Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-19

ttstes that thcv regard the advent o.
tnn psrfl 10 national power - tns
HguaI OF their Reimbursement ana
are nnTigbted because they think all Iegs'
protection TOT them h gone. Few persess
IN TIE North realize how compulsory ne
| chiefs OF the rebellion wicld tho poiitics'
| power which has triumphed In the Iatc
election. II ~ portentious fact that DEM
oeTafic senator's who came from the sta'cS
OF the late Coniedcracy. ell-and mean
all. without a single cxception-personaiy
prftlcipated In the rebellion n2aiisst 'he
National Government. IL Is sti'l more
Significant fact that In those states no man
who was !oyai to the Union, no matter now
strong Democrat he NAV lie to-day, ms
The slightest chance OF political promotion.
The one great avenue 70 honor In thst Sec
ton IL the record OF Jealous service In
the war against the Government. II
IL certainly an Astonishing Iaet tnat
the section in which friendship foi
the Union In the days OF lis trial ana
agony rs still political disqualification,
should be chilled now t. rule over the
Union. Al this takes place during the
lifetime Of q generation TINT fongit the
war, and elEaies into the practical CON-
mand OF the American Government the
slruct,on aud plunged us into the blood
list contest OF modern times. have
spoken OF The South rs placed by the late
election In possession OF the Government,
and I meas all that my words imply.
The South furnished nearly three fourths
of the electoral votes that defeated the
Repu, lican party, and they will step TO the
command OF the Democrats as unchal-
lenged and as unreslraiued as they held
the same position for thirty years before
Tire civil war.
Gentlemen. there cannot be political inc
quality emopg the citizens OF free repub-
lie thcTo cannot he minority OF white
men IN The South ruling q majority OF the
white men IN the North. Patriotism. self
respect. pride, protection for person and
safety for country. all cry out against II.
The very thought Of il stirs the blood OF
the men who inherit equality fro n the pill
grims who first stood on Plymouth Rock
and from the liberiy-loving patriots who
came to Delaware with William Penn. 1t
becomes the primal question OF American
manhood. IL demands hearing and settle
ment. and that settlement will yindicate the
equality OF American citizens in all personal
and civil rights. IL will at least give
equality 10 white men under the national
Government. and will give TO the northern
man who fought to preserve II ~ large
voice in its government rs may be eXer-
ciSed by the southern man who fought to
destroy the Union. The contest just
closed utterly dwarfs the fortunes and fate
Of all the candidates. whether successfulOr
unsuccessful. PurpOsely-I may say in
stinctlyely-I have discussed the issues and
consequences vi that contest without refer
ence TO my own defeat; without the re-
hottest reference to the gentleman who
is elevated 10 the presidency. Towards
him personally | have no cause for
the slightest Ill will. and il is
with cordially express the wish that his
official career may prove gratifying to him.
self and beneficial to the country, and that
his administration may overcome the en-
barrassmenis which the peculiar source Of
ITS power imposes upon it from the hour
OF its birth"
At the conclusion of Blaine's speech he
invited the large crowd into his house. and
for nearly an hour an informal reception
was held. as hundreds after hundreds
passed through the rooms. The greetings
were especially friendly and cordial.