Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-04-28

Tie View Raid Upsn Tie Ssufh.
Just now the Republicans are TRYING
to engineer . new raid upon the South.
During the late czmpaign they con.
stantly assAiled that section Of the cDun-
try on the ground OF. its consistent and
steady adherence as whole to the
Democratic parry. Every State in
which The people voted n they pleased
was Democratic. And the Republican
papers and orators rung all possible
changes on the "Solid South and
IT ed their utmost BY appeals to North
ern fears and prejudices- to make the
sectional issue predominant They
built their hope of success upon . solid
North Yet for years they have labored
with unceasing assiduity to gain con-
troll of the Southern States, first by Co
ercion under johnson and Grant. and
lastly by corruption through Hayes
Their first scheme proved . disastrous
failure; for after years of carpef-bag
rule, in which the Southern States were
robbed and overwhelmed with debt and
completely paralyzed, they hated the
Republican party worse than ever The
second method produced nothing but
disgust When the result of the cleo
ton n 1876 hung in the balance the
Republicans began to hold ont tempt
ing Inducements TO the South to rally
to the support of Hayes. for he and the
Republicans would assure their State
rights, and give them all the money
they wanted for internal improvements
If the Southern people did not spurn
the tempting offer. to their credit be it
said they took no stock in Hayes. and
are true as steel in their allegiance TO
Democratic principles 1-a 81
The new scheme of the Republican
managers is to divide the white people
OF the South on questions which viii ap-
peal directly to their local interests and
pride. The speech of Senator Hoar
over Mahone's accession indscxted the
settled purpose of the Republican man
ayers. In Virginia the Republicans
threw their influence to 3 considerable
extent into the scale of the repudiators-
In Tennessee they contributed what
they could to the disorganization of the
Democratic party and favored the repu-
diation faction In Arkansas they re-
sorted TO the same mischierous policy.
In Georgia they sided with the Green
back people and did not run a separate
ticket of their own In Louisiana thev
build their hope of future success on
dividing the Democrats And now the
conserr alive white Peep
OF the South. who believe in Democratic
principles, who maintain that the intel
Ggent and propertE-holdlng citizens
have Interests which are paramount.
and. if projected. would promote the
welfare of all the peope, who bold that
the public credit and honor should be
scrupu :ously maintained, are assailed
with utmost virulence as "Bourbons.
Why the name is chosen it Is hard to
see. Ii has no pertinency to their case
whatever. 1t is intended as stigma
to create prejudice. 1t is spe-
cies of partisan abuse. But their
object is 50 transparent that it
ought to fail and, doubtless.
viii fail Still an utterly unscrupulous
party. with all the resources of the Fed
eral Government at its disposal. can do
a vast deal 10 demoralize the public
sentiment of section. and we shall be
indeed, If the Republican man
ayers do not make more or less trouble
in the Southern States The conserva-
tive white people must prepare To meet
the new enemy on a new ground Most
of the old political issues are dead.
Let them be buried. Accept The new
situation. 1t is for the interest of every
Southern State DOW 10 do its utmost TO
increase the wealth and comfort of all
classes of penple:' 10 develop and en-
new industries; to insure the
means of primary education TO ali child
rem; to preserve order and maintain !
eguai laws everywhere. and, above all.
TO invite immigration from the North
and abroad. The Democratic party of
The South should make itself the pro-
yressive party by advocating every |
measure calculated to increase the |
wealth and improve the condition of |
the people. and make their section more !
attractive. free. and.happy |
han ever. And if this work is efiectu- |
ally done Republican miscIeants will
have no success in their efforts at driv-
ing wedge into the heart of the DEM
ocratic party of the Souih--M y
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