The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-10-01

Democratic party, if it succeeds, would he
controlled by the south second, but the
south Is only about one-Scventh OF the peo-
pie of the Union, and has but one-fOur-
teenth of the producing, commercial, indus
trial, taXpaying and property interests of the
country and ergo third. the whole vast bus
mess OF the country will be at the disposal of
very incOnSiderahe number offs those who
are concerned in it. \ formidable cOnclu-
sion, If it were valid but assumptions of
1 tallacy lurk both in the premise and conclu-
sion, and nobody needs to he frightened out
of his senses.
The first assumption or implication is that
the South can succeed by itself. which il can
not. Even If we suppose it solid (and it Is
by no means certain that il viii he so in No
vember) it cannot succeed without the aid of
two or three of the great Middle States which
are most important factors in that sum of
producing, commercial, industrial taXpay-
ing interests" which Mr. Conkling fiourisheS
III Its face. 1t cannot succeed without Secur-
ing majority of votes in New Jersey, New
Ork, Indiana, and some State in New Eng
| land and ON the Pacific slopes. Now these
! determining States represent a very large
! part of those commercial, industrial and pro
perty interests which are used to make the
contrast between the North and South. II
our orator had been an honest statesman. as
he Is an ardent politician, he would have in
Sttuted comparison not between the North
and South, but between the Republican and
/ Democratic States but then the entire basis
/ OF his Supcrstructure would have fallen away
and he would have had no scarecrOw at ali.
/ The second assumption is that the South,
which can only win by the assistance of these
great Middle States, would originate policy,
/ II II had the power certain to ALLEVIATE their
sympatllieS and support But what can he
more prepOSterous than to suppose it would
/ run counter to the convictions and political
prospects, not only of these great Middle
States, but of that very large minority in the
7 Republican States which constitutes an
Sential part of the Democratic force-nearly
D I've i
/ sink iUto utter impotence if il attempted to
/ outrage the opinions or even the preiudices
/ of the North and West? IT could not live
I year in the enjoyment of its power: and its
allies at the North would be irrepaTably des-
/ trOycd. Beside, the largest States of ''thc
/ South and those which are likely to have
/ the most to say in its cOunSelS, are Maryland,
4 Virginia. Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri
and Arkansas, which belong to the great
middle group, and whose interests are nearly
I identical with those of Indiana, Ohio, New
\ Ork and Pennsylvania. Under the opera
tiOnS Of the living forces which bring local
tiles together they would gTavitatc more and
more towards these and no political party,
call il 10y what name You will, would dare to
come in conflict with the tendencies of opn-
ion in these mighty centres of civilization,
trade and activity. These States, though
nominally belonging to ''the South, - because
of their former tolerance of slavery, are now,
under free Influences, rapidly amalgamating
I with the States near and around them They
+ were never Stioll-lN southern. . anu nave bt
come decidedly Northern. They would never
cling for any length of time to Il policy deci-
Sively southern: their alliances are with the
North and West and with them in the end
they VIII he found
The truth is that, since the extinction of
slavery the interests of the whole country
are so consolidated that as Mr.. Garfield said,
he that attempts to build a cause or a party
upon sectional issues filings himself athwaTt
the stream of national tendencies. and must
fall Mr.. ConEling has done much hitherto
to drive Independent thinkers from their Re
publican adhcSionS, and his present ill-iudg-
ed, illogical and malicious speech Will, we
fear, quicken the departures.