The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-01-12


Suddenly C1angea.
The plan of battle upon which the
Republican party proposes to enter tne I
National struggle has suddenly changed. !
r. Is moi now a question of how many ,
Southern States can be cut loose from {
Democratic control and swung over
into Republican fellowship. but . deter
minat;on to forego them all ana strlko
for Northern support One month ago,
Renublican calculators were wont 70
sbarnen their pencils and count up the
votes of Maryland, Virginia, North Car
olina and Florida, and, assuming THESE
States as doubtful for Democratic hopes
,renare to add them to the kepuoiican
nvramid But now all this sort OF
Ejaculation is suddenly changed. Inese
four Southern States are no longer con-
s;dered doubtful, but are with singular
nnanimity accorded to the Democrats.
The plan of liberalizing the South with
coalitions and independent movements,
IL suddenly found impracticable ana
their attention is turned to other heids'
IL il now discovered that the South
ia solid. and that the Northern heart
must he fired up to withstand tho dread
fnI assault which this solidified section
| is likely to make against the EiecsorAl
votes necessary to elect All ~ one
the old war-cry which we nave nearo
80 often, and which has done outy on
several memorable occasions, IS neaIu
again, and the faithful are warned 70
give heed. The new dlrection
Of political efforts is not now
toward the sunny South. wnere
liberalism was thought to be rampant
and coalitions loudly clamored ior, pat
toward the North where now the oniy
hope lies. Suddenly the South Is gwen
up as hopeless. and no Republican ed-
itor ventures to expect single v0so
from that section. The Democrats by
carving Virginia and Maryland have,
Il seems. rendered all future calcula,
tons unnecessary in that direction, and
with patriotic heart and courageous
purpose. the war is now to be carried
into the North, and as hint OF what II
coming. the announcement is made tha'
the sections must now again antago
nize each other, q s'solid North agains
a ..solid South Of course this mean'
the old campaign style, the metno<
once before advised by celebrated re
publican orator, to-wit: "a blooo.
shirt campaign with plenty of money.
The trouble is, neither OF these pre-
! reouis;tes are available now. The coun
3 try can not be convulsed again with
, oory crv. and the sinews of war are
doubtful quantity since campalg
. assessments are forbidden. OF all cam
I paicn cries this is the weakest and mos
Q worthless. The South is now ''soiid
< because its interests demand bette
a government than the Republican part
v could give them, and because the pei
n ME there have no faith in coalition
g The tendency is toward home-rule an
y honest government, and as this IS N
o possible except where intelligence an
II honest principles prevail, the Peep
;. have determined to try the merits OF
# change. The weak and silly attem!
IT to make an issue for the people OF t!
t. North by CRYING out that the lives OF u
is negroes in the South are in danger, Al
is in6aming the passions of the Northel
g. voter by sympathetic appeals Tor 81
D. port upon the ground of protection
n the negro, are but the inventions OF
D. thoroughly demoralized and frighten
s. crew. The negro is in no danger q
e. thousands of them are no doubt in blu
ID full ignorance that any danger Is II
IN pending. The fact is the negro is u
he essary to the South, and all the VIII
ar people there know and recognize
ce The danger to the col0red man ext
is only in the excited and heated imagiI
of tons of the average Republican edit
" and it only exists there now because
mt is thought that this is the only card Il
its can be PLAYED with success. II t
ss- uiteous appeal in behalf of the col0l
I'm man does not touch the hearts OF Nor
If ern voters then all is lost. Therefort
re- is iudustriously demanded that
ng North shall rise as one man and prot
Ter the poor colored man from wnoles
re- assassination. The fact that nobod.
of hurt who behaves himself and ke
lis out of election rows, and the furt
ED fact that as whole the negroes at
South are not troubling TN
selves much about Republican
peals, but are industriously at work
ing to make living and better
oa their condition, doesn't count in
hat ewes of Republican editors, because
is not to the point. The point at vi
-, they are aiming is Northern votes,
:! they think if they can make 1t apE
that the negroes are all in danger
P. being killed by Infatuated Democr
that the chances of success are !
cen measurably increased. The peopl
Ieet the North will learn in good time
whole history of that Danville an
on They will be told the truth about it
Ugh they will then be able to judge whe
it means an era of bloody slaughter
the whether it is simply the effort OF
heartened and discouraged Kepub!l
yer, editors, who hope to profit by decei
people. The North can not be
'aio over to the Republican party BY pit
orse appeals to save people who are n
RIM, danger. The day is past when blt
'ver crusades will alright sensible PEI
Live issues which stand for good
rted eminent and appeal for honest