The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-10-30
THE SOLID SOUTH.
The Southern Wing OF the Democracy
Trying TO Get Control OF the Ma
ton IL Sought To Destroy.
Preponderanoe of EI-Rebels Among the
Democrats in the Senate and House
of Representatives.


Citizens of Indiana:
"The October elections In Ohio and West vir-
Rinia have put new phase on the ma fonll con-
phase. l'Good.I The Democratic party. as of
Cd, consider now they have the South solid
again: they believe that they will surrey get 1873
and they expect, or they hope, or they dream,
that they may secure New York or b.diana
t'Neveri' Newell 1t is a dream!'l and that
with New Yor and lndiana added to the solid
South, they will seize the Government OF the
nation l'They can't do it-neverl'l l do not
believe that the farmers. the business men. the
manufacturers, the merchants, and, last o all
and most of ALL do not belle, o that the soldiers
Indiana can be rut to thatus Great cheer
ing, and cries OF 'NeNerl' 'Never!'I L do not
bel eve that the men who added luster and re-
nOwn TO your State through four v airs OF bloody
war can be trusted to call TO the a min stration
great rebellion. rNov MOI 'Neverll In the
Senate OF the United States tho Democratic
party have thirty-seyen members. of which
their strength in the House of Representatives
the majority Of Representative come from
the South. AMI now the intention is. vi h
an absolutely solidited cleo oral vote from the
South, added TO the votes or the two States i
have named. to seize the Government OF the
Union lit can't be donel' that seizure can
never be made!J That means a great deal; 1t
m ans that, as the South furnishes three
fourths OF the Democratic strength. 1t will be
given the lead and control of the nation in the
event OF Demo ratio triumph. 1t means that
the eat financial and industrial system of the
country shall be placed under the direction OF
the South; thai our currency, our banks, our
tariffs, our internal revenue laws-in short, that
our whole system upon w, ich the business OF
the country depends shall be placed under the
control OF that section. 1t means that the
constitutional amendments TO which they
so bitterly opposed shall be enforced only so
far as they may believe in them that the ma
tiCnal credit "a guaranteed in the fourteenth
amendment, that the payment of pensions to
the 80 diers OF the Union, as guaranteed in the
same amendment, shall be und their control:
control no
measured by the bitterness with which those
amendments were resisted by he Democrats OF
the South. There II not one measure OF bank
ing, of tariff, of finance. of public credit, of
pensons not one line OF administration upon
w ich the Government Is conducted to-day
on which the Democrats OF the South
not recorded as hostile, and to give them con-
troll would mean a change the like OF which
has not been know in modern times. 1t would
be as II the dead Stuarts were recalled to the
throne OF England; as IL the BOurbons should
be invited to admins .er the Government OF the
French Republic; as though the Florentine
dukes should be called ba and empowered To
govern great Kingdom OF Italy. T. Good!
and cheers.l such a triumph would be q fearful
mis- ortune TO the South itself. That section,
under the wise administration of the Govern
ment by the Republican party, has bCel steadily
and rapidly gaining or the last ten years in all
the clements OF material prospe ity. It has
added enormously to its wealth since the close
OF the war; and has shared fully in the gene raj
advance of the country TO call that section now
to the rulership or the nation would disturb its
own social and poll zeal economy, would re-
kindle smoldering passions, and under the pc
culiar leadership to whicl II would be subjected
| IL would organize an administration of resent
ment, of reprisal, Of revenge; and no greater
misfortune han that could come to the nation
or to the South. 1t would come as a reaction
against the progress OF liberal principles in that
section-a progress so rapid that the Republ cans
are waging earnest cont SITS in those States
whose interests are most demon strably ident-
| ned with the policy or prote ton against the
| baleful spectacle OF solid South
am sure that Indiana will protest, and, on
1 h. n1l.. .lAN1 al.a
has stood in the past. 1 believe that you viii
stand where you stood in the war; that you
will stand for the principles and the Ioicies
| which have made your State bloom and BIOS
som as the rose, and which have made the
| American republic in manufactures and In agri-
| culture the leading nation OF the world. tGreat
| cheering. The leading nation of the world, not
merely in a mater. al sense, but in moral phil
anthropic sense-a country in which every man
| has as good chance as every other man, and
| which, among other great gifts, bestows abso-
lutely free suff age. [Cheers.l You enjoy that
| suffrage, and the 4th day of November next you
are TO say tor which party, for which Policy, you
will cast your votes. Loud cries of For Blalnel
| For Blainel'l Not me personally. l'Yes 'Yes!J
| No, am not speaking tor myself. No man ever
! met with a misfortune in being defeated for the
| Presidency, while men have met with great
misfortun-s in being elected to it, i am plead
| ing no personal cause. am pleading the cause
| OF the American people. tIhats IT,! and
cheers i am plead NJ the cause OF the Ameri-
| can farmer and Amer can manufacturer, and
| the American mechanic, and the American la
| borer against the worn. l'Good! Good!
'Goodv and great cheersl i am reproached by
| some excellent people for appearing before these
| mu titudes OF my countrymen, uron the ground
that II is inconsistent with the dignity Of the
| Office for which am named. mo! 'Noll /
do not feel 1T to be so; there Ia not courtier in
| Europe so pro q but that he is FL d Co uncover
his head in the presence of his sovereign SO l
, uncover in the. presence of the only earthly
| sovereignty / acknowledge, and bow with pride
| TO the free people OF America" tGreat and pro-
| longed cheering.l