The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-11-28
What the South can do.

1 tie Ntitil Has uuutI tlcNtitiiu au-
ministration, the grandest opportunity
ever offered. For the past eighteen years
its prospects have been more or less in
jured by the campaign stories about it
that have been circulated by the Repub-
lican press, and which have had the eff
feet of dissuading capital and immigra-
ton from coming South. We have pro-
tested against these ISLANDERS time and
time again, aud have exposed them, but
they have not the least influenced many
and acted unfavorably upon Southern de-
velopment.
What we now have Il chance to demon
stratc, and what we must demonstrate, is
that the Southern States, if let alone
and not interfered with, will move stead
lily forward in the march of progress;
that all capital invested in Southerns en-
terprises issafe and will return a hand
some interest, and that immigrants from
any portion of the world can improve
their fortunes by coming South, and Will
be received with open arms and with the
same consideration and treatmens rs peo-
pie ssto the manor born.''
This we can accomplish only by wise
and considerate policy-such is Cleye-
land and the Democracy will give us, and
such as the Southern press is unanimous
IL demanding.
During the last six or eight years the
great natural resources of this section
have been called to the attention of the
people of the North and West, and a con-
siderable amount of capital has been in
vested here, but not near rs much rs the
greatness of our mineral, agricultural and
forest wealth justified; while, rs for inl-
migration, except to Texas, Arkansas and
Florida. it has been very slight, scarcely
perceptible.
We want to turn the tide of immigra-
ton this way; to bring with it Northern
capital and Northern mechanical inge-
nuity that we may establish new facto-
ries and mills and build up new indus
tries. This we can accomplish, if we
convince the country that the South is true
and earnest in its desire for improvement
aud Development, in its appeal for labor
and capital; if we can show that there is
no prejudice or passion here, that all set
tiers are treated we'll, protected and en-
eouraged, if we can disprove the SANDER:
that have been circulated about the Soutf
solely for partisan purposes.
The Southern States asserted of ole
that If the administration of their affair.
were placed in the hands Of the party tha
represented all the best elements Of tht
population, the Democracy; they woult
demonstrate the truth of their complaint
against the Republicans by showing tha
with the death of that party race conflicts
peculation. the robbing of State, city ant
county would end. These States became
Democratic and the prosperity they have
since enjoyed under this new regime ha
, proved all that was claimed. Ii has beer
felt. however, that when the Fedora
Government also fell into Denocrati
hands the best opportunity woul'
| Uc OuCtCu ~ SuOn thtS SSNtioii
, prosperity. life, opinion are as safe ant
, as well protected as anywhere in tn
, North.
We look to see in the early future
largely increased movement Of immigra
e ton southward in this direction. Indeed
: it seems to have already begun. The Sa
5 vannah papers notice the arrival this wee
I Of large party of New Englanders wh
propose to settle in that State, and wh
are the advance guard of anorthern arm
which will soon be ''marching throug
G Georgia''-this time, however. on mis-
5 sion of peace. The Georgia papers an
q people welcome them, and SO do those {
= the entire Sonth.-T.-D.