Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-12-21
sou,bsrn LrDeraIisy q sham.

To listen 10 the kind words for
Garfield that come from the lips Of
Southern men and Southern newspa-
pers ~e mil h. b, justified In coming TO
the conclusion taat the whole south
was beco ming Republicanized. we
listened 10 the same thing at the be-
ginning Of PRECEDENT Hayes admins
traitor and We we're then led 10 be-
liexe that there was going to be new
dep lr.uro ilauyura'ei at once in tea
section to sustain him. These ioud
and cherished hopes ware not reailzsd
The Democracy OF the South were after
the Off oes that were 10 be filled and
they nsttsred only to deceive. When
the time came for the meet
ing OF the Democr ratio National
Convention at Cincinnati, these liberal
ideas had all vanished into thin sir,
and instead Of the expected support ey
the South Of the Republican admins
tration honestly enforced, Wade Hamp-
ton, who misr spressnts South Carolina
In the Senate, dehsn,ly promised be-
|forehand the whole one hundred and
thirty eight electoral votes cfthe South
for the Democratic candidate. This
was the return the Republican admin
istration got for il, lenieuoy in placiI 6
we'll known Southern Democratic bull
dozer5 in office ia preference to Re-.
publicanS that this pretended literal
sentiment in the South might BE- ell
outraged. After this bitter lesson Il
experience the Republicans should not
be blamed nov, II they look with sus-
p.cion upon any latent cropping out o
this same pretended good will for Gar
field and his administration. There
are some changes to bs made OF gov
ernman. off ,ialS 10 the South, and the
patriotic Southern Bourbon Sitting
the prey in the distance Is all at once
becoming very liberal and kindly in
cIirei to the President e,ect. II may
be true that Senator Brown, Of Georgia,
Is the true representative Of the lib,r-
81 sentiment Of the South that be Is
credited with being, bat after having
been deceived 1t nee inot be surprising
II the Republicans are slow to teli7ve
that the distinguished Senator is sin
csre. The country was told in 1876 that
Wade Hampton was liberal, and that
Ben Hill was almost persuaded 10 b.
come Republican. Both these South
ern Bo1rbous turned out to b. very
bad specimens Of liberality. Lamar,
of Mississippi, WAS held up to the Pc.
pie at large as model statesman ard
with heart oVsrfoWing with the ten
dsrest solicitude for the establish ment
OF batter era OF good feeling between
the sections, but all his pretended lib |
erality only resulted in making The
Solid South more solid still.
LibsrSlity was even elaine TO- the
reprOachlsss Senator ftom Delaware, Mr..
Bsyard. As well might it have Leen
claimed for such Bourbons rs Hamburg |
Butcher Butler, Salisbury, Vest OF
Missouri, or Jonas of louisiana
Il is foOli:hnesS to expect good feeling
from men who hsvs shown such an ill.,
tolerant spirit OF hatred to every thing
ike Republosuism, and we are glad to
link that with the betrayal OF the
Kindly feelings of President Hayes to-
wards the South, President sleot Gar
ield, will learn an important lesson
md not be deceived with Southern
lonied phrases. A positive stalw art
administration is what the
'outh wants more than anything elss.
nd we hope that in kindness to the
|outh, President Garfield will take 3
rm aud decided stand in favor OF ad.
ainis,e ring the government on axed
,spublican principles without fear, IA
or or affection.