The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-05-30
SOUTHERN SENTIMENT.
as Reported tOthe n. " Zines
by One Hundred South
ern Editors

New YORK, May "9.-The Times
printed to-day answers to the following
questions, addressed to one hundred ed1-
tors of democratic newspapers at county
seats in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida.
Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina. South Carolina and Texas
Ist. Is the policy OF the democratic
managers in harmony with the general
sentiment of the people OF yORr district;
and If that policy eXcites any dlssatls-
faction, is it directed chiefly against the
principles and persons sustained by the
party leaders,
I'd. How do the people regard the
administration OF President Arthur?
Sd. Is there in your neighborhood
anv decided expressions OF opinion III
regard to the tariff; II so what IS lite or
feet?
The Times summaries in answer 10
fine rst IN .stion are as follows:
That the south is solid in its affection for
The democratic party may be lad down
AS made absolutely certain by these 90
servations. The masses still look to the
democrats ma upholding their best IN
terests. material and pOlltlcRL On al
national issues the people are united
| PERHAPS one-fourth of the letters SPEAK
! Of dissatisfaction with the methods or
democratic leaders, but the writers are
/ v.rv careful to state that the people ar
! in fuU harmony with the party primer
/ Meg and will forget all local differences
! IN defending them. Only i'll two respon-
.es 10 lthesfirst clause Of the question If
the answer made mot entirely Local II
sues in two or three states where legls
Iatjon is not entirely satisfactory to the
whole of the party; as for example, the
stock Inv IN south Carolina and the pro
hibition law in North Carolina. have
divided the party, but this division IL u
SI,tttN ,e,.,tt,-i.-.i III l. iOSt olSut vi
in considering national Issues. They
opp0se the republicans as seeking all
gnces with the colored man and putting
him in power over them and assert tina
the ignorance OF that race units then
for central and supremacy which would
annihilate all hope OF prosperity
or the replies to the second question
the references to the hopes OF the 5outl
from Garhelds administration, seen
like wall. The people trusted tina
President Arther would carry out TIT
( policy OF bis predecessor but dl5appolnt
meut has followed and more than hal
the letters s, eak Of him us Il narrow par
, tjsuu. seeking only the interests of hi
, party, as one from whom nothing benz
, fetal for the south can come. The ap
r pointments to office III the south, a5
} rule. are a great cause or dlsHppOint
! ments, and are regarded az showing Ina
Arthur is not friendly disposed. From
, the three states OF Mississippi, Louisa
ma and Arkansas. only come expires
sions Of praise, and these are almost Ell
tirely due to his Mississippi levee proc
lamation and even then generally NH
gled with words OF dlstrust.
The answers to the third Tues 10
snow thag with ono or two exception
little discussion of tariff Is reporte
; among the people. Many Of the writer
sny that the question Ii not understood
by the masses, III that they have no con
ception OF What tariff means. The trut
appears to be that the people are to
busy 10 take any interest In the matte
; and being chiefly aRriculturlsts the sut
iect naturally attra II much less after
ton thnn In other sections Of the couI
try. About twenty letters say I'll,
where there IL any discussion at NIL Ill
! feeling i. in favor OF tariff for rcvcnu
only, with such incidental protection /
. Womb naturally follow.
Mrs. Lucy f. Mccormick Covingto
Ky, writes My constitution WIS con
plctcly SLATED by rheumatism. l su
forced intensely; stimulants only give II
temporary relief. tried Browns Ire
B,ttcrs. 1t has cured me completed
and Ibelicve permanently. After usin
two bottles, felt better and strong,
? than ever l did in all my life betor