Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-10-14
What are the Plain Facts!

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The argument most frequently and
cratic candidates this year is that they
represent a sectional party that will
have the support of the solid South,
I and that should they be elected theywill
be the tools of the Southern extremists
and Confederate brigadiers. The. alb
surdity of the argument shows what the
Republican organs and speakers think
Of the intelligence Of the people to
whom such reasoning can be adj
=. What are the plain factsp The South
ern States are Democratic. They were
made so by Republican hate, misrule,
,plundering and wrong. They were kept
Democratic by corrupt carpet-bag Gov
ernments. backed by the Federal troops.
The, whole policy of the p Republican
party since the war has tended directly
to make and Keep the South Demo-
cratic. Yet, in spite of these facts, the
supporters of Grant oontended that
were he nominated the Republicans
could carry two fnot four Of the South
ern States, and Representative Loring.
the Republican managers to send.
money and speakers to Florida. which
he felt sure could be carried by the
Republicans if they would spend money
enough there. The argument, so far as
it goes, tell directly against the Re
publican party; but its fhollowness APP
pears from the claims, of. the Republi-
cans themselves that the South is not
solid at all, but would divide at once
were they to nominate the right man,
and also from the fact that they hope to
secure the vote of one Southern State
for Garfield. I'm. .t.,tss...jt.... ....f ...... .
But the North is not solidly Republic
can. Connecticut is sure for Hancock,
who may carry Maine and New Hamp-
shire. New York is certain for the
sOldier-statesman of Pennsylvania, and
Pennsylvania, once a stronghold of
Republicanism under Cameron rule, is
and Indiana are sure for the Democratic
candidates Illinois trembles in the
balance, and, is most likely to throw her
vote for Hancock. and English. Ohio is
doubtful, and Oregon and California
are conceded to. the Democrats. In
fact the North is nearly evenly divided
between the two parties, in spite of all
the efforts of the Republicans to keep
it solid, y Now which is the sectional
party7-the one which has the support
of all the Southern and half of the
Northern States, or the one that has no
support whatever save in one section?
Which islthe truly National party-the
one which is supported by all the South
ern and half the Northern States, or the
one which is supported only by half
the Northern States? The question
needs only to be stated to- show the
desperate straits the, Republicans are
in. The fact that Delaware, Maryland,
Virginia, North and South Carolina,
Florida, Georgia, Alabama. Mississippi,
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee,
Kentucky and Missouri. constituting 4
nearly one-haf of the Union, are solidly
opposed to the Republican party, while
it is in a minority in half the other
States, brands 1t as sectional and makes
it dangerous. GET ba g. AMI eaj art 4
The Democratic. party is the truly
National party. Its strength lies in
every section of the Union. Its policy,
embraces and provides for the interests
of every section: Its platform pro- 4
claims peace fraternity, goodwill, an
end rail sectional strife. 1t proclaims
that all the, results of the war shall be
saoredly kept, that all the amendments
to The Constitution shall be honorably
observed in letter and spirit, and that
the enmities of the past, the prejudices
md passions born of evil days, and
the antagonisms of races and regions. i
shall be buried forever in the union and
concord and prosperity Of the Repub-
lie, which hereafter Shall know no
North nor South, no. East nor West, |
but one people under one equal Govern
nent of just and helpful Laws. r. And
though the Democratic candidates are |
both Northern men, .schooled in North
ern ways and Institutions timbued
with Northern ideas and sentiments,
hey are both NATIONAL men, holding
views sOf National duty
ind policy, and will never give to
section what belongs to the
yhole Nation and all its people. And |
he claims OF such party TO the sup
,ort of all classes,k in all sections of the |
Union, are beyond comparison with
my that can be truly put forth by its
ectiona1 rival. IN 7. Express.
--GC Colorado is called a. Republican
,tate, land there is more Outlawry with,
n its borders, in proportion to the num-
Ter of its inhabitants than ever existed
d any Southern State before, during I
II siiice the war This fact seems to-
lave been overlooked by theo outrage