National Republican., 1880-08-25
TIE HrnHnIA srI.tr.


The democratic split in Georgia grows
wider with every day. The minority of the
convention bids fair to become the majority
with tho people The NORWOOD demo.
crats-bolters they decline to be called
carry thirty.one members of the state ex-
ecutivo committee with them, and their
organization will extend to every county of
the state. In their address to the people
the minority distinctly declare that re-
form is 50 necessary in Georgia as to
override all other considerations and
that the scandals which have grown out
"of the very peculiar administration of
"alihirs of state in Georgia during the last
" three years call aloud for action and re-
" dress. The incompetcncy of the admins
"tration does not admit of a doubt. The
"divison of opinion is not on the incom.
potency Of the administration but relates
" to still graver matters, and when criticism
"on the administration made by large
"portion Of the democratic party is rs Sc
severe as was made on BULLoCKs admin
"istration, 1t is time for the democracy to
"moye for reform and publication"
If the republicans of Georgia were thor
oughly organized there would be very little
difficulty in carrying the state for their
candidate; but the outlook at present is not
favorable for any success on their part
They can, however, decide the election
Whichever of the two democratic factions
succeeds in winning the confidence of the
republicans will be the successful one. The
time is favorable for republicans to demand
| concessions and to side with those who will
show the most liberal spirit in their treat
ment of the colored voter and citizen 1t
is TO be hoped that good will come from
this democratic division. When the col.
ored voter is important in the local uues.
tions Of the south he willh in a position to
demand justice and can en- force his demand
in way that politicians can understand
The very bulldozcrs of Georgia who have
been cursipg and suppressing the negro vote
for years, are now eagerly cultiyating il
and watching with anxiety its drift in the
present contest. The issues are purely
local now, but there is every indication that
in Georgia, hereafter, there will be two
parties -Four years from now the irregu-
lar democrats will have slid into q regular
opposition, and the attraction of federal
politics will be too strong to resist. Some
kind of an alliance will be possible with the
republican party on national affairs, or with
a third party which will at least be anti
democratic. Local misgovcrnment was al
the bottom of the decay of republicanism
in the south, and local misgovernment i.
breaking up the solid south now. Virginia
is now doubtful state; it seems TO us Ger
tain, in any event, that HANCOCK will not
get his vote from the regular democratic
electoral ticket; the Tennessee democracy
is broken into fragments and there is good
chance for tho success of the republican
governor and in Texas the party is suffer
ing from independentism, which is a pro-
test against bad rulers.
The defeat of HANCOCK will aid the dis
Indignation of the bourbon party in the
south From the debris there will spring
mp, if not successful republican party, al
least progressive and liberal opposition tC
the old rebel democracy which has been the
curse Of the country from the beginning OF
its history to the present day.