The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-01-20
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When we see what stuff the Radical
organs feed the fanaticism of their
party on, we cannot resist the conclu-
sion they are purposely disseminating
ignorance. Here We have one of these
newspaper idiots in Pittsburgh pro-
claiming in maudIin and Gaming ad-
vice to the South, that that section
lost onefourth Of the cotton crop be-
cause it is driving the negro laborers
away. It's absurd sermoniZfng is based
on this absurd falsehood. The idea is
that the average Southernsr would
rather bulldOZe and shoot "niggers"
than save his crops and make money.
There is popularity about the way
Radical papers discuss the Southern
question that is remarkable. The GEN.
sus figures and the reports of all fair
minded observers, including Northern
Democrats and manufacturers inter-
ested in the Southern trade, is that
the present progress and prosperity of
the South is unexampled. Its increase
in population is marvellous, when we
recall the fact that the teachings of the
Republican party, and the great power
of the Radical press have been used
without intermissiOn during the past
fifteen Years to divert immigration
from the South, and persuade immi-
grants life and property were not safe
in that section. But these slanders
though having great effect could not
stay the Irresistible influences of eli
mate and soil, and quiet movement
from the North to the South has been
in progress ever since the war. The
census, taken under Republican aus
pices, shows the percentage of increase
throughout the South during the past
decade stands at 31.O5, against 1885 at
the North in general, while the per-
centage of increase in New England
has been only l4.7O, and in New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio and New Jersey
taken together only 1892. The fifteen
SO called Southern ntates have added
4,277, 700 to their population, and the
twelve Western and Pacific States
ouly 3 ,5SI sos. The absolute increase
of Texas since 1870 has been greater
than that of any other State in the
Union. being AZ 900 more than that of
Pennsylvania and $4,000 more than
that of New York.
These figures are sufficient answer
to the venom the Radical disunionists
aim at the South. They always were
and are now. But it is
not alone in increase of population the
South is forging ahead. Manufactures
are being developed at rapid rate of
progress, while the increase in the pro-
ductiOn of Southern staples--cOtton,
sugar, rice, tobacco, AS well. AS bread
substantial progress
Eight Southern States, having about
one fifth the population of the Union,
last year, besides supplying the home
demand, exported to foreign countries
cotton equal in value to ORe-third of our
entire foreign exports.
All this goes for nothing with the
Radical disunionists. There are four
millions of negroes in the South, and
If they can hit upon an outrage or
crime, i'll which half dozen are
wrOnged-the same class of crimes oc-
curing at the North-their newspaper
organs seize on it with avi,iity and
proclaim it the normal condition of
Southern society, The ignorance of
the mass of Republicans at the North
about the SOuth-we mean those who
tiOn-is only paralleled by the igno-
rance of the Southern exoduslers about
the North. To inform these people
that every Southern State except
Maryland and Delaware, and they are
hardly Southern States, has increased
more rapidly in population during the
past ten years than Pennsylvania,
with its protective tariff, petroleum,
great mining regions, manufacturing
cities and agricultural resources, would
be revelation, yet such is the fact.
The hatred of the South by the Jackals
of the Republican press is rapidly
changing to an uncomfortable condi-
ton of envy.
For our part we are proud of progress
in every part of the Union, and would
ally with this progressa a love of country
that embraces every State and every
section. 1t will come to that in time,
but it will only reach Northern Radi-
Gals through their pockets. Their
brains refuse to absorb Information at
the expense of their cherished Sec
tional hatreds.-[ Pittsburgh Post.