Daily Republican., 1883-06-23
1eorx1nAzing tho southern Re-
DQblicans.

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NO possibly Kentucky, Tennessee, Mis-
ssari, Arkansas, West Virginia, Mary
land. Delaware and Texas. Even these
s3tatos could with judicious organiza-
Eloa and management be made doubt
fni States-sone of them with the
doubts in favor of the Republicans.
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor-
kia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and
4 louisiana have no doubt always had a
large majority of voters Of the Repub'
aican faith, but through terrorism and
Bourbon frauds they have always been
made to give large Democratic majori-
ti T.
Nothing but the most thorough Or
ganisatiOn can ever make change in
shese States. Voters who would vote
the Republican ticket must be protect
ID in their right to vote. They ust
30 made to feel that bull-dozers ballot
Sox suffers and false counters will be
Nl00ECuttsI W tAC NNt'he Va 'hS
law. A State like South Carroll ma,
xs n peaceable election where everybody
with a right to vote would be allowed to
vuse, would give 40, 900 Republican ma
1ority. giving that much majority for
the other party is the biggest kind of
yolitical farce-mOre, it is the biggest
kind of fra I'D. The Republicans of
HAississippi would have no trouble in
carrying the State by $4,000 of an hon
est majority if honest elections were
neid, and Louisiana would never give
less than $4,000, Alabama 20 900, Geor
,gia 10000, Florida 5000, and North
carolina $1,000 Republican majority.
We are pleased to see that the Execu-
hive Committee OF the National Union
League, is mat turing plans for re-organi-
zing the Republican party of the South,
and in doing so Is showing wise sagacity
,sad practical knowledge of the situa-
tiUn III that section.
"A SGTleS Oi ihttllnSS uaNC bVNh
rzngei to b.. held, beginning at Atlanta
ia the fall, and which will be continued
rhruugh the winter and early spring
The object of these meetings will be tt
permanently organlzA the party. This
as certainly wise course to pursue
Those who have studied the politica
situation iD the South know that effort:
confined to the few weeks preceding al
election only are pretty certain to b'
barren of good results. II the Rrpubli
ran party of the South is to be re-or
crabizeu il must be reconstructed from
siss. bottom up. accomplish this vii
reauiIe systematic, persistent effort
wisely directed. No bet er beginnn!
GIL be made than by presenting tb
prsDciples which underlie the R.pub.i
rap party to the consideration OF the in
ynliiyent classes of the South. The It
suit, it is hoped, will prove that tn
ca.nmittet. of the Union League h&
xmpscd the right method to reach tn
saiect it has in view. In this effort II
Lr..gue should be strongly suprortt
by the general intelligence of tht pc
PIE. A campaign carried on hy' al
pslliug to the lower and basar feeling
sf TIN. people can have no lasting 90
lasuIts The people must be m,d-
understand 10y honest reason and log
tIaat HepubiicanisD is something mo
shan mere scramble for place and {
fra. Thev should be made to #
knat it is an intelligent mass or coI,'
aDn of patriotic citizens who not oi
sasess the Union and blotted ont
Eoul iniquity Of slavery, but mat It "
ren6urt the government in the pan
esoAomy and wisdom.
ITwA AS the boast Of II. Il, Mclnt
shat he would be back at the head
47,e Water Department by the first
April, hut that month is on the rer'
al he past May has followed It a
.gtine has almost gone, and the boz
has siOt been fulfilled. The wa
A0rks still run the Worthingt0n pu'
rsprrr tires even the turbine =
2Au,nping in its irregular moVeme
svsryNoiy that works for the Wa
neyartnen, is getting his wages,
,~yety tiane a spiggot is turned the wa
y, IT If 1tIIlI lp
tyq.ster if Mr.. Mcintire instead of
(,9yic was Chief Engineer and far
>xfsensiye The only persons di'
s,qtp ted at the result is MIR. Mrln'
the Water Commissioners and Wt
vino expected places under the [
p,sssiDn as a reward for political 81
-u rendered Instead of Mr.. Nell
Obtaining his coveted position by
Srst os April, it looks now as il
7r ight have to wait until the fir
grxt April and on to the succe"
3uril
This all shows how much can h"'
81, little effort. 1t shows, f"rthcr,1
ti,a. e people are opposed to poll
granny, and under good Leadership
l.e depended upon to defeat it, v
,p, City Council took firm Stal
4arot Of the peoplea as against the v
Gamtaission the people, without re
70 party follow ings responded. Tll
zisjug has been so spontaneous ana
g;st IN its motives that the Comm
IL nwed 10y the great phalanX CT ?
oglsiou aIrayri against il. All