The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-10-04
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As the south was the sea, and strength
4 .he rebellion and In that bloody contest
he loser. II has required great moderation
md policy since tbs war closed, 40 bitter |
we're the prsjudlces Of the winning hosts. |
10 regain any political power or any hoiu
upon the government by southern men
and x.Coniederates. In every national
campaign the south since the war has re-
NAMED quiet virtually in the selection OF
national standard.bearers and has been
more than content that the great
est prizes should go to northern
men. The south has even reirainea
from asking that northern copper
head" so.called, should head the president
tai ticket of the democracy or even occupy
place thereon, and has devoted its whole
energies to rebuilding itself and only has
asked that the control OF its own local affairs
should be given over TO it. In the history
of the world no such graceful acceptan
of the determinations of the sword has betn
furnised as has been manifested by our
southern states since the civil war. They
have shown that they have sincerely and
once for all recognized the fact that the war
settled the issues permanently, for which
they fought. The patriotism OF the south
cannot now be questioned in any Intelligent
quarters.
But within the past ten years these south
ern states have exhibited greater growth
and prosperity than any other group or Sec
ton. They have re-established themselves
in population, industry and wealth, as
they have politically, as the second in point
of importance of the grand divisions OF the
country, and now Civ reachingJ
the first place within the next decade
years. Under such circumstances is 1t right
to ask them to take the back seat, so
to.speak, longer in the selection OF the exec
utive branch of the general government
Shall prejudicss in one section so overtop
members, intelligence, patriotism and in
terests in another as to force upon the lat
ter a still longer silence "for policy's sake, "
| a stilrfurther enforced and seeming indif-
ference as to who the presidential candi-
dates shall be or where they are to come
from? Unquestionably the south now has
the right and an interest in speaking out IN
the premises, that cannot be denied and
that can as appropriately be expressed and
urged now as ever in the future. lfshe
cannot now speak properly. she never can
1t is source of satisfaction, therefore, to
see that some of the greatest northern jour-
nails, the New York Herald among the
number conceding to the south the right
| to demand representation upon the presi-
dental tickets. 1t is the beginning OF the
end OF the souths exclusion from that
voice in public affairs and in the distribu-
ton of the first prizes, that for twenty
years she has cheerfully submitted to, as
"matter of policy" Is there any special
virtue or wisdom, or any paramount inter-
ests in the north and west that are not
found in the south, that. these sections
should. have monopoly of presidential
nominations? Or do they alone pos
sess the great men of the nation
here is but one way to close the
issues of the war and to wipe out section
alism, and that is to recognize no section
especially and ignore some other one in
the distribution of nominations and pa
tronagc. The south is entitled by reason OF
her wealth, patriotism, population and IN
terests to the equal consideration by the
national conventions with the other Sec
tons in the search for the proper national
standard bearers, and it would be nothing
but right, aud policy, even, to demand this
recognition now. There are questions OF
availability and doubtful states
and concessions to certain Interests
that enter largely into presiden-
tial nominations, and ifsuch considerations
should result in the exclusion of southern
men from positions the south could not
Complain. The section would have to bow
submissiyely to the oxpedients and ethics
of party, but to ignore leading men, and
trusted and experienced statesmen simply
because they are southern men, is an in
Justice and piece of prejudice that grows
only the more fragrant and inexcusable ss
the south progresses in her career Of Won
derful industrial development, increase OF
population and intelligence and regard
for the Federal institutions.