Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-05
Solid No Longer,

Immediately following the news OF Hancock'3
defeat the south began to realize that It's demo-
cratic soldity was among the doomed issues
Tue people OF that section seem quick TO dis
cover that there is nothing but political disaster
or them IL the maintenance OF sectional ques-
tens. Tie Louisville COa1'ie1-J0,1n0l II dis
cussing eGitorially the election, its results and
effects, says 1t IS ''ciear that the existing align
ment OF parties can not endure, and, as we get
away from the misleading sentimental and seq
tional politics which has 50 long played into the
hands OF the wicked and the weak. we may
fairly hope that the material we'll being OF the
country, embracing questions which appeal to
the business men, viii replace our horrz ontal
with perpendicular lines OF political discussion.
With the break up OF the south, which
can no longer be held solid will come In
tine breakup of the solid North
Tie Portsmouth (ya.) DaRy Times, a conserya-
tive democratic journal, says:-"The contest
through which we have just passed, as we'll as
all that has preceded it since the day which
sealed the fate OF the lost cause proves beyond
doubt thatit is nothing but war of sections
solid north against solid southland the time
has now come when there must be a change. It
Is the sheerest OF all folleS to undertake to wage
great national political contest under the
name CT democracy. In this generation Ii can
never win. 1t is regarded as but the SYNONYM
OF southern hate and rebellion, and fraSnuch
as 1t has lost all OF its distinctive features as
real democracy, the sooner the obsolete name is
abandoned the better for all In the SOUTH
The Charleston Is. C.) NelrS says the conquer
ers in the war OF rebellion are not willing TO be
ruled By the conquered, NOR would the south
have been II Grant instead of Lee had surren-
dered his army fifteen years sin.1. 10 losing
politically the south loses in pocket and In
peace OF mind. VIII the south remain on the
osiDg side, and II so On what terms and for
what purpose? The southern people. we fancy,
VIII make themselves heard on this subject
before the winter Is past The Augusta
(Ga) Chronicle says significantly "the
south has for the last time been
taken lamb-like to the slaughter" The
Savannah Neors, one OF the most influen.
tai democratic papers Of Georgia, says the
south has nothing to hope for from the sec.
eional issue, and that after deliberate reflection
1t viii suggest 1.-The proper course, dictated by
policy and interest alike to the south, under
existing circumstances" The southern journals
generally are taking the position that the states
lately In rebellion must not continue 10 give
force and effect TO the argument that they are
still hostile to the government, but what course,
politically, ought to be adopted is q question
by no means easy Of solution. The bugbear
which the white people of those states fear "a
described by them to be NEGRO rule" They
are afraid that a division OF the whites VIII
enable the colored element, by voting together.
10 obtain political control in the states, or a
number OF them, at least. Should the tariff
question become a political issue. it would
divide tie south at once. louisiana South
Carolina. and perhaps, Georgia, would be likely
to favor protection while others of the southern
states would vote for free trade. Whatever
shape Political questions may assume, it is now
pretty certain that a solid democratic south
will not figure in another election.