Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-12-02
The Feeling in the South.

Judge Loohrane Of Georgia. expresses
very hopeful views a. to the attitude Of the
South toward the Garfield Administration.
Speaking on this subject, Judge Lochrane
said
The South is tired Of waiting for Demo
cratic victories. They never come The
| limit Of patience has been reached Failure
has taught Southern men that the Northern
Democracy, allied 20 the traditions Of sl..
very, has no, sufficient hold upon the people
TO achieve a national victory even with the
aid OF l3s votes from the solid South"
Is the Southern Democracy likely to scpa-
rate from the Northern Democracy
YES, public opinion in the South is in an
anomalous condition. Il is rapidly chang
ing in favor OF Republican policy. The
Southern people are beginning 10 believe
that the Republican part, is likely to CON
troll this country for another quarter Of a
century. The struggle in the South nov is
between the leaders and TIN masses The
latter do not believe in Southern statesman
| ship, so called. They have no confidence in
| their own leaders. They believe that their
leadership for ten wears has been failure.
The thinking men say that they have bcen
forced to adop, policy that has resulted in
| disaster, has driven away capital and has
discouraged immigration. This il shown
! by the public press Of the South. which has
no uniriendly words for Garfield
is there disposition TO be friendly With
! Garfield"
There certainly Is. No public man in
| Congress since the war has ever been more
| liberal IN his sentiments toward the South
even in the discussion Of some Southern
claims he has demanded justice for the
| South"
What do your people expect the Ad
ministra;ion ?"
They expect that IT will be jus; and lib
eral and national. do not think that Gen
| Garfield has 4 single enc nv south Of Mason
and Dixon's line. The Morey letter forgery
was neither conceived, encouraged or APP
/ proved BY the South On the contrary
| Southern men denounced il, and also OPP
! posed the ,tuperative personal campaign
against the Republican candidate. They
| have little 10 take back, so far a. the ami
mosities Of the campaign are concerned"
docs the South expect a Cabinet place ?"
They look for no official position under
Garfield. There is no public man IN the
/ South OF sufficient ability to command ma
tional attention whose services for the Re
publican party were such rs 10 eniiile him
to such recognition. The South only ex-
pee; fairness. They believe Garfield will be
liberal and generous. They expec, Garfield
TO select only Republicans for his Cabinet,
and to distribute the patronage Of the Ad-
ministra;ion mainly along the party line.
They would have expected Hancock 10 do
| the same"
Are the Southern people really loyal 10
the Government as loyal is understood a,
/ the North -
The South is not loyal as to sentiments
but, like the Cynihiania, is obedi eni to law,
but ii is growing loyal in sentims Mt and ma
iionality, love for the Constitution and Gov
eminent is firmly on the increase. The
Southern people are fond Of the memories
of their history and Of the name Of their
sectionalism, but they daily see more Of the
logic Of events that loyalty means prosper
ity. that sectionalism means ruin. They
grow wise, and the day is not distant when
the solid South will dissolve and the 10y atty
Of the South be as warm as that Of New
England. To accomplish this Garfield will
no, make the mistake Of his predecessor in
accepting lip service for honest patriotism.
The State rights question is settled. The
Democracy that claims that the Coustitu-
ton al amendments are void is Is dead q
las, years snow. The masses of the people
Of Georgia are in accord with the principles
of the Republican party with respect to
tariff and internal improvements Judge
Lochrane does not think that Senator Brown
of Georgia, however, will have strength to
take such position as he himself outlines
in this interview. Lochrane thinks that
Browns intentions will be confined TO smooth
sentiments and not manifested by courageous
acts.