National Republican., 1884-10-08
A DEFIANT wHOOP.
The Spirit OF Intolerance That Moves SOUTH
crn Dourbons to Override Law and Decency--
The Gospel Of Hate.


Editorial from the Houston (Ttrds) Journal
Some persons have expressed surprise that
the journal has ventured to say that it is DIS
graceful thing for southcrner to be Il republl-
can. We see nothing unnatural or bigotod in
the assertion. II is merely the statement Of
fact. We do not includein this statement men
of northern birth and education, nor to n GER
tain extent men of European origin though II
were thousand times better that they had
never settled among people whose bread
they cat while they insult their history and
principles Neither do we include any of the
negro or colored race. We're they governed by
reason rather than instinct, they would all be
democrats and thus form political as well as
industrial alliance with the governing class of
the country, but wo would restrict tho state
mcnt 10 men of the white race and who have
been born and bred at the south. That such
men should be republicans is as monstrous as
that man should affiliate with the insulters
Of his mother and the murderers of his
brethren That whitc southernor should
be republican is rs unnatural and
unmanly as It would be for him to cul-
tivate the friendship OF those who have
stolen his property, burnt his houses, pro-
scribed his people, and rejoice to call him
traitor and rebel 1t is no use to chop logic
about loyalty and the union. 1t was the ro-
publicans who began the war of hate, who
carried II on with unrclentlng fendishness,
and who, when the bloody scenes were over,
strovc by every inhuman art to perpetuate the
hatred and to make the strife eternal. II was
the republicans who stole our slaves and never
paid one cent for tho high.handcd robbery.
1t was the republicans who placed the fran
chlse In the hands of the negro race before
tl,ap INrx Ito IN lie N NJ
who are still endeayoring to reduce the south.
crn people to the level of civilization low
enough TO accommodate race that is yet
struggling with the supcrstltlons and igno
| rance of recent barbarism, And Is II because
we say tnat no true son of the south cannot be
n republican without disgracing himself, must
VIC be brought TO the bar of radical opinion
and be branded as disloyal aud blgoted?
| Away with such cheap impudoncel II is
| competent for tho southern man to be
chivalric In his loyalty and devoted to the
| flag of his country and yet TO detest from the
| bottom of his soul the principles OF that black
ropublicanism that has cast blight upon our
civilization, md has filed the country with
canting fanatics aud unprincipled placemen.
| Blood is thicker than water; the southerner
who goes back on his people and consorts with
the campers, who have succeeded the spoilers,
is essentially sturn.coat venal Judas, or a
Jeremy Diddler. Look at Longtreot, Malone,
Chalmers Is there water enough In the
mighty ocean to wash away their dark apos-
tasyl Is there place for repentance for such
deliberate traitors, even though they seek II
carefully and with tears. Down then with
the false sentiment that keeps us silent and
gentle spoken in reference to this crime
against our mother. We may shed every drop
of blood in our veins to uphold the cause and
honor of our country but we would do 1t rs
democrats of the south, instinct with the
pride of race and the love of our beloved soil
we would do it as free democrats Of the coun-
try, with no political aHiliation whatever with
Imperialism and communistic corruption.