Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-11-15
THE "SOLID SOUTH" ON
THE RESULT.


1t rests with the dominant party to
decide whether, and when, the solid
South shall break up. Take away the
apprehension that the national govern
ment will furnish the means for squeez-
ing the South dry, as South Carolina
was squeezed from 1868 to 1876, and
the southern states and their people will
range themselves, in politics, in conso-
nance with their understanding of their
agricultural and commercial needs and
opportunities.
From the Nashville (Tenn.) Americana
We have let 90 the sentimental, the
political, to take up the business idea,
and seek our own glory and prosperity,
own our progress, to gather year by
every while that's justified by honor, to
crowd, jOstle and push forward in the
race, run over whom we may. This is
the feeling which has taken so largely
hold of the southern people, that it is
to be the ruling thought for the decade
to come.
From the Richmond state.l
The democracy will continue to be a
sectional party until the day when it
unltes on some leading principles of
government, finance, tariff, civil service
and foreign policy.
from the Atlanta constitutional
The time has come for junction on
liberal basis of all who desire to see
the republic perpetuated, and the reve-
nue. of the government collected in an
equitable manner. The lines are to be
reformed, and now at the beginning,
every concession granted, that will tend
to bring together the friends of Just
tariff, and of that form of government
which has enabled US to become pros
porous people nearly 100000 strong.
The South expected little more from
Gen. Hancock's administration than ii
will ask from Gen. Garfeld's. We
want nothing more than simple justice
exact, absolute justice.
[From the Louisville Courier-Journal.l
The democratic party, which, in 1866
made wanton attempt to take its OWE
life, and did precipitate the country in
to costly. bloody and senseless war
has been foundering about ever since
without rudder or compass Selling
every expedient; catching at every
straw; all things by turns, and nothing
long. In 1864, war candidate on /;
peace platform in 1868, hard-money
candidate on soft-money platform
in 1872, an ultra-protectionist on free
trade platform in 1876, achieving F.;
victory upon coherent platform anc
ticket, only to abandon both in 1880
we find ourselves beaten and discrediteC
and ridiculed by party which we hat
only to confront with its own misdoings
still maintaining the integrity and tn
courage of our opinions, to retire it for
ever.
From the Raleigh News
Bayard is now the man to whom th
democratic party should turn as its chic
leader.
From the New Orleans Picayune.1
We have at last discovered that tn
only political questions which the south
ern democracy can decide, are thos
which pertain to our state, parochia
and municipal governments. In tina
direction there is wide field for use
fulness
CFrem the New Orleans Times.]
1t is the duty of the South to ceas
playing second fiddle to the unreliabl,
dough-faced democracy of the Nortl
and unite in raising and supportiD
such economic issues as will tend to il
crease her material wealth and pro-
perity.
From the Augusta Chronicle.1
We trust that Mr.. Garfield will max
wise, just and honest executive, anC
as such, he will be upheld everywher
, If he prove conservative, he may nee
the aid of the South.
[From the Vicksburg Herald
A dozen republican districts an
three or four republican states in IL
South would have enabled the dem
cratic party to elect Hancock with a
ease. He would have carried 10 mort
ern states. But the solid South crusI
ed him down as if he were loaded wit
lead, while his opponent with bad r
cord is elected by wonderful odds.