The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-01-24
Political Work for the Future.

Political Work for the Future.
The growth of harmony and unaniin-
ity OF purpose in the Republican party
is primarily the result not only of states
manship, but of genuine patriotism.
The re-assembling o. Congress and the
promulgat.on of the opinions of the
Chief Magistrate have done much foe
the quicken ng of tae pulses OF irater-
nlty throughout the entire membership
of the party. There can be no doubt
that the mel who are chosen by the
people to lead them, in preference to
those who have heretofore constituted
themselves as leaders, do now intend to
forget and bury their differences upon
many sub ect and, with well defined
and CAREFUL matured plans. move for
ward with unbroken front upon the en-
emie of goo aad honest government.
1t is matter of fact that this desirable
end is rapidly being attained, and that
the rank and tile are being mob lie /,
for action. because of the prevalence of
wi se counsels and statesman ship over
factions and factional endeavors. t is
ev.uent that these things are being
done, no for the sake of the Republican
party; not for the advancement OF the
interests of that organization; not for
the achievement of prominence by any
man or men; not for the accomplishment
OF any political aim or desire, but for
the common need of the entire people.
In the Republican party there is not
only intelligence and honor. no
only genuine statesmanship and s.n-
cerity of purpose, but within s
pale are the truest patriots and bes
friends of the Republic, and they are
o.. that class who can, will and do sint
every consideration o. self opinion aLS
self-aggrandizement for the success OF
the principles OF truth and right They
are fiinging into the oblivion of forget
iulness all petty strifes and personal
ambitions in order that they NAV secure
to the people of the United States all OF
their constitutional rights an liber-
ties. chief among which is the right of
suffrage.
In the flrtherance of this ma ter there
will be no wa ing of the ''bloody shirt, -
no bitter elimination and recrimination.
no threats of 'sbayonets at the polls, :"
no coercion of sovereign States; all
these things will be avoided. and it is
earnestly desired that they may be
avoided. provided the Democratic arty
will permit it. But there will be n de-
mand that American citizens shalt be
protected upon American soil as well as
in foreign lands. For seventeen years
past every effort that ingenuity onld
suggest or craftsmanship devise, has
been made for the maintenance o; law
and order IN the Southern States. but
all have been rendered abortive by the
shotgun tissue ballot, and fofcible
and o every description.
off il nOf hQro made tO the
bold steal of the certificate OF election
from Mr.. Chalmers, nor to the more
miserable at empt to deprive the citi-
zens of the Third District of Alabama o:
law ul representation in Congress. These
are isolated cases which may point a
moral and adorn the tale of outrages
unspeakable, but we call attent on to
the TACT that tens of thousands of voters
in the South are actually deprived of
the privilege of cast ng their ballots at
ALL In the ~tate of South Carolina
there is not only lamentable but a
mournful story told by the recent elec-
ton. Out OF voting population of
2U5, 7S9, as shown by the last census,
only "a, ,Sl7 votes were permitted to be
cast and OF this number only IL,
votes were cast ior the Republ. can tick
ct. In the year 1878 there were $1,000
votes cast for Mr.. Hayes. and in 1880,
for Mr.. Garfield there were polled more
than SO, 600. This decrease is signi,l-
cant, but when we compare the 9i.G0]
votes of 1876 with the 1i,c00 votes oi
1882 the affair becomes tartling. More
over, Notwithstanding the execrable
Registration laws of that State. 1900
names were registered at the date OF
election. The vote polled was $1,000.
What hn0orraa nf the thor Az 0l0 WIN
are missing in this SUNNI ng up of re-
suits? The figures leave but little room
for comment The a IsenteeS were Re-
publicans and they were practically for
hidden their grea; est OF C Institutional
righ S, they did not dare to exerci g
them within the borders of South Caro-
lima.
r 1t is not hasty or i'll considered parti-
sanship but mature re ection which
prompts us to sav that the unrecon-
structed and unregenerate ourbons of
the South ma, ! e in the slime of their
own making may continue to vote and
work for what they are pleased TO term
their "princ piles; may continue o
oppose the onward progress o, this
country with vol and vote may. in
J brief. be American citi ems, accord .ng
TO their own standard. but they NAV not
be more. They cannot stand Ike he
robber barons of oil across the pathway
of civi .zat ON. and demand of Ameri-
can freemen their rights OF su rage or
their lives. his Nation good enough,
strong en- ugh and potent enough to
reach across the seas an command and
compel respect or her sons On every
soil and under every Tag that floats.
and it vii be found in the near future
that citi. ems upon our own soil can be,
shall be and will le protected.-bur-
lington HatCkeyc.