, 1880-04-27
THAT SOLID SOUTH.
IN fhs 1.hftnr NJ TnA f,hftdod Tribune,


COLUMBUS. Wis, April ea-Lognn says In his
luto speocht IN Chicago; AMY co,intrymen. Grant
will bo uoiniuntcd; Grant will be elected; Grnnt
will break tho Solid south." Grant says be hns
visited or touched nc oyery Southern Stnte, and
this, mind you, hns boon donD since tho third.
term boom began. Mr.. Logan would hive us
bclteve TINT this WIS all In tho Interest of broak-
Ing tho Solid South. Yes, lnd to make 4 sOld
South, too, shy we, whero before mono existed.
Now, II Grnnt hns succeeded In milking Solid
South for his nomination and brcnktng solid
South agnlnst his cloo t1on,-a thing impossible,
wo thlnk,-why, thon he will enjoy tho dIstlnc-
tion OF botng tho first thtr'l-torm prosdont OF
tho llopublo. No people on carth hnvo II larger
stock OF gl1sh, or know bottor how md when to
use It, than our Southern brethren. This
g,lsh hns beou layIshcd without stint Oh
Grant ut all Of bis Southern receptions.
Wns this spontaneous, gonnino dcsIrc to Ito
him honor, or WINS It not rltd1r tione tn aid him
III securing tho nomination that they might tho
more cnally beat him In the escctlon2 This Is n
question not hnrtl OF solution, II Southern tIu-
rIc!ty IL allowed It's truG weight. This Demo-
crntto' 'ndulntton OF Gr1,tit bodies no good. They
mean to elect tho noxt President. and don't cAro
a pinch OF snuT who tho Republicans nominate.
So fur rs thoy, tho Botith. aro concornod, thoy
hnve nxeu things to mako IL solid. tut tho
North Is tho battle-ground. and to eocliro 1t, or
enough OF it to cloct their candidate, ts tho
pr06lo1n OF tll othorJ which now occupies thor
thoughts hnd governs tholr notlonn; And since
Motions sIonk louder thnm words, whnt more
Significant tErn thor sudden conversion to
Grant? 1s it not inton1cd 10 holr nlonk tho
Judging rightly enough, as thoy DO, TINT he is
the wcukcst candidate III the field boforo tho
people, because TUG oasltse bontenF Tho
hopn OF the American ,ponple TINT Grlnt
would withdraw. al bis friends ciniInod
no would IN cas0 tho contest should prove clbsu,
s NIL dashed TO tho ground by tho t1nt OF Dir.
I.ogah, who enys: - saytn thoso 1ilcn dnenntnK
tho pc0plo) no viii NOT: y you bent him. ~
right; bht You havo got tn heat hun. and TINT
y0u cnnnnt tlo." Dir. LVEan knowa whereof h1
speAks. lI4 knows the ltcnNbl!tan soutt, Or =
this viii ,onlinnte rim; ;who ho KNOWS, notwith..
standing hts assertions to tho contrary, ttnt that
m'uorty IL po%erlcss to give hlI, single Elest-
nrn! vote, TO knows. 10, TINT tho N9rthor1s
Ntatcs alia Territories Will dend u delegation to
Chicago three 70 ono nE,linsr him, and ho further
knows thAt 70 thoso NoFthorr btntes Nnl VerrI.
tories A,nNe docs Ills pct candianto for third
term rely for his election. II this Outlo0k re-
Knrltng tho nomination Is trio, or nearly M,
how does tho ifsoEnt IhrcAt OF Logan AnpcNr,
Eamcy, that "YOu hnyo got to beat hin first,
and thIt ypl, cAIlrut ln"2
BIZ. I.uEan In evidently Vtettiod on u survey OF
thu prospects for his pct MAN In Ills ewn State.
1le says lllnos niny take such course As Illinois
pIeaAcs "hlt before the llth tiny Of May Nho
DAY liked tor the Htntu C0nventibn) 0rant will 10
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