The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-10-07

that the South can succeed by itself,
which it cannot Even If we suppose 1t
solid land it is by no means certain that
it will be so in November), 1t cannot suc
ceed without the aid of two or three Of
the great Middle States which are most
important factors in that sum of "pro-
ducing, commercial, industrial, taxpay.
ing and property in crest" which Mr.,
Conkling fourishes in its face. 1t cannot
succeed without securing majority Of
votes in New Jersey, New York, Indi'
ana, and some State in New England and
on the Acl6c Slopes. Now these deter.
mining States represent a very large
part OF those commercial, industrial and
property interests which are used to
make the contrast between the North
and South. If our orator had been an
honest ctaresmaD, as he is an ardent pol
itician, he would have institu ed COM
parson, not between the North and
South, but between the Republican and
Democratic States; but then the entire
basis of his su ugerstTu1tur5 would have
fallen away, aud he would have had no
sCareCroW at all.
THE SOLID MIDDLE GROUP OF sTATEa-
SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN.
The second assumption is that the
South, which can only win by the assist.
ance of these great Middle States, would
originate policy, if it had the power,
certain to ALLEVIATE their sympathies and
support. But what can be more prepos.
ferrous than to suppose that it would run
counter to the convictions and political
prospects not only of these great Middle
States, but of that very large minority
in the Republican States which consti.
tutes essential part of the Democratic
forCe-nearly half the people in fact i
How soon would it sink into utter i'm.
potence if it attempted to outrage the
opinions or even prejudiCes of the North
and West Il could not live a year in
the enjoyment of its power, and its allies
at the North would be irreparably de.
str3yed. Besides the largest ST. tes of
"the South and those which are likely
to have the most to say in its councils,
are Mary yland, Virginia, Kentucky, Ten.
ne5see, Missouri and Arkansas, which
belong to the great Middle group, and
whose interests are nearly identical
with th 1874 of Indiana, 0lio, New York
and Pennsylvania. Under the operation
of the living forces which bring loCal.
ties together they would grAvitate more
aud more toward these and no political
party, call it by what mama you will,
would dare to come in conf ct with the
tendencies of opinion in these mighty
Centers of civilization, trade and activity.
These States, though nominally beon.-!
ing to "the South" because of their for
mer tolerance of slavery, are now, under
free influences, rapidly amalgamating
with the States near and around them.
They were never strongly Southern;
and have become d cidedly Northern.
They would never cling for any length
of time to policy decidedly Southern
their alliances are with the North and
West, and with them in the end they
will be found.
GARFIELD's JUDGMENT ON CoNKLING AND
ON HIS OWN CANVASS.
The truth is that, since the extinction
of slavery, the interests of the whole
country are 80 consolidated that, as Mr.
Garfield said, he that attempts to build
cause or party upon sectional issues
filings himself athwart the stream of ma.
tional tendencies, and must fall. Mr..
Conkling has done much hitherto to
drive independent thinkers from their
Republican adhesions, and his present
ill-judged, illogical, and malicious speech
will, we fear, quicken the departures.