, 1881-08-23
THE SOUTH.
DUTY OF tho Republicans with rscEnrd
10 tho 1n1epcndcnt NJ Movement In v1r.

1
something Of n controversy Observable In tho
NartherH papers rcgnr,llra tho duty Of ltepu,I-
| llenns. md Ut u Republican Administration 1T
particular, In connection with the independents
,ntvonnnt In Vlrainin ttnlcr senatOr slnhonc.
10 tho conl.lea.iud, practical observer In tho
soiltii-pnc vino hhs lived long enough thoren
to know tue lny Of tho land. rs tho saLlnr woulI
sny-tho cnso uoc4 not nppcMr ns susceptible Ut
argument. wo hoar. to bu suso. Of tho vit-
einln .tStrnlghto,lts" mud Tho Virginia
Coatltlonlsta." Tho virglnu Republicans. IN
| other w0rds, Nr0 tvhtot. tnt II rEl lust thore,
II you please. When hAvo the Southern llcuuh.
licnt,s not boon .dlvitlod md hoIclcsy 80, since
| tho tlnnl col1npsc Of tho Southern Republican
Govornnlcnts7 Since whom lavo they countol
for atght. practically. us Republican organl-
zatlon? slnco when, In fact,-lct ny put II plain,
.-hnve t&0y chilled for ati9ht ut tho ti@nla er tho
National party2 They have not beon ablo to
| cUtitrnl n alnzlu Eccttrnl vote. Thoy hare re-.
/ turmoil hut nero trio. believe Of Republican
| inc,nbcrs Of Congress from tho enl'rc South.
They most certainly hnvo not even ghost oE II
| Chanco for tho coutfOl 0f Il Biglo QUO Of the
| Southern States:
It may bo all very we'll to tals Of party princi.
pie md purity allegiance, ntlll nll that. I
concedc tho argument for ntl It Is worth.
l hive beon llfc-lolIg and conscientious To-
4 publican. ! mn as much af Il "StrafHht0ut" In
hcnrt, l know as ally cnttnlng tho titlc In Vlr-
| E1ntM. Tic question resolves Itself, however,
into ono of prnutlchbllity. hnyc lived in tho
South for NOW bettcr than 1laur ter Of n cont
ury. think know something OF this Southern
body polite as Ills. pracs'cntsv, then, I'll So fur
MS Its rolntons to tho National party aro to bo
cons!dcrod,-snva In So Tar ms WI view tho
Southern Stntcs us 50 ntany "rottcn boroughs,"
4 --thurc Is NJ toiHcr any Southern Republican
pnrty. There is II showing ilcre and there, truly
enough which rasscs for Mt organization. 1t Ia
Mt best but n trAvcAty On tho nn'nc. It IL fOtlnu
centred Invariably aoont few National
aSl3.. .N!H Tktr trtrh kstt,1 t,1
clnstcd, sa,cIy enough, ,,s nsplrants, Tnoso go
c"iJed I.acrs arr. IN oract. o.; wt.,out Following,
VIC hayo them hcro IN n M hou!s.na, fsr nstaaeS =
Mnnsamas S 80 S'1a e. stndEn 19 r., Npt ~, ,Y r "
,naea .he DO sums ,hroaahsss tiie soati'., Thass %
S:sis ss se sse's 1es o ~ s.
Ss Is +: rs%assSs Il IL u ss "a; /.
asS,i'SSS ,j,i H.. :, s.re ,eo .h<n nnene, with Tic
aIi;sn WI Nautilus i ess;y M j. g.yS " r slsr
no earthly 5 shSuf. 81 rarIyiak i1s Sia!s; Tnss s
eaiuuistol ID fiyo oyqr t4o stato 81. nnothor
TORN OF years il1e tno nanas o. snS n9ufoons.
s Ga Hos sea s %eaS sS!s = f. !1$5
aul!nnee 5 to tno T. loeemoys: ;G The & lgrnotyo p
sS ayS sa 1ss e n ;Aa 9es asbs asssF stGGe ai
':s5ftfs ss g isoso virginia ,,epueuu leaders, They
mSy; a'ao si,ow r p!usk possibiy, e lie 9,yss
or ihoir fa9Tess Il n Z atAndln; Up % r. t!s,!sa!yes %
ire y NAY & reward ior thSt seii:san,5 n!Sss:
masg y s,SHtI: III Tholr 81 asiudcd iowes; M; II is,si
iy RS te b ~ n awk T t ~ a ,he M m' prM
,GAyll wh., may. th!s ia!spen'snt y pyemont a