Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-10-31
The New south.

From the National Republican.
To Senator Malone more than
any other man or set Of men is due
the progress that the new South is
towards the goal Of pOllti-
cal freedom. lie has made it
possible for the better class of ma
tive. born white men Of the South
crn States to stand out boldly for
the breaking down Of prcjudices
that were the natural Outgrowth
of two hundred years of human
slavery, and, which, unless done
away with, will forever prevent
the development of the vast mater.
ial resources Of the Southern sec
tion Of the Republic. Capital and
enlightened Intelligence shun the
tyrannical barbarism of the benign
ted past. Men and women who
nurse old hates, and go into per
petual mourning over past that
is dead and gone beyond the pos
sibility Of a hope of resurrection,
and angrily refuse to come out of
their shells into the bright sun
light of American progress, have
only themselves to blame if they
get left in the race, and find them.
selves jostled and elbowed out of
the way when they step into the
fringes Of the whirling procession.
The old South is doomed to GER
tain overthrow. The younger
generation is outgrOwing the pre-
iudiccs and the hatreds of the bit.
ter old men and the resentful wO-
men who cannot and will not for
give or forget the sorrows ana the
misfortunes brought upon them by
the war, and who fan the embers
into a flame of impotent rage when
ever anything occurs to arouse
their passions and stimulate them
to action.
Tie liberal men Of Virginia, I'M
der the bold and determined lea
dorship Of Senator Malone, broke
away from the party of Bourbon
tyranny. Their party has gained
in strength and in responsibility
from the first, and, as Mr.. Blaine
has said, it now includes many
thousands of men who fought in
the Confederate armies. These
men took the lead in freeing
themselves from the bonds of a
tyranny that is worse than slavery
They have taken their stand, and
they will stick. Having broken
away they will not return. A
gainst these sturdy, determined,
sell.reliant men the Bourbon wea-
pons Of ostracism, personal abuse,
and intimidation are pOweTless.
In Virginia the representatives, OF
the party Of the new South continue
to look to Senator Malone as their
leader. With him they are making
a gallant fight. Abused and Sian
dcred and not properly appreciated
in the North, Senator Malone
looms up as u hero in his splendid
courage and magnificent independ
ence. That his friends honor and
admire him is not wonderful. That
he maintains his leadership is but
natural. He is entitled to the ac
tive sympathy and cordial support
of Che Republicans Of the North
He has been left to fight the battle
alone in Virginia this fall. The
National Committee has not glyeT
him dollar, and has completely
ignored the campaign in the State
but in spite Of this discOuraginG
fact, the Liberal party of the OLD
Dominion has waged war of such
aggressive vigor and persistence
that to-day it stands an even chance
of carrying the State. a very little
may turn the scale either way. The
Democratic campaign managerles
alarmed at the prospect, have
opened their purses, and tue Bour-
bons of Virginia are generously
supplied with the sinews of war
If the State is allowed to go by
default the National Republican
Committee will be guilty of com
hitting a grave mistake. One-tentl
of the money that was expended IL
Ohio, under the direction of th'
National Committee, would make
either Virginia or North Carolina
absolutely safe to the Republican
party. 1t is not yet too late Il
render assistance, and the prope
parties should take immediate
steps to aid the brave men who ar
fighting for the establishment of
new South.