The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-11-29


the Southern Democracy triumphant
|ln Their States and in the Nation the
nero will be compelled to work for
Just such wages as the whites may
decree; wages which will amount, as
diQ the supplies of the slaves, to a
bare subsistence, equal in cash per-
haps to 80 cents per day, if averaged
oyer the entire South.''
Mr.. Blaine argued that this would
reduce wages in the North. "Few
persons in the North" he continued,
realize how completely the chiefs of
the febellion WELD the political pow
er which has triumphed in the late
election. 1t is a portentous fact that
the Democratic Senators who came
from the States of the late Confeder-
acy al--and / mean all, without a
lis'IstJs Axcer tion--personally partiei<
pated in the rebellion against the
national government. 1t is a still
more significant fact that in those
States no man who was loyal to the
Union, no matter how strong Dem
ocrat he may be to day, has the
slightest chance of political promo
ton. The one great avenue to honor
in that section is the record of zeal
Gus service in the war against the
government. 1t is certainly an as
founding fact that the section in
which friendship fer the Union in the
day of its trial and agony is still a
political disqualification should be
called now TO rule over the Union.
"All this takes place during the life
time of the generation that fought
the war, and elevates into practical
command of the American govern
ment the identical men who organ
lied for its destruction and plunged
us into the bIoodiest contest of mod
ern times. L havespoken of the South
as placed by the late election in pos
session of the government, and
mean all that my words imply. The
South furnished nearly three-fourths
of the electoral votes that defeated
the Republican party. and they will
step to the command of the Demo-
cratic party as unchallenged and as
unrestrained as they held the same
position for forty years before the
civil war.
"Gentlemen, there cannot be politi-
cal inequality among the citizens of
free republic; there cannot be a
minority of white men in the South
ruling a majority of white men in the
North, patriotism, self-respect, pride,
protection for person and safety for
country, all cry out against it. The
very thought of it stirs the blood of
men who inherit equality from the
pilgrims who first stood on Plymouth
Rock, and from liberty-Ioving pa
triots who came to the Delaware with
VIM. Penn. 1t becomes the primal
question of American manhood. 1t
demands hearing and settlement,
and that settlement will vindicate the
equality of American citizens in all
personal and civil rights.
"Purposely-I may say instinc-
tiyely-I have discussed the issues
and consequences of that contest with
out reference to my own defeat,
without the remOteSt reference to the
gentleman who is elevated to the
Presidency. Towards him personally
| have no cause for the slightest ILL
will, and it is with cordiality / eX-
press the wish that his official career
may prove gratifying to himself and
beneficial to the country, and that
his administration may overcome the
embarrassments which the peculiar
source of its power imposes upon it
from the hour of its birth.