The Republican journal., 1880-12-02
A Free Ballot and Fair Count


which are receiving a good deal Of alten-
ton. especially from the Democratic press.
They are. ">outhern Statesmen and their
Policy" by Hon. John JAY, and 1.-The Flu
ture Of the Republican Party" by Hon.
George :. Boutwell, We confess that we
can see little to commend in Mr. JAYS ar
ticle. 50 far as il relates to the past, it
presents facts sufficiently well known hut
which may be clasSed to-day with the
dead issues. That the South when it
found it could no longer dominate in the
government resorted to secession. none of
Us are likely to forget that it had long
entertained this purpose few will deny.
Mr.. Lay undertakes To prove that Simi-
lar spirit exists in the South to-day and
that Hon. Alexander II. stephens "idca
that the cause lost on the battlefield
should be prosecuted With faith and per
severance in politics" has been generally
accepted by the Southern leaders, The ut
terances Of Wade Hampton. Bob ToombS,
and other old fire eaters 81 their descend
ants. are quoted hy Mr.. Jay in support
pi this view Gen. Foomb's "pcutl to
the mon despatch, Z WliskaN inspired
production. is emphasized by the usc Of
small caps. But That Gen. Tooulbs does
net represent tlt sentiment of tlr N0ufh
II ~ Iea9J "I 'eoF-iI' we nave lu~I h'd
'"Lig'">ife tNiuehtt ~ liIr t'''h"h lo lhr
'I'1'" Ntll'9 senate ~ the "c"r4ia
LEGISLATURE o' '\-''oN- |osepil T.. Brown,
"i whose patriotism and devotion to the
anon 'HeIt can "e no question: senator
eject N'IIohr "L NlI~Lnl1, is no less patu-
'''' anu progressive III H'Ili' 'iid Con
: -'''S''i''iI -A'N'-I' "' >outh '"i"IIil" mas
'.>''''''' '' I''9 "'"l "' confidence I'll
N'i '-''" ''''t ''i!' "ib 'ie" lcdth.HIS'
ny U'''''.i'' - '' ''eN' l'I'L' 'iI recently
'''''''' ~ "I-ieS9 from 'H''I respective
',N'''''9 anu - ''i''l representative men
''i''' ''"'iiel 9e'4'I'+IO'Il l'''N ul'iti-
-0'i'' "i't = S'lI' "ii''t'7olll-' " detldeu
''l"''~' i'' 'ile "'''cl iHat houfooAlSm
4 'f''ll''!'7 y o0hoAiou3 'ner' - H the
Noil'I' dil'' tiial l!le new SCUM Is = vast
improvement On thr oId. WIN leW eA-
feplio'S llr hlrh VINO wore the gray, on
st'' or @ilof', during tAe period OF ilasllll-
'IeS 'it IlIe SlauitAeSl ol mon men To-
da\ anJ i + not too much " say that
lleI VIII never aTaIil draw sword or
shoulder mu9kct save IN defence Of the
mon. II was these men who brought
about the peaceful Inauguration OF Pres
ldcnt Hayes: and they Were prompt in
declaring that they would neither take
part in or eountenancc the counting
out OF Mr. Garfield by reversing the pop
ular verdict in New York, rs proposed by
Boss Kelly. With all this to their credit
however, it cannot be denied that there
arc abuses in The South which must. and
we believe will. be corrected. And If is
for the interest of the South. as we'll rs of
the North. that they should be, This
brings US t. Mr. HoutWclrs article in
which he outlines What rhe EauuhIican
policl toward the Sunth shnuII he
The Democratic napers seem ia tbinl,
that Mr. Bontwpll bas shown ! onnd daaI
Of presumptjoD N deaIjnr With this nuas-
tion as he has done. thrv sav bc i IN
unsafe lender ana tbar H. tnII,,r bi,o
would be tbrruin,,f HE R4nnhliron n,,.tv
Well that o,Iuht not 10 distress tham v4,.,
much. The Republican party Il not
however, a onr-map uowcr nartv If
SET of headers, # i nartv If i,+oll;
eence Of rrorrpss. = mart, of tho noo
pIe rctIcctinr ,boir sentiments and c,r
,.ving on+ +bni, .,.;o,v, ,rho,, ,, ~.
snmntion in 1Tr pou+,voll,. o1d.a..;,,,.
the marty of which bo i distiror;.,,