Daily Republican., 1884-10-02
A sofa seush W. q sofia Norsh.


Southern politicians scout the idea
that q single Southern State will cast
Its electoral vote for the Republican
candidate for President, and yet there
Is nothing more certain in this world,
than that In q number of these States
the Republican voters are In large
majority, or that ifan honest expression
of sentiment was permitted the Repub-
lican candidate would stand at least IN
equal chance to carry them. There
could be no manner Of doubt about
such States as North and SOUTH Caro-
lima, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mis-
sissippi and Louisiana. These States
named except North Carolina are what
may truthfully be termed the shot
gun States"
In them the crime Of being q Repub'
lican is the worst in their unwritten
criminal code. In them Republicans
seem to have no rights the lordly Demo.
Gratis are bound to respect. All other
crimes can be overlooked and pardoned,
but for the crime Of being Republican
there is no condonation they must
apostatize or die the death.
We're 1t not for this ostr Acism, brought
about by the use OF the shotgun, the
Inight-riders andthe red-shirted military,
the Democrats would have no more
show in the South than they have in
the North. Yet these are the States
and these are the people through which
Cleveland hopes to secure au election
to the Presidency. Instead Of esti-
m ating South Carolina at so much ma
ljority, Tennessee at 50 mucn, and 80 on
through Kentucky, Missouri, Arkan-
sas and other States the Southern Bour-
bons bunch the whole in one bunch,
and present to Cleveland 1853 votes of
the POI requisite to elect. South Caro-.
lima has within her borders 40, 900 Re-
publican majority on full vote and
an honest untrammeled election, but
her nine Votes are counted sure for
Cleveland. Louisiana, even without
the aid Of the Independent Democrats,
would in q fair and honest election give
not less than $4,000 Republican majority
but her eight electoral votes are counted
as sure for Cleveland as anything can
be.
So 1t may be said Of other Southern
States. BY means Of shot guns, the
order Of the White Camelia and the
hastily provided rife clubs, Cleveland
Is held out to the country at the start
with 1853 electoral votes, lacking only
AZ OF an election. In other words, out
of 24S electoral votes In the great East
ern, Middle, Western and Northwest
ern States, Cleveland has only to get
AS votes to add to his solid Southern vote
20 put him In the Presidential chair.
This Is the manner in which the solid
South presents itself to the Republican
party in the year 1884.
But what is the difference between a
solid South and solid North, we are
still asked by some unsophisticated
politician taking refuge behind his
partisan feelings We would answer
that the difference is very great In the
North nothing obstructs the way to the
ballot-box. The superior intelligence
Of the North leads to honesty and there
every man deposits his vote as he secs
proper and for whom he sees tit. In
the South the shotgun stands between
the Republican voter and the ballot box
ready to be used at any moment. In
the North the political appeal is made in
the name Of lofty intelligence in the
South it is made In the name Of sec
tionalism and the shotgun enforces the
demand. That is the reason why the
Democratic party with brazen ef-
trontery without argument and with
only the form of an election impudently
presents 1913 votes solid from the South
| for Cleveland.
How long will the temper of the
voters OF the Northern States submit To
such farce. Under such circu instances
the North should be made solid for the
Republican party and its candidates
until such time as the South can hold
honest elections and acknowledge that
Republicans have equal rights with
Democrats.