The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-31
4THE SOLID SOUTH"
A BATCH OF SPICY CONVERSATIONS.

Views OF the Southerpery on the Political issue
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l msa"-Llttls Faith Expressed IN Pre,ident .
| Arthur-Ignoranee on Tariff Topics.
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AVE-" ioNN' May 3o.--somc three week
ago the Times addressed the iollowin,
questions TO one hundred, persons in IN,
Statcs ~ A,oh,m, A.,.,n.ns : r,.~,,,
60, ..,'.'s, o" " ""4s', .A, 'o1'ua
ueofg'a' LOUISIANA mississippi, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, and Texas: 5.E
I T. ID the no,;cv M ,bo nsmoor. n, ,.::,,
managers in harmony Min tLs ,,snarei lat pu,l
m.nt Of tho peoplc OF YOUR jistrIetP If tha,
policy excites any dissatisfaction. IN It chi. fv
directed against the principles or persons ol
the party leaders,? Gg'n ~ >
HOW " 40 your people regard the Admins
''a'!9n o. rfesiuent Artnuri
o,JoJ - arn ,nere IL your he;sn nothood any de-
tar;Tp az ~hot ., Ep'on y. rnnt ~ fesala 10 tne
~ r,' :. ~ .."s ID 10 eA''Hs anu natuses
lhese INQUIRIES were sent to editors Of
ueuocratic newspapers at county seats OF
Sous'es count als.fiented .r over ali sections Of the
o.a1es nalhea. lhe large clties Of the South
~elc cafeiuil! aVo!hed, rs II was deemed
oes. ~ ootalh .ne lhlormatlon desired as
nealiy Us possible from the masses OF the
people themselves; 20 Keep as lar away rs
Posslo!e IRON the influences OF political
c'Hues ama pollticai lealers:
ine ioIlowins is iIie n s'st oi tue replies 70
M.,!,s .ne n,s1 question: inat the South Is still
so'!a IN lIs a!liliat'ohs win the Demo-
ctaas pat'y' may Dc Iald down as made
aoso'aie!y ceEtaM. me masses still look
70 Tue Democracy as unfolding their inter.
esss, material anu political. On all National
issues the people are unit. Perhaps one.
,ot!n ,;,h o. te le1e1s SPEAK OF dissatisfaction
W.T. wa.h ,Iis. Inc methous o. the leaders, but
.h .he % writer's are careful TO state that
Tue FeopIe arc IN lull harmony with
lne 'Im PATTY principles. ana VIII forget
~! los'l ul!etehces IN defending them.
In'! IN wv RESPONSES 10 INC hrst clause Of
.iu, .ne quesi;o4 IS tne answer made: mot en-
.'.I .iess 80 i2cal ISSUES IN Two or threestates
"nefe Tue leglslatlon Is not entirely satisfac.
lory 70 me Whole OF the party, az, for ex.
alnp'e' !ne STOCK law IN south Carolina and
we pIohipHloh law IN Nortii Carolina have
GS.ueu G. .he party, nIt thls division is n
t; sua'G ita!le'i anu Wou'u ne LOST sight OF In
sons.uelins halionai issue Another
oia. a;n,.; s.soHs'y showh Is tle utter vanity OF
9'ellevlng 'e. ~ Tue strength OF any indepeu.
uei's n'oseii'tnt when Would threaten the
supremacy oi Tue Democratic party. The
9eors'a "ritcfs IN particular laugh at the
luea. one says TINT the Independent
party IN the State now consists Of only one
s..aa, suan' auu Wy! 10 not crow over 1t as any
s,ea. al.ulhph LOT l1elr principles that the
M'."I;ne tn"sg;nens Iias 'allen thronghi. In the
Ca'o''''aS a;i IIe locai issues have been
selxeo py hepuoiicans US the eau.
ses o. oeinS Tor an Independent
'att:, out .ne democrats no profess no fear
ot q. lts success. There appears to be q
Ji"nse sol's on witnih me party In Flori.
aa, oue hol one when will work to its in
Jury. one prominent thought in all the
responses 70 TINS question is the desire
nlah!'ested oy Tue masses for an improve
henI "a material a'laiss. Agriculture and
ttianu!nclures' maui rs a means OF recuperation
sioui ti!e waste OF the war, arc said 10 be
ehEloss'ng 'heir attention. As long as the
polscy ol the party Myors their home inter-
est, tney ieave tne leaders to shape that
policy, ana VIII follow those leaders almost
pl!ha!y' lney lear negro supremacy as
bringing IN us tram many evils from which
they have already suffered, therefore they
nsht Tor q white mans government" and
,,So,r ,or the Democracy as It's exponent.
ai!y iney oppose me Republicans as seeking
anlahce .;hce WIN ihe coiored man and put
M 1,ns MN IN power over them.
lhes assert mat the ignorance OF that
race unhts It Ior control, and It's supremacy
Woula We, ann'hlln:e all hope OF prosperity.
Nnlle mus subsequently following the
party leaders their mistakes are not always
overlooked. ono writer speaks OF disap.
pointment with laundering leaders, but
says tlie!r plumbers are not irreparable, be.
cause the Republicans also hlunder. This
uissontent; ne says, IS yet only 4 "snlen,
tAu!lsh sllence, threatening trouble in the
luture: lie complains OF Il want OF fixed
ness OF purpose IN general policy, but the
olscontent, he thinks, Will lead only to a
cnanee oi party Leaders; Another CORES.
po1uehl oerates the leaders for their course
IN congress, says the southern Democrats
are towards, afraid TO lead and willing to
lo!ioW the northern Democrats. who seek
only TO secure their own purposes, but all
these mutterings are directed against the
'eades and not the principles Of the party,
and show only that the south is solidly
Democratic g&
second question: The administration OF
Arthur has the disadvantage OF following
.ne ", brlet incumbency OF Gen. Garfield.
me latter had given the promise, to which
,he south iniiy trusted, o! policy which
Snew no sectional lines, and the masses
Ioo loosea "a ior f an administration Witch would
sen sseS 10 lavor ~ 1heir advancement people
rather than the perpetuation Of Republican
control. lnail the letters are references to
the hopes OF the South from Garfeld's ad-
min'ssrasion. The people, however, trusted
that Arthur would carry out the policy OF
hss predecessor but disappointment has
followed, and more than half the letters
speak OF him as narrow partisan seeking
only the interests OF his party, as one from
whom nothing beneficial to the South can
come. One writer speaks OF dissatisfaction
because of his nnnrovrl ofi tha NJ,