The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-03-18

Republican cry against s'solid South,'
aud some of them go so far as to more
than insinuate the propriety of aban-
doning the Democratic party and going
ever to the Republicans. |
That a more equal division of parties
III the Southern States would be bene-
fetal to the States, and to the country
at large, there can hardly be doubt,
but that such division is possible as
J between the Democratic and Republic
can parties, at this time, or at any
time soon, is not even Problematicai.
There is something of manhood LETT,
or should be, in the South which must
revolt at the idea OF amliation with the
representatives. Of Republicanism. a.
The papers and leaders who advise
the desertion of the Democracy do SO
in an indirect and hesitating manner,
as, for example, they suggest coalition
with the northwest, and thus they
would have us enter the Republican
party at the back door, and creep away
from one sectional influence under the
wing and control of another, and that
other without character, defense or
principle. What particular right the
northwest has to complain fthe South
we do not understand. Deriving her
wealth In great measure from US
linked to US, we may say, by nature
in a common chain of interest-the
northwest knows the South only to
abuse 1t, its people and its institutions,
and never loses an opportunity in Con-
gress to do us an injury.
The idea of sneaking into the Re-
publican party under the shadow OF
bargain with the members of that
party living in the northwest, is more
revolving than even boldly enlisting
under the banners of Warrnoth and
Kellogg, and with the war-cry of
plumber 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 party Six years ago, when
the Democratic party found itself, for
the first time in nearly twenty years,
with a majority in the House of Re-
representatives., the country was in de-
plorable condition-reeling and tottcr-
ing from the financial collapse of 1873.
There was want of confidence in all
kinds of securities, and the resu mption
of specie payments seemed far of.
Capitalization and the one-man power,
with corruption in office ruled the
hour, with honesty as an unknown
quantity. Congress had sold out to
the lobby, and the most fragrant jobs
were put up, under the sanction of the
government. Investigating commit
tees and fat grabs for corrupt corpora
tions formed the constant employment
of Congress, and tho whole country,
with all that was in it, seemed going,
with velocity unheard-of, to the
"demnition bow-wows."
What wonderful change has taken
place in these six years of rule OF
Democratic majority in the popular
branch of the government Specie
payment has been resumed, and long
since; interest on government bonds
has been reduced to 81 per cent trade
and commerce have started into new
ness of life money is abundant inn
migration, which in 1875 had almost
ceased, is now filling the country more
rapidly than ever.
The country is to be congratul atcd,
in this retrospect, that the lobby and
the investigating committee have
passed out of existence, and with
them, all subsidies, bribery and open
stealing from the government. In a
word, tho country, is in II more pros
porous condition than ut any, period of
its history, and all from Democratic
rule, or influence.
Is this the time, then, to talk about
deserving the Democratic party : Some
time ago-lust after the presidential
election we advised our people to at
tend more closely to home affairs, as
something then, as now, of immediate
Importance /; but we have yet to coun-
sci them, under any pretense, good or
bad, to join that party which hates the
,>oo,lo With, n mn,