Daily Republican., 1881-04-21
TEURsOAY. APRIL Fl. lssi.
CV,c Deadlock.


ity of the Senate pIar" themselves We
f,re the nation rs rcvolutionlStS. Inc
only excuse for their actionlSthat therc
must be a bargain and sale between the
Republicans and Senator Mahohe'
They fail to understand how senator
Mshone can act with the Republicans
up,ess he has been bought to do SO. Inc
idea that man who has been south
erp Democrat, can break loose from the
nolitical fetters Of Democracy which
hind him is the farthcSt from their
Thoughts. especially from their desires
The country will notice that though
rbarges of corruption and sale have
been made by the Democrats there has
been no attempt made oprove anything
sf the kind.
Had Judge Davis Or any Senator VINO
has been acting with the Democrats
proclaimed their Independence, broke
away from party shacklesand acted the
mart that Malone has, there is n" doubt
that the result would have been the
same. It is not the purity aho virtue
of the Senate that the Democracy want
to protect and shield, 50 much as the
Democratic party, and TO keep lew
DemOcratiC officers of the Senate III
office until tie December session. II IS
party no. principle the Democracy Is
tryin 40 uphol and protect in this
Senatorial struggle When General
Mahone who is not beholdrn to the Dem
crats for his election determined to act
in an independent manner, and he had
no bettrr wav to show his Independence
than bv voting with the Republicans,
he was welcomed by them rs an ally
not as a Republican, but the action pIa-
eed the DrmpCr in II difficult posi-
tion, II took from them their small
majority with which they controlled
the Senate and if they suffered this re-
volt to - IN tn diSintegration OF the
Democratic party throughout the South
was imminent. The time was ripe and
the pnpir temper ripe for revolt
aoainst Bourhunism, and rs the Demo
cratic party knows no way 10 prevent
dcsertionS bat 10 shoot the deacrterS, ii
wis decrr,d ,l,,, senator Malone was
to ba p1lricN.y snol, denounced u, a
traitor tu hi> pMjF, accused of MIN
moaS moi,o%uud conduct, rcviled i'm
til hi. name >huu.i hrrumc rs o,iv"mS a
that OF ouy 0Mp1 haEg"r and thus de
p'iye him OF influence and (tolIowinE
amory IT." >onrhro proplr,| The Qurs
tion nc,or~ me ,ountry/ts, Snail the
De no"rAN },p'rm.tttt'to succeed by
sYch means 1hrr" is always groa
( Il .uger in contest IkcthiS Of northrri
Republican sentiment weakening, Com
merce and inrlu.rrturas are "f NOR
importance TO r.Ir Northern people thai
a few p,tr, >"uur officers, and il
their anxiety they would at ttr,
thought pcrmi 'b' Democrats 10 hay
their way ,or lh' ,,hc Of ending tn
difficulty without. much thought of III
cons ,Iruucr,--j' least without
thou .hr Of ,urrrUdrriug a great princi
pie of popular government, that the ma
jority must rule.
The attempI TO distinguish this rryoI
however hy pnr,ona abuse must Il
time arrest puuir attention and show
the principle b"nind for which the Re
publicaHs arr rputrnding II canno
fail to br seen That the south is kcl
solid by an iul,uuOlS system OF as>a.
sinaton of Two kindS; some opponent
are murdered bud.ly outright, Will
others arr, a>.t>~inatrd in reputation
and charar,r.. + will he seen that
brave and distinguished Coutrdcr It
General, if Ii. oppose, Bourbon Demo
cratic methods, i, blarkgUard"d rs vile
ly IA were iuyrHurI Kellogg, Cham
hcrlIin and other Northcrn men whosrt
tied in Soutunru States. II will be Srel
that the very Sam: iIrmorrats, who de
pend upon rnr Votes u' Rrpudiator> tu
personal ~Urrrs, and upon alliance
with kcpudltur, for political existence
in several state. do not hesitate t,
btratc Il I;adiU~}rt as the NiIest G.
criminals when hr happens to iusiS
upon an honest v''u and fair count
In ,blrt, it j. seen that the Democrat
party does not ,iar" 10 face an homes
election, wen at tur South, and treat
As its most d"tdIy loc amy man, what
ever h.; political coarse otherwise, VIII
tries to secure free voting and homes
counting.
A. the dradIock continues, and as I'll
objects and purposes Of the solid Sout
Democracy aided by some half doZe
Northern UougpiArG Democratic Sen;
tors, are untU.drd, they will be MOI
properly understood, and the North wi
become more united and firm. ri
real question stripped Of all verbiage i
shall 80 Senators rule 80? The smal
ness of the majority makes no ditfe
ence. The opposition to the Democra
haze an undoubted majority of on
but that one should be az potent as if
were multiplied by ten. To dispose
this one majority against them is t
sole object of the Democrats. To
this they would sacrifice every tr
principle of honest government. r
people OF the North are beginning
see that free government is an utter i
pos >ibiIity if one party is permitted
make sixteen States solid by fraud,
Siify every public man who proteS
and TO block the wheels of governmt