, 1880-08-09
THE SOUTH.
An Open Letter TO tho Hon. Marshall
Jcwcllt. by Prcnl0cnt Fnlrcliilds OF
Berea.(ollcge, Kentucky


Derca.Collcge, Kentucky..'' Il
Chicago Advance, aug. r.. ]
DEAR SIR: Your appointment aa Chairman OF |
the Nnt!onnl Republican Committee Rlvc8 mo
co.irn4c. at tho risk OF Beom1ng to nuke myself
prominent, 10 urKe q nlcthoA In tho conduct OF
tho Presidential campaign which has long
seu.5.ctl to mo OK viMl Importance. You Will
rurogntzc tle t8 the President OF Uer0n College,
In Kentucky, whero have labarcd and watched
Tho progress Ut events In tho South for moro
thnu eleven years. It has seemed to mo n lErcnt
mistake thnt tho Republicans of tho South, tho
wrnkest passlon Of tho party and in the hottest
Of tho hight, should hnyc hcon lift to manHgo
thoIr political campaigns with little or no aid
tr,m tho North. Why. NftCr fifteen yenrs OF
penco, do wo ind the Solid South arraycl nxninst
thu pnrty tbnt Bayod tho country, and sAyeA Its
enemies, too. with u generosity unparalleled?
Various explanations may DO given, but orc Ia
sufficient. rho Soutil-t mean tho white elorqunt
OF tho suuth-hns bcou Utmost utterly neglected
aud shunnc by tho politicnl orAtors, as .woli a.
thu religious tcnchars afd preachers, df the
The wnr waa war Of tloas. Thirty yoars OF
CONSTANT; earnest, pursistent, discussion by lert-
] parca tns i Nosti to I'd dcrs'aad Tor III portons Of
our country unapr tho oxc!isrg cottrot OF tho
Hf III snss ss ss st a:s 1s ar m rcaso rsss snsi
Tho waraf idens IL It'll! Ii, proxrvrs, hnu Will c.'n
sws@ s IT tho nSRy Nor!n and soat i @ y
Cured. 'rhta Will unt 10 pramoted by Standing
il,nltons nn,i bitter dcnunuations, Thu North
ana tho Snuth 1nuAt tncet aud rcAsou tcisuthet,
i piy to hpsy ne ysho9 TS
ali BE- employed y tho utmost cupacity q tho
fr,enda Of ts,uai rights and unvas1ili education.
favorable opportunity hnye been thrown nway.
Whtlo untun men men haye slcpt. tho oucmy has
too vigorously to rcEnln tho Lust ground. And
no better occason Gun otter shnn Presidential
Lot hundred Of the wiscst and most eloquent
men OF thg North he sent 70 ad1reas .conyo1l.
toas q bold debates itt all tho prominent towAa
esIual rights, universal education, National aud
8tate rtghss and dnttea. houest government. aud
find their Drtnuuratla nntaEun'sts arriving 70
sarpuss thel In offers of all good thinks Y al
tcnlln1t say thnt such ~. rfio}t would gye i
~ ass xhah ssud sssa
x ths St the xbo" Sna sps p9sq%i sct t9ae ~
forts, cuntlnhed. and nuItlp1tu', ui.d reuipro-
Mi. cid this co!,iiiat of idrss. and @ stctloaai
Thu stf.thsr1. pAople are not I'LL htrt!encd,
h1nelcss rcprobates Argument a,d e!M!uutro
ple. 3la,ly iu thu DeluOerutio purity souln 70
Nortaori. nun. 1a9ri!ly: sogtously, aud soeinly,
sM 9Mt 81 @ tlelr normal sphers senn nt thS Nor!h
There Is whare tliuy huollg, und thlthOr with
proper effort THEY tIsMy bs lgl hut, II tho pol
icy u TO abnndon tho SolsA South TO tho Ileiuo-
K!oN1uy.. 10 tAest. llattotiinus Htutcs nn1 tho
Catholic poWur. tho whisky uIlitisilre, anu tho
1la2s Of starving ,h'!!elctAns Wh1se only hDp0 ls
~ ,shanxso AA,aini,stsnioas. ,I and we h&so 4
On tho 4lh Ut next March, 10 admlnIster the
Government of this Sanuh.
Tht Sultth nlu9t not b. abandoned. Having
frtnnvcd thu unly oAuso thut inato the Southern
People nnF UNpIItps, wn nlubt n,w OtDFwhGlilt
1hol, With surh mural, reHu,is. pulitieat.. 0du.
cAttonli cnnu,ertlul, aud spp!ai ItllltlOnct ~ Will
nnko thcns our frlntlds. Th!A uu,l bo d0..e,. aad
viii ~ dane, when we ahow them, o.. !. talYo
har,n. S.,al1ty thero 10 undergoing steady 4l,d
p.ru,anellt ahAHgG. hut stA slow ttnIt feair Uur
Nuuou nus nuaL ~ suffer- Doloru 1t beoouua
Kcnol1l unless tho Kssod peopo ot tho North
duty, Alil tho ne.:cssty,
u II tsx, much III hore that, In coAsultato Ions
withyour Cnn'ntttre, thIs inutter nuy bu tAken
Into horluGs G!!sldtHtinnf Ain Oftsn Askfl
ut tho iuuth. /. uan uuly eprAk for Keil-
lucky. have no doubt thut any aGio
and ludicouA sI,nakar from tho North tnay, ,Srrc.
y md without n,oIesiatiou; expfess his senti.
nr.ieve. tint this would po true In any part Of
The bauth. lsut II nDt. II RblN und discreet nc..
WI! 'tt ha allowed y heAFtng II my considerable
R"Ition " our country. Z T. aup9ttant snat w
1nFd. .ot Huw York; Hale and Frye, Of alatn0;
Hour, Ut sass4chuActta; Matthews, Cor. ulld
Foster. Ut Ohio: Hur1vws, ut M!cllzani lInrrt-
s.'n. OF lallali1; and ~ lnaAy Of such men u
nud We Will Kiso him III earnest welc01ne and d
guided IN tho infringement CT this ,uost lui-
poftant cainpa'St'. sours very Hxesgee.faliy, r
rant & p & Chairman Jewell NJ ths la,t meeting In