National Republican., 1882-02-15

n delegate who represents two hundred voters. A
convention is supposed TO be composed OF the rep.
resentativcs Of The members Of the Democratic
/ party. A convention that will be held this year
will likely represent the Democratic party in the
/ white counties IN such manner that their repre-
sentation and strength will be about three-ffths
less than those counties are entitled TO and should
have, compared as TO strength with the "blsck
belt" counties, while the "black belt counties
will have about threc.inhs more than their lcgit.
innate vote would accord them This question
Affects every county In the State. II more pario-
ularly concerns the white" counties, because
they are the injured and wronged and the
black belt the benefciares II Is best to take
this question under advisemenu and eliminate
some satisfactory adjustment that will be
fair aud just TO al II Is of too serious n
nature and involves too much TO be permitted 70
be uneOTrected-yca unnotlced Party manage
ment must be fnir and equitable, and party
ganiEation must rest upon honest and just rules
The strength Of the Democratic party of Alabama
! Is in the white" counties The people Of those
counties Ore true to It's principles aud always
ready TO uphold its banner, but 1t would be not
only unfortunate, but disastrous, for pUlpsble in
/ justice and wrong 10 be done them. They can not
be tridcd WITH much less wronged and the lead
ers Of the party had best address themselves TO the
task Of adjusting this question upon O basis OF
fairness and equity.
We have quoted the entire article be-
cause il is Bourbon confession of crimes
long laid at the door of the Alabama
Democracy, and strenuously and indig-
nantly denied by the Representatives of
that State. IN ,ras determined upon that
Democrats should be elected Jy he returns
aud Il Was accomplished" All crimes
necessary TO this result were to be COM
mitted. The white counties applauded
the crimes committed in behalf of
Bourbonism in the black counties,
votes shall be represented in con-
vcntion. "Party management must be
FAIR and eguitaJie and PARTY oRGANIzA-
TIoN must resi- upoR HONEST and JUST rules q"
How touching! Governmental organiza-
tion may be stolen by false counting and
all sorts Of crimes; but party organization
must be based on high principles" Was
ever such a mockery? We call the at
tention of Alabama's representatives in
both Houses Of Congress to the damaging
confession of the Troy Inquirer. We call
the attention of the Republican Senators
and Representatives in Congress TO the
infernalism which controls elections in
Alabama. We call the attention of the
fair-minded Democrats of Alabama to the
shocking developments contained in the
above article, and cxhort them to pause
and reflect. We do not eXhort them to
be Republicans We ask them to aban-
don a party which thrives only on crime.
We beg of them TO raise the standard
of law and order, and to re-enter the pale
of civilization. If they will do that we
will advocate their support by every
Republican in Alabama. To that policy
the administration of President Arthur is
committed. The war is over. Slavery is
abolished. The black man is a legal
voter. If law-abiding Democrats will
lead in the overthrow of the organized
conspiracy against the laws, known MS
the Bourbon Democracy of that State,
they will have, as willing followers, every
Republican, black and white, who is not
either in the Bourbon interest or too
blind to be counted as Republican.
And, what is more, the Bourbon Repub-
licans are not likely to be given the Federal
offices at the instance of Bourbon Demo-
cratic representatives as an inducement
to keep still or put up straight Repub-
lican candidates solely to insure Bourbon
victory.