New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-27
WHAT SOLID SOUTH RULE ME.ys
4tFor wayn., md. Oct 90.

Il a.. Def
The October elections IN Ohio and West Virginia h..
putt new phase on the National contest rather tv
have reproduced An Old phase The Democratic psr,y
as OF OLD consider now that that they have Solid sonx
again They believe that they will surely get ia eleet
Oral votes from sixteen southern States and then they
fSGf ss5 a 81 s ;
ernmcnt OF the Nation They can't do IT, do not lecys
tha farmers business men, manufacturers, merebant
echtcs ana last OF all and most Of all do not heevs
that the soldiers OF Indiana can be mi 10 that me- ~
the senate OF the United States the Democratic perv
nave tnlity seven members OF which number thirtytvo
hcpresenatVes the majority comes from the South and
nr y Soe re ION G WITH an absolutely sodcd elect
9Is,e' nave Named to seize the Government OF the
Union.
mat means great deal; IL means that the South
furnishes threc-fourhs Of the sDemocratlc strength
VIII be given the lead and control of the Nation in IN,
event or Democratic triumph; means that the gea
financial and industrial systems OF the country shall Ia
placed under the direction Of the south; that cur
rccy, our bangs our aris our internal cnue lava
in short that our whole system upon which the hus
ness Of the country depends shall be placed under tho
control OF that sections II means that the COntu
amendments, to which they bitterly opposed. shall
be enforced only 80 far as they may believe in them;
that the National credit, rs guaranteed In the xvA
Amendment and that the payment OF pensions TO sodc
Of the Union, as guaranteed Ia the same amendment,
shall be under their control; and what that control
might mean can be measured by the bitterness with
which those amendments were resisted by the Democrats
There is not measure Of banding. OF tariff Of
finance of public credit OF pensions not one line Of the
administration upon which the Government II conducted
to-day to which the Democrats VI the south not
recorded as hostile, ana to gve them t9e eoaro
been known in modern times. IL would be a.
the dead stuarts were recalled 10 the throne "
England as IL the B0urbOns should be Invited TO admin
sicr the government of tie French Republic thvugh
the flOfcHtnc Dukes should he called back and empow
cred TO govern the great Kingdom Of Italy such hi.
umph would be fearful misfortune to the South iisef
That section under the wise administration Of the Gov
eminent 10y the Republican party has been steadily and
rapidly gaining for the past ten years IN all the clements
OF material prosperity. II has added enormously 10 la
wealth since the close of the and ha. shared fully IN
the general advance Of the country To cal that section
Ia the rulcrshp of the Nation would disturb IT. own
cla and political economy. would rckinde sinouderns
passions, and, under tho peculiar leadership To which
would be subjected, IL would organize an administration
of resentment, of reprsa of revenge No greater mis-
fortune than that could come To the Nation or tue
south. am pleading no personal cause am
pleading the cause OF the American people am plead.
ing the cause Of the American farmer. and the Ameri,a
manufacturer and the American mechanic. and tho
American nborcr. against the world am f,proaehcdb W
excellent people FOR appearing before tie-c multi
tudcs of my cOuntrymcn. upon the ground that i IN
consistent with the dignity of the Office Tor when am
named. do not feel 1t to be There II not conruf
IN Europe proud but that he Is glal To uncover hs
head I'm the presence of his sovereign 40 uncover ~
the presence Of only earthly sovereignty Iacknowledss
and bow with pride ~ the free people of America