The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-08
sEcTloNALIsM.


the present canvass is the tyranny and
Injustice of sectionalisin, but while the
party Journals and orators inveigh with
such fierce ardor against the policy of
the Republican party in lifting its voice
against the dangers of solid south, they
are very careful not To say that if the
Democratic party succeeds the south will
govern the country. 1t win be the most
intense sectionalism ever known. A
minority in votes, population, wealth
and business will govern this country,
and this great nation be proStrated at
the feet of the very men and interests
which fought against the country, and
would have destroyed The government.
Is this true, or is it notr We submit
the facts 10 the candid reader. ~
The south, by reason of negro suffrage.
has thirty representatives, more than il
would have under the old slave repre-
senbliion- This was. given by the Re
publicans. in The jnnocent belief that
colored voters would be. allowed to vote
in the souihi The act was right in IL
self, and right should stand; but what
has happened? These negroes are rob-
bed of their votes by bulldozing, by bal
lot stuhlng. by opcn stealing in the vari-
GUS ways in which ciespotism Expresses
the weak. The consequence is that 3O0,-
600 negro votes ia the south have no rep
resentation, either directly or indirectly.
This fact the election returns of the south
show, and itisnot only violation ofcom-
mon honesty, but of the constitution it.
self The result is that the sixteen late
southern states have thirty-two senators,
and thiFtyrnine is majority of the, sen
ate. In the other states the Democrats
have ten; 50 that in any caucus of Dem
ocratic senators, the south has a major
ity Of three to one.
The house of representatives has 293
members, of which 147 Is n majority.
The Democrats have 154 members, and
of this number the south has 40, ma
jority OF more than two-,hipds. This
congress las mjorirya of Democrats,
and ftheIn twO-thiFCls ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Hence it is plain the south controls en-
lirely aud absolutely the Democratic
caucus, WHICH caucus governs the Demo
cratic party and directs the legislation of
congress.
Again, the facts show, without the
I possibility, of denial or misrepresenta-
tion, thatth Demoeratjc majority in
congress is wholly governed by the
south, and that so weak are the northern
Democrats there that they have no pow
of preventing the southern will. They
are as completely domineered over by the
south, rs the slaves were by their mas
ters. For two years nothing has stood
between the south and absolute power
in all legislation, but the presidents
veto, which he has been compelled to
use on several occasions to protect the
people.
Now what are the claims to power OF
this section which is straining every en-
ergy and employing every device to re,
gain It's position as the cont rolling fac
tor in the legislation of the country I:
For answer we have but to refer to the
report recently made by the bureau OF
statistics, which shows that the south
have but oae-tenrth part Of tie ntan,yac-
lures, commerce and 9cealh Of the eouR.
lry, and pay only oRe-te1lth Of the re1e'lut
of tie country! Here we have the Dem
ocratic party governing the nation
through congress, and itself governed by
less than one-fourth of the people. This
is the most extraordinary fact which
| the political history of this country la:
ever presented. 1t is the very .mockery
of Democracy. II is the gr6ssest of pc
litical injustice. A great nation govern
cd by an obligarchy of the few, and {
Democratic party pretending to be Dem
ocratic, while it suffers less than quar-
ter of the people to govern the whole.
- Now,-as we have said, nothing la
stood between this obligarchy and ON
niponent power in this, country but til
veto of the president Il Suppos
such a double misfortune Shout,
occur that tthere would be anothe
Democratic congress and that Hancoc]
should bc elected, what then? This oil
! garchy of the few will be practically on
nipolcnt Toombs and his fellow trai
ors were entirely right when they sal
that if Hancock didn't run the machin
+ right they would make him. No ma
I ter how brave or how patriotic he ma
4 be, he Will be n mere nose of wax
: their hands. The oligarchy will govern
r and this country be practically under
despotisIn. There is but one way undo
heaven to avoid it, and that is to elect
f Republican congress and a Repubiica
/. president.