The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-22
A Naw Solid South.

national party III tuts Sv"""y'
Il stated In the New York Times, a ne
publicau journal, In the following terms;
.The vitality OF the Democratic party,
such as il is IN quality, extends tbroughom'
the country. The vitality OF the kepuoh'
can marty. vigorous IN the northern states,
h wellnigh parslyzed in the South: uh-
der such conditions, the party Is IN danger
OF entering the national contest at q serious
disadvantage"
That is TO say, that although the Demo-
Gratis can boast Of solid South as Deing Ill
favor Of their success, they can also boast
of so much strength In the northern s'a'es
as TO establish their claim to be the only
national party in this country.
The view lust presented is not the one
tha, has been taken by the Times. Its at
teptiop has been attracted rather 10 the
party aspects Of the matter. The "sold
South, 10 which II Is just now raising OBJ
iectious is the solid delegation which the
so-caIed Republicans Of the South send up
once In every four years TO the Republican
National Convention. II understands that
these delegates represent nothing but The
existing Administration, and are selected
by otfice-holdcrs. The Times says OF them /:
at is time that the policy OF keeping the
party small and weak in nearly hall the
States-Siates which cast more than one
third OF the electoral yotes-were ADAM
doned. The nomination OF President by
the Republican party Is no longer equiya-
lent 10 an election. A nomination secured
by working these States as rotten-boroughs
for purposes OF representation in Nation
al Convention will be in imminent danger
Of being followed by an electoral defeat.
lit is true that President Arthur is work
ing by means OF Federal appointments in
the South to secure its 306 delegates in the
Convention. and thereby denomination,
he is working against the best interests OF
the party, and probably for its disastrous
overthrow at the next presidential cleo
ton"
Just so. GRANTS 3O6 votes in the Chi
cago Convention were made up largely OF
delegates from that "solid South" which
the Times dislikes. ARTHUR'S supporters
in the next national Republican Conven-
ton will be OF the same sort. He viii COM
the south, and they will elect delegates in
favor of his nomination. General MALONE
will no doubt give him the whole strength
OF Virginia in that Convention. A fine
method truly OF selecting the ruler Of the
greatest country in the world.
The Times knows how the South was
cons oldatcd. 1t says:
1.-THE political solidarity Of the southern
States is 10 be deplored; but it is not to
be wondered at. Very little has been
done there to give strength to the Repub-
lican party. or to commend it to the conf
dence OF the people who in the past have
had reasons sufficient in their own minds
for opposing il as national organization. 1t
has been to very large extent under the
control OF self-seeking politicians, who have
had an interest in keeping it small and
Manageable. They have not desired to
build il up, for the reason that II any
force Of the able and active
men OF the South should become enlisted
in its ranks. they would lose the power
which they have exercised with so much
advantage TO themselves. They have by
their own Liberal spirit fostered the strong
antiquities that exist between parties in
that section, and then attempted to make
capital by complaining about their effects.
They wish to keep the control IN their own
hands and to monopolize the Federal pa
tronage in their States.
"These men have been distinctly en-
couraged under the present Administra-
ton. The offices have been given to them.
and the public employments OF every
grade have been placed at their disposal.
These they make use OF to maintain their
control Of the party, and in turn they as
sumo TO be able, and probably will be able,
to choose delegates to the National Con-
yention whose votes VIII he practically
solid for the Administration candidate,
whoever he may be.
"This kind OF Republican solidity in the
South for purposes OF nomination is calcu-
lated to perpetuate the Democratic solidity
for purposes OF election, and il Is an enor-
nous disadvantage to the Republican party
OF the nation.'
And the Philadelphia Telegraph knows
the same facts as well as does the Times.
1t says:
"A single mile OF railroad built by
northern capital, single loom to be pro-
tected, single mine opened, single forge
put in blast, will do more to create genuine
Republicanism than all the Malone COai-
tions that can possibly be made. The South
will resent all such coalitions and bargains,
and will in its resentment become more
solidly Democratic than ever. Bribery by
office is nothing but bribery, and 1t is
scarcely better than force itself. Let the
Administration keep its hands of the South,
eschew all unhallowed coalitions, and leave
IL to time, interest, and sentiment to build
up Republican party in the South, ant
so destroy southern political solidity."
Advice as good as SOLOMON could hay,
given.
The Telegraph also says:
"The whole business of building ND
party anywhere by the use OF patronage
is not only a blunder, it is great politica
wrong, and one which cannot help bring
Ing disaster TO its authors. The employ
ment OF Federal offices in this way and 70
this cause by one Administration Is very lii
tie better than the employment Of trooI
and carpet-baggerS for the same cause
another Administration. Ii is thing whic
cannot be successfully defended"
We would that there were more journal
In the North such as the Telegraph.
TuE NEGRO YoTE.-It is worthy Of mer
ton that the negro vote elected both HAVE
Gf he was elected at alb and GARFIELD, @
rather turned the scale in favor of each {
them. The popular vote in 1876 was
For lisyes......... .4,o33,950
For Iilden..,.................4 ,2S4,Ss5
Yet HAYES got the Office. But thin
what TILDEN's majority would have bee