The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1880-10-21
~ SENATOR CONKLlNG
ON THE "SOLID SOUTH"
AND ITS DANGER TO THE
COUNTRY.

In his recent speech at Cincinnati,
Senator Conkling, of New York, thus
forcibIy presented the true political
situation of the country. Read it
carefully, and then decide whether
it is safe to restore the Democratic
party to power
1 venture to say now that the
leaders Of politics in the South are
engaged in bringing about and carry
ing on a condition of things second
only to the rebellion in its folly and
its wrong. [Applause. And so far
from its being kind to the South, so
far from It's being polite for Cincin-
natl, Ohio, or the North, so far from its
being conservative andwise to encour-
age what IN one phrase is known as
the "SOid South" time will show
that those are the true friends of the
South who beseech and urge them to
break up that stuPendous folly which
we see banded together as Southern
sectiOnalism. Applause. We have
seen an exodus, as it is called, from
the South. Why ? We have seen
men and women fleeing from the
homes Of their childhood, and from
the graves Of their murdered dead,
going to Indiana, going to Kansas.
Why? Because of the intolerance
and the oppression which comes
from that condition called the "Solid
South" Let it continue let the
Democratic party prevail let the
persecution Of the labOring classes
Of the South because they are black
continue, and you will see in Ohio
an exodus from the South, coming
here and going elsewhere-not good
for the South, not good for Ohio, not
good for any portion Of this favored
land. I have said that one of these
two parties exists, and has its chief
support in the South. That seems
an extraordinary statement-extra-
ordinary when you remember that
the Democratic party of the South
ern States represents only fifteen per
cent-only fifteen per cent.-of the
American people; amazing when
you remember that the Southern
States represent but 7 per cent. Of.
the property Of the United States, of.
the material industries and CONNER
Cial interests /; in one word, of the
property Of the country o3 per cent.
is found in that portion of the United
States which adhered to the Union,
and 7 per cent. in those States which
turned back and attempted to tear
down and destroy that flag (pointing
to the American flag with which the
stage was acknowledgement
Loud Applause Look now at the
power the representatives of Is per
cent. Of the people and 7 per cent. of
the property WELD already in Nation
al affairs. First, the Democratic
party has a majority in the House of
Congress, and Of that majority two
thirds come from the Southern
States.
All party questions are determined
in Caucus-the party cauCus-and Of
that caucus in the House more than
tWO-thirds come from the Southern
States. The legislation of Congress
IS all under the control of its com
and of more than one-half of |
the committees the Chairmen in both
Houses come from the South near
y every one Of them was a leader in |
the late rebellion, and every single /
committee in both Houses
S absolutely under the control of the
South. Why ? Because a majority !
IF every committee is Democratic, /
md Of that Democratic majority
more than One-half comes from the
South. They have together 1873 of
he Electoral votes. They need only /
n in all Of the rest of the country to
make a majority. They need in the
House Of Representatives only Al
rom all parts Of the country to make
. majority. They need in the Sen
tie only seven Northern Senators to
make a Southern majority, and they I
lever fail to get them if seven Dem
,crats are there laughter and ap-
,lause] they never did. Now what
S proposed? ? It is proposed to add
0 the Legislative branch Of the Gov
rnment, which the South does con 4
rOl, a Democratic President all the
votes except only AZ, are
D come from the South, and it is
as I viii show you in
loment, to add also the judiciary !
D Democratic control, so that the I
Democratic party will control the :
xeCutive, legislative and the Judicial :
apartments of the Government, and :
le South will control the Demo (
ratio party. Laughter and 7
Dplause. q
A man said, "AIr. Jones will hold ;
le stakes" ." eyes" said the man,
but who will hold Mr.. Jones ?"
Loud laughter,1 The Democratic t
lrty is to hold all branches of the I
Overnment, and the South is to
nd fbP Dem 0CratiC Marty n