern Legislatures have bee
polled as to their preferences for the Pres
dental nomination, and always with on
result - Bayard first, Seymour next, an
dency amongst the Southern people whic
may easily make the election of a Democrat
President impossible, and ultimately rend
it necessary for the Democratic party to di
band in order to escape the evils of divisic
OF parties on Mason and Dixon's line. Su
pose Bayard and Seymour nominated |
Southern votes The myriad-tongued rad
cal press, aided by clever voices at evel
Northern CROSSROADS, will reiterate Il
charge that the ex-Confederates would IL
have candidate who ever did any harm
be able to answer this charge etiectivel,
Quite the contrary. The South has heap
political honors upon her sodiery. Thirte
Senators and sixty members of the prese
House of Representatives served in the &c
federate armies during the Civil War.
dozen other Southern congressman W,
either in the Confederate Cabinet or c.
gress. Nothing short of the most inveter
prejudice can refuse to see what the eff
will be upon the Northern mind of voti
down a Union soldier like Hancock and t;
ing up a Bayard or Seymour. The jour
or politician does his party poor service "
disguises the truth on question like I
for fear of offending Southern prejudices
Southern susceptibilitics. If these are
powerful as to neutralze and destroy
supreme availability of the most emin
Democratic Union soldier in the nation, Il
there is no refuge but in a dissolution of
Democratic party. 1t will be fatal TO attei
to cheat our way TO the Northern hoart.
radical machine covets no fairer opportul
than to pit Republican soldiers
Grant--against a Democratic civilian.
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TOMAHA VIKING TIE TARIFF,
We cannot view with satisfaction the
markable exhibition Of the House OF Re
sentatiyes last week. The attempts to ref
the tariff by tearing II down piece-meal
the result of the crudest possible concept
of what revenue system must be. II is
oouraging to see members Of the Comm
of Ways and Means, who are supposed
have made some special study of the sub