New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-06
THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE SOUTH

TO the Edftor Of The Tribune.
SIR: In answer to the question under the
caption of southern Republicans" whittier are We
drifting in the South the lead OF this Admnstra
tion I" which appeared in your paper OF October 70.
permit me- as walking monument of an extinct race in
this community, q Yankee outside OF Foderai
Office who has the audacity avow himself Repubh-
can to answer that, however vicious ana de-
testabe the methods OF this Administration may be In
the free North they are just exactly the weapons WIN
whicAtFeave In twain the solid band or buloozersanu
ballot-box suffers in the despotic South Have you
never heard Of the maxim "Dvide and conquer = III Is
the desperate that leads and rules in the
soutb and why should not the Republican
marty have It's share OF them II II ever expects
10 i've again No exclusively black Republican party
can or should ever live again. The place for the negro
A he ever hopes regain his rights under the laws Is
behind and alongside OF white men VINO nave the pluck
and determination to give blow for blow and shot for
shot and against whom no howl Of race warfare be
raised.
Cash was hunted down and the memory OF his wife
aspersed by firm of lawyers. one Of whom challenged
him to duel aud paid the penalty of his folly AS Tor
Chalmers let Inc commend TO your consideration the
lines of Dr. Waits While the lamp holds out to burn"
etc As Democratic bulldozer with his steamboat, his
cannon and his heelers, Mr.. Chalmers without doubt
a very bad man but as a Republican, In kepuDhclh
society, with Republican methods. and last but NOS
least with copy of Mr. Curss Civil Service rules next
heart he Will without doubt make very me cLeh
II Mahone can do in Virginia-can divide the WHITE
vote-what the negro and his few white leaders could
not do OF themselves and the public patronage Will con
tribute thereto why should rot tho Administration use
IT for that purpose What is vice in the North where
free speech honest vote are supposed 10 exist
every student Of history and human nature must ac-
knowledge be very great virtue III the South, Whee
free speech and honest vote are bur hollow nockcres
Mr. Malone and his ReadJusters Will not "aS the
National Republican party any more than the tan WIZ
wag the d.g II there are any Republican, III virginia
white black, VINO not sense enough 10 see tue
situation AN patriotism enough TO help the cause OF
white Repubcanism along, the sooner they 10 " the
wall the better
1t was virtue I'm Uayes 10 betray into the hands OF
bulldozeIs and ballot box suffers the Southern RepuD-
licanS who had MIN President and then 10 use the
public patronage for their utter extinction, surely IL
cannot DC rhine in Arthur TO use the pubic patronage
10 revive Southern Ropublcansm on white basis ana
under brave and skllul leadership Tho shotgun ana
Al have been the only ms ruinents
which drive tie Whtcs tOsethcrin this STATE the
half dozen miserable specimens or Caucasian humanity
(scafccy one OF whom has earned dollar here out
side Of pOcoJ. who nave kept for years ne Republican
party sOlidy black Tor their own nearlous purposes
have been equav potent thereto. Now Il TINS A0inl-
straon has mad the sagacitv lts Opporuni and
tie courage 10 set take by the such self
imposed leaders and point them TO the path or
duiy let thank God: ii Is the first ray OF pUHucal
w dom on the Southern question that has emanated
Washington for the last ten years Very truly
yours. oo MoULIOA LMHHf'