Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-04-02

Ouachita Telegraph.

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South" and some Of them go so far
as to more than insinuate the propri-
city of abandoning the Democratic
party and going over to the Republic
cans.
That more equal division of par
ties in the Southern States would be
beneficial to the States, and to the
country at large, there can hardly be
a doubt, but that such division is
possible as between the Democratic
and Republican parties, at this time,
or at any time soon, is not even
problematical There is something
of manhood left, or should be, in the
South which must revoltat the idea
of utilization with the representatives
of Republicanism.
The papers and leaders who advise
the desertion of the Democracy do so
in an indirect and hesitating manner,
as, for example, they suggestta coali-
with the northwest, and thus they
would have us enter the Republican
party at tho back-door, and creep
away from one sectional influence
under the wing and control ofanother,
and that other without character,
defense orprinciple. Whatparticular
right the northwest has to complain
| of the South we do not understand.
Deriving her wealth in a great meas
ure from us--linked to us, we may
say, by nature in common chain
of interest-th northwest knows the
South only to abuse it, it's people and
it's institutions, and never lose an
opportunity in Congress to do us an
injury.
The idea of sneaking into the Re-
publican party under the shadow of a
bargain with the members of that party
living in the northwest, is more revolt
ing than even boldly enlisting under
the banners of Warmoth and
Kellogg, and with the war-cry Of
pIunder and robbery, going boldly to
work side by side with all those who
have been a fostering sore to our State
and section, for the last fifteen years
Why should we desert the Demo.
cratic party9 Six years ago, when the
Democratic party found itself, for the
first time in nearly twenty years, will
a majority in the House of Represen
tatives, the country was in deplora
bic condition--reeling and totterinl
from the financial collapse of 1873
There was 4 want of confidence in al
kinds of securities, and the resump
ton of specie payments seemed ia
off. Capitalization and the one-mal
power, with corruption in office rule'
the hour, with honesty as an unknown
, quantity. Congress had sold out t
> the lobby, and the most fragrant job
, were put up, under the sanction 9th
government. Investigating commit
l tees and fat grabs for corrupt corpol
| ations formed the constant employ
: ment of Congress, and the Who'll
country, with all that was in it, seen
ed going, with velocity unheard o
to the "demnition bOw-wows.'
What a wonderful change has take
= place in these six years of rule of
Democratic majority in the popul;
,, branch of the government! Spec
i payment has been resumed, and lor
3 since; interest on government BON
u has been reduced to 81 per cent. tra'
70 and commerce have started into neN
~ ness of life; money is abundant; ii
o migration, which in 1875 had almo
n ceased, is now filing the country mo
b. rapidly than ever.
is The country is to be congratulate
st in this retrospect, that the lobby al
lg the investigating committee ha
passed out of existence, and wi
le them, all subsidies, bribery and op
p | cfno lipfr frnYN fha In