The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-12-12
WHAT NEXT.

amid the joyous demonstrations of
not only the Democracy of the
North, but of the great mass of
the Southern people, who feel that
at last the country is to have a
government that will look with a
friendly eye upon every effort the
South will make for industrial de-
velopment.
We will not undertake to say
that there are not Republican
statesmen of broad views, who
would have been glad to give every
encouragement to the South in all
such efforts, but the record of their
party towards the South is such,
that its people could never be in
duced to regard the Republican
party otherwise than with distrust.
This has been demonstrated by the
signal failure of every attempt
made by prominent men in the
South, to induce the masses to
follow them into the ranks of the
Republican party.
The solidity of the South in sup
porting the Democratic nominees
in every Presidential campaign, is
conclusive proof that theorists had
as well undertake to ask our peo-
pie to assist them in reversing the
current of our rivers, as to under
take to have them form political
alliance contrary to their convic-
tions and in opposition to party
in the North, whose leaders, at the
sacrifice of their popularity and
personal aspirations, never falter-
ed in their noble struggle to stay
the all powerful hand of prejudice
when it held the South in degra-
ding condition of vassalage.
With that nobility of character
which had won for them the admi-
ration of the world, the Southern
people have withstood every temp
| tation offered them to prove recre-
, ant to the Tildens, the Hendricks,
the Seymours, and other dauntless
, leaders of the Democratic party
and at the recent election, unmind-
, full of the taunts of the Republi.
. can candidates, in solid phalanx.
the South gave its total vote to
: Cleveland and Hendricks, thereby
exhibiting its immutable devotion
. to constitutional liberty, and it
gratitude for the sacrifices made by
by the illustrious men who be
friended its people throughout th'
darkest period of their woes.
Having thus yindicated theil
manhood, it remains for the South
ern people to show to their oppo
nents that they do not view tn
!. triumph of the Democratic part.
> as favorable opportunity to ex
ercise narrow-minded infuenc
in the National councils. The.
must, on the contrary, show tha
! they mean to use that influence t
!. promote the welfare of the entir
! country, and of all classes of tn
people. Their representative
should strive to soar far abov
prejudice, and end endeavor t
: :, prove themselves patriots an
statesmen.
: While their representatives al
!, !, thus engaged, it behoovcs th
. Southern people to turn their al
tention to the peaceful pursuits G
! life, and to organize teir enterpr
- - sing and public spirited citizens,
# every locality, into industrial a
a sociations, having for their Object
in the encouragement of immigratio
: and the exploitation Of the varie
- = resources of the South.
e. We have need to unite our PEI
t. pie, if we want the South to kee
3. pace with the progress OF Il
e. e. world. This cannot be done if '
j. nourish petty political feuds, al
he keep alive the minor differenc
lis which must inevitably arise in e
e. cry NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
- Chinese Gordon, though SO 81
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