New-York tribune., 1880-09-27

fact tha', as against the Democratic party the
,publican has recorded larger majority. IN
every Northern state. than it bad III 1870
and has plurality III Yolk, Connecticut
and New-Jcrsey, which IL then lest.
There has never been time since the war
when the people of the North were more
thoroughly aroused, or disposed to give u
larger support to the Republican party, than
at this very time, when the question OF
Southern domination is brought home to them
by the conduct of the Southern Democrats
No man who has eyes to see, or ears 10 near,
can deny the fact. Everybody knows, ana
every body except few Deputy
has the candor to admit, that the new issue
has not been made or raised by the RepuDil-
cans, but forced upon them by Southern
Democrats. The Republican party gave falth-
full trial to the policy of President Hayes. 1he
result is that Wade Hampton promises the
solid vote of the South to the Democratic
candidate and all his hearers shout for JOY
believing that his boast is not an empty one.
Now, the people of these Northern States
were anxious to get rid of sectional divisions.
But they find a Solid South, made s0lid Dy
means which no fair man will attempt 10
excuse, forcing its sectlonalism upon 'he
country in spite of the utmost efforts 10 re-
move all pretexts for Southern dissatisfaction
or complaint. The obvious truth is that the
ruling faction at the South means to make
itself master of the whole country by means
of the Democratic party, and the people OF
the North are not willing to intrust all their
vast iDterests-politieal, commercial aud III
dustrial-to such hands.
Ii is right that there should be intense feel
ing on this matter. What would the Deputy
Democrat have treated as the topics OF great
est importance Questions of finance, OF
taxation, of commerce. Very well! and the
first step toward a settlement OF any OF these
questions, in harmony with the honor OF the
country or the needs of its trade and industry,
is to take care that narrow sectional interest
shall not have power to dispose of them as 1T
pleases. That section which has least to do with
manufactures-shall that section be LETT to
make the laws by which manufactures shall
be prostrased or protected I That section
which has least to do with commerce, with
banking, or with currency-shall that section
be permitted to control, as it does now, all
legislation affecting those subjects 7 No rea-
sonable man would claim that it is right, or
even safe, tnat all these vast interests should
be intrusted to the very men who necessarily
know least and care least about them But
the Democratic party organizes every impor-
tant committee so that Southern Democrats
control it, and their appeals to the country
for unrestrained power to make laws as they
may please.
Plantation Democracy has no business to
expect that the merchants and manufacturers,
workingmen and miners, bankers capitalists
and transporters, will trust it with all their
interests. The busy and thriving North can
not afford to put all its business and industry
in jeopardy by turning over the Government
to men who show that they know but little OF
modern commerce or industry. The wild
schemes with which Congress was Hooded
duling the last session have given fair warn
ing what is to be expected il the aggressive
sectionalism of the South ever gets the upper
hand. The Northern people can afford almost
ANYTHING else better than that, and therefore
they are aroused as they have not been be-
fore for many years.