Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-08-12
Buildozing and False Counting Advocated
by "Southern Democrat

Thefollowing communication appeared
in the Memphis (Tenn.) Avalanche of
July 18th, 1880, and was called out ap-
parently by the fact that that paper has
receded somewhat from the more liberal
stand which it took some time ago. It is
important as showing the animus of the
southern Democracy, not only by the
sentiments expressed by the writer, but
by the fact which is brought out that the
editor found that the more liberal policy
which he showed disposition to adopt
would not be generally tolerated:
Editor Avalanche: I can congratulate you
upon your return to your old correct position in
politics again. the only position IN ac]tich an
independent paper is to be tolerated IN the south,
that Of battling for the supremacy Of the Demo-
cratic party. That party recognized our rights
Of property IN our slaues, Spn1aueized eoiH us
against any reconstruction IN echach the negroes
e1e,e recognized; and zoe Of The south eoere base
ingrates indeed, If ece aoe,e not devoted to its ti-
| u11,ph.
The fact is. before we can expect the prosper
ity of the good old days before the war in the
south, we must have the same homoseneity Of
public sentiment. AS regards questions relating
to the negro, we must have but one part
ty, and that the Democratic party.
White men eoho dare to avoso themselves
here as Republicans should be promptly branded
as the bitter and malignant enemies Of the South.
Eaton and Bigelo.o, p,es,tmes IN Mis communal
| ty to aspire to office through Republican uotes,
should be saturated ,cith stencil. We can spare
all such, and would caution such as these who
think of coming south to he careful to keep
away.
smallpox flags and rid our community of such
ver1nin.
You may think me little bold in using such
language upOn the anniversary of our flight
from the yellow fever in 1879. The North, to
be sure, sent us some money. but We scorn the
imputation of beggary. The North returned
but a little Of the money 1t stole from, as during
the Wdr.
No, sir, we must put an end forever to this
shameless effrontery of Northern men or Repub-
licans aspiring to Office in the South. 1hey
must keep back seats, and ue'y quiet ones, or get
| OaM.
was glad to see you let your correspondent
loose upon that blatant Radical, William r.
Moore. The whole lot must be rendered in
famous and odious.
As for the negroes, let them a',,,tse themselves,
If they aciu, by uoting the Radical ticket. WE
HAVE THE COUNT. ...
don't allow myself to be annoyed by worry
ing over the possibility of that pestiferous Ed.
Shaw's' being elected. We haze thousand
q00d and true men achOse 6,0Ue ballots sojU be
found equal to 5000 vale Radicals. Ill;
1 +. SOUTHERN DEMOCRAT.
This, be it remembered, is not manu-
factured for political effect, or an extract
from some such sensational paper as the
Okolona States, but is from one of the
established and influential journals OF
the near south, and it is fairly to be pre-
sumed that it expresses the sentiment of
large number of southern Democrats,
It boldly advocates the policy of intoler-
ance of Republican expression not only,
but of Republicans themselves, and
declares that there must be but
one party in the south and that the
! Democratic party. To accomplish this
white Republicans are to be silenced o,
driven out Of the country, and the votes
of the negroes are to be deliberately
thrown out. The allusion to the aid
sent from the north when the yellow
fever was devastating Memphis and
i other southern cities much Of which
] was contributed by persons who neve,